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Month: February 2021

Winter Olympics: A year before the Beijing Games, more than 180 campaign groups are calling for a diplomatic boycott

A letter signed by more than 180 campaign groups calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing warns the Games could “embolden” human rights abuses in China. The letter was put forward by “a coalition of Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese Democracy, and human rights campaign groups” as

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A Gorgeous Thursday Afternoon

Gusty winds blew through the Valley yesterday afternoon and evening as a trough moved by, and the wind speeds were impressive: A small Wind Advisory remains up for areas well to our West, around the LA area. High pressure building in will provide sunny skies and mild conditions today. Winds will be appreciably lower today.

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‘A house of torture’: Lebanon County couple charged after prolonged assault, abuse of five adopted children

Click here for updates on this story     Annville Township, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Lebanon County couple is facing charges for prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney’s office. Stephanie Duncan, 43, and Robert Duncan, 44, are facing multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Un «retorno significativo a la normalidad» será posible cuando los más vulnerables al covid-19 se vacunen, dice experto

(CNN) — El Reino Unido podría ver un “regreso significativo a la normalidad” una vez que los grupos más vulnerables del país hayan sido vacunados, dijo el jueves Andrew Hayward, miembro del Grupo Asesor Científico para Emergencias (SAGE). “Una vez que se vacuna a las personas más vulnerables, y en particular a las personas mayores

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Trump’s private bankers left Deutsche Bank over New York real estate deal

The private bankers responsible for lending to President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner resigned from Deutsche Bank last year following allegations related to the unauthorized purchase of a Manhattan condominium. Germany’s biggest bank said in US regulatory filings that Rosemary Vrablic and Dominic Scalzi were “permitted to resign” effective December 31 following allegations that they

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