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Month: March 2023

UK plan to house migrants in barracks and barges is condemned as ‘cruel’ and unworkable

CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Allegra Goodwin, CNN The UK government has put forward plans to house migrants in disused military bases rather than hotels and is examining the possibility of using barges, in controversial proposals that have further inflamed tensions over immigration. British Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick introduced the plan on Wednesday, which

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UK plan to house migrants in barracks and barges is condemned as ‘cruel’ and unworkable

By Sana Noor Haq and Allegra Goodwin, CNN The UK government has put forward plans to house migrants in disused military bases rather than hotels and is examining the possibility of using barges, in controversial proposals that have further inflamed tensions over immigration. British Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick introduced the plan on Wednesday, which is

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Why skinny soda cans are everywhere

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Suddenly, your beverage is taller. Beverage brands rely on packaging shape and design to draw in consumers. Now they’re counting on a new slew of skinny aluminum cans to subtly signal to consumers that their exotic new drinks are healthier than the beer and sodas in the short, round cans of

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Protesters rally against gender-affirming care age restriction bill in Jefferson City

By Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — On Wednesday, LGBTQ advocates protested Missouri lawmakers supporting legislation restricting who can get gender-affirming care—or healthcare that aids in transitioning from one sex to another. The bill sets 18 as the age that an individual can undergo gender-affirming care. This

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Taiwan’s president speaks to her island’s safety on US stop

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening a highly sensitive stopover in the United States, Taiwan’s president is declaring that keeping her self-ruled island strong improves global security despite tensions with China. Pro-China demonstrators waving the red and yellow Chinese flag were out on the streets for President Tsai Ing-wen’s

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