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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/08/binyamin-netanyahu-turns-down-meeting-barack-obama

>The latest friction between Netanyahu and Obama – who have had a tense relationship, not least over the issue of Iran – came ahead of a visit by vice-president Joe Biden to Israel, when the issue of US military aid to the country is expected to be on the agenda.

>Sources in Netanyahu’s office later briefed Israeli media that Netanyahu had not wanted to come to Washington in the midst of the presidential elections, adding that a continued disagreement over the size of a new US defence aid deal was also a factor.

>The US is offering an increase in military aid to Israel of around $5bn over a decade, while Israel is seek $10bn to $15bn more.

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>"Today I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined Google."

>"When meeting with current and former Googlers, I continually find myself drawn to their intelligence, passion, and enthusiasm - "

>"I can’t wait to contribute my own experience from a dozen years of building online communities, and to begin the next chapter of my career at such an incredible company."

Full article can be found here: http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/7/11174254/4chan-founder-chris-poole-joins-google

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>American warplanes on Saturday struck a training camp in Somalia belonging to the Islamist militant group the Shabab, the Pentagon said, killing about 150 fighters who United States officials said were preparing an attack against American troops and their regional allies in East Africa.

>The strikes at a training facility called Camp Raso, about 120 miles north of Mogadishu, came as the Shabab fighters were nearing the end of “training for a large-scale attack” on forces belonging to the African Union in Somalia, officials said.

>They were bombed during what United States officials said they believed was a graduation ceremony, and the warplanes dropped a number of precision-guided bombs and missiles on them. “They were standing outdoors in formation,” one official said.

>The United States has a number of Special Operations forces in Somalia, and Defense Department officials said they were also believed to have been targets of the planned attacks.

>The Shabab fighters killed in the strikes were “nearing the completion of the end of their training,” said Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. He said the strikes “will degrade Al Shabab’s ability” to attack its neighbors and the West.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/world/africa/us-airstrikes-somalia.html

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Woo Fuckin Hoo !!
"If you have a life-long, latent infection with a virus such as HERPES, we could use CRISPR gene therapy to get rid of it," says Dr. Dellaire.
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-technique-gene-therapy.html
"Imagine if an ingredient in your cream could delete the genome of the herpes virus, and you never get a blister on your lip again."

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>Hulk Hogan's attempted take down of the website Gawker over a secretly recorded sex tape began on Monday as lawyers asked a Florida jury to weigh privacy rights against public interest in a celebrity.

>A lawyer for the former professional wrestler said the online gossip site's editors were motivated by power and brand promotion and intended to harm Hogan when they posted an excerpt of a video showing him engaged in an intimate sex act.

>"They have essentially replaced sticks and stones with clicks and phones," lawyer Shane Vogt said during his opening statement, noting that 2.5 million people had viewed a clip of the sex-tape over six months.

>Hogan, 62, is seeking $100 million in damages from Gawker for posting the nearly two-minute video of him having consensual sex with the wife of his then-best friend, radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge.

>Lawyers for the longtime champion of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and reality TV star say he had a right to expect privacy in a private bedroom and the video was filmed without his knowledge.

>Gawker argues that its 2012 post is protected speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and contends it was reporting on a celebrity who publicly discussed his sex life.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-hulkhogan-idUSKCN0W91CJ

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http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/06/knife-found-in-the-house-where-oj-simpsons-wife-was-murdered-5736500/ I don't understand American law. If the knife is covered in DNA and they can 100% prove this is the knife and he did it, nothing can be done? Can't he be put to trial for hiding evidence on an ongoing investigation and obstruction of the case?

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35739377

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>I FIRST met Larraine when we both lived in a trailer park on the far South Side of Milwaukee. Fifty-four, with silvering brown hair, Larraine loved mystery novels, “So You Think You Can Dance” and doting on her grandson. Even though she lived in a mobile home park with so many code violations that city inspectors called it an “environmental biohazard,” she kept a tidy trailer and used a hand steamer on the curtains. But Larraine spent more than 70 percent of her income on housing — just as one in four of all renting families who live below the poverty line do. After paying the rent, she was left with $5 a day.
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>Under conditions like these, evictions have become routine. Larraine (whose name has been changed to protect her privacy) was evicted after she borrowed from her rent money to cover part of her gas bill. The eviction movers took her stuff to their storage unit; after Larraine was unable to make payments, they took it to the dump.

>Those of us who don’t live in trailer parks or inner cities might think low-income families typically benefit from public housing or some other kind of government assistance. But the opposite is true. Three-quarters of families who qualify for housing assistance don’t get it because there simply isn’t enough to go around. This arrangement would be unthinkable with other social services that cover basic needs. What if food stamps only covered one in four families?

>America stands alone among wealthy democracies in the depth and expanse of its poverty. Ask most politicians what we should do about this, and they will answer by calling for more and better jobs. Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of the House, thinks we need to do more to “incentivize work.” Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, thinks we should raise the minimum wage. But jobs are only part of the solution...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/opinion/sunday/the-eviction-economy.html

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35739997
Former first lady Nancy Reagan has died in California at the age of 94.
Mrs Reagan had been living in Bel Air, Los Angeles, and had been in failing health in recent years.
Her 52-year marriage to Ronald Reagan was once described as the greatest love affair in the history of the American presidency.
When she became first lady in 1981, Mrs Reagan was criticised for an expensive renovation of the White House, but later became a much-loved figure.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/06/nancy-reagan-former-first-lady-dies-94
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nancy-reagan-dead-94-n532871
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3479211/Nancy-Reagan-died-94.html

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Man faces a year in jail for this remark, which is being persecuted under a new law against blasphemy made after the Pussy Riot thing
>“If I say that the collection of Jewish fairytales entitled the Bible is complete bullshit, that is that. At least for me,” Krasnov wrote, adding later “there is no God!”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/russian-atheist-faces-year-in-jail-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat

Further proof that Russia is becoming another Middle East

Banned swearing in artistic expression: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/06/world/europe/russia-swearing-law/

Banned freedom of gay expression: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/02/russia-gay-law-teachers_n_6994274.html

State and Church sign agreement to restrict abortion: http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2015/07/russia-church-and-state-sign-agreement-to-prevent-abortion/#.Vt0TBPkrJmM

Russia contemplating switching to an "Orthodox" system of finance that would drop out of the IMF and ban interest on moneylending: http://www.globalresearch.ca/interest-free-banking-russia-debates-unorthodox-orthodox-financial-alternative/5495331

Protestants are banned from proselytizing and referred to openly as "heretics": http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/world/europe/23iht-church.4.12274801.html?_r=0

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dog-perception-human-faces_us_56d8a654e4b0000de403d313
Ever wonder if Rover really loves you -- or if he's just in it for the kibbles?

a study published this week in the journal PLOS One has yielded fresh insight into how dogs see us. It adds to existing research showing that -- much like humans, other primates and even goats -- our canine friends use specific regions of their brain to "process" our faces.

"Our study provides evidence that human faces are truly special for dogs, as it involves particular brain activity," study co-author Dr. Luis Concha, an associate professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico's Institute of Neurobiology, told The Huffington Post in an email. "To dogs, the human face is no ordinary thing."

For the study, the researchers trained seven dogs (five border collies, one Labrador retriever and one golden retriever) to lie awake and motionless in an fMRI scanner while they were shown a series of color photographs. 50 of the photos were of human faces -- males and females unfamiliar to the dogs -- with neutral expressions. Another 50 showed everyday objects.

The researchers noticed that whether the dogs were looking at faces or objects, their brains showed activity in the occipital cortex, a region at the rear of the brain that is known to be involved in visual processing. But when the dogs were looking at faces, their brains also showed activity in the frontal lobe and the caudate nucleus -- regions associated with communication, emotional expression and storing memories.

This study builds on previous research indicating that the canine brain processes human faces in a special way. In an email to HuffPost, Dr. Gregory S. Berns, a neuroscientist at Emory University and the author of the 2013 book How Dogs Love Us, called the new study a "nice confirmation of what we found in a similar experiment in dogs last year."

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Jewish refugee contractor, HIAS, goes to the Hill (to lobby for more refugees and more $$$)

https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/jewish-refugee-contractor-hias-goes-to-the-hill-to-lobby-for-more-refugees-and-more/

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For the first time since pre-WWII era, a neo-nazi political party (formed by radical Marian Kotleba) was elected in Slovakia. According to analysts, the situation was most likely caused by the strong stance of Slovak people against the refugee crisis, which is seen by election of some brand new anti-immigration-focused political parties. For a long time, Slovakia refused to help Europe with refugees.

More info here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/06/slovakia-election-anti-immigration-pm-wins-but-loses-majority

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anyone have pics of the south carolina teacher? http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s-c-teacher-resigns-after-student-spreads-nude-photo-n529321

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http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/04/china-bans-gay-people-television-clampdown-xi-jinping-censorship

Ban includes no depictions of homosexuality, adultery, reincarnation, smoking, drinking, and more