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‘Really Despicable’: JD Vance Blasts Elites For ‘Salivating’ Over Ukraine War
Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio accused elites of “salivating” over the Ukraine war as a means to accumulate more power. The United States has sent over $100 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022, and announced in January they would send 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks after announcing…
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They’re Real! Researchers Find Mexican Aliens To Be ‘Biological’ And Not Human-Made
See! I told you all! Aliens are real! Doctors in Mexico have found “no evidence of any assembly or manipulation of the skulls” of the “non-human being” remains that were revealed last week to the Mexican congress — appearing to prove that the remains are not human-made, and in fact, alien, according to the New…
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Country Accused Of ‘Genocide’ Begins Military Offensive, Shelling Against Armenia
Azerbaijan launched military action and “anti-terrorist” operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Asia housing roughly 120,000 Armenians, according to a statement from the country’s defense ministry on Tuesday. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said it was only targeting “legitimate military” positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh area, but Armenian officials from inside the region said that the capital and…
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Archaeologists Stumble Upon Masses Of Prehistoric Art
Archaeologists recently stumbled upon more than 110 cave paintings in a popular Spanish prehistoric site, according to a research article published in September. Researchers uncovered the Paleolithic cave art in Cova Dones, Valencia, Spain, which has been known to locals for hundreds of years, according to Haaretz. Despite being a popular tourist and local hiking…
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Devastation, Disease Continue To Plague Victims Of Biblical Flooding
Officials in Libya warned Monday that “a second, devastating crisis” is emerging as adults and children fall sick from consuming polluted waters in the wake of the Derna floods. Biblical floods struck the city of Derna, Libya, on Sept. 12 after two major dams burst, reportedly due to a single storm, killing anywhere from 4,000…
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Canada Accuses Indian Government Of Assassinating Religious Leader On Its Soil
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday there were “credible allegations” that the Indian government was behind the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Canadian Sikh leader who was shot to death June 18 outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia. Citing information from Canada’s national security agencies, Trudeau mentioned the possibility of “agents…
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14 Climate Protesters Detained For Covering Germany’s Brandenburg Gate In Orange Paint
German police arrested fourteen climate protesters accused of spray-painting Berlin’s famous Brandenburg Gate on Sunday. The activists were members of the “Letzte Generation,” or Last Generation, Berlin Police said in a Twitter post. Officers noticed the activists had a “lifting platform” in place, but police prevented the protestors from using it to scale the landmark.…
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20 Dead After South African Bus Erupts In Flames Due To Head-On Crash. Video Shows Aftermath
A bus carrying predominantly South African mine workers collided head-on with another vehicle Sunday afternoon, resulting in at least 20 dead. Initially, 18 employees and the driver of the other vehicle lost their lives, while four sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized, Murray & Roberts, a South African engineering and construction company, wrote in a…
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