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34,548karma·5,422submissions·July 2, 2018
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> JK Rowling’s [Harry Potter] books were criticised for “containing actual curses and spells”, and for including characters that use “nefarious means” to attain goals. Actual? Ridiculosum! …
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> ... the head of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Martin Marshall, said the regulations should be changed for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis to facilitate the “more efficient and e…
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> Donald Trump, the US president, said at his daily press briefing in Washington on Thursday that Mr Johnson, who left hospital on April 12, had sounded ready to return to work when they spoke on t…
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It isn't surprising. It is just pointing out the event.
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> "I believe this transfer was in response to my insistence that the government invest the billions of dollars allocated by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic into safe and scientifical…
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> Those gains came after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered American warships to destroy any Iranian vessels that posed a threat.
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> Taken together, the requests reflect exactly what critics of the Investigatory Powers Act feared would happen: that a once-shocking power that was granted on the back of terrorism fears is being …
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What could possibly go wrong?
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This FT article dates from June 19, 2015. AIM launched on June 19, 1995 - hence this was a 20-year anniversary piece.
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OK, then. Any tips on marketing second-hand sex toys? ;-)