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Jan 13, 2025

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years

The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devoteesThe world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees gathered on the banks of Ganges in India to mark the beginning of the Maha Kumbh Mela.The Kumbh Mela pilgrimage takes place every 12 years and is widely seen as the “festival of festivals” in the Hindu religious calendar in India, attended by a vibrant mix of sadhus or holy men, ascetics, pilgrims and tourists. This year’s celebration is particularly significant as the Maha or grand Kumbh Mela only takes places every 144 years, marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter. Continue reading...

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Jan 12, 2025

'Not funny anymore': Trump backed off Canada when Trudeau suggested trading California

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that President-elect Donald Trump lost interest in making Canada the 51st state when he suggested trading parts of the country for Vermont or California.During a Sunday interview with MSNBC, Trudeau recalled a recent conversation with Trump."It actually sort of came up at one point, and then we started musing back and forth about this," Trudeau recalled regarding the idea of annexing Canada.ALSO READ: Trump intel advisor Devin Nunes still dismisses Russian election meddling as a 'hoax'"And when I started to suggest, well, maybe there could be a trade for Vermont or California for certain parts, he immediately decided that it was not that funny anymore, and we moved on to a different conversation," he added.Watch the video below from MSNBC or at the link.

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Jan 12, 2025

'Where's the line?' MSNBC's Steele hammers Zuckerberg for allowing attacks on young girls

MSNBC's Michael Steele raged at Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Sunday for doing away with fact-checking and allowing "suggestive comments" beneath the pictures of "young girls" on its platforms, among other questionable practices. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, announced last week that it would no longer fact check posts, essentially opening the floodgates for bigoted and inappropriate content. Zuckerberg's change in tactics is seen as a nod to President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP who claimed Meta fact-checking was biased against conservative content. Steele, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Alicia Menendez all expressed outrage as they read "permissible" posts from a leaked Meta training manual published by The Intercept. "Oh, my God! This is for the bigots and the people that hate other people!" Sanders-Townsend exclaimed. "This is not for most Americans. This is for the...internet bullies. And I just I don't unders — that is not about fairness...Why do the bigots need a platform?" ALSO READ: Trump intel advisor Devin Nunes still dismisses Russian election meddling as a 'hoax' Alicia Menendez interjected, "I also thought it was interesting — Did you see this, Michael — that in their statement they said, 'Well, if they can say things on the floor of Congress, they should be able to say —' well, I wouldn't use the floor of Congress right now as my metric!" "So, are we mimicking the Congress or is the Congress mimicking us?" Steele asked. "And, so, where is the line in which we, as a society, say that, you know, putting suggestive comments beneath the picture of a young girl under the age of 17 is okay? is that what we're saying now, Mark Zuckerberg? You can do that? You're okay with posting pictures of young girls with suggestive language beneath their picture? Because that's now permissible on your platform. So, that's what this is about. And, so, when parents get upset and just put out by this, where do they go? And when and bad things happen because of what you're platforming. You're going to sit back and go, 'Well, we're not responsible. Section 203, we're protected. We don't have, we have no responsibility here. It's just a platform.' Bull! It's more than that and you know it." Watch the clip below via MSNBC or at the link..

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Jan 12, 2025

Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore diplomatic ties after year-long rift

Somalia severed relations over sea access agreement Ethiopia signed with separatist region of SomalilandSomalia and Ethiopia have agreed to restore diplomatic representation in their respective capitals, more than a year after Somalia severed ties over a sea access agreement landlocked Ethiopia signed with the separatist northern Somali region of Somaliland.In a joint statement after an unexpected visit by Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, both countries committed to “restore and enhance bilateral relations through full diplomatic representation in their respective capitals”. Continue reading...

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Jan 12, 2025

Former Fox hosts raise new concerns on MSNBC over GOP rush to approve Hegseth

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson called on all senators to take the sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth seriously as they prepared to question him during confirmation hearings Tuesday. Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary — also a former Fox News personality — is set to face a barrage of questions about his past behaviors that Carlson said shouldn't solely be the concern of female senators like Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the subject of a Wall Street Journal article Sunday. Carlson appeared on MSNBC's "The Weekend" with former Fox News host Julie Roginsky who also expressed dismay that Hegseth's hearing is on the fast track when there still appears to be serious questions about his character. "Joni Ernst is the lynchpin to this, but what's really troubling to me — and I think should be troubling to all women and men, quite honestly — is that this shouldn't just hang on the shoulders of female senators to be the ones that are actually going to ask the tough questions or actually raise the issues of sexual misconduct. We as a country should all be concerned about this," Carlson told MSNBC's Symone Sanders-Townsend. Carlson, whose sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News' Roger Ailes was a catalyst for the #MeToo movement, said that she and fellow advocate Julie Roginsky were concerned that the sexual assault allegations against Hegseth were taking a back seat to other ethical questions. ALSO READ: Trump intel advisor Devin Nunes still dismisses Russian election meddling as a 'hoax' "I think what was disheartening to Julie and myself and many other people who work in this advocacy space was that before the end of the year, the question seemed to be centering on the mismanagement, allegedly, of these nonprofits that he ran and the potential allegations about drinking — and the sexual misconduct allegations were sort of shoved to the side as if, oh, well, those are lower tier concerns. So, look, Joni Ernst is trying to thread the needle here. She put out statements towards the end of the year that said she had had good meetings with him, but she was still taking it under consideration because she had the MAGA people coming after her in force." Carlson said other senators to watch regarding the Hegseth hearings are Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Senator-elect John Curtis (R-UT), "who was a Democrat but is now a Republican, and has been on the record as saying that he does not believe that nominations coming from Trump nominees should automatically just be forced through just because the president-elect said that they should be." Hegseth's nomination has been under fire due to allegations he mishandled funds for a nonprofit veterans group, that he had problems with alcohol, and that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017 in an encounter he claimed was "consensual." You can watch the video below or at the link: - YouTube youtu.be

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Jan 12, 2025

'We always have troops in Greenland': J.D. Vance hints at Trump's use of military force

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance reminded officials in Greenland that the U.S. military maintained troops in the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. During an interview on Fox News Sunday, host Shannon Bream asked Vance about Trump refusing to rule out the use of military force to take possession of Greenland. "What's the deal with Greenland and the Panama Canal?" Bream wondered. "Are we using or considering use of military force in any of those situations?" "No, look, we don't have to use military force, Shannon," Vance insisted. "The thing that people always ignore is we already have troops in Greenland." "Greenland is really important for America strategically," he continued. "It has a lot of great natural resources." Vance said his "good friend Donald Trump Jr." had recently visited Greenland. ALSO READ: Trump intel advisor Devin Nunes still dismisses Russian election meddling as a 'hoax' "And you know what they told him?" the vice-president elect said. "They want to be empowered to develop, the people of Greenland want to be empowered to develop the resources there." "We also need to make sure that Greenland is properly cared for from an American security perspective," he added. "The Danish government has not done a good enough job of securing Greenland." "I think there actually is a real opportunity here for us to take leadership, to protect America's security, to ensure that those incredible natural resources are developed, and that's what Donald Trump is good at. He's good at making deals, and I think there's a deal to be made in Greenland." Watch the video below from Fox News or at the link.

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Jan 7, 2025

Scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged in Tibet quake

Quake damaged buildings in Shigatse and could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal and the Indian state of BiharA strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings, and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India.Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died, more than 188 had been injured, and about 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured the tremor at magnitude 7.1, while China recorded it as 6.8. Continue reading...

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Sep 20, 2024

Soccer Legend Pelé Has Died At Age 82

The Brazilian “King of Football” had been treated for colon cancer since 2021.View Entire Post ›

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Apr 9, 2023

Japan’s Annual Penis Festival Is Unlike Anything Else

Kanamara Matsuri has been an annual tradition since 1969, and besides being known for its fun, it raises money for a good cause.View Entire Post ›

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Apr 3, 2023

Hundreds Of Passengers Have Said They Were Sexually Assaulted On Cruise Ships. Their Stories Highlight Years Of Lax Security, Critics Say.

Numerous passengers traveling on major cruise lines such as Carnival and Disney say in court documents that they were raped and assaulted — oftentimes by crew members.View Entire Post ›

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Mar 30, 2023

Russia Detained A Journalist From The Wall Street Journal On Spying Accusations

The move comes amid Russia's crackdown on media and dissent.View Entire Post ›

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Mar 18, 2023

Iranian Women Are Re-Creating A Viral TikTok Dance Without Hijabs On After 5 Teens Who Did The Same Were Reportedly Detained And Forced To Make An Apology Video

In the six months since Mahsa Amini's death, Iranian security forces have reportedly used draconian tactics to try to suppress dissent.View Entire Post ›