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‘Big resolution for sequence and Take a look at cricket’

South Africa are « extremely satisfied » with the lowering of the sanction against their premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, for two reasons. The obvious one is that Rabada is now cleared to play and will take his place in the XI at Newlands; the other is that the hosts feel vindicated that what they saw as…

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Fb summoned for questioning over Cambridge Analytica leaks

A US privacy watchdog is investigating Facebook over a potential breach of user confidentiality. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent government body charged with insuring companies abide by their own privacy policies, is looking at whether the social media giant violated a 2011 consent decree after media reports emerged alleging it had handed the…

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Invasion of Iraq: The novel sin of the twenty first century

Fifteen years ago today, Iraq was cast into the abyss as the US administration under George W Bush launched one of the most destructive invasions in modern history. In his now infamous speech announcing the start of the « Operation Iraqi Freedom », President Bush told Iraqis that « the day of their liberation is near ». But rather…

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Cambridge Analytica chief executive is suspended

The Cambridge Analytica chief executive secretly filmed appearing to suggest the firm use ‘beautiful’ Ukrainian sex workers to seduce politicians has been suspended. Alexander Nix will be replaced by acting CEO Alexander Tayler, the firm’s chief data scientist, who was also secretly filmed during the Channel 4 investigation. Mr Nix was recorded boasting about the firm’s work…

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US user watchdog ‘probes Fb’

Image copyright AFP Image caption Pressure is growing on Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users’ private information was misused by a political consultancy firm. Cambridge Analytica (CA), hired by the Trump campaign in the 2016 US election, has been accused of…

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Trump and Mohammed bin Salman meet in White Apartment

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his first visit to the White House. Referring to the political shake-up that Saudi Arabia has witnessed in recent months, Trump praised the 32-year-old crown prince, popularly known as MBS, in his new role. Trump and MBS discussed an agreement last year…

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As a White Helmet, I ask for superior passage from Ghouta

For 24 days I hoped that the people of Ghouta would soon be able to take a breath of fresh air without smelling the stench of death that has taken over every street, every corner, every home for over a month. I hoped that in passing the UN Security Council Resolution 2401, which asked for a…

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Surge in wealth from shares and other monetary resources shall be sending a unhealthy signal for the economy

Nine years into the second-longest bull market run in history, the level of total net worth compared to income has reached a new record, according to Joe LaVorgna, chief economist for the Americas at Natixis, citing Federal Reserve data. Since the Great Recession ended in June 2009, the disparity between net worth and income has…

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Unfamiliar — Peter Schweizer: Mitch McConnell’s Household Fortune Reckoning on Chinese language Executive’s ‘Just appropriate Graces’

Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, highlighted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) financial ties to the Chinese government as an example of how politicians monetize political influence while evading financial disclosure regulations. Schweizer joined Monday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight for an interview with co-hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak to discuss…

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Trickle down elitism does no longer relief the working class

On my first day of college, the official who interviewed me for admission sat me down on the steps of the student centre, a newly renovated building surrounded by lush landscaping and stately ivy-covered buildings. She said to me: « People will make you feel like you don’t belong here, but you need to remember that…