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Why did Erdogan call snap elections in Turkey?

Turkish voters are expected to head to the polls in June, in an early election held against a backdrop of an ongoing state of emergency and a declining lira, as well as shifting international alliances and increasing involvement in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the snap poll on Wednesday, moving it more than 18 months…

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After lady’s rape and killing, effort engulfs Muslim nomads

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – For Amjad Ali, a Muslim nomad, this year’s migratory journey from Jammu towards the mountains of Kashmir is going to be longer than usual. Each year, the 40-year-old and other members of his Bakarwal community typically leave their houses in Rasana and adjoining villages in Indian-administered Kashmir in mid-May. Their destination…

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A billionaire hedge fund supervisor and the Fed chair runner-up are investing in a brand unique cryptocurrency

« The Basis approach to creating cryptocurrency with stable value is highly differentiated, » Erik Nordlander, engineering partner at GV, said in a statement. « We were drawn to invest in the Basis network because of the founding team’s impressive engineering leadership and vision. » A representative for Druckenmiller declined to comment further. Spokespeople for Warsh and Andreessen Horowitz…

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Bong stands by criticism despite Rodriguez racial abuse verdict

Brighton and Hove Albion defender Gaetan Bong has maintained he « did not mishear » Jay Rodriguez despite the West Brom forward being cleared of racial abuse allegations. In a statement published on Brighton’s official website, the Cameroon international reaffirmed he stands by the original complaint made following an exchange during the Premier League fixture between the…

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Chrome now mutes auto-playing movies by default

Chrome will block autoplaying videos and ads with sound by default. Like VentureBeat notes, this was originally supposed to be added to Chrome 64 back in January, but it got delayed a few months. This should be enough to keep most sites quiet for you. However, if a website still manages to annoy you with…

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Plattenfirma verteidigt Kollegah und Farid Bang

In der Debatte um den Echo für das als judenfeindlich kritisierte Album „Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 3“ der Rapper Kollegah und Farid Bang hat sich die Plattenfirma BMG hinter die Musiker gestellt. „Wir nehmen Künstler und künstlerische Freiheit ernst und sagen unseren Künstlern nicht, was ihre Texte enthalten sollten und was nicht“, so MGM. Ohne Zweifel hätten…

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Three New Plaintiffs Join James Damore’s Discrimination Lawsuit In opposition to Google

Three new plaintiffs have joined former Google employee James Damore’s lawsuit against the company, alleging gender, racial, and political discrimination. Manuel Amador, Stephen McPherson, and Michael Burns, who were all job applicants turned down by Google, have joined the lawsuit. “As amply supported by the allegations set forth in this First Amended Complaint, Google has…

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OPCW: Fact-finding team mute outside Syria’s Douma

Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog have not been able to enter Syria’s Douma to examine the site of a suspected gas attack, the organisation said, dismissing an earlier report circulated by Syrian state-run media. The Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Wednesday that United Nations security officials entered the town on Tuesday to…