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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday has been given the keys to her new home. Opal Lee's new house is built on the same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when Lee was 12. Friday's ceremony to welcome Lee into the newly completed home comes just days before the nation celebrates Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery across the U.S. Several area groups came together to built and furnish the house... Читать дальше...

The sameness of the Modi 3.0 govt is a mirage

BangkokPost.com 

The new cabinet of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is much the same as his old. The ministers for finance, defence, home, and foreign affairs have been retained, giving the impression of policy continuity.

Stop making the 'Munich in 1938' analogies

BangkokPost.com 

Scarcely a week passes without some media pundit or attention-seeking historian warning that a Great War is nigh. As always, there are enough signs and portents around to make that sort of prediction plausible, but it's rarely correct. In fact, it hasn't been correct now for 79 years.

Asian equities mixed despite gains in Japan

BangkokPost.com 

RECAP: Asian equities were mixed yesterday, with Japanese shares surging following the Bank of Japan's decision to delay a reduction in bond buying. However, Chinese and Australian market weakness dragged down the overall MSCI Asia Pacific Index.

Bdap's arrest a litmus test

BangkokPost.com 

As Thailand vies for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2025-2027 term -- something the previous Prayut government failed to do -- the arrest of Y Quynh Bdap, a Vietnamese political activist with UN refugee status, will serve as a litmus test for Thailand's human rights standards.

S112 dominates the amnesty debate

BangkokPost.com 

Three pending court cases involving Thaksin Shinawatra and allegations of lese majeste violations, as well as bids to dissolve the Move Forward Party (MFP) and remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office, have effectively thrown the country into political uncertainty, with investors taking flight.

Report: Crystal Palace name price for star player this summer – Spurs were linked

TheSpursWeb 

The Mirror have revealed that Crystal Palace are demanding a mammoth fee for rumoured Tottenham target Michael Olise after Chelsea made a move for the... The post Report: Crystal Palace name price for star player this summer – Spurs were linked appeared first on The Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News.

Eamonn Holmes clutches walking frame after Ruth Langsford split - Metro.co.uk

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  1. Eamonn Holmes clutches walking frame after Ruth Langsford split  Metro.co.uk
  2. Eamonn Holmes' 'shoulder to cry on' amid divorce has known him and wife Ruth Langsford 'for years'  Yahoo Lifestyle UK
  3. Eamonn Holmes’ ‘shoulder to cry on’ is beautician from Surrey who’s known him and wife Ruth Langsford ‘for...  The Sun
  4. Eamonn Holmes shares message to girl he ‘loves and adores’ following Ruth Langsford split  Wales Online
  5. Brave Eamonn Holmes walks with a frame as... Читать дальше...

UFC Vegas 93, Silva vs. Sonnen 3, and Tank vs. Martin preview show: Who will shine brightest in trio of events?

mmafighting.com 

The MMA and boxing spaces will be occupied this weekend with UFC Vegas 93 headlined by Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira, along with Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 3, and Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin. As far as Saturday’s UFC event is concerned, what does Perez gain from a victory against the undefeated phenom, and where would Taira go from the biggest win of his career?

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Wells Fargo Employees Fired for Faking Being at Their Desk

Gizmodo.com 

Over a dozen Wells Fargo employees were fired last month for trying to fool their bosses into thinking they were working when they were not, as first reported by Bloomberg Thursday. It seems they were unsuccessful. A regulatory filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) says the bank investigated…

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