President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department, Judge Merrick B. Garland, who was earmarked to serve on the US Supreme Court back in 2016, only to have his nomination blocked by the Senate, has been facing two days of questioning at his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel.
Thursday 25 February 2021
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‘I Don’t Know’: Biden’s AG Pick Dodges Issue of Whether Illegal Immigration Should Remain a Crime


Australian parliament passes law requiring Big Tech to pay media after last-minute changes prompted by Facebook news ban
- RT
Georgia State House approves bill limiting police budget cuts to NO MORE than 5% as Democrats slam law as unconstitutional
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Greater Idaho? Five Oregon Counties to Reportedly Vote on Joining Neighboring Red State
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COVID is Best Thing That Ever Happened to Biden, Campaign Aide Reportedly Says in Book
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Over 500 Migrant Kids Yet to Be Reunited With Parents After Separation at US-Mexico Border
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Asian-American civil rights group blasts critical race theory as ‘hateful, divisive fraud’ in fiery letter
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Philippines Offering to Deploy Additional Nurses to Britain, Germany in Exchange for COVID Vaccines
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Photo: Mysterious ‘Ghost Plane’ Spotted at US Base in Somalia Hints at Ongoing Clandestine Ops
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Top Secret Saudi Documents Reveal Khashoggi Killers Used Jets Owned by Crown Prince, Report Claims
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What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure
- RT
‘The war continues’: Small investors up in arms after GameStop stock trades halted amid price surge reports of Reddit outages
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US Republican Lawmakers Want New York Governor Cuomo Subpoenaed Over Nursing Home Deaths
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Conservative host posts about his investigation into voter fraud claims, gets blocked, challenges Twitter to disprove his findings
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Multiple House Democrats Ask Biden to Relinquish Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons
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Security Threat : House Republicans Request FBI Briefing on Swalwell s Ties to Alleged Chinese Spy
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Israeli PM urges Biden to maintain sanctions on International Criminal Court to stave off war crimes investigation – media
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Former US Vice President Mike Pence to Defend Legacy of Trump Administration, Says Jim Banks
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How do you do, fellow kids? Biden White House leaves followers baffled after tweeting out-of-touch meme with Canadian PM
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Former US Vice President Mike Pence to Defend Legacy of Trump Administration, Says Jim Banks
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Police pelted with stones, garbage dumpsters set alight in Catalonia’s 9th night of riots over jailed rapper Pablo Hasel (VIDEOS)
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‘Disgusting’: CNN Anchor Blasted for Citing Tiger Woods’ Past Use of Painkillers After Severe Crash
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US Air Force Tests Fires Minuteman 3 Ballistic Missile as Biden to Review Nuclear Update Plans
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Biden’s Would-be CIA Chief Burns Tells Lawmakers ‘Buckle Up for Long Haul’ on China, Russia, Iran
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Divided Republicans in Congress awkwardly disagree on Trump’s future at same press conference (VIDEO)
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‘This is why punctuation matters’: Boxing champ Fury accidentally advertizes ‘white people’s champion’ merch ahead of Joshua fight
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72 hours to leave: EU envoy to Venezuela told to pack her bags after Brussels brings new sanctions over elections rights abuses
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In fresh censorship, Twitter bans Russian accounts it says are undermining confidence in NATO amid rising tensions with Moscow
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Fed Reserve System That Allows Transfer of Money Between Financial Institutions Is Down
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New Laws to Tackle Extremism in UK Vital as It s Unclear What Databses Were Lost - Ex-Police Officer
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‘Anti-American’: Ex-Envoy Slams Kerry for Sabotaging Trump’s Iran Policy by Meeting With Zarif
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Old Habits Die Hard: How BBC and Reuters Embarked on Cold War-Style Mission Targeting Russia
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France s Dunkirk area to join Nice in weekend lockdown amid deteriorating Covid-19 situation - health minister
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N Ireland s First Minister Accuses EU of Being Tone Deaf After Hugely Disappointing Meeting
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UK’s Covid-19 app can be converted into vaccine certificate whether Brits want it or not – reports
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‘Let’s play strip poker’: Former staffer publishes explosive essay detailing claims of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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‘She came back to win’: Serena Williams’ coach says tennis superstar won’t retire until she wins a record-equaling Grand Slam
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UK Hospitality Sector Welcomes Roadmap Yet Concerns Over Business Support Remain - Industry Chief
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Egyptair Grounds Four Boeing 777s After United Airlines Plane Undergoes Engine Failure
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Family of Americans held hostage in Iran urges Biden administration to make release key part of Iran policy
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NASA Releases Stunning Surface Audio, Landing Video Captured by Mars Perseverance Rover
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Facebook Unlikely to Get Off With a Whole Skin After Banning National News, UK Observers Say
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China to Cut 117 Seats In Lawmaking Body Tasked With Electing Hong Kong Chief Executive, Report Says
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Kermit Hung Out With Epstein? Netizens Mock Disney Over Negative Depictions Label for Muppets
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US Latin America Policy Won t Change Much, New Thaw With Cuba Can t be Ruled Out, Analyst Says
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Woody Allen Calls HBO Docuseries on Sex Abuse Allegations Hatchet Job Riddled with Falsehoods
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US Voting Machine Firm Sues MyPillow CEO for $1.3bn, Saying He Tweeted Fraud Claims to Boost Sales
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There is ‘no credible route to a zero-Covid Britain,’ Boris Johnson says, as he unveils ‘irreversible’ lockdown-lifting plan
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Dip in UK’s vaccination rate tied to ‘supply fluctuations’ as Covid jab makers get to grips with production push, deputy CMO says
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Fate Worse Than Trump s : West Bengal State Chief Calls PM Modi Biggest Rioter in India
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Unfinished Business: If He Cannot Return to Golf After Crash, Can Tiger Woods Still Be The Greatest?
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Hamburg Customs Seizes Over 16 Tonnes of Cocaine From Paraguay in Europe s Biggest Haul
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Even with pandemic and global economic downturn, Russian national debt lower than expected as country counts cost of coronavirus
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Ghislaine Maxwell Became Cartoon-Character Villain , Defence Says At Third Bail Attempt
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81m in one breath: Daredevil Czech free-diver sets new world record by holding out to swim under thick ice in frozen lake (VIDEO)
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NHS Waiting Lists Will Take Years Before Returning to Pre-Covid Numbers, Claim Health Experts
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Member of London mayor’s ‘statue toppling’ diversity commission resigns amid accusations of racism and anti-Semitism
- RT
Facebook says it ‘erred on the side of over-enforcement’ when blocking news content in week-long standoff in Australia
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Neera Tanden’s quest for OMB post hits another roadblock as crucial step postponed indefinitely – reports
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‘What a sport’: 400lb MMA behemoth wrongly celebrates after landing massive punch that he thought had won fight in Russia (VIDEO)
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Triple Murder Suspect Cut Out Victim s Heart Cooked It to Release the Demons , Media Says
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Bihar State Lawmaker Wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bring in Population Control Law
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‘Our forests are sick’: German woodland hit by record damage due to fires and pests, says damning new report
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‘Completely Wrong’: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Denies Sending Mercenaries to Libyan Warzone
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Belgium To Try 14 People For Alleged Aid to Extremists in Paris 2015 Terror Acts, Reports Say
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UK Does Not Normally Back Sporting Boycotts, PM Johnson Says Amid Canada s Winter Olympics Campaign
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EU Catching Up with UK in COVID-19 Jabs, Claims von der Leyen, Who Rejects Criticism Over Rollout
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In landmark case, German court sentences ex-Syrian intel agent to 4.5 years over involvement in 2011 protests crackdown
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Italy s Di Maio Condemns Killing of Officials in DR Congo as ‘Cowardly Attack’, Reports Say
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A Challenger Has Disappeared: Britain May Scrap Third of Its Tank Force to Upgrade the Rest
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LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, and Lewis Hamilton shortlisted in Laureus Awards after year of athlete activism
- CNN
Extent of mental health toll in Russia from pandemic revealed as number of people seeking help increased by up to 30% in 2020
- RT
He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he s given $20 million to the university
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Alexander Wang Faces Fresh Sexual Assault Accusations for Publicly Grabbing Man s Penis
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Commission calls on UK government to close loophole that allowed extremists to avoid prosecution
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Twitter Accused of Double Standards in Issuing Warning Over Story on Secret UK Foreign Office Docs
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Beach volleyball stars allowed to wear bikinis as ‘standard uniform’ in Qatar after tournament boycott threats over ‘work clothes’
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This is Not Okay : AOC Decries Biden s Reopening of Controversial Migrant Facilities for Children
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1.5 Tonnes of Heroine Disguised as Himalayan Rock Salt Seized in the Netherlands’ Largest Ever Haul
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Beijing, Singapore Launch Joint Military Drills in South China Sea in Bid to Boost Regional Defences
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US seeking re-election to UN Human Rights Council after Trump withdrawal, Blinken calls for expulsion of other members
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1 in 6 Americans under 23 say they’re LGBTQ, as more people in the US than ever identify as non-heterosexual
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Political Commentator Slams Trudeau’s Immigration Plan, Says it Will Put Strain on Canada’s Economy
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Indian State of Kerala Decides to Withdraw Cases Against Sabarimala Temple Protesters Ahead of Polls
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Horn-Toting Capitol Protester Says He Lost Faith in Trump After he Pardoned Lil Wayne over Him
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‘Sense Will Prevail’: Imran Khan Prepares to Settle Kashmir Dispute and Defuse Sino-US Tensions
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Biden Reportedly Plans to Call Saudi King Day Ahead of Release of Report on Khashoggi Killing
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