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The biggest underwater volcanic eruption Japan has seen since the end of WWII has left shores covered in pumice stone. In one video, stones are seen covering the waves, while images show fishing ports inundated with volcanic rock. The volcano, Fukutoku-Okanoba, is situated on the Ogasawara island chain, about 800 miles from Tokyo. It sits about 25 meters below the surface of the sea.... ...Huge quantities of pumice stone ejected from the volcano have now started washing up along coastlines in the Okinawa Prefecture....

The biden admin is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump Administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma.

n Thursday, a few thousand migrants continued their walk north through southern Mexico, after leaving Tapachula Saturday, pushing strollers or carrying the 1,000 children with them on their shoulders. The caravan made up of mostly Central American migrants has covered about 45 miles, and has migrant-rights advocates and aid workers traveling with them... ..Irineo Mújica, of the immigration advocacy group People Without Borders estimated there were between 1,000 to 1,200 children in the caravan group. ...Laura Benítez with Global Response Management, a humanitarian aid organization, said that children make up about 40 percent... ...Ingrid, a Guatemalan woman who declined to...

A New Jersey professor said that 'we got to take white people out' during a discussion on the national backlash on Critical Race Theory. Brittney Cooper, 41, a professor at Rutgers University, made the shocking comment during an online discussion with The Root's Michael Harriot titled Unpacking The Attacks On Critical Race Theory on September 21. She started by saying on the topic: 'Kids actually can grasp Critical Race Theory because the issue that the right has, is that Critical Race Theory is just the proper teaching of American history.' She said the accurate portrayal of history was the white...

We have suffered patiently and been called every name under the sun for it, rising to a long train of abuses and usurpations. For opposing the Anointed Intellects of the Left, for rejecting their anticipated utopia, we must be expunged… from our jobs, from our communities, even from our own families.

"I've had people say you're a great guy, perfect for my sister but you're black. And I feel like… woah." For Kha'llum Shabbaz, his race has caused issues dating as a Muslim in the UK."On one side when it comes to religion, you're Muslim but black. But on the other side, when it comes to culture, you're black or you're Muslim. So where do you win?" the 28-year-old tells Radio 1 Newsbeat Kha'llum, from Birmingham, England, senses the tension when it's time to meet a family member of someone he likes. And his experiences mean he's starting to second guess...

At gala opening of Peace through Strength Center, former ambassador says Arab-Israeli conflict on cusp of ending; Pompeo swipes Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal Speaking at the gala opening of The Friedman Center for Peace through Strength at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem on Monday night, former US ambassador David Friedman said that his fledgling organization will work to bring Muslims to Jerusalem, so that they see for themselves the way Israel protects holy sites, including the Al Aqsa Mosque. Muslim tourism to Israel was a central pillar of the Donald Trump administration’s approach to Middle East peace, Friedman added....

An ancient human ancestor whose name honours Cecil Rhodes should be renamed in an effort to decolonise science, experts have argued. The species homo rhodesiensis, named after Rhodesia – which in turn took the name of the British imperialist – should be called homo bodoensis, scientists say. The reclassification is partly a bid to shed colonial associations – as well bring clarity to a confusing chapter of human evolution.... ...Rhodes was an imperialist, businessman and politician who played a dominant role in southern Africa in the late 19th century, driving the annexation of vast swathes of land. The long-running Rhodes...

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After a five-year moratorium, the state of Oklahoma botched its third consecutive execution on Thursday when convict John Marion Grant died after convulsing and vomiting all over himself following a lethal injection, according to witnesses. Grant, 60, was convicted of murdering prison guard Gay Carter on Friday the 13th in November of 1998 after he stabbed her 16 times with a shank knife while he was serving sentences for robbery and illegal firearm charges. Almost immediately after he was injected, Grant experienced two dozen full body convulsions and began vomiting all over himself, according to Associated Press reporter Sean Murphy,...

Far-left actor suggested also ‘a knee on his neck, cutting off his oxygen’ --------------- Actor Alec Baldwin suggested on Sunday that President Trump should be beaten "Rodney King style" because he is a "thug who has destroyed the country." Baldwin tweeted, "Who arrests Trump if he refuses to concede? Who drags him out? Pepper spray? Cuffs? A knee on his neck, cutting off his oxygen? Does he wheeze ‘I can’t breathe.’ Just whale away on him like a piñata? Rodney King style? The thug who has destroyed the country. What does he deserve?" ALEC BALDWIN SAYS AMERICANS ARE 'MENTALLY ILL'...

The daughter of Sukarno, Indonesia’s founding father and first president, on Tuesday converted from Islam to Hinduism, an unorthodox move in the world’s most populous Muslim country.Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, 69, embraced Hinduism in a ritual called 'Sudhi Wadani' . The ceremony took place at the Sukarno Centre Heritage Area, named after her father, located inside the Buleleng Regency in Bali. According to media reports, Sukmawati’s Balinese grandmother, Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai Srimben, played a major role in influencing her decision to convert to Hinduism. It may be pointed out that the main religion in Bali is Hinduism, though it is...

(CNN)The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they've been living for weeks and into permanent homes, an official leading the effort told CNN. The move marks the biggest change to the resettlement program since 1980... ... to increase options to evacuees, the Biden administration is launching a program that would allow veterans with ties to Afghans, as well as others, the opportunity to bring them to their cities and serve as a support network ... ...The new initiative, though, would allow groups of five individuals over the...

White employees of AT&T have been told to read an article saying that they are racist, are told to confess to their 'white privilege' and acknowledge 'systemic racism,' and must engage with set texts or else they will be penalized in their performance reviews. AT&T, in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, introduced an internal program called Listen Understand Act. John Stankey, the CEO of AT&T, wrote to the company's 230,000 employees in an April 2021 email, obtained by journalist Christopher Rufo and published on his website. Stankey, who took over as CEO in July 2020, urged his workers...

On Season 12 of “The Great British Bake Off” there’s a good bit of pot stirring — and it’s more than just batter. The smash hit family show features a variety of contestant whisking towards the finish line — but the last thing viewers of the UK Channel 4 and Netflix series expect is drama, aside from the occasional undercooked cake or crumpet. However, judge Prue Leith has caused a stir online after saying the decadent desserts are “worth every calorie.” Social media watchdogs are now accusing the 84-year-old South African chef-restaurateur of repeatedly making “toxic” comments that are “triggering”...

Next version of Windows 10 looms around the corner Microsoft's Windows 11 OS has notched up a respectable near 5 per cent of PCs surveyed by AdDuplex, as another Dev Channel build was unleashed with new features for the favoured few. With less than a month of General Availability under its belt, Windows 11 now accounts for 4.8 per cent of "modern" PCs (Windows Insiders running the OS account for 0.3 per cent) according to the ad platform. The figure is up from the 1.3 per cent in September, which was Insider-only and points to some migration to the production...

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Dr. Ruben on the FDA panel: "We're never gonna learn about how safe the vaccine is until we start giving it. That's the way it goes." Disclose TV (video)

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