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On November 7 the world will mark a grim anniversary: One hundred years since the small but devout faction of Marxists called the Bolsheviks lost a popular election. It was the last one Russia would see for 70 years. Instead of accepting the peopleÂ’s will, the Bolsheviks overthrew that countryÂ’s fledgling provisional government. That revolution unleashed a nightmare: a vicious civil war, the mass killing of clergy and religious believers, the slaughter of businessmen and landlords, and the building of concentration camps, 20 years before Hitler. In a single day, the Bolsheviks were known to boast, they killed more dissidents...

Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o on Thursday accused Harvey Weinstein of making a move on her – that she dodged by giving him a massage to avoid something potentially worse. Back in 2011 when the “12 Years a Slave” actress was still a student at Yale, Nyong’o said she met powerful movie producer at a movie festival and he invited her back to his home in Westport, Connecticut, to allegedly watch a film he had just produced. Fifteen minutes into the film, Weinstein – with his kids at house at the time – allegedly made his creepy move.

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White House chief of staff John Kelly lashed out at Rep Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) on Thursday, saying he was "stunned" by her negative description of President Trump's call to the wife of a U.S. soldier “I was stunned when I came to work yesterday morning,” he told reporters during an impromptu appearance at the White House press briefing, adding he was “broken hearted” over the negative publicity surrounding the call.

Cambridge University is being slammed by several academics after it was revealed students were given “trigger warnings” about an upcoming lecture on Shakespeare, amid concerns from faculty the students could become distressed. Undergraduates were advised in a “Notes on Lectures” document circulated to students that a potentially triggering lecture on Shakespeare’s "Titus Andronicus" and "The Comedy of Errors" would include “discussions of sexual violence” and “sexual assault,” The Telegraph reported Wednesday. “If a student of English Literature doesn’t know that 'Titus Andronicus' contains scenes of violence they shouldn’t be on the course,” David Crilly, artistic director at The Cambridge Shakespeare...

Plans to expand aquatic farming could have a serious knock-on effect on climate change, climate experts have warned after new research revealed that underwater shellfish farts produce 10% of the global-warming gases released by the Baltic Sea. A study published in the Scientific Reports journal shows that clams, mussels and oysters produce one-tenth of methane and nitrous oxide gases in the Baltic Sea as a result of digestion. Therefore, researchers have warned that shellfish “may play an important but overlooked role in regulating greenhouse gas production”. Methane and nitrous oxide gases have a far greater warming potential than carbon dioxide...

A violent pimp currently serving 18 years in prison has filed a lawsuit alleging some of the newspaper coverage of his trial besmirched his name. Reza Moazami was found guilty on dozens of charges in September 2014, including sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual interference and human trafficking offences. His 11 victims ranged in age from 14 to 19 years old. The shocking details that came out in Moazami's trial drew widespread media attention, but a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court last month alleges not all of that coverage was fair. "Words published in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper and National...

President Donald Trump, resurfacing a campaign-trail attack, on Thursday morning tweeted about a bombshell report that the FBI investigated a bribery scandal involving the Russian nuclear industry and the Clintons. "Uranium deal to Russia, with Clinton help and Obama Administration knowledge, is the biggest story that Fake Media doesn't want to follow!" Trump tweeted.

The attorney for the second biker scheduled for trial in the deadly Twin Peaks shootout says prosecutors have not complied with discovery motions and should be assessed fines for disregarding court orders before his client's upcoming trial. Clint Broden, Dallas attorney for Matthew Clendennen, of Hewitt, filed the emergency motion, asking the state to show cause as to why the McLennnan County District Attorney's Office has not submitted a "realistic" exhibit and witness list before his client's Nov. 6 trial date. Broden stated that in a Sept. 15 pretrial hearing, the state agreed to provide the documents earlier this week,...

Did anyone see Jeopardy yesterday? The 3rd appearance of ‘Manny’, a Navy guy, ended with him winning the game with only a dollar. He had only $2,000 going into the final (it had been a rough game for him, he had done much better his first two games). The two challengers were tied with $12,400 each. The final question was really difficult and no one got the right answer. The first answer revealed was Manny’s wrong answer, and he lost $1,999 of his money, leaving him with a dollar. The two challengers bet all their money and lost it all,...

This weekend presents the Orionid meteor shower at its best, and tonight – the night of October 20-21, 2017 – may well be the shower’s peak night. Late Saturday night and Sunday morning may be good times to watch as well. On both of these nights, meteors should become visible starting at late evening. They’ll probably be most prolific in the few hours before dawn on October 21, but try watching before dawn on October 22, too. From a dark site, you might see a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Fortunately, today is only one day...

When replacing the failed F-35, the U.S. should focus on building large numbers of a reliable, lightweight fighter design. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article concludes Mike Fredenburg’s series on replacing the disastrous F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Part I explains why the program should be considered a failure and argues that the Trump administration should proactively cancel the F-35. Part II lays out the measures the Pentagon should undertake to bridge the gap between the F-35’s cancellation and the production of a new replacement fighter.

Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:19 a.m. on October 19* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which began in California in 2008. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes– wherever you live, work, or travel. ShakeOut is also a major activity of America's PrepareAthon!

I use the word “courtesans” advisedly. The numerous young women whom Harvey Weinstein allegedly bedded are generally painted as unfortunate and unwilling victims of a sexual predator, but this is hardly the case. These women were over the age of consent. They were not mentally incapacitated. The man they decided to sleep with was not their a professor in their college course, nor a priest in their parish church, nor a judge before whom they appeared in court. They were free agents, and he was a man who was in a position to provide something that they earnestly desired. Mr....

As I was listening to the music from my 3,100 song library the music and sounds from MYST came up. It really brought back memories of playng the game. The game itself became a huge hit almost single handedly creating the video game industry and making the CD-ROM acceptable. When I played it in '93 I think I was on Windows 3.1 or maybe even DOS so the visual presentation was outta this world back in those days. I still have the CD and one of the unique features of XP is that if the game is played/run XP will...

Biden on campus left wing politics: “liberals have a short memory … we hurt ourselves badly when we don’t allow speech to take place” . . Biden: “You should be able to listen to another point of view, as virulent as it may be, and reject it or expose it.” . . Kasich said if he were a university president he wouldn’t “let one of these hate speech speakers come”

The Dallas attorney for the second defendant scheduled to go to trial in the Twin Peaks shootout is pushing back against prosecutors' request to delay his client's November trial date. The McLennan County District Attorney's Office filed a request for a continuance Tuesday, seeking to postpone the Nov. 6 trial of former biker Matthew Clendennen. A panel of more than 600 potential jurors has been summoned to report to court Oct. 27 to answer questionnaires to aide jury selection. Clendennen's attorney, Clint Broden, immediately filed an objection to the continuance, saying the delay would further infringe on his client's right...

Welcome to Megyn Kelly Today, Today, a new daily column in which we will share the most memorable things that happened on Megyn Kelly Today every morning until we are no longer able to watch Megyn Kelly Today without feeling like there will be no tomorrow. ·Megyn Kelly walked onstage in a white top and black pants. ·Megyn Kelly talked about Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lawrence’s revelation from Monday night’s Women In Hollywood event. ·Megyn Kelly said, “What is going on?” ·Megyn Kelly talked Donald Trump’s lies. ·Megyn Kelly shared the news that researchers now know how gold is made...

Razza hoped that the implementation of a UBI would “tighten the workforce,” redistribute power and resources and guarantee “our right to leisure or our right to recreate.”

My perception of Clinton has changed dramatically since the election, shifting from reluctant respect to wistful admiration. Before Nov. 8, my attitude was “I’m not ‘with her’, but she’ll do.” I voted for Bernie Sanders in the primary, and while I was not the deluded sort of college liberal who was “feeling the Bern” and refusing to accept that there was no way for Sanders to win the nomination, I held enough anti-establishment sentiments to enjoy watching Clinton struggle to secure each and every delegate.