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While US is turning back to coal, China starts sea trials for largest Electric-powered container ship
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China Starts Sea Trials for Largest Electric-Powered Containership
China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a further bre...
https://maritime-executive.com/article/china-starts-sea-trials-for-largest-electric-powered-containership
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InsideEVs
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Toyota is getting far more serious about EVs, and the Highlander's bidirectional charging proves it.
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The 2027 Toyota Highlander Gets An EV Feature Most Teslas Don't Have
Toyota is getting way more serious about EVs, and the 2027 Highlander's bidirectional charging proves it.
https://insideevs.com/news/787176/toyota-highlander-ev-bidirectional-charging-2026/
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Scientific American
about 7 hours ago
The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies
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Top medical groups join forces to review vaccine science as CDC faces criticism
The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/top-medical-groups-join-forces-to-review-vaccine-science-as-cdc-faces/
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The resolution's passage could be vetoed by the president if it clears the Senate Nevertheless…
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House votes to rescind Trump's Canada tariffs, with 6 Republicans joining Democrats
The measure's passage is largely symbolic as it's likely to be vetoed by the president if it survives a Senate vote.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-votes-trump-canada-tariffs/
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Mark Carney
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I am devastated by the horrific shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. My prayers and deepest condolences are with the families and friends who have lost loved ones to these horrific acts of violence.
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Statement by Prime Minister Carney on the tragic shootings in Tumbler Ridge
I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today, and in gratitude for the courage and selflessness of the first responders who risked their lives to protect th...
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/02/10/statement-prime-minister-carney-tragic-shootings-tumbler-ridge#:~:text=Statement%20by%20Prime%20Minister%20Carney,Prime%20Minister%20of%20Canada
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Our hearts are broken
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‘The nation mourns with you’: PM Carney gives an emotional statement on the B.C. mass shooting
Prime Minister Carney delivers emotional remarks about the several people who lost their lives in the mass shooting in B.C.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/02/11/the-nation-mourns-with-you-pm-carney-gives-an-emotional-statement-on-the-bc-mass-shooting/
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Pete Buttigieg
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Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁
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**Credit to Meidas Touch, I posted about this today, but listen to understand why the toddler was attacking Canada, it’s his billionaire buddies who don’t want to lose profits, more distractions and lies‼️
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Months after the “surge” began, ICE’s expansion to American cities is well underway
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next — WIRED
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
https://apple.news/Ah6ObMEpdTjSS-1nA16EmCA
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The ministers of the environment, energy and transport are expected on Tuesday to announce $84.4 million in funding for more than 8,000 new chargers across the country. 👏👏👏👏 🇨🇦💪
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Ottawa commits $84M to install more than 8,000 EV chargers | CBC News
In an effort to address range anxiety and get more drivers into electric vehicles, the federal government is committing to fund and further expand the country's EV charging infrastructure.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/national-charging-infrastructure-strategy-9.7081772
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Under the 2012 Canada-Michigan Crossing Agreement, Canada agreed to finance, build and operate the new Windsor-Detroit crossing, including portions on the American side, to move the long-delayed project forward.
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Fact check: Canada paid for Gordie Howe Bridge, but doesn’t own it alone
Canada is paying the full upfront cost of the Gordie Howe International Bridge because of a binational deal reached after years of studies, legal battles and political resistance on the U.S. side of t...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/fact-check-canada-paid-for-gordie-howe-bridge-but-doesnt-own-it-alone/
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Crazy “staffer” is at it again:
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Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada and the U.S. will “immediately” start negotiations over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/trump-says-canada-us-will-immediately-start-negotiations-over-windsor-detroit-bridge/
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Administration's move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal information could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.
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With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients
The Trump administration's move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal in...
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260206/With-ICE-using-Medicaid-data-hospitals-and-states-are-in-a-bind-over-warning-immigrant-patients.aspx
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“We object to the technology we build being used to power state violence around the world,”
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More Than 800 Google Workers Urge Company to Cancel Any Contracts With ICE and CBP — WIRED
The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month.
https://apple.news/AAaKIjXfhTuu6AIMSiQ7DOQ
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Never Fesla!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Christopher Webb
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Donald Trump will never know this L❤️VE.
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Democratic Hispanic Caucus Of Florida
6 days ago
One of the best ways to celebrate Black History Month is by honoring the Obamas, who made history in the People’s House by bringing us a prosperous economy after the 2008 near-depression and by advancing a positive, uplifting, hopeful vision for our nation. 1/2
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Robert Reich
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Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato. Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁
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Message from Prime Minister Mark Carney - Olympics
#TeamCanada
#Canada
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Opening of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
YouTube video by Prime Minister of Canada
https://youtube.com/shorts/K10qwGO3iuw?si=4H6ucSU9RhhRTSko
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁
6 days ago
If you did not know - Canada will soon be launching a full-build, zero-emission concept vehicle named
#ProjectArrow2.0
#Canada
The vehicle will be at the Canadian International autoshow in February 2026 and hopes to launch the prototype in 2028-- $35,000 price. Link here:
www.projectarrow.ca
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Ain’t this something? Apparently they are the only ones who can deal with China?? Imagine that. Meanwhile US automaker “Ford Holds Talks with Chinese Automaker Xiaomi in Possible New Partnership”
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U.S. would ‘absolutely not’ drop all tariffs if Canada did same: Bessent - National | Globalnews.ca
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cited Canada's recent trade agreement with China that reduced tariffs on some Chinese EVs as a reason for not dropping tariffs on Canada.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11654079/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-bessent-senate/
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Support to friends and allies alike
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Canada’s Governor General will visit Greenland next week - National | Globalnews.ca
Mary Simon previously served as ambassador to Denmark and will be travelling to Greenland amid the recent U.S. threats to the Danish territory's sovereignty.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641683/governor-general-mary-simon-greenland/
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Olga Nesterova
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Statement by Prime Minister Carney on the opening of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
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InsideEVs
7 days ago
Not only will they be getting more affordable cars, but they also get to watch as their neighbors to the south get green with EV envy.
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Cheap Chinese EVs? Canadians Are More Interested Than You’d Think
Today on Critical Materials: Canadians support Chinese EVs, Germany ranked second-highest in EV production last year and automakers testify for self-driving.
https://insideevs.com/news/786422/canada-chinese-ev-survey-positive/
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Laura CC,Proud Canadian 🇨🇦
8 days ago
Ice in Canada. How do you feel about that, fellow Canadians? 🇨🇦
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ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Is your city on the list? | CBC News
The U.S. government’s website lists ICE offices in five Canadian cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ice-canada-offices-9.7073273
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Spyware called ‘Predator’ can disable iPhone camera and microphone indicator lights, allowing covert recording without user awareness. Developed by Intellexa for government and corporate espionage (Interestingly enough, story has disappeared on 2 sites but this remains)
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Scary iOS spyware can hide iPhone recording indicators — Macworld
New Predator functionality can selectively suppress the green and orange indicators in the iPhone status bar, letting a hacker secretly record you. Senior Editor, Macworld | FEB 4, 2026 6:00 am PST Su...
https://apple.news/AW9X5MIYpQQqf81WyssMyNw
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Bozo’s next yacht won't pay for itself
www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/m...
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Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff | CNN Business
The Washington Post laid off about one in three employees across the company Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/media/washington-post-layoffs
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Carl Quintanilla
9 days ago
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Why? Haven’t they infringed on Canadian sovereignty enough?!
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Anand attends U.S. meeting on critical minerals in Washington - National | Globalnews.ca
The U.S. is hosting representatives from European, African and Asian nations looking for commitments to incentivize investment in critical mineral supply chains.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11651842/anita-anand-meeting-critical-minerals/
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The gathering, hosted by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, will bring together senior ministers and officials from around 50 countries in a bid to counter China’s dominant position in access, mining and processing of the minerals (Remove the tariffs first!)
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EU pushes for partnership with US at Rubio-hosted critical minerals summit to counter China
Officials from the EU, US and around 50 countries are set to sign a joint 'framework' on critical minerals co-operation at the summit in Washington hosted by Marco Rubio.
https://euobserver.com/201393/eu-pushes-for-partnership-with-us-at-rubio-hosted-critical-minerals-summit-to-counter-china/
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Krassensteins
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The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
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Green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1. SBA’s severe restrictions will have a negative impact on small business creation throughout this country for years to come
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SBA says legal permanent residents will be ineligible for its loan program, effective March 1
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1. The move is the latest by the SBA as it works to tighten lo...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sba-says-legal-permanent-residents-182620484.html
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“Palantir’s “motivating” business with the U.S. government grew 55% year-over-year in 2025. In just the last three months of the year, Palantir made $570 million in revenue, with 66% growth year-over-year.” (Profiting from human suffering, SCUM)
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Palantir Touts $2 Billion in Revenue from Aiding Trump Administration's 'Unusual' Operations
Whether the efforts targeted immigrants or transgender people, Palantir was there to supply the technology in 2025.
https://gizmodo.com/palantir-touts-2-billion-in-revenue-from-aiding-trump-administrations-unusual-operations-2000717022
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Around Europe, governments and institutions are seeking to reduce their use of digital services from U.S. Big Tech companies and turning to domestic or free alternatives. The push for “digital sovereignty” is gaining attention
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...
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France ditches Zoom and Teams for homegrown system amid European digital sovereignty push
In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/02/03/france-ditches-zoom-and-teams-for-homegrown-system-amid-european-digital-sovereignty-push/
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Leopards Ate My Face
10 days ago
Employees of a system built on exploitation did not expect to be included in the exploitation.
#leopardsatemyface
#Politics
#News
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Robert Reich
10 days ago
Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025. Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. See the problem here?
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Reid Hoffman (2,658 Files) Bill Gates (2,592 Files) Peter Thiel (2,281 Files) Elon Musk (1,116 Files) Larry Page (314 Files), Sergey Brin (294 Files) Mark Zuckerberg (282 Files), Jeff Bezos (196 Files), Eric Schmidt (193 Files) (Nothing elite about them, parasites)
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The Tech Elites in the Epstein Files — WIRED
The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s who shows up from Big Tech the most often—and what the files reveal.
https://apple.news/Az_rCBhhySm6PMQR-DOIIDw
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Qatar has no athletes competing in the Winter Games. Qatari security team “have often been accused of abuse, specifically against the LGBTQ+ community.
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ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge
The influx of security personnel from around the world is sparking concern among Italians ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games.
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-and-qatari-security-forces-at-the-winter-olympics-put-italians-on-edge/
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French tech giant Capgemini announced on Sunday that it will immediately divest from its American subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions, following mounting scrutiny over the company’s ties with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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European Tech Giant Cuts Off U.S. Subsidiary After Multimillion Dollar ICE Contract
ICE is enlisting ten companies for a widespread immigrant surveillance program.
https://gizmodo.com/european-tech-giant-cuts-off-u-s-subsidiary-after-multimillion-dollar-ice-contract-2000716428
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Joaquin Castro
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Demonstrators blew whistles and held anti-ICE signs outside the US embassy in Rome against the reported presence of US ICE agents during the Winter Olympics. Several European lawmakers called on the EU to examine possible restrictions on ICE operations in Europe.
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Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-milan-cortina-olympics-immigration-enforcement-0cf0308828bd0ae672e1c81b0ba33d5f
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BREAKING: A federal judge has just ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas!
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁
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Hyundai interested in
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hydrogen energy as it bets on decarbonized cars Korean automaker invests in EV alternative that its rivals have largely abandoned
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Why Hyundai wants to work with the Canadian hydrogen energy sector | CBC Accessibility
Hyundai is exploring a "potential collaboration" with the Canadian hydrogen energy sector, it told CBC News on Thursday, as the South Korean automaker bets on decarbonized cars to be the future of the...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hyundai-hydrogen-energy-canada-9.7068353
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George Takei
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Do you get it now?
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Claes de Vreese
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Strong turnout for "silent manifestation march" today in Copenhagen. Veterans walking from War Memorial to the US embassy. To remember and respect the fallen Danes, fallen in wars fought with the US
#Denmark
#GoodAllies
#NoWords
#veterans
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Canadian actress and comedy legend
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Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
https://people.com/catherine-ohara-schitts-creek-star-dies-71-8659396
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MeidasTouch
14 days ago
Checking in on Trump's tariffs
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Bruce Springsteen
15 days ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=7ciYwNLv34RrdD1p
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