August 2019

John Oliver Rolls Footage Of Trump Laughing At A Call To Shoot Immigrants

Entertainment /

John Oliver called out President Donald Trump for creating an “appalling” atmosphere in which hate can thrive, leading to this weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.  “Clearly, white nationalism and anti-immigrant hysteria did not start with this president,” Oliver said on “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday. “But he certainly seems to have […]

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Security cut off for ‘cesspool of hate’ 8chan forum

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An online message board accused of hosting extremist content was temporarily inaccessible Monday after its cybersecurity provider cut off support for a “cesspool of hate” following mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. 8chan returned an error message after midnight California time, when Cloudflare Inc. said its support would end. There was no immediate explanation, but

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Newcomers come up big for A’s in 4-2 win over Cardinals

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The highlight of Tanner Roark’s Oakland debut happened when the right-hander struck out Marcell Ozuna with the bases loaded to end a 35-pitch third inning. It came immediately after Roark labored through a long at-bat against Paul Goldschmidt, and set the tone for what the right-hander described as a “grinder” of an afternoon. “Just how

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Steve King Narrowly Won in Iowa in 2018. Now His Challenger Will Run Again.

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[Make sense of the people, issues and ideas shaping American politics with our newsletter.] To win re-election, Mr. King must first defeat three primary challengers, most prominently Randy Feenstra, a state senator who has outraised him with the support of the Republican establishment. Mr. King brought in just $91,000 in the quarter ending in June,

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The Irishman: Scorsese film to close London Film Festival

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Image copyright Netflix Image caption The film is set in post-war America Martin Scorsese’s latest film, The Irishman, will be shown for the first time outside the US at the BFI London Film Festival. The Oscar-winning director said he’s “extremely honoured” the crime film will be played at the festival’s closing night gala on 13

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