• Flying bulldog’? Researchers uncover GIANT BEE thought to be extinct for 3 decades (VIDEO)
  The “holy grail of bees” has been discovered lurking in an Indonesian forest. Unseen by humans since 1981 and believed to be extinct, the thumb-length Wallace’s giant bee was finally spotted by a conservation group.
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• Philadelphia sues seven big banks for getting ‘money for nothing’ from bond collusion
  The city of Philadelphia is suing Bank of America and six other major banks for conspiring to manipulate the rates of municipal bonds, illegally making millions of dollars while depriving the city of funds for public services.
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• Gene-edited Chinese CRISPR babies may have mental ‘superpowers’, researchers warn
  The genetically-modified Chinese twins born resistant to HIV last year may also have mental ‘superpowers’ their creator has kept quiet – a cognitive superiority that could kick off a genetic arms race, according to new research.
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• Take that! Japanese probe Hayabusa2 fires ‘bullet’ at asteroid in bid to discover how life began
  A Japanese space probe on a data-collecting mission has shot a sampling ‘bullet’ into the surface of the Ryugu asteroid, hoping to retrieve organic material that could clue scientists in to how life was first seeded on Earth.
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• Psych evaluations & strict code of conduct: Pope offers ‘concrete’ steps to fight sexual abuse
  Pope Francis has proposed a list of 21 initiatives he believes will stall the erosion of trust in the Catholic Church which has been plagued by numerous sexual abuse scandals and accusations of trying to sweep them under the rug.
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• Watch fans charge up the Zenit squad with STUNNING fire show for Europa League clash with Fenerbahce
  Zenit fans greeted their team with a spectacular flare display outside the home stadium in Saint Petersburg, ahead of their Europa League clash with Turkey’s Fenerbahce, which the Russian team won 3-1, making it into the last 16.
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• Feds broke law in hush-hush Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking plea deal, Florida judge rules
  A Florida judge has ruled financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case was grossly mishandled by federal prosecutors, who hid a sweetheart plea deal from over 30 of his underage victims, violating federal law in the process.
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22 February 2019

• Investigating Venezuela’s ‘Humanitarian Crisis’: Max Blumenthal Tours a Supermarket in Caracas

  The corporate media claims Venezuela has no basic food or supplies, so Max Blumenthal investigated — at a giant supermarket

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• Meet Juan Guaido’s First Ambassador, Fake Twitter Diplomat Slammed by Costa Rica for ‘Unacceptable Entry’

  Maria Faría, the daughter of a would-be Hugo Chávez assassin, illegally barged into Venezuela’s embassy in Costa Rica and

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• The Top Five Real Reasons the US Wants Regime Change in Venezuela

  The news out of Venezuela today is deeply rooted in U.S. foreign policy towards Central and South America since the end of

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• Watch | A Visit to Mysterious US Air Firm Accused of Arming Right-Wing Insurgency in Venezuela

  Jeb Sprague entered the offices of 21Air, a shadowy air cargo company accused of ferrying arms to Venezuela, and demanded

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• Tensions Mount at Venezuela Border as Top Brass Rejects Trump’s Incitement, Opposition Takes Over Costa Rica Embassy

  “When a president of another country comes and tries to give orders to [our] Armed Forces, he is underestimating them

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• Watch | A Millennial’s Guide to Promoting Regime Change in Venezuela

  If you’ve been following developments in Venezuela, you’ve probably seen viral YouTube comedian Joanna Hausmann's video

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• Pierre Omidyar’s Funding of Pro-Regime-Change Networks and Partnerships with CIA Cutouts

  To [Omidyar] it’s... about... integrating things together to give technocrats, business executives and government officials

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