• French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats
  A Muslim journalist has appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for protection against death threats. She rose to popularity by debating conservative politicians on TV and arguing against a hijab ban.
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• Thinking of ‘Bridgerton’ cast or the Kardashians as hot reinforces ‘racial hierarchy’ in the UK, Guardian column argues
  Considering stars of TV show Bridgerton or the Kardashians to be attractive and wanting mixed-race people to be sterilized are two sides of the same coin of white supremacy, a mixed-race author is arguing in a column.
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• Data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users leaked online, feared to cause ‘real damage’ – media
  A major data breach from a recently popular social media platform, Clubhouse, has been reported. The latest suggested leak may have compromised the personal information of 1.3 million users.
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• IMF improves Russia’s economic growth outlook for this year
  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for economic growth in Russia for the second time this year, and now expects GDP to gain as much as 3.8% in 2021.
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• Nearly half of Czech population ready to take Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine even without EU watchdog approval, poll reveals
  Nearly 47% of Czechs say that they are willing to be vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus jab, provided it receives an emergency exemption from health authorities in Prague, a new poll has revealed.
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• 'Woke imperialism strikes again': CNN faces backlash after it defends keeping US troops in Afghanistan by citing women’s rights
  An attempt by CNN to rally against the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan on the pretext of protecting women’s rights there has drawn pushback, with netizens criticizing the notion as driven by an imperialist agenda.
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• Matt Gaetz says he might be ‘wanted by the deep state’ as House committee probes underage sex claims, corruption allegations
  Representative Matt Gaetz, who has been investigated by fellow lawmakers and federal prosecutors for alleged sexual misdeeds and corruption, has suggested the ‘deep state’ is working to frame him, as he protested his innocence.
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11 April 2021

• How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points into the Press

  For a self-proclaimed citizen journalism outfit, an alarming number of Bellingcat’s staff and contributors come from highly

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• Biden’s Empty Gesture: Houthis No Longer “Terrorists” but Yemen’s Suffering Only Grows

  Human rights groups have warned that levels of famine in Yemen are now among the highest recorded since 2015, suggesting that

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• Lee Camp: How Corporate America Supports Racism, Hatred & Exploitation (in New & Fun Ways!)

  Corporations like General Mills and ExxonMobil aren’t going to save us from white supremacist violence or climate

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• Moth-Eaten Eviction Moratorium Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without a Roof

  During the pandemic, landlords have filed for 284,490 evictions – and that's just in five states and 27 cities. But how could

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• The Coming Antibiotic-Resistance Pandemic that Could Make COVID Look Like the Flu

  While the Global South overprescribes antibiotics, in the West farm animals are pumped full of them, farmers even giving them

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• Biden Picks Kamala Harris to Carry the Carrot and Stick in Central America

  With Kamala Harris now riding herd, the stage is set for a massive tech overhaul of the migrant crisis.

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• Faced with ICC Investigation, Apartheid Israel Asserts Moral Superiority Over The Victims of Its Terror

  Having created enemies by its own criminal behavior, Israel then claims the right to protect itself from the very people it

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