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Cargo plane crash in South Sudan kills 5, including 2 Russian nationals


Sputnik
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:19 UTC
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© CC BY 2.0 / David Kinney / Plane's Shadow
According to preliminary reports, at least two people on board the aircraft were Russian nationals.

A cargo plane crashed in South Sudan's capital Juba, airport director Kur Kuol told the Associated Press on Tuesday.

"Five people, including pilot and crew members, lost their lives", Kuol said, adding that there were two Russian nationals among those killed.

The Antonov charter plane crashed shortly after taking off from Juba International Airport. It was heading to Greater Maban, a county in the country's north, the report added.

Several Twitter accounts posted photos, believed to have been taken at the site of the catastrophe.

Comment: It remains to be seen whether this is just an accident, whether its related to the recent coup in the country, or whether this is yet another aircraft crash to add the increasing number occurring across the planet in recent years:

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Ex-Clinton strategist suggests 'woke detox center' for Dems after Virginia election loss


RT
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:24 UTC
James Carville
© AFP / Bryan Bedder
James Carville
Former Bill Clinton strategist James Carville has split the Democrats with a warning that the party's move towards "stupid wokeness" was behind its election losses in Virginia.

"Stupid wokeness," according to Carville, is exactly what is to blame for Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a state that President Joe Biden had won by 10 points only a year prior.

"Don't just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island, look at Buffalo, look at Minneapolis, even look at Seattle... I mean, this 'defund the police' lunacy, this take Abraham Lincoln's name off of schools... People see that," Carville told 'PBS NewsHour', following Virginia's election.

The Republican upswing, the Democrat strategist added, was part of "backlash" against the increasingly woke Democrats, who were speaking "a language that people just don't use," he said.
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Virginia elects first Hispanic AG and first black Lt. Governor, both Republican

Katie Daviscourt
The Post Millenial
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:20 UTC

Comment: Well, so much for the Dems being 'the party of equality'...


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Two Republicans made history in Virginia on Tuesday after the state elected the first black woman to become Virginia's Lt. Governor and an hispanic man as Attorney General.

Virginia's Winsome Sears (R) is expected to be named the first black female Lt. Governor of Virginia after statewide elections predict a victory over Democratic nominee Hala Ayala.

"I'm telling you that what you are looking at is the American Dream," Sears said during a victory speech in Chantilly on Tuesday.

In 2001, Sears made history when she became the first female veteran, first black female Republican, and first naturalized citizen to serve in the House of Delegates, representing the state's 90th district. Sears immigrated to the US from Jamaica as a child and later went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps.

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Bad Guys

FBI sat on bombshell footage from Kyle Rittenhouse shooting

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:57 UTC
Kyle Rittenhouse
On Tuesday, opening statements in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an18-year-old aspiring police officer accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as BLM riots raged in the streets of Kenosha in response to a white-on-black police shooting.

While prosecutors have slapped the teen with two counts of homicide and one count of attempted homicide, Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming self-defense.

Now, new footage has emerged which bolsters his case.

Comment: See also: Jack Posobiec breaks down the new Kyle Rittenhouse video

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Children may soon have to show proof of vaccination in San Francisco

Gayle Ong
KRON 4
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:12 UTC
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© Reuters/Tom Brenner
In San Francisco, children 5 and older may soon have to show proof of vaccination at indoor settings, like restaurants and Warriors games.

San Francisco health officials are considering the same local health orders for adults to apply to children but right now, the focus is getting children vaccinated.

"People have asked me, what about the local San Francisco health orders that require vaccination to go into a restaurant or to go to a Warriors game. When is that going to apply to children 5 to 11? We definitely want to wait and make sure children have an opportunity to get vaccinated so that will happen no sooner than about eight weeks after the vaccine is available to kids," Dr. Susan Philip said.
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TikTokers are trading stocks by copying what members of Congress do

Tim Mak
NPR
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:56 UTC
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Young investors have a new strategy: watching financial disclosures of sitting members of Congress for stock tips.

Among a certain community of individual investors on TikTok, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stock trading disclosures are a treasure trove. "Shouts out to Nancy Pelosi, the stock market's biggest whale," said user 'ceowatchlist.' Another said, "I've come to the conclusion that Nancy Pelosi is a psychic," while adding that she is the "queen of investing."

"She knew," declared Chris Josephs, analyzing a particular trade in Pelosi's financial disclosures. "And you would have known if you had followed her portfolio."

Last year, Josephs noticed that the trades, actually made by Pelosi's investor husband and merely disclosed by the speaker, were performing well.
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In blow to 'defund police' movement, Minneapolis residents vote against replacing the city's police department

Josiah Bates
MSN
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:44 UTC
defund police
© Christian Monterrosa—AP
A volunteer urges community members to vote yes on a ballot question offering an alternative to the city's police department outside of a polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Minneapolis.
Despite widespread criticism of their police department and its conduct, voters in Minneapolis have decided they do not want a new model of public safety implemented in their city.

During Tuesday's city elections, voters' ballots included a question asking them if they want to replace the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) with a new department of public safety, which would take a "public health approach" to addressing safety issues.

56% of voters (80,506 people) rejected the ballot question.

"This should be a wakeup call to politicians who want to simply abolish and defund police department. Police officers were their communities and place public safety and justice for crime victims at the forefront of their daily actions," a statement from the Minnesota Police & Peace Officers Association reads. "Let's work together for increased safety for all, instead of pursuing reckless policies which only empower criminals."
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Bad Guys

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy narrowly wins re-election

Joseph Ax
Reuters
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:38 UTC
phil Murphy
Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy narrowly fended off an election challenge from Republican former state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli, returns showed on Wednesday, a day after voting ended in an unexpected nail-biter for the incumbent.

Murphy, 64, became the first Democratic governor in four decades to win re-election in New Jersey, even though registered Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by more than 1 million in the densely populated northeastern coastal U.S. state.

The incumbent struck a triumphant but politically inclusive tone in a brief victory speech he delivered at an Asbury Park convention hall to supporters chanting, "Four more years!"

"If you want to be governor of all of New Jersey, you must listen to all of New Jersey. And New Jersey, I hear you," he told the crowd.
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'Squid game' challenge leaves 3 kids with horrendous sugar burns


RT
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:29 UTC
Dalgona candy
© Reuters / Heo Ran
A view shows Dalgona candy from the Korean Netflix series "Squid Game" at a Dalgona shop in Seoul, South Korea, October 1, 2021.
Three children have been treated for serious burns at a pediatric hospital in Sydney, Australia after they attempted to make the Dalgona candy as part of a challenge featured in the hit Netflix 'Squid Game' series.

In an "urgent" warning published by the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network on Monday, medical personnel asked parents to be vigilant over their kids making the South Korean honeycomb confection.

The street-food gained mass popularity from the hit series, prompting Squid Game fans to participate in the 'Dalgona Candy' challenge by concocting the melted sugar treat at home and then carving out a shape without breaking it - as characters do on the show.
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Air Force says nearly 8,500 miss deadline for COVID-19 shots


MYNorthwest, Associated Press
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:25 UTC
biden vaccine astrazeneca
© AFP / Saul Leob; (R) AFP / Luis Acosta
Joe Biden
Nearly 8,500 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force have missed the deadline for getting COVID-19 vaccinations, including 800 who flatly refused and nearly 5,000 with pending requests for a religious exemption, the Air Force said Wednesday.

The Air Force said that of the 326,000 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force, 95.9 percent are fully vaccinated and 96.9 percent have gotten at least one shot.

"A vaccinated force is a protected force, better able to deploy and to defend our interests anywhere at any time," said Ann Stefanek, an Air Force spokeswoman. "Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is a necessary requirement to keep our people safe and healthy. This is a readiness issue."
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