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Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador on Saturday to condemn President Biden’s declaration that the killings and forced displacement of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire constituted a genocide.
The Associated Press reported that Turkish officials expressed their displeasure with Biden’s decision over Armenian genocide after the president released a statement claiming that the U.S. does not “cast blame” for the genocide, which the U.S. stressed did not occur under Turkey’s modern-day government.
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On March 29, a Chicago police officer shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo while responding to a report of “shots fired.”
On Thursday, police body-camera footage of the killing of Adam Toledo was released to the public. The video appears to show police engaging in a short foot pursuit of Toledo, who is holding what police claim was a handgun. The officer is heard yelling commands for Toledo to “show me your hands” and “drop it” before Toledo raises his empty hands in the air and is shot dead by the officer.
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Are you looking for ways to market your small business? If so, you have probably found tons of information on promoting your business on a global scale and plenty of tips on expanding your reach to a wider audience. This information is helpful if you aim to transform your business into a multinational corporation. But not so useful if you are trying to capture the attention of a local audience.
In a world where most businesses hope for international acclaim and celebrity endorsements, the plight of small companies operating on a local level is often ..read more
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To say the recently concluded American election process was emotional would be an understatement. To the dismay of many across the globe, it often assumed the appearance of a mean-spirited reality TV show. Marred with insults, insinuations, and incendiary statements, it did not bear much resemblance to the world’s premier democracy.
Months of acrimony reached a feverish pitch that ended with what many now refer to as an ‘insurrection.’ Highly divided supporters of the outgoing President ..read more
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January 29, 2021 @ 11:00pm
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He has been a lawyer, an instructor at the F.B.I. Academy, the owner of a frozen-yogurt chain, and a winner of the TV show Survivor. Today, Kwon works at Google, where he helped build tools to track the spread of COVID-19. But things haven’t always come easily for him. Steve Levitt talks to Kwon about his debilitating childhood anxieties, his compulsion to choose the hardest path in life, and how Kwon used his obsession with game theory to stage a come-from-behind victory on Survivor.
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Yash Raj Films is going to have 50 releases this year and one of the many film projects is the untitled romantic drama starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar. One of the most awaited fresh pairings of the year, Vicky and Manushi have been secretly shooting for this film in Mumbai for a while and are now set for a location change for their next schedule.
Papped today at the airport, the shutterbugs caught Vicky and Manushi on their way to take a flight to Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The two did not make an entrance together and arrived separate ..read more
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It is time for Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos to take his turn as the founder/senior statesman — like the Wizard of Oz, often unseen but with seemingly omnipotent control — while the boss of Amazon’s cloud-computing arm takes the lead.
The change at the top won’t change much about Amazon AMZN, +1.11%, but could affect the most crucial choice the company faces: Whether Amazon Web Services and Amazon.com remain under the same roof.
While Bezos is often compared with Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.63% co-founder Steve Jobs, his departure from the CEO role more close ..read more
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As more states approve marijuana for medical use, its perks — both possible and proven — seem to be growing like, well, weeds. The drug, which comes from the cannabis plant, is used to ease nerve pain, calm nausea during chemo, treat glaucoma, and even manage posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Research shows it can open up your airways, too. But can something you burn and breathe in help lung conditions that stem from smoking, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD?
“We know that there is some dilation of the airways when people inhale can ..read more
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have filed a joint resolution designed to pass President Joe Biden’s coronavirus stimulus package with or without the Republican party.
In a joint statement put out on Twitter, Pelosi and Schumer stated, “The cost of inaction is high and growing, and the time for decisive action is now.”
“We are hopeful that Republicans will work in a bipartisan manner to support assistance for their communities, but the American people cannot afford any more delays and the Congress must act ..read more
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3 minute read 2/2/2021 | 08:15pm
With Leeds’ long-term struggles over finding a genuine left-back, it’s no surprise that Marcelo Bielsa’s side appear to be gearing up to fix that issue in the summer transfer window.
Writing for The Athletic, Phil Hay claimed that left-back is likely to be a position that is high up on the summer transfer agenda and that both Bielsa and Victor Orta “can see how an effective, specialist left-back — something Leeds have struggled to unearth for many years — would improve the balance of their line-up, complementing Luke Ayli ..read more