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Le Parisien @leparisien.fr · 1h
💬 «Quatre policiers l’ont plaqué au sol et lui ont asséné plusieurs coups avant de l’asperger» Des vidéos montrent un ado interpellé de manière musclée par la police, en marge de la mobilisation lycéenne à Noisy-le-Grand Des élèves racontent ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/JeNB
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3h
Western media under scrutiny for promoting Israeli narrative rather than standing up for vulnerable journalists in Gaza.
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How Palestinian reporters defied Israel's genocide to redefine journalism
Western media under scrutiny for promoting Israeli narrative rather than standing up for vulnerable journalists in Gaza.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola from the outbreak that started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May. A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo entered Nairobi on Saturday and died Monday, Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale said.
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Kenya records first Ebola case from Congo outbreak that has killed thousands
The patient, who had traveled from Congo via Uganda, died Monday. Kenya is the fourth country to confirm an Ebola case in the outbreak started in May.
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 3h
Sébastien Lecornu a accusé mardi La France insoumise (LFI) d'avoir le "projet politique" de "bordéliser le pays" avant l'élection présidentielle et de "semer le chaos" depuis le début du mouvement des lycéens, qui manifestent mardi ⤵️ #geneu_AFP
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h
An unusual ruling in Florida last week could raise questions about the constitutionality of the sweeping voter suppression measure being pushed by the president. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Could a new court ruling undermine Trump's favorite voter suppression bill?
It’s unclear how a federal proof of citizenship law would pass constitutional muster if a federal ban on noncitizen voting could not.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 3h
There is a long history in this country of pandering to xenophobia, and treating immigrants as second class citizens; but Americans also have a history of rejecting such repulsive tendencies, as I discussed here.
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Lessons from a Red Scare
The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 3h
US Senator Warren presses federal housing director to cooperate with probe reut.rs/4hxsWO0
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US Senator Warren presses federal housing director to cooperate with probe
Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pressed Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, an ally of President Donald Trump, to cooperate with a congressional ​watchdog's inquiry into his criminal referrals of alleged mortgage fraud.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3h
#OtD 6 October 1991 trans woman, Sònia Rescalvo Zafra, was brutally murdered by neo-Nazis in Barcelona. Her murder was a turning point for the treatment of hate crimes in Barcelona, ​​leading to the creation of a specialised prosecutor's office stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8004...
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NPR @npr.org · 3h
While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets. n.pr/3VyLqoD
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A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)
While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h
When small American communities say no to big data centers, some tech companies won’t take no for an answer. mrf.lu/2f5zV
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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 4h
Couldn't have happened to a nicer phone company
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A Trump Mobile breach may have exposed data of more than 3,600 people
The BYOD hacking group claims responsibility.
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The Economist @economist.com · 3h
You would not expect an 85-page equation-packed economics treatise to stir public feeling. Yet in Singapore, a new working paper by four economists has
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Research on grasping bureaucrats startles Singapore
It is more revealing about its academic culture than its civil service
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h
State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war
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State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war
Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthrough * Europe live – latest updates The Alternative für Deutschland has become Germany’s first far-right party to secure the position of speaker of a regional parliament since the second world war. Tobias Rausch, a former estate agent, was elected in the first round of voting on Tuesday in Saxony-Anhalt. He won 48 out of the 82 votes cast. Continue reading...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 3h
Nigeria nears 2,000 repatriations from South Africa after latest evacuation flight reut.rs/4AQ7Sd9
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Nigeria nears 2,000 repatriations from South Africa after latest evacuation flight
Another 105 Nigerians arrived in Lagos ​from South Africa on Friday, bringing ‌to 1,926 the number repatriated since June following xenophobic attacks, the foreign ministry ​said on Tuesday.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 3h
Survivors are demanding investigations into how modeling agencies steered young women toward alleged abusers and how control over their careers, housing and immigration status left them vulnerable. Part 2 of our 'Pipeline to Predators' series:
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Epstein Didn’t Act Alone. Survivors Want the Modeling Industry Investigated.
<em>Ms.</em> interviewed five Jeffrey Epstein survivors who worked in the modeling industry from the 1990s through the early 2000s, and reviewed public testimony and media accounts from many others. W...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
California officials criticized President Trump after he appeared to suggest Iran could “take out” L.A. and San Diego. Communications director Steven Cheung said Trump was saying cities “would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn’t been stopped.”
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California leaders slam Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ L.A. or San Diego
Officials in California condemned the president's comments as “dangerous” after he told a Nebraska rally the war in Iran was a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe.”
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Libération @liberation.fr · 5h
De la loi Devaquet au contrat première embauche, les lycéens ont régulièrement investi la rue pour défendre leurs revendications. ➡️ l.liberation.fr/lsx
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 6h
Protesters who used megaphones to alert the public to immigration enforcement operations and advise them of their rights were targeted, according to the complaint.
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White House Pressed FBI To Probe ICE Protesters' Protected Activity, Whistleblower Alleges: Report
White House Pressed FBI To Probe ICE Protesters' Protected Activity, Whistleblower Alleges: Report
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Le Figaro @lefigaro.fr · 6h
Auteur d’une entrée en jeu fracassante lundi, contre la Belgique (4-1), avec un doublé et une passe décisive, l’ailier français a fait basculer la rencontre dans la folie.https://l.lefigaro.fr/A1TF
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RFI @rfi.fr · 6h
Haïti: le Conseil électoral annonce le report des élections
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Haïti: le Conseil électoral annonce le report des élections
Les autorités électorales haïtiennes ont annoncé le report des premières étapes du processus électoral, décalant ainsi sine die les élections présidentielle et législatives qui devaient débuter le 13 décembre, dans un pays rongé par la violence des gangs, a-t-on appris mardi dans un communiqué. 
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
The president flings stale shit at the wall: "Chicago is suffering unprecedented & particularly violent crime wave getting worse by the day. The Govt can extinguish it quickly, but the Mayor or Governor must ask for our help. What is wrong with them? Why aren’t they asking? TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!"
The president is awake and flinging stale shit at the wall this morning: "Chicago is suffering an unprecedented and particularly violent crime wave that is getting worse by the day. The Federal Government can extinguish it quickly and completely, but the Mayor of Chicago, or the Governor of Illinois, must ask for our help. What is wrong with them? Why aren’t they asking? TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! President DJT"
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 6h
President Sheinbaum on the nature of the Right Wing: "The right wing is a movement, ideology, who is against the people. It doesn't defend people, it defends economic interests." "It promotes authoritarianism and violence, it is against democracy, government by the people.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 6h
Non-citizens and citizens alike are left vulnerable to having our rights violated when the Trump administration repeatedly goes against bedrock democratic principles under the guise of immigration enforcement. Read more in our new report.
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76 Ways Mass Deportation Is Breaking Our Democracy | American Civil Liberties Union
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ACLU @aclu.org · 6h
NEW: We released a report detailing how President Trump’s mass deportation machine is undermining our democracy in at least 76 ways. Silencing critics, consolidating presidential power, gutting longstanding legal protections, and ignoring due process puts everyone’s rights under threat.
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The Economist @economist.com · 6h
Spain’s prime minister will try to frame the election in populist terms, as a contest between affordable housing and social benefits, and the privileges of right-wing elites. That will be a challenge
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Pedro Sánchez gambles on a snap election—and populist policies
Spain’s prime minister makes a last stand for the European left
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
Poland to spend $26 billion on civil defence, population protection plan, PM says reut.rs/4y8vO8W
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Poland to spend $26 billion on civil defence, population protection plan, PM says
Poland plans to invest 102.4 billion zlotys ($26 billion) over five ​years on a population protection ‌and civil defence programme, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
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Le Parisien @leparisien.fr · 6h
L’agence sanitaire russe dément toute mesure de restriction en Sibérie après la mort d’une laborantine de l’Institut de lutte contre la peste, à Irkoutsk.
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« Aucune décision prise » : la Russie dément la mise en place de mesures sanitaires après des soupçons d’un cas de peste en Sibérie
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
Schools blockaded as tens of thousands of protesters take to streets in France
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Schools blockaded as tens of thousands of protesters take to streets in France
Students, staff and parents march in cities including Marseille and Lyon, while up to 40,000 expected in Paris * Europe live – latest updates Nearly 90,000 students, staff and parents have taken to the streets in cities across France as protesters blockaded hundreds of high schools in a nationwide day of action against long hours, missing teachers and crumbling classrooms. The French interior ministry said 86,000 people took part in marches in cities including Marseille, Nantes ⁠and Lyon on Tuesday morning, with up to 40,000 more expected to join the largest demonstration, in Paris, later in the day. Continue reading...
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 6h
L’Espagne lève le mandat d’arrêt visant le leader indépendantiste catalan Carles Puigdemont
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L’Espagne lève le mandat d’arrêt visant le leader indépendantiste catalan Carles Puigdemont
Près de neuf ans après son départ vers la Belgique, qui a suivi la tentative de sécession de la Catalogne, M. Puigdemont peut désormais retourner en Espagne.
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 6h
🇩🇪 Allemagne: l'extrême droite a remporté la présidence de son premier Parlement régional depuis 1945, en Saxe-Anhalt, un mois après une victoire écrasante dans les urnes contre les conservateurs du chancelier Friedrich Merz. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9yo
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
Bangladesh considers dengue vaccine trials as outbreak worsens reut.rs/4AQk3q7
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Bangladesh considers dengue vaccine trials as outbreak worsens
Bangladesh is considering carrying out clinical trials of a vaccine against dengue fever after thousands of patients have been ​hospitalised with the disease and hundreds have died, a ‌minister said on Tuesday.
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NPR @npr.org · 6h
The Tonics, an amateur a cappella group of middle-aged men in suburban Philadelphia, have built a mass social media following by posting videos of their rehearsals in each other's kitchens. n.pr/3VSeRlE
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How these suburban a cappella singers became improbable social media stars
The Tonics, an amateur a cappella group of middle-aged men in suburban Philadelphia, have built a mass social media following by posting videos of their rehearsals in each other's kitchens.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
Journalist groups urge X to reject broad account-blocking requests in Turkey reut.rs/4hInQNv
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Journalist groups urge X to reject broad account-blocking requests in Turkey
Journalism groups called on social media platform X on Tuesday not to accept requests by ​the authorities to restrict access to accounts ‌held by journalists and media outlets in Turkey without a clear and independently reviewable judicial decision.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h
Breaking News: Paramount officially closed its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a vast media empire.
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Paramount Closes Its Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery
After a legal battle, Paramount has finally acquired Warner Bros. Discovery. The new company, Skydance, combines Hollywood studios, streaming services and cable networks.
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Tom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 6h
California leaders hit back after Trump says Iran can 'take out' LA and San Diego www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h
High school football players threaten to sexually assault female student-message her in group chat. "If you think Cornell was bad just wait for us," text said. What's worse? Some parents are excusing the football players' behavior saying, "Boys will be boys." Boise, Idaho.
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Libération @liberation.fr · 6h
L'alerte de la Commission nationale des droits de l'Homme. ➡️ l.liberation.fr/8e1
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h
“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was before.”
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RFK is gloating that his changes to HHS are permanent
“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h
NEW: Amid public health concerns over online sports betting, major operators like DraftKings say their in-app safeguards can prevent users from spiraling out of control. Our reporter decided to find out for himself whether that was true.
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Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.
ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot reut.rs/4dkLxdB
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UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot
British police said on Tuesday they ​had arrested a 22-year old British man ‌in London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts as part of their investigation into a suspected plot near ​RAF Fairford, the airbase used by ​the US to strike Iran.
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Le Parisien @leparisien.fr · 6h
🔴 Une banderole «Lycées délaissés, jeunesse sacrifiée» hissée sur la statue de la place de la République à Paris Notre DIRECT ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/T0OH
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Politico @politico.com · 6h
Bucks for babies: Trump administration unveils plan to tie transit funding to high birth and marriage rates politi.co/4zj5wBX
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Bucks for babies: Trump administration unveils plan to tie transit funding to high birth and marriage rates politi.co/4zj5wBX
Bucks for babies: Trump administration unveils plan to tie transit funding to high birth and marriage rates politi.co/4zj5wBX
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 6h
Prime Minster Carney "We do not seek power to dominate others." "We are pursuing resilience so no one, no one can control our open markets, impair our sovereignty, threaten our territorial integrity, or undermine our freedoms, our democracies, our rule of law." #cdnpoli
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
Key aircraft incidents that reshaped aviation safety rules since 9/11 reut.rs/4dr8wnf
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Key aircraft incidents that reshaped aviation safety rules since 9/11
A flydubai co-pilot stabbed his captain with an emergency "crash axe" in what UAE prosecutors have called a terrorist attack, with the plane plunging 16,000 feet in 30 seconds before it was brought under control by passengers and a stand-by crew.
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 7h
“Utilizing Landscape Restoration to Build Sustainable Socio-Ecological Systems.” Somewhere along the way, conservation stopped being about protecting wild places and became a competition to see who could say almost nothing while sounding extraordinarily important.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h
Since 9/21, high schoolers across France have shut down more than a thousand schools, demanding teachers, smaller classes, and buildings that aren't falling apart. The state answered with tear gas and nearly 2,000 arrests in a single day. Here, a right-wing reporter getting schooled by a HS student
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Attac France @attac.org · 05/10/2026
Empêchons la police de mutiler les jeunes ! Signez massivement la pétition pour l'interdiction des armes mutilantes et des techniques d'immobilisation létales dans les manifestations lycéennes 👇 petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...
Visuel Attac : images de violences policières contre les jeunes et le texte "Pétition Empêchons la police de mutiler les jeunes"
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 13h
Ronald from West Virginia offered a damning assessment of his fellow Republicans and said President Donald Trump should be in jail.
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Republican Caller Goes Scorched-Earth On His Own Party Live On C-SPAN
Ronald from West Virginia offered a damning assessment of his fellow Republicans and said President Donald Trump should be in jail.
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RFI @rfi.fr · 13h
Thaïlande: 50 ans après le massacre de l'université de Thammasat, se mobiliser reste difficile pour la jeunesse
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Thaïlande: 50 ans après le massacre de l'université de Thammasat, se mobiliser reste difficile pour la jeunesse
Il y a 50 ans, jour pour jour, la police, épaulée par des milices paramilitaires d’extrême droite, mettait à feu et à sang l’université Thammasat, à Bangkok, en Thaïlande, où était retranchée la jeunesse mobilisée pacifiquement contre le retour de l’ancien dictateur militaire Thanom Kittikachorn. Un demi-siècle plus tard, étudiants, militants et survivants commémorent les victimes de l’une des pages les plus sombres de l’histoire moderne du royaume.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 13h
Sass Jordan, 'Make You a Believer' singer and 'Canadian Idol' judge, dies at 65
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Sass Jordan, 'Make You a Believer' singer and 'Canadian Idol' judge, dies at 65
Sass Jordan, the Canadian rock star known for 'Make You a Believer' and a 'Canadian Idol' judge for six seasons, has died at age 65.
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