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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not backing away from statements she made Sunday questioning the nature of Germany’s relationship with the U.S. and urging Europeans to “take fate into our own hands.” Merkel’s remarks were meant to signal a new way of approaching transatlantic relations with both the…
Guy Bentley E-cigarettes could be the most important factor in hundreds of thousands of people quitting smoking, according to a study published in the International Journal of Public Health. France’s 2014 Health Barometer, using responses from 15,635 people, aimed to investigate the relationship between tobacco and e-cigarette use. The research found that just over a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke President Donald Trump entered office promising to avoid costly nation-building efforts overseas, but his administration appears willing to deploy significant military resources to “stabilization” in Iraq after the Islamic State is driven from the country. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday U.S. forces will remain in…
A fisherman who survived cast away at sea for 14 months is being sued for eating his shipmate to survive. Business Insider writes: The fisherman who survived for 14 months at sea is being sued for $1 million (£650,000) by relatives of his dead colleague, who accuse him of eating their relative to survive. Salvador…
This morning Turkish military forces began an offensive incursion into north-east Syria, in an area controlled by Kurdish forces. The operation, named “Operation Peace Spring”, is said to be aimed at creating a “safe zone” along the Turkish border, ostensibly to house refugees from the Syrian conflict. According to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Turkish…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Puerto Rican voters made their way to the polling centers Sunday to vote on whether or not they want to become the 51st U.S. state. “I voted for statehood,” 74-year-old retiree Armando Abreu told reporters outside a polling center at the Escuela Gabriela Mistral. “Even if it’s…
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