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on April 16, 2016 in World News

Trump Protesters Are Getting Worse…Their Thuggery Just Reached An All-Time Low

n the face of the threat of violence between Donald Trump supporters and protesters, police separated the two belligerent groups Wednesday night outside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and three people were arrested when they attempted to break the police boundary. In the course of the arrests, the Trump protesters pepper sprayed and assaulted several officers. According to court records Kennon Hooper, Lisa Cuyler, and Maxwell Yearick, 31,27, and 29 respectively, were three of the approximately 1,000 protesters at the convention center, decrying the Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh. Hooper attacked sprayed an officer, then kicked him in… View Article

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on April 16, 2016 in World News

Britain Will Spend More On Foreign Aid Than Local Government Next Year

by Nick Hallett Spending on foreign aid will outstrip the amount of money given to local councils in the UK for the first time next year, according to official government estimates. The Treasury’s Budget book shows that spending on international development will hit £9.3 billion in 2017/18, while spending on local government for services such as rubbish collection, street lighting and local services will be £8.2 billion. The Telegraph reports that critics are questioning whether spending a “shedload of taxpayers’ money” on foreign aid is fair when councils are tightening their belts as they feel the effects of budget cuts…. View Article

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on April 16, 2016 in World News

Denmark Could Follow Britain Out Of The European Union

by Nick Hallett Denmark could vote to leave the European Union (EU) in the event of a Brexit, a poll has revealed. According to a survey by polling firm Epinion for business consultancy Analyseenheden 4V, 27 per cent would vote to leave the EU if Britain does the same, compared to 30 per cent who would vote to remain, putting the result within the margin of error. Given the way referendums have previously gone in the country, with the pro-EU side starting ahead only to be defeated on polling day, this could make Danish withdrawal a real possibility if the… View Article

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on April 16, 2016 in World News

Feminists: It’s a ‘Privilege’ to Have a Sexually Transmitted Disease

by Dr. Susan Berry Feminists are celebrating Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness month with a hashtag campaign titled #ShoutYourStatus on Twitter, in which they announce they have the courage to say they have herpes or other STDs. I have #herpes AND a fulfilling sex life. Being STI+ doesn’t equate to the death of your sex life #ShoutYourStatus#STIAwarenessMonth — ELD (@eld3393) April 6, 2016 Salonexplains that four women, who met because they all contracted herpes, began the campaign – which was patterned after Planned Parenthood’s #ShoutYourAbortion campaign. They started the #ShoutYourStatus effort to demonstrate unity and lessen the stigma that generally goes… View Article

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