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If I asked you to name the most unpopular Supreme Court justice, you might choose the venal Clarence Thomas or the perpetually enraged Samuel Alito. In either event, you’d be wrong. The least popular member of the high tribunal is Brett “I like beer” Kavanaugh. Poll after poll has shownContinue Reading

“the-last-thread-that-keeps-us-anchored-in-a-toxic,-bitter-past”-—-moldova’s-parliament-votes-to-leave-the-post-soviet-cis-bloc

Moldova’s Parliament voted on 2 April to denounce the founding agreements of the Commonwealth of Independent States, paving the way for the country’s full withdrawal from the post-Soviet bloc, the Parliament reported. The Foreign Affairs Ministry initiated the move, citing Russia’s repeated violations of the bloc’s core principles. President Maia SanduContinue Reading

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A Saharan dust storm blanketed the Mediterranean island as winds of up to force 9 on the Beaufort scale carried dust from north Africa, forcing several flights to be rerouted. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The dust storm came as heavy rain and gale-force winds battered Greece,Continue Reading