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Poisoned ex-spy likely latest victim in long line of Kremlin-ordered hits

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Poisoned ex-spy likely latest victim in long line of Kremlin-ordered hits

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I thought it was interesting how there are so many murdered Russian officials and agents, and nothing will change for a long time.

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A Russian colonel turned British double agent found poisoned on a U.K. park bench Sunday is likely the latest victim in a long line of Kremlin-ordered hits against spies and dissidents, carried out with poison-tipped umbrellas, isotope-laced tea and bullets to the back of the head.

Sergei Skripal, a 66-year-old former Russian military intelligence officer, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, are both in critical condition at a Salisbury-area hospital, as British police work to determine what "unknown substance" poisoned the pair. Posion has been a frequent weapon of death used by Russian intelligence agents, stretching back some 40 years.

British police in hazardous-materials suits have erected a tent over the bench where the two were found, and cordoned off a nearby Italian restaurant and pub as officers from numerous law enforcement agencies comb the area for evidence and review nearby surveillance cameras.

" ... this does certainly bear all the hallmarks of what the Russians call 'wet work,' or an assassination attempt."
- Mark Galeotti, Centre for European Security at the Institute of International Relations

As they typically have in the past, the Russians are claiming they know nothing about what happened to Skripal and his daughter. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, insisted Moscow has no information about "this tragic situation," and has offered to cooperate with the investigation.

But to many experts, the suspected poisoning bears all the classic signs of a Kremlin-backed hit.

"We have to have the caution that this could be just a particularly bad form of food poisoning," Mark Galeotti, head of the Centre for European Security at the Institute of International Relations in Prague, told Fox News. "But this does certainly bear all the hallmarks of what the Russians call 'wet work,' or an assassination attempt."

Russia's shadowy spy agencies have over the decades found creative ways of offing their enemies, including the now-infamous 1978 poisoned-umbrella stabbing in London of dissident Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov.

Despite never being able to definitively pin the rubouts of Slavic spies and defectors on Putin and his predecessors and cronies, numerous former Russian secret agents have ended up dead under mysterious circumstances since Putin came to power in 1999.

The most infamous recent assassination was that of Alexander Litvinenko, a former intelligence officer who defected to London in 2000, after publicly accusing his superiors of hatching and assassination plot against a Russian oligarch. While in London, Litvinenko worked as a consultant for British intelligence, and wrote two books that were harshly critical of Putin.

Litvinenko fell ill in November 2006, and died soon thereafter. His death was attributed to drinking tea poisoned with radionuclide polonium-210, after the British Health Protection Agency found significant amounts of the rare and highly toxic substance in his body. A judicial inquest ruled in 2016 that there was a "strong probability" Litvinenko's death was a Russian intelligence operation that was probably approved by Putin himself.

"I think we have to remember that Russian exiles aren't immortal," Mark Rowley, assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service and Britain's chief counterterrorism officer, told BBC radio." They do all die, and there can be a tendency for some conspiracy theories. But likewise, we have to be alive to the fact of state threats, as illustrated by the Litvinenko case."

It's not just defectors from Russia's espionage services who have been apparently marked for death by Putin. In the last four years alone, dozens of high-profile Russians - including journalists, anti-corruption experts and politicians - have all died under suspicious circumstances.

In 2015, the former media director of Russia energy company Gazprom and founder of the RT television network, Mikhail Lesin, was discovered dead by a blow to the head inside a Washington, D.C., hotel room. In July 2016, Belarusian-born Russian journalist and Putin critic Pavel Sheremet was killed in a car bombing in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.

"Russian intelligence agencies going back to the 19 th century have always been more willing than their western counterparts to carry out assassinations abroad," Galeotti said. "This culture, along with the geopolitical pressure on Russia and the increasing role the FSB has taken in operations abroad, all play a role in the Kremlin increasingly using assassination as a play in its toolbox."

Along with attacks abroad, scores of Putin critics also have been silenced by shootings, beatings, poisonings and other means in Russia. In one of the more horrifying episodes, Boris Nemtsov - physicist and liberal politician - was gunned down just feet from the Kremlin in 2015, only hours after calling for a march against Russia's war in the Ukraine.

In Skripal's case, the former Russian military intelligence officer was granted asylum in Britain after spending four years in a Moscow jail on treason charges. He was one of four men exchanged in a 2010 high-profile spy swap that sent 10 Russian sleeper agents held in the U.S. back home.

Until 1999, Skripal worked for GRU - Russian military intelligence - before being transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While he retired in 2003 to go into private business, he was arrested and jailed in 2006 after admitting to selling the names, addresses and code-names of dozens of Russian spies to MI6 in exchange for large sums of cash.

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Poisoned ex-spy likely latest victim in long line of Kremlin-ordered hits

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A Russian colonel turned MI6 double agent found dying on a park bench Sunday is likely the latest in a long line of Kremlin-ordered hits - including assassinations of spies and dissidents carried out with poison-tipped umbrellas, isotope-laced tea and bullets to the back of the head.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/opinion/clone-pet-streisand-dog.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region
Pet cloning services are increasing to create an emotional bridge that might help a dog owner “let go.” Cloning is already a deep controversy in our culture. Pet cloning reinforces the status of dogs as things to buy and collect, and as sentimental tokens and emotional support objects. Dogs should be valued for their individuality and own personality. However, instead, humans are preserving because of our feelings of them. This is unhealthy for both the owners and dogs, and does not show the truth of saying good-bye.

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European Designers Are Discriminating Against Plus Size Models

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European Designers Are Discriminating Against Plus Size Models

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https://www.teenvogue.com/story/plus-size-models-lfw-protest-size-diversity
The fashion industry is becoming more diverse yet they're still lacking including more people. Plus sized women are still grossly underrepresented at fashion shows, especially in Europe.

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The Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said that he would not force players to stand for the national anthem. This is important because the Texans owner said that he would not be interested in signing players that kneeled for the anthem. Many people are divided on this issue, and it is important to show that one owner shows respect for the players' decisions to voice their opinions.

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This Couple Died By Assisted Suicide Together. Here's Their Story.  

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This Couple Died By Assisted Suicide Together. Here's Their Story.  

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http://time.com/5179977/assisted-suicide-couple-death/
The Portland, Oregon, couple, married for 66 years and both terminally ill, died together in their bed after taking lethal doses of medication obtained under the state's Death with Dignity law.

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Super colony of Adélie penguins found in Antartica, 1.5 million little peepers

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A Supercolony of Penguins Has Been Found Near Antarctica

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A Supercolony of Penguins Has Been Found Near Antarctica

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/science/adelie-penguins-supercolony-antarctica.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront

A new colony of Adélie penguins have been found near Antarctica, increasing the known populations of the creatures. I believe that this is important because the discovery of the greater number of penguins will help to ensure that conservation efforts will focus on keeping them safe. The penguins will be kept from becoming endangered.

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Dictionary.com Has Officially Added Emoji

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Dictionary.com Has Officially Added Emoji

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http://time.com/5186512/emoji-dictionary/?xid=homepage
This article is about how Dictionary.com has put emojis into their content.

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Tips on how people can be active in the world and speak up for what they believe in

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Day-care workers accused of drugging children with melatonin gummy bears before naptime

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Day-care workers accused of drugging children with melatonin gummy bears before naptime

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/03/06/day-care-workers-accused-of-drugging-children-with-melatonin-gummy-bears-before-naptime/?utm_term=.019c69e3033a
The educational institute, Kiddie Junction told parents that teachers used the latest child development research to instill love of learning in the children. Three employees were arrested for giving children gummy bears dosed in melatonin and over the counter sleep hormone. Unknown how long the drugging has been going on. Caregivers thought gummies would not be harmful to the children. even though on the label says it could not be taken by anyone younger than 16. None of the children appear to be negatively affected but one. Melatonin isn't fatal but it has an impact on children's hormones

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/opinions/trump-you-broke-daca-now-fix-it-schumer/index.html
This article outlines the issues around DACA. I think this is important because many people are being affected by the decisions made by President Trump and his administration. This is a current issue of which I believe everyone should be knowledgeable.

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Why are Democrats Helping Trump Dismantle Dodd-Frank?

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Why are Democrats Helping Trump Dismantle Dodd-Frank?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/opinion/democrats-trump-dodd-frank.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
This article looks at the proposed Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, a law that would roll back the regulations imposed on banks after the 2008 financial crisis. Although proposed by a Republican to dismantle a bill created by Democrats, there are several senate democrats that are looking to support this measure.

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The ‘anti-Trump’ Oscars were a ratings disaster. Conservatives are delighted.

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The ‘anti-Trump’ Oscars were a ratings disaster. Conservatives are delighted.

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Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/05/the-anti-trump-oscars-were-a-ratings-disaster-conservatives-are-delighted/?utm_term=.cf29db1af193

This article is about how Liberal Hollywood turned the Oscars into Politics which in turn just hurt their ratings. The ratings for the Oscars this year were very low. I believe this article is important because it serves as a wake up call for Hollywood to stop constantly trying to bring politics into everything, such as events like the Oscars. The public does not like it, and it just hurts the liberal numbers which is the opposite of what was intended.

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McDonald's is putting fresh beef in its quarter pounder.

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McDonald's is putting fresh beef in its quarter pounder.

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Link: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/06/news/companies/mcdonalds-quarter-pounder-beef/index.html

Starting from May of this year, McDonald's will be substituting frozen patties for fresh beef. This is part of an extensive campaign to make food more healthy, especially for the children. I believe this article is important because fast food is such a significant portion of our food palette nowadays. The resulting  obesity epidemic has brought the issue of healthy eating to our attention, and has stimulated creation of stricter guidelines across the board.