From Jenna Orkin

U.S. paid P.R. firm $540 million to make fake al-Qaida videos in Iraq propaganda program
Foxconn Fires 25% Of India Workers As Demonetization Destroys Sales
50% of all gold ever mined on earth came from this South African gold mine
Rick Perry, who proposed shutting down the Energy Department, among the favorites to lead it under Trump
Maduro Stunner: Venezuela Eliminates Half Its Paper Money After Pulling Largest Bill From Circulation
Confirmation of Wendelstein 7-X Magnetic Field
Trump Says U.S. Not Necessarily Bound By ‘One China’ Policy
New viral threat to bees discovered
#familyreasons: Prime Minister John Key Named as Ideal Candidate to Head International Monetary Fund
Predatory bacteria used to release bioplastics

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