Your morning briefing for 28 February 2018.
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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni
How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.
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Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers
Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi visual effects revealed
Click meets Ben Morris of the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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The app that helps feeds kids
Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.
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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom
One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?
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UK weather: Snowy scenes across the UK
Bitterly cold weather and heavy snow sweep in from the east, causing disruption and delight.
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UK weather: How to stay fashionable in the freeze
London College of Fashion students and staff tell us how they look cool in the cold.
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Boris Johnson's Irish border remarks lampooned
The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone.
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Nando's confirms it uses McCain chips
The chicken chain confirms it uses frozen chips - but says they're not the ones sold in shops.
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Is there a problem with unregistered schools?
Inspectors say there are more than 350 unregistered schools but they have few powers to investigate.
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Blackburn: The town that fails to elect Asian women
Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn?
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Superorganism interview: 'We're a non-stop pop production house'
At home with Superorganism - the eight-piece pop group who made a hit single before they'd even met.
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Oscars 2018: What's up for best foreign language film?
What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.
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Beast from the East: How the weather got a Hollywood makeover
No longer is it enough to simple refer to the weather as "winter". So what's changed?
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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?
A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.
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Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill
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Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill
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Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall
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Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall
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Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid
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Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid
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President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes
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President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes
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Where Pedestrian Deaths Are Up, Is Marijuana to Blame?
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Diesel Cars, Italy’s Upcoming Election, Jared Kushner: Your Wednesday Briefing
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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Looming Tower’ and ‘Waco’
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As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead
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Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump
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11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base
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Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville
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Quotation of the Day: N.R.A. Battle Pits Business Against G.O.P.
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Review: ‘The Amateurs’ Takes On God, Noah’s Ark and the Plague. For Laughs.
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Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Accelerating
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Steve Wynn Is Accused of Rape and Coercion in Police Reports
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Papua New Guinea Quake Killed at Least 15, Governor Says
A powerful earthquake two days ago killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said Wednesday.
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Hawaii Appeals Court Sides with Lesbian Couple Denied Renting a Room in a Christian Home
In yet another ruling against Christians with deeply-held beliefs attempting to run their own business, a Hawaii appeals court has sided against the owners of a bed and breakfast who denied renting a lesbian couple a room in their own home.
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'Billy Graham Was a Lion of the Christian Faith': Congress Honors Graham's Legacy
The U.S. House of Representatives honored the life and legacy of famed evangelist Billy Graham Tuesday evening after he passed away last week at age 99.
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The Amazing Ripple Effect of Billy Graham's Ministry: Around the World, Here at Home
From those in the public eye to people living more quiet lives, the Rev. Billy Graham's ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ had a profound ripple effect of lives changed around the world, in all walks of life.
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Envelope With Substance Forces Evacuation at Marine Corps Base In Virginia
Numerous firefighters and paramedics have responded to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. for a hazmat situation.
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The Good Guys Shot Me': Ex-Con Disarms Gunman in Texas Church & Mistakenly Shot by Police
An ex-convict wrestled a firearm away from a gunman during a church service in Amarillo, Texas, saving numerous lives -- and then was mistakenly shot by police.
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Dems' Rebuttal to GOP FISA Memo Continues
The House Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a Democratic memo in redacted form that seeks to undercut Republican claims of FBI surveillance abuses.
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Attorney General: New Opioid Task Force To Target Drug Makers
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday the creation of a new opioid task force to target drug manufacturers and distributors who are fueling the prescription painkiller epidemic.
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A Judge Once Labeled 'Anti-Trump' Now Rules in favor of President's Border Wall
A federal judge cleared the way Tuesday to build a wall along the southern border, dealing a major win to the Trump administration.
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Leaders Say It Was an Easy Decision to Honor Rev Graham in Capitol: 'This Is Obviously Something We Should Do'
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are preparing to receive the casket of the late Rev. Billy Graham, who will lay in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday and Thursday. Rev. Graham is the fourth civilian ever to be honored in this way.
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Satanists Sue City for Not Being Allowed to Pray at Council Meeting
The Satanic Temple of Arizona is suing the city of Scottsdale after being prohibited from giving the invocation at one of the city council meetings in 2016.
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Anne Graham Lotz Prays Her Father's Passing Will Spark 'Revival' in the Church
Countless people around the world are mourning the death of late evangelist Billy Graham. Anne Graham Lotz says she hopes her father's death is a "wake-up call" for the church.
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'Profoundly Good Man': Former President Bill Clinton Shares on 'Close Friendship' with Rev. Billy Graham
Former President Bill Clinton paid his respects to late Rev. Billy Graham at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina Tuesday.
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Illinois Girls Basketball Team Shares Gospel at State Tournament
An Illinois girl's basketball team chose to share the Gospel during their competition at the state tournament last week.
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Supreme Court Buys Time for 'Dreamers' Hoping to Stay in US
A Supreme Court decision blocks a March 5th ending date for the DACA program which provides temporary permits for Dreamer immigrants to study and work in the U.S.
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One Arctic town's very busy polar bear patrol
One Arctic town's very busy polar bear patrol
Published February 25, 2018 at 08:00PM
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Living with polar bears
Dine steps outside the incineration plant early in the morning to smoke a cigarette. Flicking on his lighter, he finds himself looking into the eyes of a polar bear standing by his ATV four meters away. The bear moves straight towards him. Dine races for the corner of the building, and fortunately, the bear chooses to move in another direction.
Mikkel, who works at the weather station, goes to launch a weather balloon at 22:00. As he walks towards the building, he hears the ice crunch behind him. He turns around and sees a polar bear three meters away. He runs inside, and the polar bear takes off down the slope at the dump and swims towards Storesten.
The hard work of the polar bear patrol
Throughout the Arctic, conflicts between polar bears and humans have risen as summer sea ice shrinks due to climate change. In some areas, bears are now forced to stay on land for longer periods than before. In their search for food, they are often attracted to nearby villages.
In Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, the problem is particularly severe as a deluge of bears created life-threatening situations for both bears and the villagers.
In 2007, nine polar bear conflicts were registered in all of Greenland. By 2017, there were 21 conflicts between August and December in Ittoqqortoormiit alone. In almost all of the 21 cases, the local polar bear patrol was called to ensure that the bears were scared away from the community and kept under observation.
WWF provided support for the community to establish a polar bear patrol in 2015 to protect the town's 450 residents from dangerous encounters on their way to school or work, and to reduce the number of bears killed in self-defense. During peak polar bear season in autumn, the patrol is particularly active just before school opens each morning.
“The community members tell us that the patrol gives them greater peace of mind, and we prevent a lot of polar bears from being shot in self-defense”, says Bo Øksnebjerg, Secretary-General of WWF-Denmark. “So on the one hand, we’re glad that the polar bear patrol is working so well. On the other hand, we regret that the patrol is so busy. Everything indicates that the problem of hungry polar bears in communities will continue to grow as the sea ice shrinks.”
WWF supports similar polar bear patrol projects in Alaska and Russia. These community projects aim to prevent unintended and potentially fatal encounters between polar bears and people, keeping both towns and bears safe. Deterrence tools such as noisemakers as well as better lighting near public places, bear-proof food storage containers, and warning plans for when bears enter communities are further effective means of protection.
The village of Wales, Alaska—the westernmost town in mainland North America— started a polar bear patrol in 2016. Now, they are embarking on an expedition to six other villages in the region to tell their story, listen to the concerns of other villages, and see if a polar bear conflict avoidance/deterrence program might be a good fit for them. WWF has committed to helping two additional Alaskan villages initiate polar bear patrol programs in 2019.
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Afghanistan's Ghani offers talks with Taliban 'without preconditions'
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war.
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China's military flexes muscles for domestic objective: more funding
BEIJING (Reuters) - With stealth jets entering service, leaked pictures of new high-tech naval artillery and proud reports of maneuvers that "dare to shine the sword," China's armed forces are putting on a show of power as they lobby for greater defense spending.
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Saudi crown prince says corruption purge supports budget: Washington Post
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince said the kingdom's anti-corruption crackdown was needed to meet budget targets, comparing the purge to chemotherapy in an interview with the Washington Post published on Wednesday.
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Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, reopened on Wednesday after Israel backtracked on Tuesday from a tax plan and draft property legislation that triggered a three-day protest.
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Canada gravely concerned by Myanmar's jailing of journalists
GENEVA (Reuters) - Canada is gravely concerned by the imprisonment of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, adding that ethnic cleansing had taken place in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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Russian truce plan fails to halt bombing of Syria's Ghouta
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - A Russian call for a five-hour truce on Tuesday failed to halt one of the most devastating campaigns of the Syrian war, where residents said government warplanes resumed striking the eastern Ghouta region after a brief lull.
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Trump discusses Iran in calls with Saudi, UAE leaders: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Iran's "destabilizing activities" and other security and economic issues in separate telephone calls with senior Saudi and Emirati leaders on Tuesday, the White House said.
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