APOCALYPTIC
Authorities were warned soon after a Russian ship brought in the ammonium nitrate that blew up Beirut’s port, but did nothing.
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COVERUP
Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee is “outraged” the Conservative government failed to investigate the Kremlin’s interference—or protect the 2016 Brexit referendum.
SPILLING OVER
Thousands of fans spilled into the streets to celebrate their team winning and made a mockery of painstaking plans to keep sport safe during the pandemic.
STREETS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
The comedian paid tribute to the street protests demanding change in America while attacking media pundits from the CNN host to Laura Ingraham.
QUID PRO QUO
Swiss court case exposes the murky tactics employed by the same rogue Russian department that plotted the notorious Trump Tower meeting.
IT’S SERIOUS
For days, Downing Street has downplayed the severity of his illness. Now, the prime minister is in critical care.
NOT SO FUNNY
The British prime minister who helped pave the way for Trump’s plan to prioritize the economy over shutting down the virus has contracted COVID-19 himself.
THE THANKS HE GETS
Prof. Neil Ferguson, who warned that over 2 million Americans would die unless Trump changed course, is experiencing classic COVID-19 symptoms and went into self-isolation.
AMOUNTING TO TORTURE
A High Court judge found that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has subjected his own family to two decades of abuse and terror.
VIP COVERUP
A major inquiry into child sexual abuse in Britain finds that politicians and the justice system protected VIP pedophiles from justice for decades.
