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'Powder keg': Massive security presence on display in Chicago amid signs of trouble
4 months ago

'Powder keg': Massive security presence on display in Chicago amid signs of trouble

Raw Story  

CHICAGO — Local and national law enforcement officials are ready for battle ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention, and their presence is, seemingly, everywhere on the ground and water and in the air. A fleet of tow trucks stand at the ready outside security barriers at Chicago’s United Center for the Democratic National Convention. A half-dozen Chicago Police officers …

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Israel Braces for Iranian 'Revenge' as West Asia Sits on Powder Keg with Sparks Flying Everywhere
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel Braces for Iranian 'Revenge' as West Asia Sits on Powder Keg with Sparks Flying Everywhere

News 18  

The United States will deploy additional warships and fighter jets to West Asia to help defend Israel from possible attacks, the Pentagon said, as fears escalated that the Jewish state’s long-running hostilities with Iran and its allies could intensify into a wider regional war. Hezbollah expected to retaliate Iran said it expects Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah group to hit deeper inside …

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African cities sitting on ‘keg of gunpowder’ as growing youth anger fuels unrest
4 months, 3 weeks ago

African cities sitting on ‘keg of gunpowder’ as growing youth anger fuels unrest

CNN  

CNN — In some of Africa’s major cities, young people are experiencing a summer of discontent as anger and frustration erupt over corruption, the soaring cost of living, and widespread unemployment. President Yoweri Museveni, 79, who has ruled Uganda with an iron fist for nearly four decades, warned the protesters they were “playing with fire,” and later praised the security …

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UN rights chief says ‘powder keg’ Gaza could ignite wider war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN rights chief says ‘powder keg’ Gaza could ignite wider war

Al Jazeera  

Volker Turk says it is essential to avoid conflagration of conflict, which could have repercussions for region and beyond. United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk says the war in Gaza is a “powder keg” that could ignite a wider conflict with serious repercussions for the Middle East and beyond. “This would have implications for every country in the Middle …

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The Israel-Gaza war lit the fuse on the Middle East's tense powder keg, and the Iran-backed Axis of Resistance is stoking the flames
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Israel-Gaza war lit the fuse on the Middle East's tense powder keg, and the Iran-backed Axis of Resistance is stoking the flames

ABC  

When Hamas-led militants streamed over the border into southern Israel on October 7, many feared the terrorist attack would explode into regional conflict. "Our brothers in the Islamic resistance in Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, this is the day when your resistance unites with your people in Palestine," Hamas' military leader Mohammed Deif decreed, in a siren song to …

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China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’
1 year ago

China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s defense ministry said Thursday that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South China Sea, saying U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are making the situation more dangerous. Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party is “turning Taiwan into a weapons depot and a powder keg,” said Senior Col. Wu Qian, the defense ministry’s top spokesperson. “We …

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Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7 and began killing and abducting people. 1967 - 1993: ISRAEL Israel seized control of Gaza from Egypt during the 1967 Mideast war, when it also captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem — areas that remain under Israeli control. …

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China accuses the US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment
1 year, 5 months ago

China accuses the US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg on Wednesday with its latest sales of $440 million in military equipment to the self-governing island democracy. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Tan Kefei responded that “the U.S. ignores China’s core concerns, crudely interferes in China’s internal affairs, and deliberately escalates tensions across the …

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‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade Center, feeling like she worked at the top of the world. “Today, 30 years later, we still feel the impact of that event,” said Stanley Brezenoff, who survived the bombing as then-head of the government agency that owns the World Trade Center. That will not change, …

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It’s tapped: Germany’s Oktoberfest opens after 2-year hiatus
2 years, 3 months ago

It’s tapped: Germany’s Oktoberfest opens after 2-year hiatus

Associated Press  

MUNICH — The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the festivities after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic. …

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Turn A Watermelon Into A Keg With This $20 Gadget
2 years, 5 months ago

Turn A Watermelon Into A Keg With This $20 Gadget

Huff Post  

Come summer, there’s nothing better than an outdoor gathering and a crisp drink that cuts the heat and makes you say “ahhh.” I’m talking a fruity, refreshing and possibly even boozy beverage that quenches your thirst and satisfies your sweet tooth at a midday barbecue or a poolside lounge session. Kristen Aiken, HuffPost’s Head of Life and resident expert in …

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'Spark In A Powder Keg': Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum Condemns Inflammatory Slogans Raised In Jantar Mantar Rally, Seeks Action
3 years, 4 months ago

'Spark In A Powder Keg': Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum Condemns Inflammatory Slogans Raised In Jantar Mantar Rally, Seeks Action

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum has addressed a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court condemning the allegedly inflammatory slogans raised by Supreme Court Lawyer Ashwini Updhayaya during a rally at the Jantar Mantar on 8th August 2021. The letter urged the concerned authorities such as the Bar Council to take note of the incident and to …

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Three Journalists Covering DDC Polls in Kashmir's Anantnag Thrashed by Cops
4 years ago

Three Journalists Covering DDC Polls in Kashmir's Anantnag Thrashed by Cops

News 18  

Three journalists, including a News18 reporter, were allegedly thrashed by police personnel while they were covering the District Development Council polls in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. While the Kashmir Press Club termed the incident at Srigufwara in Anantnag district as "unfortunate" and called for a thorough inquiry, the Kashmir Editors' Guild expressed concern. The KPC further …

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An unlikely Pasadena love story: The high-school bromance of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth
4 years, 2 months ago

An unlikely Pasadena love story: The high-school bromance of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth

LA Times  

Early in the summer of 1973, singer David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen performed together for the first time. While the Van Halen brothers would remain enrolled in their neighborhood high school, David Lee Roth, who’d moved to greater Pasadena from Massachusetts in 1963, would have a different experience. As Roth told the Guardian in 2012, Van Halen …

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Ant gin and designer chicken coops. It’s time to up your food and drink game
4 years, 3 months ago

Ant gin and designer chicken coops. It’s time to up your food and drink game

Wired  

Even with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme being extended in various guises, never has there been a time where home entertaining and food self-sufficiency been more important. Quench Gin Trolley A world away from your parent’s fusty old drinks trolley, this luxurious design in high-gloss 18mm birch ply and 10mm-thick diamond-polished acrylic also features a walnut garnish board, …

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Trump and Pelosi's relationship is a powder keg, and the GOP convention could be the match that sets it off
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump and Pelosi's relationship is a powder keg, and the GOP convention could be the match that sets it off

The Independent  

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