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Protesters rally, get arrested on Fight for 15 national day of disruption

Protesters rally, get arrested on Fight for 15 national day of disruption

The minimum wage advocacy group known as the Fight for 15—as in a $15 minimum wage—called for a “national day of disruption” in 340 cities across 29 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, 29 November, in which home care, childcare, fast food and airport workers simply stopped working. Protesters rallied in the streets of New York City. Some got arrested, mainly for disorderly conduct.  Nov 30, 2016
Tennessee wildfire threaten Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tennessee wildfire threaten Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Thousands of people in Tennessee living next to the Great Smoky Mountains were being evacuated after unexpected and vicious wildfires spread over the weekend and engulfed nearby forests. The flames arrived Tuesday at the popular resort town of Gatlinburg where as many as 100 houses were burned, drawing in the help of National Guard troops and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses. Nov 30, 2016
Nick Clegg: Government are ‘completely clueless’ about Brexit

Nick Clegg: Government are ‘completely clueless’ about Brexit

The Liberal Democrats can pull off an astonishing win and dethrone Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park and North Kingston by-election on Thursday (1 December), Nick Clegg has claimed. The former deputy prime minister told IBTimes UK that Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney will beat Eurosceptic Goldsmith because of fears of a hard Brexit. Nov 30, 2016
Stunning satellite images show how London has changed since 1984

Stunning satellite images show how London has changed since 1984

Londons changing landscape has been captured in stunning detail in a series of satellite timeline images recorded over a 32 year period. The timelapse videos have been released under a project called Google Earth Timelapse, who said they shifted through five million satellite images from five different satellites. Each year in the timelapse video is made from 33 separate images. Nov 30, 2016
Mitt Romney: President-elect Trump can lead American to a better future

Mitt Romney: President-elect Trump can lead American to a better future

Mitt Romney praised President-elect Donald Trump after the pair enjoyed a lengthy dinner at Trump Towers in New York. His comments cut a considerably more conciliatory tone than he adopted during the election, when he said Trump was a phony, and a fraud. Though he fell short of an outright apology, Romney said he believed that Trump can lead the country to a better future. There are rumours that the former US Governor of Massachusetts is being considered for Secretary of State. Nov 30, 2016
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