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Why one of punk rocks icons is sporting a MAGA shirt

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Kanye West isn’t the only celebrity to shock fans for his support of President Trump. John Lydon — a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, frontman of the seminal 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols and a poster child for rebellion and sarcasm — recently appeared wearing a MAGA shirt in widely circulated photos picked up by the Mirror and Daily Mail. The reaction was swift. A sampling of social media responses revealed a range of interpretations. Read More...

Report says perpetual Israeli occupation of Palestinian areas is the root of tensions

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GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say tensions between Palestinians and Israelis are underpinned by Israel’s “perpetual occupation” of Palestinian areas with no apparent intention of ending it. The findings came Tuesday in the first report by a Commission of Inquiry, headed by a three-person team of human rights experts. It was set up last year by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council following an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Read More...

Teen Mom Catelynn Lowell pregnant with TWINS one year after she suffered miscarriage with husband Ty

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TEEN Mom star Catelynn Lowell is pregnant with TWINS. She shared the news one year after she suffered a miscarriage with husband Tyler Baltierra. The 29-year-old took to Twitter on Wednesday to share the exciting news. Alongside a photo of the sonogram, Catelynn wrote: “Our secret is finally out- it’s TWINS!” MORE BABIES ON THE WAY The high school sweethearts are already the parents to daughters Novalee, six, Vaeda, two, and Carly, 12 – who they placed for adoption when she was a baby. Read More...