Minnesota Wild eliminate Dallas Stars, win Game 6, 5-2
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Minnesota Timberwolves eliminate Denver Nuggets from NBA Playoffs
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May Day, Beltane and International Workers' Day observances
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Scott Jennings erupts at Adam Mockler on CNN
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Nikola Jokic says he wants to stay with Denver Nuggets
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Sen. Rick Scott says high gas prices are 'worth it' as shortages reported
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The Wicker Man sees May Day watch parties and Fright Club streams
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New Resident Evil trailer divides fans over faithfulness
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Kemi Badenoch criticised for using Bloody Sunday footage
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She posted a Conservative Party video praising the British Army that included soldiers' Bloody Sunday footage; MPs and victims' families condemned it.
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Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
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FIFA defends Iran at World Cup amid calls for a ban
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76ers beat Celtics 106-93, force Game 7 in Boston
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theguardian.comAnaheim Ducks beat Edmonton Oilers 5-2, Troy Terry scores
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Kemi Badenoch criticised for using Bloody Sunday footage
Kemi Badenoch posted a Conservative Party video praising the British Army that included soldiers' footage from Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972. The clip appeared while the party campaigned against reforms to the Legacy Act, and the Conservative Party removed the video after officials said they were made aware of the footage. Victims' families and Northern Ireland politicians, including SDLP MP Bairbre Holmes, called the use "disgusting" and "disgraceful" and demanded a public apology. The episode revives sensitivities around Bloody Sunday, for which then-prime minister David Cameron issued a public apology in 2010, and highlights the political risk of using archival conflict footage in campaigning.
The level of disrespect would be shocking but it’s Kemi Badenoch so it’s not remotely surprising. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dan Stojic2What I find mad is, clearly a whole team of people were involved and not one said "hmmmmm are we ansolutely sure this is a good idea?"
𝕃𝕒𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕄2You think you’ve seen it all from the Tories, the levels of stupidity and ignorance they’ve already plunged into .. then Bad Enoch takes over ..
Schopenhauer’s Cheerful Neighbour2The English part of me says, “Fucking Tories”. The Irish part of me says, “Ignorant and contemptuous, made worse when she deleted the post”. Either way, I’m not surprised.
