Christopher vanDyck
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An ever shifting collection from some favorite internet feeds

This is a list of daily offerings of several of my favorite news websites. Some of these websites offer videos to watch, and, you will need a high speed internet connection, to watch those. If you look back to the menu item you just clicked, you will see that it has expanded. If you touch "Sources" - you can then peruse each feed independently, rather than in a big conglomeration, like you have on this page.




Inside Story US 2012 - The Latino vote

Al Jazeera English - 3 hours 17 min ago
Inside Story US 2012 - The Latino vote
Does the Republican party risk alienating Hispanic voters with its increasingly hostile rhetoric and policy? Israel Ortega, editor, Libertad.org; Brent Wilkes, executive director, League of United Latino American Citizens; Tony Diaz, activist. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 59 2 ratings Time: 25:07 More in News & Politics

Rival Putin protests rally in Moscow

Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

Al Jazeera speaks to Jane Ferguson

Al Jazeera English - 4 hours 51 min ago
Al Jazeera speaks to Jane Ferguson
Al Jazeera speaks to Jane Ferguson, a journalist who has just returned from reporting in Homs, a city that has been at the centre of recent violence. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 292 7 ratings Time: 02:52 More in News & Politics

Blame game follows Port Said clashes

Al Jazeera English - 5 hours 4 sec ago
Blame game follows Port Said clashes
Just days after clashes at a football match in Port Said which left 72 dead, blame is being passed around. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 110 6 ratings Time: 02:25 More in News & Politics

Charleville levee holds as waters remain steady

The residents in the flood-bound Queensland town of Charleville are enduring a nervous night, as they wait to see if the emergency levee keeping back the Warrego River will hold.

Violences rages in Syria's Homs

Al Jazeera English - 5 hours 17 min ago
Violences rages in Syria's Homs
Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed in one of the bloodiest days of Syria's eleven month uprising. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 154 5 ratings Time: 02:05 More in News & Politics

GI injured, as NRL All Stars triumph

The NRL All Stars defeated the Indigenous All Stars 36-28, but the story of the night was an apparent ankle injury sustained by Greg Inglis.

Blame flies after Egypt football tragedy

Al Jazeera English - 5 hours 34 min ago
Blame flies after Egypt football tragedy
Fans of both teams involved in a deadly stampede in Port Said on Wednesday have blamed the security forces and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for what they say may have been a planned effort to stir one side against the other, leaving at least 74 people dead. Fans of the winning home side, Al Masry, stormed the pitch after defeating favoured opponents Al Ahly 3 to 1. Fans allege that security forces refused to open stadium gates to allow the crush of fans to flee, and that men with weapons were allowed into the crowds beforehand. Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson reports from Port Said. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 32 0 ratings Time: 02:24 More in News & Politics

Jordanian hospitals struggle with Libyan patients

Al Jazeera English - 5 hours 37 min ago
Jordanian hospitals struggle with Libyan patients
Hospitals in Jordan are trying to deal with thousands of Libyan patients receiving treatment. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 117 2 ratings Time: 02:23 More in News & Politics

Feb. 4: Letters to the editor

Globe and mail opinion - 6 hours 34 min ago
Today’s topics: citizenship ceremonies; Caterpillar’s bully tactics; price all roads; ‘geezer’ pride, hear us roar ... and more

Afghan civilian casualties rise in 2011

More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers.

'Hundreds killed' in Syria's Homs

Al Jazeera English - 7 hours 10 min ago
'Hundreds killed' in Syria's Homs
Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed in one of the bloodiest days of Syria's eleven months uprising. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 301 8 ratings Time: 01:57 More in News & Politics

Brazilian berries pose rainforest threat

Al Jazeera English - 9 hours 29 min ago
Brazilian berries pose rainforest threat
In the Amazon forest, a so-called "superfood" is providing both livelihoods and ecological challenges. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 304 20 ratings Time: 02:34 More in News & Politics

Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary

Al Jazeera English - 9 hours 30 min ago
Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary
In the lead up to the anniversairy marking the start of the demonstrations, the frequency of the protests has increased in Bahrain. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 303 42 ratings Time: 01:45 More in News & Politics

Truculent moralizing for a domestic audience

Globe and mail opinion - 9 hours 34 min ago
Almost everything the Harper government does internationally is meant to impress at home

Obama, Merkel and Putin are at war with reason

Globe and mail opinion - 9 hours 34 min ago
Just as the world is facing a set of urgent crises, some of its most influential countries have entered election periods

America’s down, but not out

Globe and mail opinion - 9 hours 34 min ago
Mark Carney says it’ll take years for the U.S. economy to recover. Nonsense, says American political scientist Charles Doran

We’re ripe for a great disruption in higher education

Globe and mail opinion - 9 hours 34 min ago
The digital revolution will turn our current university model upside down - and it's for the best

Toronto’s talks with CUPE not just a local matter

Globe and mail opinion - 9 hours 34 min ago
City governments across Canada are anxiously watching the outcome of the bargaining

Two dead in NSW helicopter crash

Two men have died in a helicopter crash on the New South Wales south coast.


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