Opinion: The Electoral College is not going to give Trump a second term
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — There are 417 electors who could go rogue without any means to cancel their vote, writes Robert Alexander. And while many are now wondering whether elector
Opinion: 'The Queen's Gambit' is the perfect escapist entertainment for the present moment
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — Sara Stewart weighs in on why 'The Queen's Gambit' is the perfect escapist entertainment for the present moment. In a year we've mostly spent confined to o
Opinion: Ex-press secretary: Trump ruined this job
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — It started on a brisk Saturday in January 2017 with an angry press secretary, Sean Spicer, looking straight into the camera and lying to the American peopl
Emily Kristine Pedersen wins inaugural Saudi Ladies International
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — Denmark's Emily Kristine Pedersen won the inaugural Saudi Ladies International, the first women's professional tour event to be held in Saudi Arabia, after
Berlin Tegel: Farewell to the airport that wouldn't die
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — Berlin's weary Tegel Airport should've closed years ago, but despite being cramped and outdated, it survived repeated attempts to kill it off. Now, as the
Santo Stefano: This idyllic Italian village will pay you to move there
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — Santo Stefano di Sessanio, an Apennine mountains village in Abruzzo, Italy, will pay new residents to move in and start a business.
8 houses built in impossible places
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — When faced with steep slopes, cliff faces and mountainsides, architects need to get creative. See how they pulled it off with eight houses built in "imposs
How a world-famous Congolese style tradition is changing with the times
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — Often referred to as "dandies" of the Congo, "sapeurs" and "sapeuses" are men, women and children whose sharp and stylish way of dressing has caught the wo
The weaponization of a first lady's image
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3 years ago By Becomepoor — Many a first lady has felt the warm glow of public adoration, only to have it quickly flicker out when it is decided that she does not fit the image create
Airbus A380: The wondrous giant that never quite took off
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4 years ago By Becomepoor — As the jet age roared towards its peak, aircraft manufacturer Airbus wanted to create its own superjumbo to challenge Boeing's 747 for supremacy. And so, i