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Thousands of LGBT men have been pardoned, Tory MP Kenneth Clarke gets woke, and more.

(Top photo: London Pride 2011. Photo: Gary Bembridge, via)

UK NEWS

UK Issues Posthumous Pardons for Gay Men
Thousands of gay and bisexual men have been pardoned of decades-old offences they were convicted of when homosexuality was illegal. The mass pardon comes nearly four years after the pardoning of famed mathematician Alan Turing, who committed suicide in 1954. – BBC

Anti-Brexit Break in the Ranks
Tory MP Kenneth Clarke is planning to break ranks and vote against triggering article 50. He called his own party "anti-immigrant", saying to Parliament: "I'm afraid I haven't followed them and I don't intend to do so." – The Guardian

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Trump's Policies Could Be a Plus for Extremists
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has warned that Donald Trump's immigrant ban could be a propaganda opportunity for ISIS. She raised these concerns in a phone call with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. – Independent

War of the Bastards
David Cameron reportedly tried to have the editor of The Daily Mail sacked for his hardline pro-Brexit stance during the 2016 EU Leave campaign. The tabloid's pro-Brexit stance was considered to be a major factor in the outcome of the referendum. – BBC

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

A New Way of Looking at the Horrors Happening in Washington 
The United States is in the midst of a coup, says Michael Moore. The award-winning filmmaker has warned that the country is being overthrown by Donald Trump's inner circle. – Independent

SURPRISE: Inaccurate Reporting from Fox News
Fox News has deleted a tweet that misidentified the Quebec mosque shooter as being "of Moroccan origin". The network only deleted the inaccurate reporting after a complaint from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said Fox's misinformation "dishonours the memory of the six victims and their families". – Montreal Gazette

Deterioration in Donetsk
The UN Security Council has warned that the situation in Ukraine is in a "dangerous deterioration" following increased fighting between rebels and government forces. Ukraine is preparing to evacuate the estimated 22,000 civilian residents in the town of Avdiivka. – BBC

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Trump's Travel Ban
The mother of an American serviceman has died after being refused entry to the US following Donald Trump's recent immigration ban. The woman, who held a green card and has lived in the US since 1995, was unable to receive the medical treatment she needed and died in Iraq. – Time

EVERYTHING ELSE

How Space Travel Affects the Human Body
Astronauts and identical twins Scott and Mark Kelly are the voluntarily test subjects for a NASA study on the effects of space travel on the human body. Blood samples and other biological materials were extracted from the pair as Scott went into orbit and Mark stayed on the ground, and so far the initial results have been the exact opposite of what biologists were expecting. – Gizmodo

Milo Continues His Bellend Campaign
Alt-right professional troll Milo Yiannopoulos can't even order fries and wings without causing controversy. Yiannopoulos and his companions reportedly refused to tip, called themselves the "No Tip Crew" and left an inflammatory message for the wait staff. – Munchies

Memes Taking Over the World
Is America ready for meme warfare? Research from US defence establishment is looking into how cartoon frogs and cat gifs can be used to win wars influence elections. – Motherboard

AI Computer Beats Poker Masters
Artificial Intelligence has just beaten some of the world's best poker players at a casino tournament in Pittsburgh for the first time. After 20 days and 120 000 hands of heads-up no-limit Texas hold-em, the humans admitted defeat to the computer known as Libratus. – CNN

What's Pushing Us Along
Our galaxy is being pushed across space by a "cosmic dead zone" half a billion miles away, according to scientists working across Jerusalem, France and Hawaii. They created a 3D model of over 8,000 galaxies to figure out what was really moving the Milky Way. – The Guardian