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Venezuelan women flock to Colombia border town to sell hair

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Dec 2016

Women from crisis-hit Venezuela are crossing the border in droves and selling their hair in a Colombian border town in order to afford scarce basic necessities such as food, diapers or medicines.

The trend, which has taken off in recent weeks, is another sign of the oil-rich country’s deepening crisis amid shortages and spiraling inflation that have millions skipping meals and forgoing costly medical treatment.

Read the Full Article: Source – Reuters
Time For Truth: (Reuters) – Venezuelan women flock to Colombia border town to sell hair

Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens

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Nov 2016

Despite the best efforts of Mark Zuckerberg to downplay Facebook’s role in the election of Donald Trump, the scrutiny of how fake news is spread on the platform has intensified.

Buzzfeed News is reporting that “more than dozens” of Facebook employees have created an unofficial task force dedicated to addressing the issue.

Read the Full Article: Source – BBC News
Time For Truth: (BBC News) – Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens

The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners

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Nov 2016

While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem.

It is actually short of people to lock up. In the past few years 19 prisons have closed down and more are slated for closure next year. How has this happened – and why do some people think it’s a problem?

Read the Full Article: Source – BBC News
Time For Truth: (BBC News) – The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners

Sessions: ‘Critical alert,’ 817,740 illegals crossed last year

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Nov 2016

In a bid to put the issue of illegal immigration back into the presidential debate, outspoken critic Sen. Jeff Sessions on Monday issued a “Critical Alert” warning of a potentially historic surge of over the border.

“We are simply overwhelmed,” his statement said. In it he estimated the Fiscal Year 2016 illegal crossings at 817,740.

Read the Full Article: Source – Washington Examiner
Time For Truth: (Washington Examiner) – Sessions: 'Critical alert,' 817,740 illegals crossed last year