Bruno Guimaraes goes from despair to… What a transformation
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Bruno Guimaraes goes from despair to… What a transformation

Politics tamfitronics This has been some past week for Bruno Guimaraes.There is a saying that a week is a long time in politics.Well the Newcastle United star could well claim the same in football.After having worked so hard to become a regular in the Brazil team, Bruno Guimaraes finding that dream perhaps falling apart.Having started in nine of the ten sides picked by Dorival Junior after he got the job early this year, the midfielder looked set to be a regular for years to come.However, with Brazil struggling for results, mainly due to shortcomings in forward areas and a lack of goals, the manager announced last week that Bruno Guimaraes was one of a number of players dropped for the key World Cup group qualifier away to Chile. Dorival Junior knowing that this could be...
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Namibia: Are Politics and Profit Behind Plans to Cull Elephants?
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Namibia: Are Politics and Profit Behind Plans to Cull Elephants?

Politics tamfitronics The decisions made by the Namibian and Zimbabwean governments to slaughter hundreds of elephants amid a widespread drought will do very little to address the effects of human hunger or alleviate human-elephant conflict. So why are they really doing it? A real motive may be a thinly-veiled desire to make a profit… from selling ivory.Both governments claimed that the culling of elephants will provide the much-needed source of food for hungry citizens facing starvation from the worst drought in decades. They have also claimed that they have more than enough elephants (in Zimbabwe’s statement it’s "too many elephants”) and that the cull will alleviate ongoing human-elephant conflict situations.However, Namibia and Zimbabwe have been accused of conflating issues of elephant management, nutrition for drought-stricken villagers, and reducing human-wildlife...
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Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VP: From the Politics Desk
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Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VP: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the historical challenges Kamala Harris faces running for president as a sitting VP. Plus, we explore why Michelle Obama hasn't hit the campaign trail for Harris since the summer convention, and Hakeem Jeffries' vision for the Democrats winning back House control.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VPBy Steve KornackiKamala Harris is the third presidential nominee in the last half-century to run as a sitting vice president. And, as our latest NBC News poll underscores, the unpopularity of...
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