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The Supreme Court in Ireland rules Subway sandwiches too sugary to meet legal definition of ‘bread’

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Ireland’s highest court isn’t sweet on tax breaks for footlongs.

The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the starch used in Subway sandwiches is too sugary to meet the definition of “bread” — a legal distinction that would have saved the firm some dough.

In deciding whether to give the fast-food chain a tax break for serving a “staple” food item, the five-judge panel ruled that the bread’s sugar-to-flour content is roughly five times too high to qualify, according to the Irish Independent.

For a company to be taxed zero percent, under the Value-Added Tax Act of 1972, the weight of sugar and fat in a bread product must not be more than 2 percent of the total weight of flour in the dough.

No tax breaks for Subway unless they change their dough to save dough in Ireland.

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The near total destruction of the city of Dresden during World War II

On February 13, 1945 British aircraft launched an attack on the eastern German city of Dresden. In the days that followed, they and their US allies would drop nearly 4,000 tons of bombs on the city.

The resulting firestorm killed 25,000 people, ravaging the city center and sucked the oxygen from the air and suffocating people trying to escape the flames.

After the Dresden bombing bodies of the dead were burned in the street. The photo above shows the bodies of civilians piled up in a street in Dresden waiting to be burned where they lay.

The Dresden bombing has remained one of the most controversial aspects of World II as the city was not a contributor to the war as it had no factories or oil refineries that could have aided the Nazi war effort.

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Another report said in the four raids in 1945, 722 heavy bombers of the British Royal Air Force and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city. The incendiary bombs created so much fire that a firestorm developed. The resulting firestorm destroyed 40 square kilometers (15 square miles) of the city center. The more the city burned, the more oxygen was sucked in – and the greater the firestorm became. It is thought that the temperature peaked at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The surface of roads melted and fleeing people found that their feet were burned as they ran.

The Pepperdine Unicersity Waves of Flags 9/11 Memorial returns for 13th year

Pepperdine University’s striking 9/11 memorial installation, the Waves of Flags, is on display along Pacific Coast Highway once again this year, despite campus being closed to students due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. However, this year, the popular display will be closed to visitors, meaning members of the public may not park their cars and wander through the flags, a popular activity for many in the LA area to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Molotov cocktail thrown toward police sets Portland protester afire

On Saturday night, as members of Antifa rioted in a residential area in southeast Portland, someone in the crowd threw a Molotov cocktail, lighting a fire in the street and setting another protester on fire.

That protester ran across the street with his pants on fire, falling to the ground where other protesters attempted to put out the blaze, which was extinguished when police rushed to his aid and an officer put the fire out.

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China carries out secretive launch of ‘reusable experimental spacecraft’

China launched an experimental reusable spacecraft Friday following months of low-key preparations at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

A Long March 2F launch vehicle delivered the spacecraft into orbit following launch at an unspecified time.

Chinese state media Xinhua reported mission success just under three hours after the opening of the launch window at 1:23 a.m. Eastern. The ‘reusable experimental spacecraft’ is currently in orbit carrying out tests.

“After a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to the scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space,” the Xinhua report stated.

Full report here.

Two Russian Aircraft Make Dangerous Intercept of US B-52 Bomber

From a report at the link below:

Two Russian aircraft made an "unsafe, unprofessional" intercept of a US Air Force B-52 bomber over the Black Sea on Friday, according to a statement from US Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs.

The area is considered international waters and a region open to all nation's aircraft.

The Russia pilots crossed within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times and also caused turbulence to the B-52 restricting its ability to maneuver, according to the statement.

"Actions like these increase the potential for midair collisions, are unnecessary, and inconsistent with good airmanship and international flight rules," said Gen. Jeff Harrigian, US Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, in the statement.

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Kim Jong Un makes an appearance to evaluate typhoon damage

In the ongoing saga of the health of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un a report showing a photo of him inspecting typhoon damage can be found at the link below.

Is the man in the photo really Kim Jong Un or is he a body double?

Will gamblers be taking odds on whether Kim is alive, dead or indisposed?

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Here we go again with another report that North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is ill and in a coma

A new report from South Korea saying that Kim Jong Un has been in a coma for months and that his recent appearances were faked.

Chang Song-min, a former aide to late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, alleged that Kim has become seriously ill amid speculation about his limited public appearances this year.

In April, rumors circulated that the Hermit Kingdom honcho was in a vegetative state after a botched heart operation.

The former aide now claims Kim fell into a coma months ago and that his subsequent appearances were recorded previously, according to the UK’s Sun.

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“I assess him to be in a coma, but his life has not ended,” he told South Korean media, adding that the leader’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, was poised to help lead the country.

“A complete succession structure has not been formed, so Kim Yo Jong is being brought to the fore as the vacuum cannot be maintained for a prolonged period,” he said.

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Report: Hezbollah’s hoarded fertilizer blew up Beirut.They planned to use it against Israel in a'Nuclear' Style Attack

A massive explosion devastated Beirut, killing at least 100 and injuring thousands. Lebanese officials said the blast came from a 2750 ton stockpile of ammonium nitrate that was stored in the port.

Hezbollah, the Iran backed terrorist organization that has taken over Lebanon, has a history of stockpiling the chemical in different European locations.

Hezbollah kept three metric tons of ammonium nitrate, the explosive thought to be behind the mega blast in Beirut this week, in a storehouse in London, until MI5 and the London Metropolitan Police found it in 2015.

The Lebanese terrorist group also stored hundreds of kilograms of ammonium nitrate in southern Germany, which were uncovered earlier this year.

The Iran-backed terrorists kept the explosive in thousands of ice packs in four properties in northwest London, according to a report in The Telegraph last year. The ice pack deception tactic was used in Germany, as well.

Instead of killing Israelis with their stored up explosives they killed their own people.

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