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Breaking News English, March 2017
Ten traffic signals in an Australian city now have images of red and green people in dresses. The signals are part of a trial gender equality campaign. The Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson, said trial was to increase the number of images of women in public places. She said: "There are many small, but symbolically significant ways that women are excluded from public space." She wants the city's signals to have equal numbers of male and female figures.
There has been a mixed response to the signals. Critics call them unnecessary and a waste of taxpayers' money. The city mayor of Melbourne said: "I'm all for doing anything we can for gender equality, but…this sort of costly exercise is more likely to bring ridicule." Others said it was political correctness gone wrong. Social media users asked why the female image has a dress, when many women wear trousers. Others said the money should have helped people in need.

you assumin' I'm a human

Oh, deceptive brands, with your green words,
You pretend to be eco-friendly
You pretend to be bio and green and 100% natural
but what does that mean?
To make more money and profits
And pollute the land and air
Your glossy ads and catchy slogans,
Hide the truth of your environmental damage.
You claim to care for the planet,
But your actions show otherwise, it's evident.
You engage in greenwashing, it’s a fake claim,
To distract from your true, destructive practises
But we will not be fooled by your lies,
We see through your clever messages.
We demand honesty, and change,
No more cheating, no more lies
So let’s support those who truly care,
For the planet and all the children
Together, we can create a brighter, greener future,
Let’s ditch greenwashing and swap for sustainability

Fast fashion, a cruel beast
Preying on the weak, the poor, the least
Exploiting children, forced to toil
Their childhood lost, their future spoiled

Pollution spreads, the earth does suffer
As factories pump out toxic sludge and muffler
Chemicals and dyes that poison the land
Leaving a trail of destruction, not a single strand

But we can make a change, a better way
By choosing clothes that don't betray
The people and the planet we hold dear
By supporting brands that are sincere

Let's raise our voices, make a stand
Against fast fashion, child labour, and pollution in hand
For a future bright, for a world that's fair
Where fashion is kind and the earth is spared

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-In 30 minutes sharp!
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- Hey Grace! How are you ?
- Hey, what's up?
- Look! I'd like to go to the theatre. Would you like to join?
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- Oh, me too!!!!! The landscapes and the colors are so amazing !
- Yeah, that's right! So...are you available ? The film starts at 3:30, in 30 minutes!!! What are you doing at the moment, Grace ?
- right now I'm doing my homework but I can continue later, no problem!
- Fantastic!
- Okay, I'll be ready!
-Okay, see you then !

Dear Mr.Karam,

The customer wants to return the ex-display TV as it's not functioning
properly due to patch/spot marks when the TV is turned on.

By the way,
This case was registered on 10/12/2022.
He bought it on 20/11/2022 and received it on 06/12/2022.

I have attached the functionality report to this email.
Please let me know if you give me your approval for the return to go ahead.

Kind Regards,
Van Yousif

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The Secretary of Energy on Friday nullified a 1954 decision to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a top government scientist who led the making of the atomic bomb in World War II but fell under suspicion of being a Soviet spy at the height of the McCarthy era.

In a statement, the Energy Secretary, Jennifer M. Granholm, said the decision of her predecessor agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, to bar Oppenheimer’s clearance was the result of a “flawed process” that violated its own regulations.

As time has passed, she added, “more evidence has come to light of the bias and unfairness of the process that Dr. Oppenheimer was subjected to while the evidence of his loyalty and love of country have only been further affirmed.”

Historians, who have long lobbied for the reversal of the clearance revocation, praised the vacating order as a milestone.