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Hillary’s white pantsuit says ‘empowerment’ but Tulsi’s says ‘fringe cult leader’: NYT pilloried for two-faced style commentary The New York Times has been accused of peddling ridiculous and shamelessly biased punditry, after the Gray Lady took aim at presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard’s white pantsuit but ended up red-faced. Style writer Vanessa Friedman argued that the Hawaii congresswoman’s wardrobe made her look like a “cult leader” full of “combative righteousness.” The terrifying white fabric has “connotations of the fringe, rather than the center” and even undermines “community building,” the Times’ writer expertly deduced. Unfortunately, her completely reasonable fashion analysis came under fire from fringe-loving social media users, who r...

Russia has nothing to do with perpetrators of brutal murder in Syria – Kremlin Russia has nothing to do with the perpetrators of a brutal murder in Syria two years ago, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday, commenting on a report on alleged Russian mercenaries in Syria, which includes a video of the incident. “They have published shocking photographs… I don’t know how justified are the conclusions that are being made, any attempts to identify these people,” RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying. “In any case, I can say that we do not have any information and we have nothing to do with these people.” The spokesman said that if Russian law enforcement agencies consider it necessary to conduct an investigation in connection with the video, they will do so...

Iraqi security forces reopen Umm Qasr port after protests – report Security forces on Friday dispersed by force protesters who had been blocking the entrance to Iraq’s main Gulf Umm Qasr port near Basra and reopened it, Reuters reported, citing port officials. Employees were able to enter the port, the entrance to which protesters had been blocking since Monday, the sources said, adding that operations had not resumed yet. Umm Qasr was previously blocked from October 29 to November 9 with a brief resumption of operations between November 7-9. The port receives imports of grain, vegetable oils and sugar shipments that feed a country largely dependent on imported food. Iraqi security forces reopen Umm Qasr port after protests – report Source: RT

China raises one of the world’s largest 3D-printed buildings (VIDEO) A two-story office building has been successfully 3D printed in Heyuan City in south China’s Guangdong Province. The 7.2-meter-high office, which covers 230 square meters, has been constructed with contour-crafting technology. It took the printer just 60 hours to finish it. //www.youtube.com/embed/KyqiA1qi1Jk Construction time was reduced from two months to around five days and cut costs by 40 percent. The building is intended to last for up to five decades. For more stories on economy & finance visit RT's business section China raises one of the world’s largest 3D-printed buildings (VIDEO) Source: RT...