Saturday, 25 June 2016

Hot: Petition for Second Brexit Referendum Draws 2 Million Signatures

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Petition for Second Brexit Referendum Draws 2 Million Signatures


It has more signatures than any petition on the website

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Friday, 24 June 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for June 25, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for June 25, 2016 is Hitler Diaries.
The forged diaries of Adolf Hitler are a series of sixty volumes of journals created by Konrad Kujau (pictured) between 1981 and 1983. They were purchased in 1983 for 9.3 million Deutsche Marks (US$3.7 million) by the West German news magazine Stern through one of their journalists, Gerd Heidemann. Stern sold serialisation rights to several news organisations, including The Sunday Times. In April 1983, at a press conference to announce the forthcoming publication, several historians—including two who had previously authenticated the diaries—raised questions over their validity, and subsequent forensic examination quickly confirmed they were forgeries. As Stern's scoop began to unravel, it became clear that Heidemann, who had an obsession with the Nazis, had stolen a significant proportion of the money provided. Kujau and Heidemann both spent time in prison for their parts in the fraud, and several newspaper editors lost their jobs. The scandal has been adapted for the screen twice: as Selling Hitler (1991) for the British ITV channel, and the following year as Schtonk!, a German film.

Hot: The U.K. Is Googling What the E.U. Is Hours After It Voted to Leave

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The U.K. Is Googling What the E.U. Is Hours After It Voted to Leave


"Are we in or out of the EU?"

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Hot: These Brexit Voters Think They Have Made a Horrible Mistake

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These Brexit Voters Think They Have Made a Horrible Mistake


"I didn’t think my vote was going to matter too much"

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Hot: The 6 Biggest Consequences of the U.K.’s Brexit Vote, So Far

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The 6 Biggest Consequences of the U.K.’s Brexit Vote, So Far


The referendum is already sending tremors around the British Isles and Europe

Published on June 24, 2016 at 11:46AM

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