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New Orleans Bourbon Street sweep officially ends Mardi Gras

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New Orleans Bourbon Street sweep officially ends Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras has officially come to an end. The clock has struck midnight, which means that the New Orleans Police Department and the New Orleans mayor would ceremoniously end the revelry of Carnival Season. Mayor LaToya Cantrell was joined by NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and Louisiana State Police on Bourbon Street, where a news conference … Read more

Militant farmers are poised to descend on Italian capital after German workers blocked Frankfurt airport as anti-Brussels protests sweep across the EU

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Militant farmers are poised to descend on Italian capital after German workers blocked Frankfurt airport as anti-Brussels protests sweep across the EU

Movement started in France last month and spread to other European countries  Militant farmers are poised to descend on Rome with their tractors today after German workers blocked Frankfurt airport as part of the anti-Brussels protests sweeping across the EU.  Farmers have expressed anger at what they say are excessively restrictive regulations on agriculture and … Read more