On this day, 30 October 1944, the left-wing Greek People’s Liberation Army liberated Thessaloniki from Nazi occupation. At dawn, GPLA units stopped the Nazis from blowing up power plants and food factories, while others attacked retreating German units. By 2 PM liberation was complete and the partisans began parading through the streets. The population then gathered and elected representatives of self-government. The city remained under the control of the local community until February the following year when it was taken over by the right-wing Greek state. Over the course of the occupation, Thessaloniki lost 10% of its population, 96% of its Jewish population and 90% of its industry. https://ift.tt/2RpUTIq
Iowa Keeps Getting Messier: 5 Takeaways From The Caucuses’ Near-Tie
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At this point, it’s pretty much time to move on.
The New Hampshire primary is days away, and the results out of the Iowa Democratic caucuses are still in question.
The Associated Press, which NPR and lots of other news organizations rely on to call winners and losers, said it will not be calling the race at this point, despite all votes being in, because of irregularities in the vote count.
“[T]here is evidence the party has not accurately tabulated some of its results, including those released late Thursday that the party reported as complete,” the AP said Thursday night, as the final results rolled in.
The Iowa mess may continue, but as the political world’s focus shifts to New Hampshire, we can say this — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are in a virtual tie in Iowa; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren finished third, several points behind; and former Vice President Joe Biden was fourth, with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on his heels.
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