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Kirk, in the past, had warned of what he said was the threat of violence from his critics – of which he had many, given his provocative style of conservativism.

The chance of him saying something offensive or provocative during the Emmy telecast is close to zero.

For the Beatles and the world, “Rubber Soul” marked a watershed moment — an unmistakable harbinger for innovative and even more provocative works of musical art.

But some people have said it feels provocative at a time when tensions are running high across England over the issue of immigration.

Late on Thursday, the defence department accused two Venezuelan military aircraft of flying near a US vessel in a "highly provocative move designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations".