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As Republicans Blast Omar for Her 9/11 Remarks, More Dangerous Threats Loom
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It appears Republicans are relentless in their attempts to weaponize 9/11 ... Censoring Freedoms. In the meantime, noticeably absent from the saturated coverage of this event back then and the Republicans' condemnation of Omar's more recent comments is any discussion of a motive for the attacks....
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'Multiple' people shot at on streets of Washington, DC: US media
Zeenews 20 Sep 2019
Gunfire erupted on the streets of Washington, DC, on Thursday night and at least several people were shot, local media reported ... ....
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Brazil dam disaster firms to face criminal charges
BBC News 20 Sep 2019
Tüv Süd inspected the dam in the months before the collapse ... Documents and internal emails seized by investigators show that Tüv Süd employees knew for around a year that there was liquefaction at the dam ... ....
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Nigeria army accuses international aid agency of feeding Boko Haram terrorists
CNN 20 Sep 2019
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)An international aid agency has been shut down in Nigeria after army bosses accused it of "aiding and abetting" terrorists in the country's war-torn northeast region. Military spokesman Ado Isa said Action Against Hunger gave food and drugs to Boko Haram fighters, despite several warnings from the army not to do so ... Read More ... ....
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Amnesty International Says Hong Kong Police Using ‘Reckless and Indiscriminate Tactics’
Time Magazine 20 Sep 2019
Amnesty International on Friday accused Hong Kong police of employing “reckless and indiscriminate tactics” against protesters in what amounts to an alarming pattern of abuse, and called for an independent investigation ... Protesters spoke of similarly heavy-handed tactics at the time of arrest....
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Trump announces sanctions on Iran's national bank ahead of military options meeting
ABC7 20 Sep 2019
President Donald Trump announced "the highest level of sanctions" on Iran's national bank on Friday, following an attack on Saudi oil facilities last weekend. The decision comes as the president will convene a meeting of his senior advisers Friday afternoon to consider options to retaliate against Iran for the strike, according to three U.S ... The U.S....
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John Bolton Was a 'Troublemaker' and Trump Was 'Wise' to Remove Him, North Korean Nuclear Negotiator Says
Newsweek 20 Sep 2019
North Korea's head nuclear negotiator has praised President Donald Trump for dismissing National Security Adviser John Bolton, suggesting that without his hawkish influence the two nations will have a better chance of reaching an agreement on denuclearization ... Bolton's hawkish outlook won him few friends among America's rivals ... Only time will tell."....
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China Says It "Highly Appreciates" Kiribati Cutting Ties With Taiwan
NDTV 20 Sep 2019photo: Creative Commons / Chatham House
Iran says its foreign minister will be attending the UN meeting in New York amid ...
CNBC 20 Sep 2019
The semi-official ISNA news agency says Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel on Friday. As host country of the U.N., the U.S. is required to issue the visas ... ....
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Marko Feingold, Austria's oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 106
The Local 20 Sep 2019
The oldest Austrian Holocaust survivor, who lived through four concentration camps, has died at the age of 106, Vienna's Jewish Community organization (IKG) said Friday ... ....
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Imelda leaves 2 dead in Texas, others stranded and trapped
The Los Angeles Times 20 Sep 2019
CHINA, Texas — . Emergency crews continued to pull motorists and others from high water Friday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda soaked the Houston area, leaving at least two people dead and prompting hundreds of rescues for people trapped during a relentless downpour that drew comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago ... ....
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Bill de Blasio drops out of 2020 race after languishing for months behind Democratic rivals
The Times of India 20 Sep 2019photo: Public Domain
SLS: Nasa's giant 'Moon rocket' takes shape
BBC News 20 Sep 2019
Can America get back to the lunar surface by 2024? Read the article. Julie Bassler, Nasa's SLS stages manager, said. "Now, to complete the stage, Nasa will add the four RS-25 engines and complete the final integrated avionics (electronics) and propulsion functional tests ... The first lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972 will occur on Artemis 3 ... ....
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Millions take to streets for global climate strike
AOL 20 Sep 2019
Millions of people are taking to the streets across the world in what could be the largest climate protest in history ... Protesters joining the climate strikes in Britain can expect a day of unseasonably warm weather as they call on businesses and politicians to cut emissions ... When asked if the Government is listening to the young protesters, he added....
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Where Have the Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
Truth Dig 20 Sep 2019
WASHINGTON — North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows. The new study focuses on the drop in sheer numbers of birds, not extinctions ... “One of the scary things about the results is that it is happening right under our eyes ... ___ ... ....
