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Trump Doubles Down On Racist Tweets About Congresswomen Not Being Racist
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
After Trump accused Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) of using "vile, hateful, and disgusting" language ignored by the Democrats ... Sad!" Trump tweeted ... President — you don’t have a racist bone in your body,” Ocasio-Cortez responded ... ... “I believe this is about ideology,” he said ... Rep....
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How Israeli-Designed Drones Became Russia’s Eyes in the Sky for Defending Bashar al-Assad
The Intercept 16 Jul 2019
After more than seven years of war, the skies over Syria are saturated with aircraft from multiple militaries and armed groups, each pursuing their own goals, including using the country as a weapons-testing ground ... As Russia has deployed drones in multiple theaters of war, its military has honed their use, Franke said ... Join Our Newsletter....
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France Says It Won't Back Down On Digital Tax Despite U.S. Threats Of Legal Action
WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2019photo: AP / Julio Cortez
U.S. House Votes To Condemn Trump's Tweets About Congresswomen As Racist
WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2019photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes
Prosecutors Demand Mexican Megachurch Leader Be Held Without Bail On Child Rape Charges
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
At the request of Californian attorney general Xavier Becerra, the judge doubled Garcia’s bail from $25 million (£20.1 million).Law enforcement officers testified about sexual images and videos discovered on Garcia’s electronic devices. One also testified that $5 million (£4 million) had been raised for Garcia’s defense ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Iran's Supreme Leader Promises To Retaliate Over UK's Seizure Of Oil Tanker In Gibraltar
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused British forces of "theft" and "piracy" after authorities seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar while vowing Iran would not "leave such evil deeds unanswered," according to The Independent ... Tensions in the region have been at a high all summer but especially between Iran and the U.K....
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Airline urges passengers not to take pictures on flights
The Independent 16 Jul 2019
Airline Garuda Indonesia is urging passengers not to take any pictures or videos onboard its flights. The Indonesian national carrier circulated an internal memo banning the practice on 14 July, writing. “It is not permissible to document activities on the plane, either in the form of photos or videos, by the cabin crew or passengers.” ... Subscribe now....
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British Schoolchildren Collapse After Unknowingly Inhaling Synthetic Marijuana Vape
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
The drugs have been sold under various names, including “THC vape juice,” “THC vape pens,” “THC oil,” “cannabis oil” or “cannabis vape juice.”However, tests conducted on samples used in two on the incidents confirmed the compound is the same chemical found in spice.None of the individuals involved suffered long-term health effects....
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Federal Judge Bars Roger Stone From Posting On Social Media After Breaking Gag Order
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
A federal judge said Roger Stone is no longer allowed to use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any form of social media after he violated her previous gag order on Tuesday, according to BuzzFeed News ... District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Stone he was no longer allowed to use ......
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Hackers Breach Bulgaria's Tax Agency, Leak Data From Five Million People In Unprecedented Attack
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
Bulgaria's government apologized on Tuesday while admitting hackers breached a database to steal millions of taxpayers' financial data which one research said could have compromised every adult citizen's personal records, according to The Next Web ... ... The email also included a quote from Wikileaks' Julian Assange ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Ursula Von Der Leyen Will Lead European Commission As New President
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
Germany's Ursula von der Leyen was elected by just nine votes as the European Union's top job on Tuesday after promising to address climate change and address gender inequality while uniting the bloc, according to Politico Europe ... There is a lot of work ahead of us ... We want our fair share,” she adds to applause from the MEPs ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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US military chiefs ordered to reveal if Pentagon used diseased insects as biological weapon
The Independent 16 Jul 2019
The New Jersey politician said the inspector general’s office should “conduct a review of whether the Department of Defence experimented with ticks and other insects regarding use as a biological weapon between the years of 1950 and 1975.” Shape Created with Sketch ... Police officers use pepper spray against protesters in Hong Kong....
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![Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).[1] The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2)[2] and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.[3] It is managed by the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. The memorial attracts approximately two million people annually.](http://ecdn5.wn.com/ph/img/21/0e/8cdb861bd17ba4d92c1dd483466a-medium.jpg "Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).[1] The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2)[2] and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.[3] It is managed by the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. The memorial attracts approximately two million people annually.")
The Case for a New Third Party in America
Dissident Voice 16 Jul 2019
In the late 1850s, the United States experienced a political realignment when the Whig Party disbanded and many of its members including Abraham Lincoln joined the nascent Republican Party because of the betrayal of the Whig leadership over the issue of slavery and its extension ... The reason for these figures are not hard to discern ... According to St ... ....
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Machetes and mayhem: DoJ unveils MS-13 racketeering and murder indictment
Hot Air 16 Jul 2019
But the indictment also details how those charged also used horrific violence to control members, protect territory and intimidate rivals ... That’s what makes this story useful to the White House ... useful to his core policy goals as well, and a handy way to change the subject....
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Congressman Set To File Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump
WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2019
Rep ... The House voted late Tuesday to approve a resolution to formally condemn Trump for tweets in which he told four nonwhite, progressive freshman congresswomen — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — to "go back" to their countries ... This will be a defining vote....
