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Putin Says Russia's Hypersonic Weapons Outmatch Those Of Any Other Nation
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the aircraft carrying missiles have flown 89 patrol missions this year.Shoigu said the Avangard will enter service with the military next year. Putin said Russia would have to respond to the planned U.S. withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ... for breaking it.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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Late US President George HW Bush Secretly Sponsored 7-Year-Old Boy for a Decade in Philippines
Yahoo Daily News 19 Dec 2018
Washington, December 19. Former US President George H.W. Bush, who passed away in November, has sponsored a seven-year-old boy in the Philippines for 10 years under a pseudonym, a non-profit who connected them has revealed ... The organisation has shared some of Bush's letters with CNN. Also Read ... Bush, confirmed the letters' authenticity ... G ... Also Read ... ....
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Why Trump’s And Our Ethnocentric And Nationalistic Views Are So Dangerous
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingSomeone once said. “Your enemy is not the refugee. Your enemy are the politicians that make the refugees.” Consequently, this isn’t the only reason Donald Trump’s and our ethnocentric and nationalistic views are so dangerous ... is treating immigrants and refugees ... and Central America ... and Europe....
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
The Senate passed a major overhaul of the criminal justice system in an 87-12 vote on Tuesday, with a number of Republicans joining the Democratic caucus to approve the legislation, according to The Washington Post. The bill signals a dramatic shift for a number of GOP Senators who voted to help save money in the U.S ... Sen ... Kamala Harris (D-CA) said ... ....
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Conservative MPs threaten to quit the party if Theresa May pursues a no deal Brexit
Business Insider 19 Dec 2018
Nick Boles MP. Grantham Conservatives. LONDON — A handful of leading Conservative MPs have publicly vowed to quit the party if Theresa May's government tries to leave the European Union without a deal. More have told Business Insider that they privately plan to do the same ... He tweeted ... "You, me and other moderate One Nation Tories ... BBC ... Join here. ....
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US government shutdown: what is it, will it happen and who's to blame?
Yahoo Daily News 19 Dec 2018
Donald Trump and Congress face a deadline of Friday night to pass federal funding bills or see the government partially shut down, with the budget fight centered on Trump’s demand for $5bn to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border ... A partial shutdown will occur if spending bills are not passed by Congress and signed into law by midnight on Friday ... ....
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NASA’s 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary
The Himalayan 19 Dec 2018
Humans had never set eyes on the far side of the moon, or on our planet as a cosmic oasis, surrounded completely by the black void of space. A half-century later, only 24 US astronauts who flew to the moon have witnessed these wondrous sights in person. The Apollo 8 crew is still around. Borman and Lovell are 90, Anders is 85 ... A NASA director answered....
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South Africa issues arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe
This is Money 19 Dec 2018
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 19 (Reuters) - South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe over an alleged assault in an upmarket district of Johannesburg last year, a police spokesman said on Wednesday ... There was no immediate comment from Mrs Mugabe or from authorities in Harare ... ....
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Morocco Arrests Suspect After Two Scandinavian Tourists Stabbed To Death While Hiking
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Moroccan police arrested a man on Tuesday who is suspected in the killing of two female tourists from Norway and Denmark who were found with their throats slashed in the Atlas Mountains on Monday, according to Al Jazeera ... One tourist told Morocco World News the victims were camping near the Club Alpin Francais (CAF) refuge at the base of Toubkal ... ....
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Late Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir awarded UN Human Rights Prize for 2018
Gulf News 19 Dec 2018
United Nations. Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018. Her daughter Munizae Jahangir received the prestigious award on behalf of her mother. The award is given to individuals and organisations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights ... ....
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Official says US reviewing travel ban on North Korea
The Rock Hill Herald 19 Dec 2018photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferre
Russia, Turkey, Iran Agree On Composition Of Committee To Write New Syrian Constitution
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta
DeVos Plans To Rescind Guidance On Reducing Racial Discrimination In School Policies
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
President Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday a school safety commission was suggesting to rescind an Obama-era policy that aimed to reduce racial disparities in school discipline, according to National Public Radio ... Trump established the commission after the mass shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida ... ....
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Nikki Haley: Saudi crown prince must stop 'thuggish' behavior
Press TV 19 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / Maurizio Pesce
NYT: Facebook offered big tech firms more user data than previously revealed
CNN 19 Dec 2018
New York (CNN Business)Facebook offered more of its users' data to companies including Microsoft and Amazon than it has admitted, according to a new report by The New York Times ... Many of the partnerships ended years ago, but the details reported by the Times are striking ... Commentary. Big Tech is way too big ... Read More ... Commentary ... ....
