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Do We Dare Speak Of The Christian Right And Fascism In The Same Breath?
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On the afternoon of May 17, 2017, Jerry Falwell Jr. had just introduced President Donald Trump to the graduating class of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Falwell Jr., who serves as president of the Christian Right university, was appointed by his father Jerry Sr ... By 2019, it was 88 percent....
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Ukrainian prime minister resigns after recordings published
Artesia Daily Press 17 Jan 2020
Ukraine’s prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country’s president knows nothing about the economy. . In a Facebook post, Oleksiy Honcharuk said that he had given his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ... “It is not true,” the prime minister insisted ... ....
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Hezbollah supporters say revenge for Soleimani’s death has only just begun
The Independent 17 Jan 2020
Qassem Soleimani was often described as a “shadowy” figure; an elusive commander who criss-crossed the Middle East in secret on his mission to sustain a regional military alliance loyal to Iran. . But in the days after his killing by a US drone strike this month, his face was suddenly everywhere ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... 1/35 ... AP....
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Pregnant woman and six children tortured and killed by a religious cult in Panama, authorities say
CNN 17 Jan 2020
(CNN)A pregnant woman and six children -- including a 1-year-old baby and a 3-year-old -- were tortured, slaughtered and buried in a mass grave in Panama as part of a bizarre, ritualistic killing by a religious cult, authorities have said ... Read More ... One of those arrested was the grandfather of some of the murdered children ... ....
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Iran’s supreme leader brands Donald Trump a clown with ‘poisonous dagger’
Belfast Telegraph 17 Jan 2020
Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump is a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people, as he addressed Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Mr Trump will “push a poisonous dagger” into the nation’s back ... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2020 ... PA. ....
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Japanese woman forced to take pregnancy test by Hong Kong airline before boarding US-bound flight
Dawn 17 Jan 2020
A Hong Kong airline forced a Japanese woman to take a pregnancy test before allowing her on a flight to a Pacific island popular with mothers seeking United States citizenship for their babies ... The test result came up negative. "It was very humiliating and frustrating," Nishida told the Wall Street Journal ... ....
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US warship sails through Taiwan Strait on ‘routine mission’
Journal Online 17 Jan 2020
TAIPEI — A US warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, mainland and Taipei officials said Friday, the first such passage since the island resoundingly re-elected its independence-leaning president ... The waterway bristles with hardware on both sides and China views any sail-by as a breach of its sovereignty ... ....
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UK will rejoin EU as younger voters realise Brexit is mistake, says Verhofstadt
The Independent 17 Jan 2020
Britain will rejoin the EU in the “coming decades” because young voters will realise leaving the bloc was a mistake, according the European Parliament’s chief Brexit coordinator. ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Britain is taking a sabbatical”. ... Bizarre ... Show all 8 ... 1/8 ... ....
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11 US troops injured in Iran missile strikes on Iraqi bases: report
The Hill 17 Jan 2020
Eleven U.S. troops were injured in the Iranian missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops earlier this month launched in retaliation for the killing of a top general. Defense One reported Thursday that the U.S ... Myles Caggins, a spokesman for U.S. military command in Baghdad, told the news outlet.ADVERTISEMENT ... airstrike killed Gen ... U.S ... .......
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Trump impeachment: Giuliani associate Lev Parnas compares president to a cult leader
The Independent 17 Jan 2020
Donald Trump is like a cult leader and many Republicans are now too scared to go against him, according to an alleged former ally at the centre of the impeachment inquiry ... “It was like being in a cult ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... “People are scared. Am I scared? Yes ... Show all 26 ... ....
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Lebanon holds 100 after protests turn violent
The Jordan Times 17 Jan 2020
BEIRUT — Lebanon's security forces were holding at least 100 anti-government protesters Thursday, lawyers told AFP, after two nights of demonstrations that turned violent in Beirut ... "The total number of people arrested now tops 100, it's madness," said Nizar Saghieh, who heads the Legal Agenda non-government organisation ... Image. Section ... Right ....
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Russia says Iran shot down passenger plane after US jets sent to its borders
The Independent 17 Jan 2020
Iran shot down a commercial plane, killing all 176 crew and passengers, because it was spooked by “six F-35 US fighter jets” near its borders, Russia’s top diplomat told The Independent on Friday. ... “It was a human mistake. Everyone understands that.” Download the new Independent Premium app ... Iran plane crash ... Show all 25 ... 1/25 ... EPA ... ....
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Andrew Yang's wife says gynaecologist sexually assaulted her
BBC News 17 Jan 2020
Ms Yang has accused Hadden of assaulting her in his examination room when she was seven months pregnant with her first child. "I was dressed and ready to go," she told CNN. "Then, at the last minute, he kind of made up an excuse ... Ms Yang said she told her husband about the alleged assault after the birth of their child, Christopher ... Related Topics. ....
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China’s Birthrate Sank to Lowest Level on Record Last Year
Time Magazine 17 Jan 2020
China’s birthrate dropped to the lowest level since at least 1949 last year and the labor force continued to shrink, in the latest sign of slowing growth prospects for the world’s second-largest economy ... China’s working-age population — those aged 16 to 59 — declined by 890,000, the figures released Friday showed ... ....
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Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu: 20 tamers hurt in events
Deccan Chronicle 17 Jan 2020
Madurai. More than 20 bull tamers were injured during 'jallikattu' events on Thursday with the popular bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu being conducted at Palamedu here and Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli district as part of Pongal harvest festivities. A bull sustained a minor injury at Palamedu, officials said ... A total of 675 tamers participated....
