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Hong Kong police launch operation to flush out protestors after officer hit with arrow
TVNZ 17 Nov 2019
Police launched a late-night operation today to try to flush about 200 protestors out of a university campus on a day of clashes in which an officer was hit in the leg with an arrow and massive barrages of tear gas and water cannons were fired ... They used tear gas and water cannons on a resistant crowd wearing raincoats and carrying umbrellas ... Source....
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Media: Prince Andrew’s sex claims rebuttal a PR disaster
The Gleaner 18 Nov 2019
LONDON (AP). British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, branding his televised interview a complete public-relations disaster. In a rare... ....
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"Worse Than What Richard Nixon Did": Nancy Pelosi Hits Out At Trump
NDTV 18 Nov 2019
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is amplifying her unfavorable comparison of President Donald Trump to fellow Republican Richard Nixon, saying that disgraced president at least cared enough about the... ....
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At least 9 people were shot at a football watch party in Fresno
CNN 18 Nov 2019photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
Putin just offstage in impeachment drama
The Los Angeles Times 17 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON — . When the impeachment inquiry opened in September, it centered on a single question. Did President Trump block U.S. military aid to muscle Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and others, and risk national security to boost his reelection campaign?. The evidence is steadily mounting that he did. Now, the scandal is expanding ... ....
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Back-to-back blasts hit Afghan capital; at least 4 wounded
Yahoo Daily News 18 Nov 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Back-to-back explosions targeting a military training center in the Afghan capital wounded at least four Afghan national army soldiers early Monday, police and the interior spokesmen said ... Emergency workers and investigators were on the scene of what Rahimi called suicide attacks ... ....
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Kanye West talks about serving God during visit with Osteen
Indian Express 18 Nov 2019
Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on Sunday that his recent spiritual awakening has made him realize he’s no longer in the service to fame and money but “in service to God.”. Advertising. West spoke to a packed crowd of about 16,000 people at Lakewood Church’s 11 a.m ... Advertising ... Popular Photos ... More Explained ... ....
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How Iraq helped to flush out ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
CNN 17 Nov 2019
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)Iraq intelligence agents tracked ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for years before getting the break they say was critical to cornering him. That break was the arrest in May of one of al-Baghdadi's brothers-in-law, Mohammed Ali Sajet al-Zubaaei, who joined ISIS in 2015 and had become one of the leader's trusted guides ... Gen ... ....
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British government and army accused of covering up war crimes
The Observer 17 Nov 2019
The UK government and the British army have been accused of covering up the killing of children in Afghanistan and Iraq. Leaked documents allegedly contain evidence implicating troops in killing children and the torture of civilians ... No case investigated by IHAT or Operation Northmoor has led to a prosecution. An IHAT detective told Panorama ... ....
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U.S. condemns 'unjustified use of force' in Hong Kong: senior official
Reuters 18 Nov 2019
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Bitcoin adoption in these industries would boost 2020
Cryptopolitan 18 Nov 2019
Bitcoin adoption rate is increasing reportedly by a margin as high as 700 percent in the last five years despite legal swords hanging on the cryptocurrency sphere. Bitcoin has been around for a while now, and ever since it grabbed serious attention in the financial department, but a lot of industries are still hesitant to use it ... .......
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Prince Andrew Says He Doesn’t Regret His ‘Very Useful’ Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
Time Magazine 17 Nov 2019
Prince Andrew’s recent attempts to clarify his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein have backfired, sparking even more criticism about his lack of remorse about the wealthy financier’s actions. Epstein died August in an apparent suicide in a federal jail after being convicted on sex trafficking charges involving minors ... MORE....
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UK PM Johnson pledges to end Brexit uncertainty, says it has paralysed economy
Eye Witness News 18 Nov 2019
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Marshall Islands heads to polls in election closely watched by Washington
Yahoo Daily News 18 Nov 2019
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Voters in the Marshall Islands went to the polls on Monday in a general election that will determine who will lead the Pacific island country's negotiations with the United States on the renewal of a regional security pact ... administration ... In exchange for granting access to the U.S ... Talks at renewing it began in August when U.S ... ....
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2 jets collide after landing in Frankfurt, no one injured
The News Tribune 17 Nov 2019
Authorities say a collision between two passenger jets on the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport caused damage but left no one injured. The Korean Air Boeing and Air Namibia Airbus planes hit each other shortly after both landed at the airport on Saturday evening ... Authorities are working to determine the cause....
