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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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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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At least 9 people were shot at a football watch party in Fresno
CNN 18 Nov 2019photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America
"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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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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China urges US to “stop flexing muscles” in South China Sea
Wtop 18 Nov 2019
BANGKOK (AP) — China on Monday urged the U.S. military to “stop flexing muscles” in the disputed South China Sea, a point of persistent friction in a relationship both sides said was generally improving. A spokesman for the Chinese ministry of defense, Col ... Wei Fenghe ... “We continue to make progress on any number of issues.” ... Source ....
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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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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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Chile’s Pinera condemns police brutality in crackdown on anti-govt. protesters
Press TV 18 Nov 2019
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera has condemned police forces for using “excessive force” and committing “crimes” while dealing with anti-government protesters in the last four weeks. “There was excessive use of force ... We will do what is best for the victims.” ... Chile to amend constitution in effort to end protests ... Chileans have changed ... ....
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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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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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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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Former Malaysian PM Najib’s third corruption trial opens
Yahoo Daily News 18 Nov 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak’s third corruption trial opened Monday, with prosecutors saying Najib had tampered with a government audit of the 1MDB state investment fund in a bid to avoid civil and criminal proceedings ... He described Low as Najib’s “mirror image or alter ego.” ... and several countries ... U.S ... ....
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U.S. condemns 'unjustified use of force' in Hong Kong: senior official
Reuters 18 Nov 2019
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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....
