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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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Russia, Turkey, Iran Agree On Composition Of Committee To Write New Syrian Constitution
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018photo: AP / Paul Schemm
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 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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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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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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Nikki Haley: Saudi crown prince must stop 'thuggish' behavior
Press TV 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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Trump wishes Michael Flynn 'good luck' before sentencing for lying to FBI
Sify 19 Dec 2018
New York. Donald Trump has wished Michael Flynn, his first national security secretary, good luck just hours before Flynn is due to be sentenced for lying to federal investigators about his conversations with a Russian ambassador. Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn, Trump tweeted ... There was no Collusion! ... ....
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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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Crypto Could Represent New Asset Class in Next Decade, Says BitMEX CEO
The Coin Telegraph 19 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Shutdown threat recedes as Donald Trump softens stance on wall
Indian Express 19 Dec 2018
President Donald Trump appeared Tuesday to back off his demand for $5 billion to build a border wall, signalling for the first time that he might be open to a deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown. Advertising ... It was a turnaround after days of an impasse ... The chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Sen ... Advertising ... 02.00. Science Take ....
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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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Flynn's Lawyer Asks To Delay Sentencing After Harsh Remarks From Federal Judge
WorldNews.com 18 Dec 2018
The sentencing hearing for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn was postponed on Tuesday after a contentious hearing where a federal judge told Flynn "arguably you sold your country out," according to Politico ... The shocking shift came after U.S ... ... “Arguably that undermines everything that flag over here stands for ... ....
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Penny Marshall, Film Director And 'Laverne & Shirley' Star, Dies At 75
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Actress Penny Marshall, who found fame in TV's "Laverne & Shirley" before going on to direct such beloved films as "Big" and "A League of Their Own," has died, CNN reported ... She had a daughter, Tracy, from her first marriage. Her second marriage was to actor and director Rob Reiner, who grew up across the street from her in New York City....
