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Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
Hawaii Tribune-Herald 16 Feb 2019
AURORA, Ill. — A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police, authorities said ... — which makes valves for industrial purposes — in the city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago ... ....
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Vatican defrocks former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor
This is Money 16 Feb 2019
American Theodore McCarrick, 88, who resigned from the Vatican's College of Cardinals in July, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse ... McCarrick, 88, who resigned from the Vatican's College of Cardinals in July, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse ... He currently lives in Kansas. - Sex with adult seminarians - ... ....
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Donald Trump's border wall 'emergency' faces first legal challenge
Hindustan Times 16 Feb 2019
A nonprofit sued to block President Donald Trump from diverting funds from the federal budget to spend about $8 billion on his promised border wall, hours after he declared a national emergency. world Updated. Feb 16, 2019 11.48 IST. Bloomberg. Washington ... border with Mexico ... Congress is considering taking its own action against the president ... Also read ....
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US pullout from Syria risks boosting Russia, Iran influence: Merkel
This is Money 16 Feb 2019
Syrian soldiers advance in an area on the eastern outskirts of Douma on April 8, 2018. German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Saturday that Washington's plan to swiftly pull its soldiers out of Syria risks allowing Russia and Iran to boost their role in the region ... ....
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Saudi crown prince delays visit to Pakistan by a day
The Journal 16 Feb 2019
Pakistani officials say visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been delayed by a day ....
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WH Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Interviewed By Special Counsel
WorldNews.com 15 Feb 2019
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, according to CNN. "The President urged me, like he has everyone in the administration, to fully cooperate with the special counsel ... The White House did not immediately agree to an interview with Sanders, according to sources....
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Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
Federal News Radio 16 Feb 2019
ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard threatened to retaliate against neighboring Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates over a suicide car bombing this week that killed 27 members of the elite organization. Maj. Gen ... Wednesday’s attack was claimed by Baluch separatists ... Insight by VMware ... and U.S ... Advertisement....
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Alpine skiing - Swiss Holdener leading women's slalom
The Star 16 Feb 2019
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - Swiss Wendy Holdener was the halfway leader in the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday with favourite Mikaela Shiffrin in third spot ... ....
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Downfall actor Bruno Ganz dead aged 77 following colon cancer
Metro UK 16 Feb 2019
Bruno Ganz has passed away (Picture. Rex Features). Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in Downfall, has died at the age of 77. He passed away at his home in Zurich on Friday, his death confirmed by his agent Patricia Baumbauer ... However, seeing the beauty on earth he decided he wanted to be human himself ... Rex Features) ... Advertisement ... MORE ... ....
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Moscow Court Extends Arrest of US Investor Accused of Fraud
Voa News 16 Feb 2019
A Russian court has decided to prolong the detention of American investor Michael Calvey, founder of Baring Vostok Capital Partners, a Moscow-based private equity group. Late Friday the court moved to extend Calvey’s arrest for at least 72 hours and called for a second hearing Saturday ... He is a board member of the Washington-based Atlantic Council ... ....
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Kim Jong Un to arrive in Vietnam on February 25 ahead of Trump summit
The Times of India 16 Feb 2019
HANOI. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will arrive in Vietnam on February 25 ahead of a planned second summit with US President Donald Trump, three sources with direct knowledge of Kim's schedule told Reuters on Saturday. Trump and Kim are due to meet in Hanoi on February 27 and 28 following their historic first meeting last June in Singapore ... ....
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Angela Merkel rejects Donald Trump’s claims that German cars are a threat
Business Day 16 Feb 2019
Chancellor Angela Merkel took President Donald Trump to task before an audience of senior security officials in Munich, calling his administration’s suggestion that European autos are a threat to US national security a “shock.” ... “Look, we’re proud of our cars,” Merkel said Saturday. “We’re allowed to be ... Bloomberg ....
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Nigeria vote delayed on Election Day
Joy Online 16 Feb 2019
Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due to open on Saturday ... He said the difficult decision was needed to ensure a free and fair vote ... Why have elections been postponed? ... Yes ... ....
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Salvini reacts as lawmaker says Italy may soon exit EU
Gulf News 16 Feb 2019
Milan. Italy should leave the European Union unless there is a decisive shift towards populist parties in European Parliament elections in May, according to a prominent member of the far-right League party, part of the country’s two-party ruling coalition ... Responding to the comments, party leader Salvini said. “We have no intention to exit Europe ... ....
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Iran: Sabotage may be behind failed satellite launches
Wtop 16 Feb 2019
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says sabotage by the U.S. is a possible reason for Tehran’s failed attempts to launch two satellites in recent months ... sabotage campaign against Iranian satellite launches ... “It’s quite possible ... All rights reserved ... ....
