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Former U.S. Envoy Proposes Banning Russian Ships From Western Ports
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Russian ships that sailed through the contested Sea of Azov should be banned from entering Western ports, a former U.S. ambassador said, speaking after Russia seized Ukrainian vessels, sparking fears of open conflict, Britain’s Express newspaper reported. The suggestion was made by John Herbst, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine ... On Nov....
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FBI Arrests 2 People Allegedly Plotting Separate Terror Attacks In Ohio
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Officials from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office of Northern Ohio told a news conference Monday two Toledo-area residents are under arrest for allegedly plotting separate terror attacks, The Huffington Post reported ... In a statement released by United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Justin E ... According to a U.S....
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Ethics Watchdog Sues FBI Over Leak To Giuliani
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Speaking to Fox News at the time, the former mayor New York City said. “Did I hear about it? You’re darn right I heard about it. And I can’t even repeat the language that I heard.”The FBI became involved when Giuliani also teased “a surprise or two” in the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election, The Hill reported....
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Maria Butina: Alleged Russian spy files to change plea in US federal court
The Independent 10 Dec 2018
Maria Butina’s lawyers and federal prosecutors have filed a request for a court hearing so that the accused Russian agent can change her plea, a joint filing shows. The court filings follow after it was revealed that Ms Butina and her attorneys had been actively negotiating a settlement for her case ... Join Indpendent Minds ... ....
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Twitter's CEO Slammed For 'Tone Deaf' Tweets About Myanmar
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
You think staying silent is going to make the outrage dissipate?!" – Twitter userAnother Twitter user said ... "Maybe you should have spent 10 days in some of the #rohingya villages and refugee camps, seeing the results of the lies and hate spread on your wonderful US-based "technology" platform. Really classy, @jack....
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Indian Opposition Could Get A Boost As Modi Looks Set To Lose State Votes
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won by a landslide in India’s last general election in 2014, Reuters reported Monday, and grabbed almost every parliamentary seat in the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh....
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Trump Anxiety Showing As He Searches For New Chief Of Staff
WorldNews.com 10 Dec 2018
US President Donald Trump wasted little time during his negotiations with Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Nick Ayers for a similar role replacing John Kelly on the president’s staff, CNN reports ... That problem was only inflamed by the departures of two White House aides in recent days ... ....
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Romanian Hospital Reports 39 Babies With Superbug Infection
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
Romanian authorities say the number of babies diagnosed with a drug-resistant superbug at a maternity hospital in the capital has risen to 39, Fox News reports.Raluca Alexandru, spokeswoman for Giulesti Maternity hospital, closed Nov. 30 due to the outbreak, on Monday said tests have confirmed the latest figure ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Israel Continues Manhunt For Terrorists Who Opened Fire At West Bank Bus Stop
WorldNews.com 10 Dec 2018
on Sunday, shots were fired from a passing car at the Ofra bus stop, which was full of people following a communal Hannukah event.In security camera video of the shooting, posted to social media, a white car is seen slowing down near the bus stop, after which bullets can be seen striking members of the crowd, who scramble for cover ... ....
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World's oldest bird lays another egg at 68
Deccan Chronicle 11 Dec 2018photo: AP / Gregory Bull
Number Of Migrants Seeking Asylum Doubles At U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings
WorldNews.com 10 Dec 2018
government has asked them to do. present themselves at a port of entry to make their asylum claim ... From 2000 to 2016, the United States granted asylum to an average of 26,651 foreigners a year, according to Department of Homeland Security data. In fiscal year 2018, which ended in September, 38,269 people requested asylum at U.S ... WN.com, Jim Berrie. ....
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Nearly 85 Percent Of UN Nations – Not US – Back Migration Deal
WorldNews.com 10 Dec 2018
"Unregulated migration bears a terrible human cost. a cost in lives lost on perilous journeys across deserts, oceans and rivers; and a cost in lives ruined at the hands of smugglers, unscrupulous employers and other predators," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres"More than 60,000 migrants have died on the move since the year 2000," he said....
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U.N. Envoy Says Yemen's Warring Parties 'Not Yet There' On Main Issues
WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2018
United Nations special envoy Martin Griffiths said on Monday Yemen’s warring parties had yet to agree on main sticking points in peace talks, including a ceasefire in Hodeidah and reopening Sanaa airport, but that consultations would continue, Reuters reports.The talks in Rimbo, Sweden, are set to last until Dec. 13 ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Trump's Attorney-General Pick Used Guantanamo Bay To House Haitian Refugees In 1990s
WorldNews.com 10 Dec 2018
Bush, and a military coup in Haiti had led to mass executions that targeted thousands of supporters of the overthrown leader. The bloodshed sent thousands of Haitians fleeing to Florida to seek asylum.But soon the United States Coast Guard began intercepting the boats at sea and conducting preliminary screenings of the refugees on board....
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Dolly Parton’s younger brother, songwriter Floyd Parton, dead at 61
Springfield News-Sun 11 Dec 2018
Dolly Parton’s younger brother and songwriting partner, Floyd Parton, has died at the age of 61 ... ....
