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If Dean Is Right about Trump and Watergate, America May Slip into a Death Spiral
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingIt’s well known a major test of America’s democratic institutions was the authoritarian behavior of President Richard Nixon. What’s not well known, however, is if this current test of America’s democratic institutions will be able to withstand the authoritarian behavior of President Donald Trump ... 141 ... 145....
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The Philippine ghost town that still hasn’t recovered from Islamic State’s deadly siege
The Independent 15 Jun 2019
Only a week had passed since Mohammad Ali Acampong finished renovating his house when bombs and bullets struck Marawi City. Pro-Islamic State militants were carving out their own “Wilayah”, or province, forcing nearly 100,000 people to flee. It became the Philippine military’s toughest and longest conflict since the Second World War ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Thieves In Mexico Have A New Target: Trucks Full Of Avocados
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Avocado farmers, packers, and exporters took out newspaper advertisements in the Mexican state of Michoacán on Friday to explain how up to four trucks full of the in-demand fruit are stolen every day, according to The Guardian ... “It’s impossible to continue taking these losses,” the advertisement explained ... coming from Michoacán ... Though since the U.S....
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Malaysian Politician Arrested After Confessing To Being In Sex Video With Minister
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
A politician who confessed to being in a sex video that implicated a Malaysian minister was arrested Friday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the South China Morning Post reported.Haziq Abdul Aziz, a member of the People’s Justice Party (PKR), was arrested at about 5.30 p.m. local time ... ....
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Bitcoin Futures Are More Significant Than We Think
LB News 15 Jun 2019
Earlier today, Live Bitcoin News put out an article saying that Litecoin has been this year’s top-performing cryptocurrency. With over 300 percent in gains since the start of 2019, Litecoin is indeed carving out a new name for itself in the crypto space, but that doesn’t mean we should take anything away from bitcoin, the granddaddy of them all ... ....
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Car bomb kills eight in Somali capital: emergency services
This is Money 15 Jun 2019
Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab have been fighting for more than a decade to topple the Somali government and continue to wage a guerrilla war against the authorities ... "We have confirmed eight people killed and 16 others wounded in the blast," the private Aamin Ambulance service said ... Police sealed off the road and ambulances rushed to the scene, he added ... ....
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Semenya denies she refused to run in Rabat, blames event organiser
Supersport 15 Jun 2019
The Federation made it impossible for her to participate," it read ... "They keep talking, I keep winning....
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Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire
Lima Ohio 15 Jun 2019
PARIS — The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire ... Some of the workers rebuilding the church were also invited ... ....
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Climate change: Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090
The Independent 14 Jun 2019
Permafrost hs begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more than 70 years early because of climate change, according to new research. A "series of anomalously warm summers” has dramatically accelerated melting rates at three sites despite average annual ground temperatures remaining low. Ponds and hillocks have formed as a result ... Subscribe now ... 1/20 ... EPA ... ....
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Singer Accused Of Keeping Sun Bear In Her Condo Says She "Thought It Was A Dog"
IFL Science 14 Jun 2019
The world of Malaysian reality TV stars is a wild one. Zarith Sofia Yasin, a 27-year-old singer from Malaysia, has been charged with allegedly keeping a sun bear in her apartment in Kuala Lumpur, as reported by The Jakarta Post ... Yasin claims she was hoping to give the bear, named Bruno, to a local zoo once it had regained its strength ... - ... [H/T ... ....
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Bolsanaro stabber absolved for reasons of mental illness
The Guardian 15 Jun 2019
Judge rules to convert Adélio Bispo de Oliveira’s detention to internment in state medical facility A man who stabbed the then Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the torso last year has been absolved after a judge ruled he was mentally ill ... The blade pierced the candidate’s intestine and put his life in danger ... .......
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Spending Time In Nature Helps Increase Physical, Mental Health: UK Report
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
A new study says spending two hours a week in nature helps boost one's overall health and well-being, according to CNN. Even if one is just enjoying the sunset or listening to the birds, the new study examined just how long one needs to spend time in their environment in order to produce a positive effect ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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General Strike Shuts Down Transportation In Brazil
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019photo: AP / Nelson Antoine
Copa America: Brazil break 69 year curse
BE Soccer 15 Jun 2019
Brazil played in white, an unlucky colour for them since the famous day they lost the 1950 World Cup final at the Maracana on 16th July. The 'Selecao' brought back that colour and beat Bolivia in the Copa America opener ... .......
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Pope Francis Declares 'Climate Emergency' And Urges Action On Greenhouse Gases
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
He said a “radical energy transition” would be needed to stay within that limit, and he urged young people and businesses to take a leading role.“Future generations stand to inherit a greatly spoiled world ... “The oil majors knew all about the risk from climate change many years before most of us first heard about it ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
