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Trump: US 'destroyed' Iranian drone near USS Boxer
WPTV 18 Jul 2019
President Donald Trump says a US ship "destroyed" an Iranian drone on Thursday ... He called on other countries to condemn Iran's action and protect their own vessels ... ....
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UK Develops Warplane to Fly at Speed of 5,000km per Hour to Tackle ‘Adversaries’
Sputnik 18 Jul 2019photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite
Trump, Cohen, Hope Hicks Spoke Just Before Hush Payment To Stormy Daniels
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
Newly unsealed FBI documents revealed longtime personal lawyer to President Donald Trump Michael Cohen made hush payments to Stormy Daniels after calls between Trump, his aide Hope HIcks, and other executives during the 2016 election, according to The Daily Beast ... U.S ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Morocco Court Sentences Three To Death Over Murder Of Scandinavian Tourists
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
Three men were sentenced to death and another to life in prison over the murder of two Scandinavian women who were traveling in Morocco on Thursday, according to BBC News ... The young tourists' bodies were uncovered in a remote area of Morocco's High Atlas mountains in December after they were beheaded ... ... "I beheaded one of them......
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Outgoing British Prime Minister Throws Down Gauntlet To Successor Over Paternity Leave
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
Theresa May is throwing down the gauntlet to her successor, pushing for fathers to have more time with their newborns, The Guardian reports ... So it is clear that we need to do more ... “That’s not fair and it’s not right ... ....
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Police Arrest 21 Suspected Organized Crime Figures In Canada, Italy
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
“Criminal organizations recognize no borders.” – Fausto LamparelliOne of the men arrested Thursday was Angelo Figliomeni, alias “il brigante” or the “bandit,” who has been sought in Italy for almost a decade where he is appealing a 20-year jail sentence ... Carl Mattinen, who helped spearhead the investigation ... ....
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Iran seizes 'foreign vessel carrying smuggled fuel' in Persian Gulf – TV
Russia Today 18 Jul 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a “foreign vessel,” saying it was “smuggling” one million barrels of fuel, the Islamic Republic’s media reported. It comes amid Tehran’s quarrel with London over a seized tanker ... ....
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Jon Stewart Says Rand Paul's Block Of 9/11 Compensation Funding Bill Is 'An Abomination'
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
Former host of The Daily Show turned 9/11 first responder advocate blasted Sen.Rand Paul after he blocked a vote to permanently reauthorize the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund on Thursday, according to The Boston Globe ... "And therefore any new spending ... should be offset by cutting spending that's less valuable ... Sept ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Two New Zealand Penguins Break Into Sushi Shop To Create Nest
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
Police said two "waddling vagrants" were found at a Wellington sushi shop this week after an employee heard them cooing behind kitchen equipment, according to Deutsche Welle. The worker said he heard a "cooing, humming" sound and found the two hiding underneath the grill section of the sushi shop where it was warm ... "We received a call about 8.40 p.m....
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UN Says Saudi Arabia, UAE Are Not Paying Yemen Humanitarian Aid Pledges
WorldNews.com 18 Jul 2019
The United Nations said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were only paying a "modest proportion" of the hundreds of millions of dollars they promised five months ago to help the ongoing crisis in Yemen on Thursday, according to Reuters ... Security Council on Thursday ... Saudi U.N ... “This year we alone ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Ethiopia Delays Referendum On Creation Of New Independent Region
WorldNews.com 19 Jul 2019
Leaders of the Sidama ethnic group in southern Ethiopia had planned to unilaterally declare their own federal state as of Thursday, before they agreed to a new deadline for a referendum, Deutsche Well reports.The Sidama Liberation Movement accepted the new deadline proposed by Ethiopia’s Electoral Board in the interests of preserving peace ... Dr ... Dr ... ....
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Iran FM not giving up hope tensions with US can be resolved
The Oklahoman 18 Jul 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Iran and the United States were only "a few minutes away from a war" after Iran shot down an American spy drone last month, Iran's foreign minister said Thursday, but the diplomat said he remains hopeful that escalating tensions might somehow be resolved ... sanctions imposed on Iran ... "We will talk to the French, the Japanese, others ... ......
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Trump Says He Will Nominate Former Supreme Court Justice's Son For Labor Secretary
WorldNews.com 19 Jul 2019
President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening he would nominate the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for labor secretary, The Hill reports. "I am pleased to announce that it is my intention to nominate Gene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor," Trump said in two tweets ... Gore case over the Florida election recount....
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Government Accused Of 2-Year Cover-Up Over Cladding In Deadly London High-Rise Fire
WorldNews.com 19 Jul 2019
The British government has been accused of "a poor attempt at a cover-up" in an announcement about cladding tests following London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire, The Independent reports ... "Today's statement is a poor attempt at a cover-up, highlighting the one combination of cladding and insulation which passed a fire test ... WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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Costa Rica To Ban Polystyrene By 2021 Out Of Environmental Concerns
WorldNews.com 19 Jul 2019
Costa Rica has long recognized its unique biodiversity as being among the country’s strongest assets. The country covers just 0.03 percent of the Earth’s surface, but is home to about 4 percent of the species on the planet, according to its government ... She said ... ....
