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Hillary Clinton: Trump 'left unchecked' in midterms could do lasting damage
CNN 19 Sep 2018
Washington (CNN)Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that if there isn't a "very big rejection" of President Donald Trump's "authoritarian tendencies" in the midterm elections, she's worried about what an unchecked Trump could do to the government. Clinton told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" that she is worried about those tendencies ... Read More ... ....
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Canadian Marijuana Company Allowed To Legally Ship Medicinal Cannabis To U.S.
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
A Canadian marijuana company has been granted permission by the United States federal government to export medicinal cannabis to California for scientific research, Newsweek reports.The company, Tilray Inc., and Dr. Fatta Nahab, an associate professor of neurosciences at the University of California San Diego’s medical school, who is behind the research, believe it is the first time that the U.S ... But U.S ... due to current federal law....
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One Indian Sewer Cleaner Has Died Every Five Days Since The Beginning Of 2017
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Eleven Indians have died in September while cleaning sewers or septic tanks without proper safety gear according to new figures released by the Indian government which revealed the drastic toll of the dangerous work, according to The Guardian. At least one Indian worker performing manual scavenging has died every five days since the start of 2017, according to government statistics ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Hungary Vows To Never Become 'Country of Migrants' After United Nations Criticism
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Hungary's foreign minister lashed out at United Nations officials on Wednesday, accusing them of "spreading lies" after they recently criticized Hungary's anti-migration policies, according to The AFP. "It is obvious that the UN officials spreading these lies about Hungary are biased pro-migration officials," Peter Szijjarto told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva ... "I don't doubt that this might be the case ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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'Planet Vulcan' from Star Trek Discovered in Solar System 'Ideal' for Advanced Civilization
Newsweek 19 Sep 2018
Super-Earths are planets outside the Solar System—or exoplanets—which have a mass higher than the Earth’s but significantly below those of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune....
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Tribal Authoritarianism In The Age Of Trump And What It Means To Democracy
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Since fathers passed their Y chromosome on to their sons, there’s evidence entire tribes must have been exterminated over wide areas ... Many Republicans have moreover pledged allegiance to his tribal instincts and brand of authoritarianism to the point he’s become the GOP ... This would include the legacies of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, even Bill Clinton ... It’s the natural forces which inevitably govern the worth of individuals....
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak To Face Further Charges In 1MDB Scandal
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak will face further charges on Thursday related to the alleged theft of money from the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), according to Bloomberg. Malaysia's anti-corruption agency announced the future graft charges on Wednesday following earlier allegations of money laundering and corruption ... The DOJ also claimed $681 million of those funds went directly into Najib's bank account....
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Trump Continues To Attack Attorney General Sessions In New Interview
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
President Donald Trump increased his attacks on his Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday in a new interview with Hill.TV where he criticized the leader of the Department of Justice for his confirmation hearing and his recusal from the Russia investigation, according to The Washington Post ... “I don’t have an attorney general ... “He was the first senator that endorsed me. And he wanted to be attorney general, and I didn’t see it.”....
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Mexican Officials Uncover Trailer Filled With More Than 150 Homicide Victims
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
One woman in the town of Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico, described the smell as "horrible" after officials found a semi-trailer carrying more than 150 bodies in the western state of Jalisco, according to The Los Angeles Times ... "We have a lot of children in this neighborhood... it could make us all sick," resident José Luis Tovar said to BBC News ... The truck has reportedly moved across several suburbs of the Jalisco state capital....
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French court upholds Kate Middleton topless photos fine
Springfield News-Sun 19 Sep 2018
A French court of appeals has upheld a ruling that two directors of French celebrity magazine Closer should be fined a maximum 45,000 euros ($52,500) for breaching the privacy of Kate Middleton, when publishing topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing back in 2012 ... ....
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California couple deny mass drug rape allegations
BBC News 19 Sep 2018
A California couple accused of preying on two women, drugging and sexually assaulting them have denied the allegations, their lawyers say ... ....
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Jack Black calls Trump a 'piece of s**t' at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
The Independent 19 Sep 2018
President Trump vs the press ... President Trump vs the press ... Then President-elect Trump directed this insult to CNN's Jim Acosta while refusing him a question at a press conference on January 11 2017 ... Protesters gathered outside of the New York Times office after Trump's White House barred a number of publications from attending a press briefing on February 24 2017....
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World Bank reports slower progress on extreme poverty
The Guardian 19 Sep 2018
A population surge in sub-Saharan Africa and the war in Syria has undermined efforts to bring down the number of people living in extreme poverty across the world, according to a report by the World Bank. In its annual report, the Washington-based development agency said the proportion of people living in extreme poverty had fallen to a new low of 10% in 2015 — the latest number available — down from 11% in 2013 ... Read more ... .......
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2 inmates drown in police van swept away by Florence flooding
CNN 19 Sep 2018
(CNN)Two South Carolina inmates drowned in a prison transport van when floodwater from the aftermath of Hurricane Florence overtook the vehicle, according to the Horry County Sheriff's Office. Two deputies were able to escape the vehicle, a news release said. Harrowing police scanner audio provides details into the efforts to save the women, who could be heard talking as rescuers scrambled to save them. "Tonight's incident is a tragedy....
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Climate change is making storms like Hurricane Florence worse
CNN 19 Sep 2018
(CNN)Extreme weather events, whether they're deadly heat waves or destructive hurricanes, are often pointed to as harbingers of what is to come thanks to manmade climate change. Unfortunately, Hurricane Florence, just as with Hurricane Harvey last year, is an example of what climate change is doing to storms right now ... Hurricanes are slowing, which could be a big problem ... But some have destructive consequences ... Read More ... Around 11 a.m ... ....
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