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Israel blamed for 15 killed after Russian plane shot down off Syria
Independent online (SA) 18 Sep 2018
Moscow - A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was brought down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian defence ministry said Tuesday. It blamed Israel for the crash, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria ... Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement ... A recovery operation in the Mediterranean Sea is underway, Konashenkov said....
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China Retaliates Against Trump With Tariffs Targeting $60 BIllion Of US Goods
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
Shortly after President Donald Trump announced the United States would put tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing responded with its own tariffs on $60 billion worth of products from the United States on Tuesday, according to National Public Radio. Chinese state television first reported Xi Jinping's government decided to impose tariffs ranging from 5 to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of U.S ... Trump previously said the U.S ... ....
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Champion golfer found murdered on course, suspect charged
ABC7 18 Sep 2018
Police charged a man with murder just hours after promising young golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead on a golf course in Iowa. Collin Daniel Richards, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in the Iowa State University golfer's death Monday night after police found her body at Coldwater Links golf course in Ames, Iowa. Barquin Arozamena, 22, a native of Spain, was recently named Iowa State's female athlete of the year ... ....
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Stormy Daniels's new book includes graphic details about Trump, and the internet is horrified
Yahoo Daily News 18 Sep 2018
According to the Guardian, Daniels says she slept with Trump after a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Calif., where he was wearing a red baseball cap reminiscent of the MAGA headgear he’d later make famous ... “It may have been the least impressive sex I’d ever had, but clearly, he didn’t share that opinion,” she adds ... *opens twitter*. "Donald Trump's penis is shaped like a mushroom from Mario kart". *closes twitter* ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 2 ... ....
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Container ship crosses Arctic route for first time in history due to melting sea ice
The Independent 18 Sep 2018
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US Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic, But Will It Work?
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
The Senate overwhelmingly voted to pass a comprehensive bipartisan opioid legislation late Monday in a 99-1 vote, according to CBS News. The legislation includes provisions to curb illegal drugs from entering the United States, creating comprehensive recovery centers, and increased research for treating children who are exposed to opioid abuse from birth. Sen ... Sen ... “It’s not one and done ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Florence Death Toll Grows To 32 As Flood Waters Rise Across The Carolinas
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
The death toll from Hurricane Florence rose across the East coast to at least 32 after 25 were reported dead as a result of the storm in North Carolina, another 6 in South Carolina, and 1 in Virginia by Monday evening as the flood waters continued to rise in some areas, according to National Public Radio ... ET from the National Hurricane Center ... North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper cautioned residents on Monday. "Don't drive around barricades....
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Donald Trump's reliance on Chinese restraint is risky
The Guardian 18 Sep 2018
China’s response to Donald Trump’s escalating trade war has been relatively restrained so far. But Tuesday’s latest $200bn (£152bn) increase in US tariffs, with the threat of more to come, may provoke tougher, asymmetrical retaliation as Xi Jinping, China’s president, comes under pressure to stand up to perceived American bullying ... Trump hits China with $200bn of new tariffs as trade war escalates. Read more ... His patience could snap ... .......
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Why do billionaires want to own the news?
BBC News 18 Sep 2018
What does a person who already has everything want. another sports car, a bigger yacht, or maybe a champion sports team? ... ....
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China says U.S. unilateralism, protectionism will hurt global economy
CNBC 18 Sep 2018
China's commerce minister told representatives of foreign firms on Monday that the Washington's unilateralism and protectionism will impact both U.S. and China's interests and hurt the global economy ... ....
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Senate Passes Short-Term Spending Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Tuesday which would keep the government open through early December, according to The Washington Post. The legislation was attached to a large budget package which contains full-year funding for 2019 for the Pentagon and the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education departments, which account for more than 60 percent of all discretionary spending ... Trump tweeted over the weekend....
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Israel blames Syria for Russian aircrew deaths but 'expresses sorrow'
BBC News 18 Sep 2018
In a rare statement detailing its operations over Syria, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. "Israel expresses sorrow for the deaths of the aircrew members of the Russian plane that was downed due to Syrian anti-aircraft fire. "Israel holds the Assad regime, whose military shot down the Russian plane, fully responsible for this incident." ... The Israeli military said ... Russia also summoned the Israeli ambassador to its foreign ministry ... ....
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At Least 100 Killed In Floods Across Nigeria
WorldNews.com 18 Sep 2018
Nigeria declared a "national disaster" after severe floods left at least 100 people dead across several states around the country and 30,000 are now displaced on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Officials said after weeks of heavy rainfall in central and southern states, two major rivers have burst their banks, sweeping away many homes, according to the country's emergency response agency, the National Emergency Management Agency ... ....
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Kavanaugh decision moment: A horrendous act or a monstrous lie
CNN 18 Sep 2018
(CNN)The Brett Kavanaugh hearings feel like a decision moment in American life when everyone has to choose where they stand. The problem is wherever that position is, it is permeated with doubt. The Supreme Court nomination of Kavanaugh had been pretty much going as planned until news broke that he is accused by Christine Blasey Ford of sexual assault. They will both testify on the matter before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday....
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The African youth boom: what's worrying Bill Gates
The Guardian 18 Sep 2018
What worries Bill Gates most? The booming population of Africa looms over his foundation’s latest global survey. By the end of this century there will be 4 billion more people on Earth – and 3 billion of these extra souls will be born in Africa. The challenge, he says, is that “Africa must almost quadruple its agricultural productivity to feed itself. That’s very daunting.” ... He has now been overtaken by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ... Yet it is so....
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