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11 killed, 15 injured in Boko Haram Attack on Maiduguri
This Day 16 Feb 2019
Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri. Eleven persons were killed and fifteen others injured in Saturday’s Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri, the Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Damian Chukwu, disclosed ... He said they shot sporadically and detonated IEDs strapped to their bodies ... ....
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Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
Hawaii Tribune-Herald 16 Feb 2019
AURORA, Ill. — A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police, authorities said ... — which makes valves for industrial purposes — in the city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago ... ....
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Trump’s emergency: the arbitrary action of an instinctive autocrat
Yahoo Daily News 16 Feb 2019
The phrase “national emergency” conjures up images of riots in the streets and burning cities, a disease pandemic killing millions, or an inter-planetary invasion by little green men from Mars. Donald Trump’s national emergency, over his thwarted plans to build a border wall with Mexico, is prompted by none of these horrors ... “It’s an invasion ... ....
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India's newly launched fast train hits cattle hurdle
Dawn 16 Feb 2019
India's first semi-high speed train broke down on Saturday after colliding with a cow on the tracks, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new passenger service ... “The train later experienced technical issues and was stranded on the way to Delhi,” Indian Railways spokeswoman Smita Vats Sharma told AFP ... Explore ... ....
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St Petersburg: University building partly collapses in Russian city
The Independent 16 Feb 2019
A university in St Petersburg has partially collapsed, according to Russian state news. Several walls have falled inside the building and emergency services fear that people are trapped under the debris ... Subscribe now. ....
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Vatican defrocks former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor
This is Money 16 Feb 2019
American Theodore McCarrick, 88, who resigned from the Vatican's College of Cardinals in July, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse ... McCarrick, 88, who resigned from the Vatican's College of Cardinals in July, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse ... He currently lives in Kansas. - Sex with adult seminarians - ... ....
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Islamic State’s ‘Caliphate’ on Brink of Defeat in Syria
The Algemeiner 16 Feb 2019
US-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat ... Iran on Saturday rejected accusations of antisemitism leveled against it by US Vice President Mike Pence, saying it respected Judaism... ....
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Amazon exec invites Ocasio-Cortez to tour facilities after criticism
The Hill 16 Feb 2019
An executive with Amazon on Friday invited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezDem lawmaker rips opposition to Amazon going into New York ... Dave Clark, Amazon's senior vice president of worldwide operations, extended the invitation while pushing back on claims about conditions at the company that Ocasio-Cortez had shared on Twitter....
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Military planes carrying 180 tons of aid for Venezuelans fly from Miami to Colombia
The State 16 Feb 2019
A shipment of humanitarian aid by the United States that flew out of Miami landed in this Colombian border city on Saturday as part of efforts in response to the humanitarian crisis in neighboring Venezuela ... and nearly to 60 other countries. Trump plans to address the Venezuelan crisis during a gathering in Miami on Monday. Sign Up and Save ... SHARE ... By ... ....
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Hundreds of thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan separatists' trial
RTE 16 Feb 2019
Around 200,000 people have marched through Barcelona against the high-profile trial of Catalan separatist leaders that started this week, which they dismiss as a farce ... Demonstrators waved blue, red and yellow Catalan separatist flags and carried banners reading "Freedom for political prisoners." ... "What's happening is really sad ... ....
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Nigeria's candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay
The Oklahoman 16 Feb 2019
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's top candidates on Saturday condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until Feb. 23, blaming each other but appealing to Africa's largest democracy for calm. The decision, announced a mere five hours before the polls were to open, is a costly one ... "We will overcome this ... ___ ... ___ ... ....
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No weekend visit to China for Chancellor after threat to deploy warship
Belfast Telegraph 16 Feb 2019
Philip Hammond will not visit China this weekend amid reports that Beijing pulled out of trade talks after Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson threatened to deploy a warship in the Pacific. The Chancellor was expected to meet Chinese vice premier Hu Chunhua, but Treasury sources said the trip was never confirmed ... But a Treasury spokeswoman said ... ....
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R.E.M. Trashes 'President Asshole' Donald Trump Over 'Everybody Hurts' Meme
Yahoo Music 16 Feb 2019
The members of former American rock band R.E.M. have made it crystal clear how they feel about President Donald Trump’s sharing of a meme mocking Democrats, which featured one of their most iconic songs. Trump shared the video, which was set to the group’s 1992 hit “Everybody Hurts,” on Friday ... pic.twitter.com/BliAo5YDqb— Donald J ... R.E.M ... Reblog ... ....
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Minister says he won’t support ‘irresponsible’ Brexit no-deal
Metro UK 16 Feb 2019
Crashing out of the European Union without a deal would have a ‘very adverse effect’ on the UK’s economy, a Cabinet minister has warned. David Gauke suggested he would back an extension to Article 50 if a deal between the UK and EU was not reached. He said he expected the Government to act ‘responsibly’ if the current deadlock prevailed ... But he said ... ....
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French Police Fire Tear Gas Amid More 'Yellow Vest' Violence
Voa News 16 Feb 2019
French police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who threw projectiles and set bins on fire in Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux on Saturday, as the 14th straight weekend of "yellow vest" protests took a violent turn in the afternoon ... The ministry's estimate in Paris was 4,000 protesters, compared with 5,000 last week. ....
