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Model who said she had dirt on Russian oligarch walks free
Lexington Herald-Leader 22 Jan 2019
A Belarusian model and self-styled sex instructor who last year claimed to have evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been released from detention pending trial ... election ... ....
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Man’s tree-like growths have spread from his hands and feet to other body parts
Metro UK 22 Jan 2019
A father with a rare condition that makes him produce bark-like growths on his body has taken a turn for the worse. Doctors thought they’d got Abul Bajandar’s disease under control but he had a relapse last year and has now been re-admitted to hospital. The growths have returned and spread to other parts of his body ... AFP/Getty Images) ... AFP/Getty) ... MORE....
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NASA will attempt to knock an asteroid out of orbit for the first time in 2022
Business Insider 22 Jan 2019
If an asteroid were to head towards Earth, we would be quite defenceless as we have not successfully developed a method that could reduce the impact of — or entirely avert — a devastating collision. However, that may be about to change ... The asteroid in question, informally known as Didymoon, is a moon asteroid about 150 meters tall ... ....
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DACA, Gun Rights, And The Mueller Probe: Busy Day For United States Supreme Court
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
The Supreme Court did not take action on the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Tuesday, leaving the protections for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children for the next several months, according to CNN ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Accused Drug Lord, Wife Appear To Troll His Mistress With Matching Outfits At Trial
WorldNews.com 23 Jan 2019
She sported a tight-fitting red velvet jacket adorned with black and red decorations around the sleeve cuffs.Coincidence? There was no official word from Guzmán's legal team ... ....
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U.S. Reported Cancelling Trade Planning Meeting With China
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
The White House rejected a trade planning meeting with Chinese counterparts this week due to outstanding disagreements between the two sides over the enforcement of intellectual property rules, while a presidential adviser denied that any meeting had been scheduled in the first place, CNBC reports. Officials from the U.S ... Morgan ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Senate To Vote On Competing Bills To End Shutdown
WorldNews.com 23 Jan 2019
There will be movement to end the 32-day old partial government shutdown in the Senate in the coming days following an announcement by President Donald Trump over the weekend that would trade protections for DACA recipients – undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S ... ....
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Trump Wants To Move Forward With Plans For State Of The Union Despite Pelosi's Rejection
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
The White House is attempting to move forward with planning for a State of the Union speech to the United States Congress on Jan. 29 despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi telling President Donald Trump to delay the speech until after the government shutdown on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post ... Martin Luther King Jr ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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[UPDATE] Putin Says Any Deal With Japan Over Disputed Islands Will Require Public Support
WorldNews.com 23 Jan 2019
The Japanese leader also said an agreement was reached that the Japanese and Russian militaries would build closer ties. The Soviet Union took the four southernmost Kuril Islands during the final days of World War II....
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Lawyer: American Detained For Espionage In Moscow Handed Flash Drive
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
The lawyer representing Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine detained in Moscow on spying charges said he was given a flash drive containing a “state secret,” The Washington Post reported Tuesday....
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Ocasio-Cortez: Any system that allows billionaires to exist is “immoral”
Hot Air 22 Jan 2019
Does it depend on whose side the billionaires align? Actually no, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells the audience at this Martin Luther King Day forum yesterday evening. The billionaires themselves may not be immoral, the new Congresswoman from New York declares, but the system that allows them to exist has to be ... I don’t believe that.” … ... ....
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Proposed Speed Limits On Autobahn Have German Drivers Up In Arms
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
A leaked proposal to impose universal speed limits on the Autobahn is causing outrage among car-loving Germans, The Associated Press reports.The country's transport minister, Andreas Scheuer, has said the idea "goes against all common sense."...
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Rule Quickly On Census Citizenship Question
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to bypass its normal procedures and decide quickly whether a question on citizenship can be placed on the 2020 Census, The Washington Post reported.Last week, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman of New York ordered the administration to stop its plans to add the question to the survey....
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South Korea Will Launch Major Probe Of Sex Abuse In Sports After Speed Skating Scandal
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
South Korea's human rights watchdog announced on Tuesday it was opening a major investigation into sexual abuse in sports after the country was rocked by an Olympic speed skater accusing her former coach of long-term abuse, according to Reuters ... Shim first accused him of sexual abuse in December, but Cho denied the accusation through his lawyer....
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US Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin. To Revive Transgender Military Ban
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2019
The United States Supreme Court lifted two injunctions blocking President Donald Trump's ban on transgender service members in the military on Tuesday, voting 5-4 on the issue with the conservative majority winning, according to National Public Radio ... Military.” ... Lambda Legal counsel, Peter Renn, said in a statement ... -WN..com, Maureen Foody....
