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Trump's Policies Push Russia And China Into Uneasy Embrace
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
Donning a blue apron, Russian President Vladimir Putin poured batter into a pan and tossed it. He was cooking with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and the pair were making a traditional Russian pancake called a blini, NBC News reported.The culinary showmanship reflected a larger trend ... The move marked an escalation in ongoing Beijing-Washington ... ....
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Report Says Meth, Cocaine, and Opioid Crisis All Fueled Increase In Drug Overdose Deaths
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018
Researchers said the recent increase in opioid overdose deaths was part of a 40-year trend that is still rising, warning current efforts against addiction are insufficient, according to NBC News ... The team said the trend began far before synthetic opioids were commonly available and could have little to do with prescribing habits from doctors or advertisements from pharmaceutical companies ... “There’s a paradox here ... Burke said if the U.S....
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When William Becomes King, Here’s How Life Will Change For Harry And Meghan
Inquisitr 20 Sep 2018
Meghan Markle’s life has already gone in many unexpected directions ... It’s a lot to take in. But there could be more changes soon ... ....
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I asked Israel's last pro-Palestinian journalist to show me something shocking – and this is what I saw
The Independent 20 Sep 2018
Show me something that will shock me, I told Amira Hass. So Israel’s only journalist in the Palestinian West Bank – or Palestine, if you still believe in so unorthodox a word – took me down a road outside Ramallah that I remember as a highway which led to Jerusalem. But now, just over a hill, it deteriorates into a half tarmac road, a set of closed, rusting shop doors, and garbage ... Or The Wall ... Trust Amira to start the ball rolling ... 1/15....
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Dozens Drowned After Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania, Hundreds Still Missing
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
At least 44 were declared dead but dozens more remain missing after a passenger ferry capsized in Lake Victoria near Tanzania on Thursday, according to CBC News. Officials said the death toll could be more than 200. Ukerewe District Commissioner Colonel Lucas Magembe told Reuters that the rescue mission to find survivors from the disaster had been halted until dawn on Friday ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Sources Say Cohen Has Met With Mueller Team Several Times
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018 Editphoto: AP / Jose Luis Magana
Mass Shooting At Maryland Distribution Center Leaves Three Dead, Several Wounded
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
A female attacker opened fire killing three people and wounding two more on Thursday at a drugstore distribution center just north of Baltimore, Maryland, according to CNN. One law enforcement official who was briefed on the incident provided the casualty toll to CNN, while two law enforcement sources briefed on the matter confirmed the shooter was a woman who opened fire at the distribution center ... "No, it's right outside....
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China Brings Hong Kong Even Closer With New Bullet Train, More Infrastructure Projects
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018
China was also collaborating with Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, to have people replace their travel documents using a mobile phone WeChat app to easily cross the border ... The Greater Bay Area is home to nearly 68 million people who have a combined GDP of $1.5 trillion, nearly the size of South Korea, and plans to increase access to finance, tourism, logistics, tech, and manufacturing opportunities ... "That’s the worrying thing....
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Irish Leader Urges UK To Try Harder To Prevent No-Deal Brexit
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
“Time is running short. There's proposals for another summit in October and then in November.”“Ireland is a country that obviously wants to avoid a no-deal scenario, we want to avoid a no-deal Brexit.” – Leo VaradkarVaradkar revealed Dublin is gearing up for all possible scenarios – including a no-deal Brexit.He said ... He said ... WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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[UPDATE] Kavanaugh Accuser Offers To Testify Before Senate Next Week, But Not On Monday
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
Negotiations for a high-stakes public hearing about the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M ... They set that date without consulting Ford.She also indicated that she may be willing to testify without an FBI investigation first, though she still prefers that the law enforcement agency look into the matter before the hearing ... There was no immediate reaction from the committee.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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Iran Dismisses U.S. Offer Of Talks, Saying Washington Broke Last Deal
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018
Iran hit back at a U.S. offer of negotiations on Thursday, saying Washington had violated the terms of the last big deal they agreed, the 2015 nuclear accord, Reuters reports.U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of that nuclear accord – which curbed Iran’s atomic activities in return for sanctions relief – in May, saying it did not go far enough.The U.S ... has violated its treaty obligations too... Apparently, U.S ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Florence Responsible For Four More Deaths As Residents Begin Cleanup Across East Coast
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018
Officials raised the death toll from Tropical Storm Florence to 41 on Thursday, even as residents were still returning home to start the long process of cleaning up after the storm and local governments prepared to reach out to the federal agencies to request billions of dollars in aid to assist with their recovery efforts, according to NBC News. South Carolina Gov ... North Carolina was even harder hit with Gov ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Uber is in early talks to buy Europe's Deliveroo
South China Morning Post 21 Sep 2018
Uber Technologies Inc. is in early talks to buy food-delivery company Deliveroo for several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the plans. A bid for London-based Deliveroo, last valued at more than US$2 billion, would mark a major attempt by Uber to dominate the food-delivery business in Europe. An acquisition price is unknown ... The talks could fall... ....
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Brexit was sold by 'liars' and Britain's exit plan is unworkable, May is told
CNN 20 Sep 2018
(CNN)If Theresa May hoped that a two-day summit with European leaders in the birthplace of Mozart would bring harmony to the fraught Brexit process, she will have left sorely disappointed. A lavish dinner in the opulent setting of the Felsenreitschul theater in Salzburg on Wednesday evening failed to smooth the way. By Thursday, there wasn't much left but bitterness and rancour ... Somehow, Theresa May is still standing ... Read More ... ....
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Bear injures hiker walking dog at state park in Colorado
The Journal 20 Sep 2018
Colorado wildlife officials say a woman hiking with her dog was attacked by a black bear at a state park northwest of Denver ....
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