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If Dean Is Right about Trump and Watergate, America May Slip into a Death Spiral
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingIt’s well known a major test of America’s democratic institutions was the authoritarian behavior of President Richard Nixon. What’s not well known, however, is if this current test of America’s democratic institutions will be able to withstand the authoritarian behavior of President Donald Trump ... 141 ... 145....
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The Philippine ghost town that still hasn’t recovered from Islamic State’s deadly siege
The Independent 15 Jun 2019
Only a week had passed since Mohammad Ali Acampong finished renovating his house when bombs and bullets struck Marawi City. Pro-Islamic State militants were carving out their own “Wilayah”, or province, forcing nearly 100,000 people to flee. It became the Philippine military’s toughest and longest conflict since the Second World War ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Malaysian Politician Arrested After Confessing To Being In Sex Video With Minister
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
A politician who confessed to being in a sex video that implicated a Malaysian minister was arrested Friday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the South China Morning Post reported.Haziq Abdul Aziz, a member of the People’s Justice Party (PKR), was arrested at about 5.30 p.m. local time ... ....
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Thieves In Mexico Have A New Target: Trucks Full Of Avocados
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Officials said the thievery has become so widespread that packing plants have promised to pay growers 15 pesos a kilogram (78 cents) for any products which were stolen during transportation. “It’s impossible to continue taking these losses,” the advertisement explained ... Yet not a single actor has been able to establish dominion over the others....
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Climate change: Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090
The Independent 14 Jun 2019
Permafrost hs begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more than 70 years early because of climate change, according to new research. A "series of anomalously warm summers” has dramatically accelerated melting rates at three sites despite average annual ground temperatures remaining low. Ponds and hillocks have formed as a result ... Subscribe now ... 1/20 ... EPA ... ....
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Car bomb kills eight in Somali capital: emergency services
This is Money 15 Jun 2019
Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab have been fighting for more than a decade to topple the Somali government and continue to wage a guerrilla war against the authorities ... "We have confirmed eight people killed and 16 others wounded in the blast," the private Aamin Ambulance service said ... Police sealed off the road and ambulances rushed to the scene, he added ... ....
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Copa America: Brazil break 69 year curse
BE Soccer 15 Jun 2019
Brazil played in white, an unlucky colour for them since the famous day they lost the 1950 World Cup final at the Maracana on 16th July. The 'Selecao' brought back that colour and beat Bolivia in the Copa America opener ... .......
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Center-right coalition wins Madrid, far-left keeps Barcelona
This is Money 15 Jun 2019photo: Creative Commons / Geraldo Magela/Agência Senado
Bolsanaro stabber absolved for reasons of mental illness
The Guardian 15 Jun 2019
Judge rules to convert Adélio Bispo de Oliveira’s detention to internment in state medical facility A man who stabbed the then Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the torso last year has been absolved after a judge ruled he was mentally ill ... The blade pierced the candidate’s intestine and put his life in danger ... .......
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General Strike Shuts Down Transportation In Brazil
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019photo: Creative Commons
Singer Accused Of Keeping Sun Bear In Her Condo Says She "Thought It Was A Dog"
IFL Science 14 Jun 2019
The world of Malaysian reality TV stars is a wild one. Zarith Sofia Yasin, a 27-year-old singer from Malaysia, has been charged with allegedly keeping a sun bear in her apartment in Kuala Lumpur, as reported by The Jakarta Post ... Yasin claims she was hoping to give the bear, named Bruno, to a local zoo once it had regained its strength ... - ... [H/T ... ....
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Pope Francis Declares 'Climate Emergency' And Urges Action On Greenhouse Gases
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Our children and grandchildren should not have to pay the cost of our generation’s irresponsibility,” he said, in his strongest and most direct intervention yet on the climate crisis ... They knew where we were heading, they knew their products were the cause, and yet they kept it quiet and lobbied for business as usual,” said Evans....
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Spending Time In Nature Helps Increase Physical, Mental Health: UK Report
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
A new study says spending two hours a week in nature helps boost one's overall health and well-being, according to CNN. Even if one is just enjoying the sunset or listening to the birds, the new study examined just how long one needs to spend time in their environment in order to produce a positive effect ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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EU Seeks To Ban Trade Of Torture, Execution Supplies
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
“You can buy electro-belts, special batons, equipment or products that are only used to harm people ... will not eradicate torture, but it will make it harder to get the products,” she said since many of the products have become more advanced as they've expanded their availability....
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Hong Kong Government Pressured To Pause Extradition Bill After Major Protests
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Hong Kong's government was facing pushback from other legislators over its controversial mainland China extradition bill on Friday after days of protests over the measure, according to The South China Morning Post ... The difficulty is very high.” ... “It is time for Hong Kong to have a cool-down period,” Lai told Reuters ... Please, no more blood-letting!”....
