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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
Avocado farmers, packers, and exporters took out newspaper advertisements in the Mexican state of Michoacán on Friday to explain how up to four trucks full of the in-demand fruit are stolen every day, according to The Guardian ... “It’s impossible to continue taking these losses,” the advertisement explained ... coming from Michoacán ... Though since the U.S....
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Climate change: Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090
The Independent 14 Jun 2019
But the study found thawing levels were above 150 to 240 per cent above historic levels ... Mould Bay on Prince Patrick Island was the worst-affected site, according to the study, published on the journal Geophysical Research Letters....
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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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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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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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Center-right coalition wins Madrid, far-left keeps Barcelona
This is Money 15 Jun 2019photo: AP / Silvia Izquierdo
General Strike Shuts Down Transportation In Brazil
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019photo: AP / Jaymes Song
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....
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Pope Francis Declares 'Climate Emergency' And Urges Action On Greenhouse Gases
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
He said a “radical energy transition” would be needed to stay within that limit, and he urged young people and businesses to take a leading role.“Future generations stand to inherit a greatly spoiled world ... “The oil majors knew all about the risk from climate change many years before most of us first heard about it ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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EU Seeks To Ban Trade Of Torture, Execution Supplies
WorldNews.com 14 Jun 2019
Malmstrom said it could even be banned under a new initiative spearheaded by the EU ... Their only one purpose is to torture.” ... They hope the vote will mandate UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to establish an expert study into developing a binding resolution ... But she said she was hopeful that all countries would support the planned UN study....
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Belarus: Amnesty International condemns another death sentence execution
Amnesty 14 Jun 2019
Amnesty International condemns the reported execution of death row prisoner Alyaksandr Zhylnikau ... It is also expected that his body will not be returned to them for burial nor the location of his burial site be disclosed. ....
