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Death of Freddie Gray - 2015 Baltimore riots

Deadlocked Freddie Gray Jury in Baltimore Resumes Deliberations Wednesday Morning

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
Deliberations will resume Wednesday morning in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray after the jury told the judge they were deadlocked, CBS News reported ... The judge ordered the jury to continue deliberating, before they broke for the day in the early evening, preparing to return at 9 a.m. Wednesday ... He faces up to 25 years in prison ... "With great power comes great responsibility....
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In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 file photo, New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of his late father Kim Jong Il.

North Korea's Claim It Has Nuclear Weapons Is Questionable

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s claim that his country had become a "powerful nuclear weapons state ready to detonate a hydrogen bomb," a so-called H-bomb, is doubtful, according to a CNN analysis. If Kim’s claim is true, the advance would mark a significant step up in the state's arsenal, and would be further cause for concern over an unpredictable and perhaps unstable regime, but it's a big "if." ... But there is another possibility....
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In this June 4, 2014 photo, a Norfolk Southern coal train heads into Lamberts Point coal yard in Norfolk, Va.

Canadian Pacific Calls Norfolk Southern's Concerns About Merger Risks Unfounded

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
Canadian Pacific said Tuesday that getting regulatory approval for its proposed multi-billion-dollar purchase of Norfolk Southern shouldn't be a problem, the Associated Press reports. Norfolk Southern has rejected two cash-and-stock offers from the Canadian railroad, saying regulators wouldn't approve the deal and investors would be better off if the Norfolk, Virginia, railroad remained independent....
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NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 11)--Coast Guard crewmembers patrol the harbor after the collapse of the World Trade Center.  Terrorist hijacked four commercial jets and then crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside.  USCG photo by PA3 Tom Sperduto (117871) ( WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK (FOR RELEASE) )

Government Agency Gives Away Last Artifacts From New York's 9/11 Terrorist Attack

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is giving away the last 200 items it recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Associated Press reports ... On Tuesday, the damaged carriage of a PATH train that once carried commuters from New Jersey to the trade center site was lifted onto a flatbed truck by two big cranes ... 11 wing, ... Of the seven cars on the train, four were crushed....
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Hong Kong's key stock index down over 2 percent

Hong Kong stocks surged after Fed decision

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
Hong Kong stocks poised to open higher Wednesday after strong gains in the US and Europe, as traders turn their focus on the Federal Reserve and a closely-watched decision on interest rates due to be released later in the US day ... In New York, stocks rallied Tuesday as recovering oil prices helped lead energy majors higher ... The Nasdaq gained 0.87 per cent, 43.13 points, to 4,995.36....
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Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran.

Iran’s ‘Red Line’ In Syria Equals Persia’s Al-Khwarizmi’s Linear Equations

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
WN.com correspondent Dallas Darling. Unlike the line-drawing fallacy the U.S. imposed on Syria, Iran’s “red line” is similar to Persia’s Abu J’far Musa Al-Khwarizmi’s systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations. Indeed, the kind of linear and quadratic line Iran envisions for Syria consists of a state based on popular sovereignty and self-determination that cancels out negatives ... in trying to oust Syria’s current president ... 291....
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Gardens in Mirabell Palace. Salzburg is a tourist favorite, with the number of tourists outnumbering locals by a large margin in peak times.

2 French Citizens Arrested In Salzburg Believed Tied To Paris Terror Attack

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
Two French citizens are under arrest in Austria after officials in Salzburg say the pair may be connected to the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday ... ....
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Gun bullets in a blue box container

Americans Trust GOP On Guns, Terrorism, Economy And Immigration, Poll Shows

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
Despite all the blather by all of the candidates running for United States president in 2016, one side already has the edge – when it comes to guns, terrorism and the economy, the American public trusts the GOP more than Democrats to get these issues resolved, a new Pew Research Poll released Dec. 15 says ...PEW Research Poll ... – WN.com, Jack Durschlag. ....

New York Man Get 8 Years For Plot Using X-Rays To Kill Muslims

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ALBANY, N.Y. – A plot by two upstate New York men to build what they thought was a mobile X-ray device to kill Muslims failed when they unknowingly approached an undercover FBI agent, a published report Wednesday said ... ....
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Agents from the FBI and other law enforcement agencies work at a 24-hour operations in a coordinated investigation of the Times Square attempted bombing, Monday May 3, 2010.

NY Man Get 8 Years For Plot Using X-Rays To Kill Muslims

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
ALBANY, N.Y. – A plot by two upstate New York men to build what they thought was a mobile X-ray device to kill Muslims failed when they unknowingly approached an undercover FBI agent, a published report Wednesday said ... "Mr....
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In this Sept. 30, 2015 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to a conference of bankers and financial leaders at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis.

Federal Reserve Hikes Key Rate by 0.25 Percent After 7-Year Low

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
The worst-kept secret in the U.S. is out – the Federal Reserve, as expected, raised interest rates after seven years of record lows, according to multiple published reports ... The move signifies modestly higher rates on some loans for consumers and businesses ... ....
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Protesters demonstrate ahead of a 10 p.m. curfew Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The curfew was imposed after unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody.

Baltimore Judge Declares Mistrial In First Freddie Gray Trial

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Dec 2015
Jurors in the trial of Baltimore police officer William G. Porter – the first police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of suspect Freddie Gray who died in police custody – told the judge they could not reach a verdict on any of the four charges against the officer and a mistrial was declared Wednesday, multiple news sources reported ... The charges carried maximum prison terms totally 25 years ... ....
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Chips

Stanford Scientists Develop 'Skyscraper' Chips That Are 1,000 Times More Efficient Than Silicon

Edit WorldNews.com 15 Dec 2015
A Stanford University-led team of scientists is working on a new material for computer chips that can be stacked in layers, making them 1,000 times more efficient than silicon chips, according to IFL Science. By using nanomaterials – materials measuring less than 100 nanometers in at least one dimension – the researchers have created a new type of chip that can be stacked on top of each other rather than side by side ... Philip Wong....
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