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Fire on speeding Pakistan train kills at least 62 as passengers try to jump from burning carriages
The Independent 31 Oct 2019
At least 62 people have died after a train travelling through Punjab province in Pakistan caught fire, trapping many on board ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... More follows…. ....
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Impeachment drive gains momentum at critical juncture
CNN 31 Oct 2019
An impeachment net is fast closing around President Donald Trump, with the House of Representatives poised to cast its highly symbolic first vote Thursday in the Democratic bid to oust the President ... The full House will be asked to pass a resolution setting out the rules and terms of the impeachment inquiry ... Read More. Ukraine Scandal ... Who's Who ... READ ... ....
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Trump’s Syria pullout that isn’t
Politico 31 Oct 2019
President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to protect oil fields in Syria means the U.S. may have as many troops in the country — or potentially more — as when he took office, undermining his repeated pledge to end a “forever war” in the Middle East ... Story Continued Below ... “What it will mean as far as U.S ... That would push the U.S ... The U.S ... U.S ... ....
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Hotel collapses after magnitude 6.5 quake hits southern Philippines
Yahoo Daily News 31 Oct 2019
MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck central Mindanao in the southern Philippines, causing at least one hotel on the island to collapse, a disaster official said on Thursday ... 16. The quake was later put at magnitude 6.5 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ... 16 ... ....
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Jeffrey Epstein died by homicide not suicide, claims pathologist
The Irish Times 30 Oct 2019
A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein’s brother said Wednesday that evidence suggested that Epstein did not die by suicide but may have been strangled. The New York City medical examiner’s office concluded Epstein hanged himself in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges ... She added ... – New York Times. ... ....
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Up to 50 Boeing planes grounded globally as wing-related cracks discovered
Russia Today 31 Oct 2019
Boeing has confirmed that it has grounded over 50 of its planes around the world, after wing-related cracks were discovered, while the company's CEO has admitted to making safety mistakes. It's the US aviation giant's 737NG (Next Generation) model that is now under scrutiny ... "I am responsible. These two accidents happened on my watch ... ....
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US releases photos, video of raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
DNA India 31 Oct 2019
The Pentagon has released first photos, videos from the raid that killed ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi in a military operation by the United States ... In a presser, Commander of US Central Command, General Frank McKenzie released photos and videos of US Military's daring raid that killed ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi ... Donald Trump confirms ... ....
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North Korea fires two projectiles, says South
Belfast Telegraph 31 Oct 2019
North Korea has fired two projectiles towards its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on the US over a stalemate in nuclear negotiations. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons were fired from a region near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang ... sanctions ... PA. ....
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Swedish police alarmed by the rise of Nigerian ‘death cult’ gang kidnapping victims with help of VOODOO MAGIC
Russia Today 31 Oct 2019
A criminal gang notorious for its brutality is gaining a foothold in major Swedish cities, police have warned. The drug-traffickers and people-smugglers from Nigeria are known for using “black magic” to coerce people into crime ... “Unfortunately, we see signs of that,” Jale Poljarevius, a local police spokesman told the Swedish SVT broadcaster....
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Pompeo says U.S. must confront China's Communist Party
The Jerusalem Post 31 Oct 2019
Pompeo said the United States had long cherished its friendship with the Chinese people, adding the Communist government was not the same thing as the people of China ... ....
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Human rights report links CIA to Afghanistan abuses
The Guardian 31 Oct 2019
The last killing was less precise, and left the face of university student Ansarullah badly disfigured ... .......
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The Stark Realities of When Trump Is Impeached, And America’s Only Hope
WorldNews.com 30 Oct 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Winston Churchill believed. “Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party.” In the case of the current Republican Party, it’s clear, most have changed their principles for the sake of Donald Trump ... mass public protests....
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Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
Times Union 31 Oct 2019
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revolutionary graffiti, Underwood typewriters and rotary telephones. The diplomatic compound was overrun by students angered when Washington allowed ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi into the U.S ... 14 ... ....
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Vicarious trauma: The jobs that inflict invisible wounds
The Irish Times 31 Oct 2019
Emotional trauma is an invisible wound. It can lead people to seek relief in self-medicating and can numb them emotionally. When the trauma isn’t primary (such as a child watching a parent being beaten up by another parent) it’s called “vicarious” ... The research was commissioned by the DPP ... Hyper-vigilance ... Most people tried to deal with it on their own....
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New electric car battery 'charges in 10 minutes'
Irish Independent 31 Oct 2019
October 31 2019 2.30 AM Worries about charging electric cars could become a thing of the past, as a team of engineers say they have developed a battery that can recharge in 10 minutes ... ....
