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Source: Trump To Pull All U.S. Troops From Syria
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
The Washington Post reported Wednesday all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Syria under a Trump administration plan that has yet to be announced, a defense official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the decision would include the entire force of more than 2,000 U.S ... The president decided on the move Tuesday....
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The World's Largest Brewing Company Exploring The Marijuana-Infused Drink Market
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, announced on Wednesday it was teaming up with Canadian cannabis company Tilray Inc to form a $100-million joint venture which will research cannabis-infused non-alcoholic drinks to debut in Canada, according to Reuters ... The increasing legalization efforts of cannabis for adults in the several U.S....
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Mueller Seeking Official Transcripts Of Roger Stone's House Panel Testimony
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
Special Counsel Robert Mueller requested the House Intelligence Committee's transcript of Trump adviser Roger Stone's testimony last week, which people familiar with the request said signals the prosecutors could be moving closer to charging the right-wing media figure on Wednesday, according to The Washington Post ... Rep ... “One shortly after I’m back....
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Ortega Expels OAS Missions Investigating Violence Against Nicaraguan Protesters
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
The Nicaraguan government expelled two missions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday who was investigating the anti-government protests that turned deadly earlier this year, according to The Associated Press ... President Daniel Ortega did not respond to a request for comment on the ejections ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Pompeo meets Omani FM over Yemen issues
China.dot.org 20 Dec 2018
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah here Wednesday to discuss Omani efforts to mediate Yemen issues ... State Department ... A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis since 2015....
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Israel Says Hezbollah Has Shut Precision-Guided Missile Plants In Lebanon
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Hezbollah had shut down plants to develop precision-guided missiles but was imperiling Lebanon with a cross-border tunnel network he deemed “an act of war,” Reuters reported.Netanyahu spoke hours before the U.N ... It is an act of war,” Netanyahu said. Lebanon is fully committed to the U.N....
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Japan court denies extended detention of Nissan's Ghosn
Yahoo Daily News 20 Dec 2018
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has denied prosecutors' request to extend detention of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn ... ....
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Eliza Dushku slams TV bosses over Michael Weatherly sexual harassment allegations
Canada Dot Com 20 Dec 2018
Eliza Dushku has put TV bosses on blast for allegedly trying to “spin” the narrative surrounding the sexual harassment allegations she made against actor Michael Weatherly ... Weatherly also issued an apology in the Times piece, insisting he had simply been mocking lines from the script ... I did not over-react ... ....
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Trump pulling all US troops from Syria, declaring IS defeat
Greenfield Recorder 20 Dec 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, officials announced Wednesday as the president suddenly declared victory over the Islamic State, contradicting his own experts’ assessments and sparking surprise and outrage from his party’s lawmakers who called his... ....
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India puts into orbit military satellite for IAF
The Siasat Daily 20 Dec 2018
Sriharikota. Rounding off the year 2018, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched a military communication satellite GSAT-7A, primarily for the Indian Air Force, in a text-book style. At 4.10 p.m ... “Today the GSLV-F11 rocket safely injected GSAT-7A in a super synchronous transfer orbit ... Source. IANS. ....
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Johnson & Johnson Loses Bid To Set Aside $4.7 Billion Award In Talc Asbestos Case
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
We are confident this verdict will also be overturned on appeal.” – Johnson & JohnsonJudge Rex Burlison in the ruling on Wednesday said the jury’s decision and the large award of punitive damages was justified based on J&J’s “particularly reprehensible conduct” as evidenced during trial ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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New Study Says Twice As Many Children Are Killed By Guns Than Cancer Every Year In US
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday said guns were the second leading killer of kids in the United States after automobile accidents, according to National Public Radio ... “Children in America are dying or being killed at rates that are shameful,” Dr ... Lead author Dr. Cunningham said the U.S ... Dr ... "In the U.S ... Dr ... kids ... ....
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More Russians Nostalgic For The Soviet Union: Poll
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
The Levada pollster said the number of Russians who regret the dissolution of the Soviet Union was at its highest rate in thirteen years, according to Reuters. The new poll released on Wednesday said the results were likely due to nostalgia for the Soviet welfare system and due to rising economic concerns and income inequality across Russia ... ....
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Agents Linked To Election Hacking, British Poisonings
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
The Trump administration is sanctioning 15 Russian military intelligence operatives over efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S ... The U.S ... Rusal, after he agreed to significantly reduce his ownership stake ... persons to interfere in American elections, as well as the release of stolen election-related documents....
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Late Surge Keeps Obamacare Enrollment Stable Despite Court Ruling, Trump Cuts
WorldNews.com 20 Dec 2018
Average premium increases were modest this year, which may mean people didn't shop around and instead let that automatic sign-up option trigger.Despite the surprising stability this year, the Obamacare markets have shrunk. Total Obamacare enrollment peaked at 12.7 million in 2016 ... WN.com, Jim Berrie....
