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Congress asks Britney Spears to testify about conservatorships
ABC7 17 Feb 2022
Britney Spears may be heading to Congress to help change the laws regarding conservatorships. The pop star, whose 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November, shared to Instagram on Wednesday an invitation she received from two lawmakers asking her to testify. "I received this letter months ago ... An invitation to share my story ... .
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Ukraine crisis: Blinken and Lavrov agree to meeting as tensions reach ‘moment of peril’
The Guardian 18 Feb 2022
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IOC president Thomas Bach disturbed by Kamila Valieva's meltdown, hits out at entourage
The Times of India 18 Feb 2022
BEIJING. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said it had been "chilling" to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the Beijing Olympics in the wake of a doping scandal, hitting out at the 15-year-old's entourage on Friday ... "How high the pressure on her must have been.".
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Judge rules that Trump, 2 of his children must testify under oath in New York probe
Anadolu Agency 18 Feb 2022
Former US President Donald Trump and his two eldest children must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation of their family's business practices, a judge ruled Thursday. . Trump, his daughter Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr ... They must sit for depositions by investigators for James within the next 21 days.
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‘Illegal’ extradition of Bahraini dissident from Serbia calls Interpol’s role into question
The Guardian 16 Feb 2022
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European Troops to Be Relocated From Mali to Niger's Border Region - Niamey
Urdu Point 18 Feb 2022
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th February, 2022) European forces, whose withdrawal from Mali was announced earlier yesterday, will be redeployed to regions of Niger along the border with Mali, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum said ... "The new bases will be located near (the Malian cities of) Menaka and Gao ... ....
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One injured in fire on ferry off Greece
Urdu Point 18 Feb 2022
Athens, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Feb, 2022 ) .A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged ferry sailing through the Ionian Sea, injuring one crew member among the nearly 300 people on board, the Greek coastguard said ... It was carrying 239 passengers and 51 crew on board as well as vehicles ... "They were very organised ... str-hec/jph/ach.
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Does the US really need to spend $800bn on its military?
Russia Today 17 Feb 2022
Joe Biden’s likely request for a record-breaking defense budget shows America’s priorities remain all wrong ... While the story has yet to be confirmed, there are many reasons to believe its veracity – and it raises serious questions about the country’s direction ... Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes went a step further on his earnings call the same day.
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Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
North Shore News 18 Feb 2022
NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in India on Friday sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, which has a history of violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims ... The sentence must be confirmed by a higher court. Judge A. R ... .
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US says nuclear deal possible within days if Iran 'shows seriousness'
Urdu Point 18 Feb 2022
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Ship carrying thousands of Porsches catches fire at sea
Russia Today 17 Feb 2022
The 650-feet-long Felicity Ace vessel was carrying 4,000 vehicles to the US when it sent a distress signal ... A statement released by the Portuguese Navy confirmed that the rescue operation had been undertaken in response to an alert from the Panama-flagged ship ... Read more Cargo ship ‘hijacked’ in Red Sea.
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Cal State chancellor resigns over handling of sex misconduct
Wtop 18 Feb 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chancellor of California State University, the nation’s largest public university system, has resigned after accusations that he mishandled sexual misconduct allegations. Joseph I. Castro resigned on Thursday, effective immediately, said the CSU Board of Trustees ... Lara denied the allegations and appealed the finding ... Source .
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Truckers in Ottawa remain defiant despite arrests of 2 protest leaders
The Los Angeles Times 18 Feb 2022
OTTAWA — . Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions ... “The action is imminent,” said interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell ... L.A.
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Group of Doctors, Scientists Declare End of Pandemic in Canada
The Epoch Times 17 Feb 2022photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
US says war appears imminent after shelling on Ukraine front line
Duluth News Tribune 17 Feb 2022
MOSCOW/KYIV — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday there was now "every indication" that Russia was planning to go into Ukraine, including signs Moscow was preparing a "false flag" operation to justify it ... "The evidence on the ground is that Russia is moving toward an imminent invasion. This is a crucial moment," U.S ... ADVERTISEMENT ... ADVERTISEMENT ... .