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Afghan government says Taliban attacking city of Kunduz
Gulf News 31 Aug 2019
Kabul. Afghanistan's government says the Taliban have again attacked one of the country's largest cities, Kunduz ... The spokesman says the insurgent group has taken positions in civilian areas ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... Subscribe ... ....
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Israel is making the case for war, in public, against Lebanon
CNN 31 Aug 2019
Jerusalem (CNN)Israel's military went on a propaganda offensive against Iran and Hezbollah using social media to drastically increase tensions with neighboring Lebanon hours after Benjamin Netanyahu warned the nation's enemies, in Arabic, to "watch it." ... Weirdly, Trump seeks peace with Iran while Netanyahu battles it ... Read More ... ....
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Assassin of Robert F Kennedy attacked in prison
Belfast Telegraph 31 Aug 2019
Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F Kennedy, has been stabbed in prison. A statement from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the 75-year-old was taken to hospital after being attacked in the prison near San Diego ... He died the next day ... PA. ....
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China’s nuclear capabilities maturing
Taipei Times 30 Aug 2019
The Chinese armed forces could soon have full-fledged “tactical nuclear power” to counter any major nuclear-armed nation, according to the Ministry of National Defense’s People’s Liberation Army Report for this year ... By 2050, China could complete the infrastructure necessary to launch nuclear-armed aircraft for strategic bombing, it added ... ....
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Trump tweeted sensitive U.S. surveillance image of Iran, experts say
Boing Boing 30 Aug 2019
Today, illegitimate, popular-vote-losing, manifestly unfit U.S. President Donald Trump did something extraordinarily stupid on Twitter, even for him. Looks like the president may have just tweeted an image from a classified satellite or drone that shows the aftermath of an accident at an Iranian space facility. Yeah, no big deal ... Here's the tweet....
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Trump’s aide who resigned abruptly reportedly shared the president’s ‘hideously cruel’ attitude toward his own daughter
Alternet 30 Aug 2019
When a close aide to President Donald Trump, Madeleine Westerhout, resigned abruptly on Thursday, there was immediate speculation and curiosity about the unknown reason for the departure. On Friday afternoon,…....
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Hong Kong protesters defy rally ban after crackdown
The Times of India 31 Aug 2019
HONG KONG. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied a police ban on rallying in Hong Kong on Saturday, a day after several leading activists and lawmakers were arrested in a sweeping crackdown ... The European Union's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said the developments were "extremely worrying" ... more from times of india news ... ....
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US blacklists Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1; sanctions Indian captain
Business Line 31 Aug 2019
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Akhilesh Kumar, the captain of Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1), the world’s most tracked oil tanker, at the centre of a confrontation between the United States and Iran and also black-listed the oil super tanker ... 13224,” it said in a statement ... .......
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Protect or develop? Amazon fires signal growing pressure
Wtop 31 Aug 2019
VILA NOVA SAMUEL, Brazil (AP) — “Without smoke, there’s no progress,” said the Amazon rancher in a torn straw hat and cowboy boots caked in red dirt. The rancher, 75-year-old Antonio Lopes da Silva, was talking about the fires that have swept parts of one of the world’s most precious regions . “If you don’t burn, you can’t live....
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Brother of olympic gymnast Simone Biles charged with triple murder
Vibe Magazine 30 Aug 2019
Tevin Biles-Thomas brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has been arrested and charged with three murders during a 2018 shooting on New Year's Eve in Ohio ... The altercation resulted in gunfire where Delvaunte Johnson, 19, and Toshaun Banks, 21, both died at the scene ... O'Malley ... 13) ... ....
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Citizenship list in Indian state published: 31 million in; 1.9 million out
Gulf News 31 Aug 2019
Guwahati. Prateek Hajela, the State Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), was quoted by Indian news agency ANI as saying that atotal of 31,121,004 persons have been found eligible for inclusion in final list; 1,906,657 people have either been denied or did not apply ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... Subscribe ... ....
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Harper, brash Rhoda on two sitcoms in 1970s, dies at 80
Arkansas Online 31 Aug 2019
LOS ANGELES -- Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. Longtime family friend Dan Watt confirmed Harper died Friday, adding the family wasn't immediately releasing any further details ... She was 80 ... "I promise I won't."....
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Boris Johnson's contempt for our fragile constitution is the most dangerous thing to come of Brexit
The Independent 31 Aug 2019
Depending on who you listen to, Boris Johnson’s has either enacted a coup this week, or simply conducted some run-of-the-mill politics. The multi-coloured lens of Brexit has a habit of polarising the view. Leavers like Johnson or his Chancellor Sajid Javid claim the prorogation of parliament is entirely normal before a new session ... Subscribe now ... ....
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Military trial for alleged 9/11 plotters scheduled to begin in 2021
CNN 30 Aug 2019
Washington (CNN)The long delayed trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others charged with plotting the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has been set by a military commission to begin on January 11, 2021, according to a military Trial Scheduling Order released on Friday ... If convicted Mohammed is likely to receive the death penalty ... W ... ....
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Ivorian music star DJ Arafat gets royal send-off with grand funeral concert
This is Money 31 Aug 2019
DJ Arafat's coffin was placed at the centre of the football pitch. Tens of thousands of fans of Ivorian singer DJ Arafat, star of the hugely popular musical style "coupe-decale" who died this month in a motorbike accident, gave him a spectacular send-off at the country's main stadium early Saturday ... "We have lost a great man." ... ....
