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More Than Half The World's Coffee Species At Risk Due To Climate Change
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
Bad news for anyone who wakes up in the morning with their cup of java, a new study warns that nearly 60 percent of the world's wild coffee species are at risk of extinction due to climate change, disease, and deforestation, according to USA Today ... The threatened species include the popular commercial varieties of robusta and arabica coffee beans ... ... ....
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FBI: Man Wanted to Attack White House With Anti-Tank Rocket
Hamodia 17 Jan 2019
A Georgia man accused of plotting to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said ... Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Taheb had an attorney who could comment on the allegations ... ....
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Michael Cohen Hired IT Firm To Rig Trump Polls: WSJ
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
U.S ... Cohen said had been worn by a Brazilian mixed-martial arts fighter.” ... The account tweeted praise for Cohen and its purpose is for “Women who love and support Michael Cohen ... The president has assailed Cohen for turning against him, just three weeks shy of Cohen’s planned testimony before the House oversight committee on Feb....
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Trump Denies Pelosi Use Of Aircraft For Planned Trip Abroad
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
"In light of the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay, I'm sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is totally appropriate." ... According to a defense official, Pelosi did request Defense Department support for overseas travel, and it was initially approved ... "We want to keep her in Washington," Sanders said....
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I never said there was no collusion between Trump, Russia - Giuliani
Independent online (SA) 17 Jan 2019
Washington - Rudy Giuliani is now claiming that he "never said there was no collusion" between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia leading up to the 2016 presidential election ... The heated exchange began shortly after Giuliani raged about the amount of "false reporting" on the Russia investigation. "Mr ... Giuliani jumped to correct Cuomo....
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Netflix has no plans to cut 'Bird Box' scene despite outcry
The Oklahoman 17 Jan 2019
Advertisement. This image released by Netflix shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from the film, "Bird Box." Netflix’s post-apocalyptic survival film is drawing criticism for using footage of a real fiery train disaster but the streaming giant has no plans to remove it ... (Saeed Adyani/Netflix via AP) ... To survive, they don blindfolds ... _____ ... Associated Press ... ....
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[UPDATE] Spanish Rescue Workers Dig New Tunnels In Search For Toddler Lost In Well
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2019
The tragedy happened as the family of three — Julen, whose name has also been spelled “Yulen,” and his parents, José Rosello and Vicky García — was setting up for a paella picnic in Totalan, a small town on the southern coast of Spain, according to Britain’s Daily Express.Since then, there has been nothing but agonizing silence ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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HHS Admits Thousands More Migrant Children Were Separated From Their Parents Since 2017
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
A report released by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services detailed how thousands more migrant children were separated from their parents under the Trump administration than previously revealed on Thursday, according to NBC News. The report also said the status of their reunification is unknown ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump Missile Defense Review Describes North Korea As 'Extraordinary Threat'
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S ... plans to counter Russian and Chinese technological advances likely will alarm those nations. It marked a departure from the approach taken by Republican Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, to tamp down concerns by major nuclear powers about expanding U.S. missile defenses.“Our goal is simple....
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U.S. govt set to roll out new missile defense plan
The Japan News 17 Jan 2019
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China ... Gen ... Speech. Click to play ... + -. Generating speech ... ....
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Eight dead after car bomb explodes at police academy in Colombia
RTE 17 Jan 2019photo: Creative Commons / Runner 1928
Google spends $40 million on Fossil smartwatch tech
Canada Dot Com 17 Jan 2019
Google agreed to acquire smartwatch technology and personnel from Fossil Group Inc. in a bid to boost the search giant’s nascent efforts in the category. The Alphabet Inc. unit will pay US$40 million for Fossil intellectual property, according to a statement from the companies ... CES 2019 ... Bloomberg.com. ....
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Trump Cancels U.S. Delegation's Trip To Davos Amid Shutdown
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
President Donald Trump has canceled his delegation’s trip to the World Economic Forum, citing the ongoing partial government shutdown, CNBC reports ... Earlier this week, the White House said it had planned to send Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, U.S ... WN.com, Jim Berrie. ....
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Largest Trove Of Breached Data Ever Found On Hacking Site
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2019
A cybersecurity researcher found one of the largest collections of stolen data in history this week, according to The Guardian ... Hunt said the data was likely “made up of many different individual data breaches from literally thousands of different sources” instead of just one large hack ... ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi Will Run For European Parliament
WorldNews.com 17 Jan 2019
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced on Thursday he plans to run for the European Parliament election in May, even though his past is marred by tax fraud and tales of underage sex parties, according to The Guardian ... But Berlusconi did not spent any time in prison for that sentence, only working in community service projects ... ....
