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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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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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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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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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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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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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He was sentenced to life in prison decades ago after stealing $50. Now he's set to walk free
CNN 30 Aug 2019
(CNN)A 22-year-old man in Alabama was sentenced to life in prison in the 1980s after he stole about $50 from a bakery. After more than three decades behind bars, he is now set to walk free. As a judge in Alabama sentenced Alvin Kennard to time served on Wednesday, video from the courtroom showed his family raising their fists into the air ... Read More ... ....
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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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North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading
Yahoo Daily News 31 Aug 2019
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior North Korean diplomat on Saturday berated U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing North Korean behavior as "rogue" and said Pyongyang's hopes for talks with Washington are fading ... "Our expectations of dialogue with the U.S ... The U.S ... Pompeo in speech to U.S ... ....
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Dorian upgraded to Category 3 hurricane
The Hill 30 Aug 2019
Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it barrels toward Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced Friday afternoon. The NHC said the hurricane is expected to begin a “slower west-northwestward to westward motion” starting Friday night, meaning it could continue to strengthen as it makes its way to the U.S. mainland....
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Trial for alleged 9/11 masterminds schedule to begin in 2021
Federal News Radio 31 Aug 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge on Friday set a date in early 2021 for the start of the long-stalled war crimes trial of five men being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison on charges of planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Air Force Col. W ... The five defendants were arraigned in May 2012 ... Advertisement ... ....
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'Caveman diet' could be the secret to weight loss, study says
RTE 30 Aug 2019
Fasting and specifically intermittant fasting has grown in popularity recently, favoured by many trying to lose weight and particularly loved by many people in the tech industry, such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ... That said, this is only one study on a smaller group of people, so more research would be needed. ....
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Scientists Have Come up With a Way to Store and Release Mechanical Waves With No Energy Loss
Newsweek 30 Aug 2019
Scientists have demonstrated, in a proof-of-concept experiment, that it is possible to capture and store a mechanical wave without energy loss and then guide it towards a specific location ... The experimental setup consisted of a long, carbon steel bar with a cavity in the middle and two actuators—devices that turn energy into motion—at each end ... ....
