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‘You can buy’: Russia’s Putin pitches Su-57 stealth jets to Turkey’s Erdogan amid rift with US
South China Morning Post 27 Aug 2019
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Florida man has 25% of his skin stripped from his body in his fight against flesh-eating bacteria
WPTV 27 Aug 2019
A Florida man has undergone three surgeries to strip 25% of his skin off his body as he battles an infection of flesh-eating bacteria. David Ireland, who was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria, is in critical condition at a Florida hospital, according to a GoFundMe set up by his brother ... Hopeful signs ... ....
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More than a dozen Jeffrey Epstein accusers pour out their anger in court
TVNZ 27 Aug 2019
One by one, more than a dozen of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers stood before a judge and poured out their anger toward the financier today, taking advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to be heard in court after his jailhouse suicide denied them to chance to testify against him at his sex-trafficking trial ... Your playlist will load after this ad ... ... ....
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Video from camera outside Epstein jail cell unusable: report
The Hill 27 Aug 2019
At least one camera stationed in the hallway outside billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell, where officials say he hung himself earlier this month, had footage that was deemed unusable, The Washington Post reports ... .......
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Composer, musician wife and baby daughter killed in plane crash
AOL 27 Aug 2019
A British composer, his musician wife and their baby daughter have been killed in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps. Award-winning composer Jonathan Goldstein, his wife Hannah Goldstein and seven-month-old Saskia were believed to be on their way to Italy when the plane they were travelling in crashed at the weekend. A family spokesman said ... ....
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China Says It Didn't Call U.S. Trade Negotiators, Despite Donald Trump's Claim
Newsweek 27 Aug 2019
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the Chinese government had not called United States negotiators, challenging President Donald Trump's claim that the two countries had been in contact over the weekend and that Beijing had indicated a desire to resume trade negotiations ... "I have not heard of this situation regarding the two calls that the U.S ... ....
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Amazon fires: Brazil will only take G7 aid if Macron 'withdraws insults', Bolsonaro says
The Independent 27 Aug 2019photo: Creative Commons / Wittylama
Oklahoma City anchor apologizes for comparing black co-host to gorilla
Democratic Underground 27 Aug 2019photo: WN / Sweet Radoc
Scientists create gene-edited mutant lizards for first time
The Independent 27 Aug 2019
The world's first gene-edited reptile has been created by a team of US scientists in the latest DNA breakthrough, with albino lizards – which are the size of a human index finger - the first to be made ... However, this is the first time it has been used in reptiles – a challenge that was previously thought to be impossible....
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US actress Lori Loughlin in Boston court for hearing on college admissions scandal
South China Morning Post 27 Aug 2019
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NASA astronaut accused of first space crime denies hacking into wife's bank account
The Independent 27 Aug 2019
An US astronaut accused of committing what may have been the first crime in space allegedly hacked into her estranged wife’s bank account while aboard the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now ... ....
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An 18-foot-long Burmese python was found in the Florida Everglades
Business Insider 27 Aug 2019
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Monday that a nearly 18-foot-long snake was \ found in the Big Cypress National Preserve and removed. In a Facebook post, the group praised a member of the Python Action Team for catching the animal. And if you're thinking that's a really, really long reptile — you are correct ... ....
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Judge blocks Missouri 8-week abortion ban
WPTV 27 Aug 2019
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Missouri law banning abortions after eight weeks from going into effect. "The various sections specifying prohibitions on abortions at various weeks prior to viability cannot be allowed to go into effect on August 28, as scheduled," writes Judge Howard Sachs in an 11-page opinion ... ....
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Sen. Chris Murphy says Russia has denied him a visa
Star Telegram 27 Aug 2019
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Russian government has denied him a visa to enter the country. The Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Tuesday ... ....
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Trump's former hotel partner arrested for stealing luggage at airport
One India 27 Aug 2019
Washington, Aug 27. Dinesh Chawla, an Indian-origin hotelier who previously partnered with President Donald Trump's family on four hotels, has been arrested on charges of stealing luggage from an airport in the US. Chawla, the CEO of Chawla Hotels, was seen ... ....
