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China legalizes Xinjiang 're-education camps' after denying they exist
CNN 10 Oct 2018
(CNN)Authorities in China's far-western Xinjiang province appear to have officially legalized so-called "re-education camps" for people accused of religious extremism, just over a month after it denied any such centers exist. The Xinjiang government on Tuesday revised a local law to encourage "vocational skill education training centers" to "carry out anti-extremist ideological education." ... Read More ... ....
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Canada set to become largest country with legal pot sales
Artesia Daily Press 10 Oct 2018
DELTA, British Columbia (AP) — Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed they could grow there. Years later, it’s no joke. The tomato and pepper plants that once filled some of those greenhouses have been replaced with a new cash crop. marijuana. Beren and other formerly illicit growers are helping cultivate it ... On Oct ... border in British Columbia ... ___ ... ....
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The one good thing about Brexit? Leaving the EU’s disgraceful farming system
The Guardian 10 Oct 2018
I’m a remainer, but there’s one result of Brexit I can’t wait to see. leaving the EU’s common agricultural policy. This is the farm subsidy system that spends €50bn (£44bn) a year on achieving none of its objectives. It is among the most powerful drivers of environmental destruction in the northern hemisphere ... These payments have led to the destruction of hundreds of thousands of hectares of magnificent wild places across Europe ... .......
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'Whores' Facebook post by school board member riles Florida community
The Columbus Dispatch
10 Oct 2018
OCALA, Fla. — A school board member in Florida is facing calls for her ouster after Facebook posts in which she said men are being destroyed by "whores" and cited Bill Cosby's recent rape conviction as an example.The controversy surrounding Nancy Stacy's online comments led to tense meeting of the Marion County School Board Tuesday night ... ....
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Son Of New York Limo Company Owner Arrested After Schoharie Crash Killed 20
WorldNews.com 10 Oct 2018
The son of the owner of Prestige Limousine was taken into custody on Wednesday amid the investigation into a fatal crash which killed 20 people in upstate New York, according to The New York Times. State police said Nauman Hussain, the son of a Shahed Hussain, the owner of the limo company, was arrested during a traffic stop on a highway near Albany and the charges would be announced soon ... “He was in excellent health....
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Senator Says There Would Be 'Hell To Pay' If Saudi Government Killed Journalist
WorldNews.com 10 Oct 2018
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday that "there would be hell to pay" if missing journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi was killed by the Saudi government, as Turkish officials have claimed, CNBC reported.Graham told reporters at the Capitol that he would be speaking with the Saudi ambassador at 5.30 p.m. ET Wednesday ... We don't like it. We don't like it at all ... In both phone calls, the U.S ... WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall In Florida Panhandle As Category 4 Storm
WorldNews.com 10 Oct 2018
After rapidly intensifying over the past several days, Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 storm, bringing winds of up to 150 mph and a massive storm surge along the coast, according to The Associated Press ... Reporters said the explosions of transformers could be heard as it battered the coastline and the storm surge swamped streets and homes ... ... Rick Scott tweeted....
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US Charges Chinese Intelligence Officer With Economic Espionage
WorldNews.com 11 Oct 2018
The Justice Department revealed a Chinese intelligence officer was charged with economic espionage and made his first appearance in a United States courtroom on Wednesday, according to National Public Radio. Yanjun Xu was identified by the U.S ... after he was arrested in Belgium earlier this year ... The FBI said Xu tried to obtain trade secrets from employees in the U.S ... U.S ... officials. U.S ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Stocks Suffer Their Worst Day Since June As Dow Plunges 800-Plus Points
WorldNews.com 10 Oct 2018
The stock market took a huge hit Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing more than 800 points in a sell-off that quickened in the final minutes of trading, The Los Angeles Times reported. Along with the Dow's results, other major U.S ... Just last week, that yield was 3.05 percent ... In fact, since just prior to the November 2016 presidential election, the benchmark U.S....
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Cruz Senate Bill On 'Human Shields' Draws Bipartisan Support
WorldNews.com 11 Oct 2018
A Senate bill seeking to put an end to the barbaric use of human shields by terrorist groups and their enablers should pass soon, according to one of its sponsors, Fox News reports.The bipartisan legislation is sponsored by Texas Republican Sen ... “The use of human shields – including by terrorist groups – is inhumane, illegal and completely disregards the sanctity of human life ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Trump Discussed Replacing Sessions With The Attorney General's Chief of Staff
WorldNews.com 11 Oct 2018
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday President Donald Trump met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' chief of staff about potentially replacing him as the top role for the Department of Justice. People briefed on the conversation said Trump and Matthew Whitaker was unclear since Whitaker could take over on an interim basis or even be nominated for a more permanent role in the position ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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UN Calls For Investigation Into Mysterious Death of Venezuelan Opposition Leader
WorldNews.com 11 Oct 2018
Some Venezuelans are suspecting foul play after government authorities said a jailed opposition leader committed suicide on their watch Monday, and a United Nations official has called for an investigation into the incident, ABC News reported.Fernando Alban, an opposition councilman, was detained last Friday after returning to Caracas from New York City ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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FBI's Wray Defends Limits Placed On Kavanaugh Probe
WorldNews.com 10 Oct 2018
FBI DIrector Christoper Wray testified during a Senate hearing on Wednesday to defend the process used after the White House limited the re-opened background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday, according to Politico. "Our supplemental update to the previous background investigation was limited in scope and that ... Sen ... He also said the FBI inquiry was "very specific in scope—limited in scope." ... ....
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Britain's Highest Court Rules Bakery Didn't Discriminate In 'Gay Cake' Case
WorldNews.com 11 Oct 2018
Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a lower court ruling and ruled that a bakery owned by a Christian family didn't discriminate against a gay customer when it refused to make a cake bearing a slogan supporting same-sex marriage, NBC News reported.Ashers Baking Co. in Northern Ireland refused in 2014 to make a cake iced with the "Sesame Street" characters Bert and Ernie and the phrase "Support Gay Marriage."...
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Peruvian Opposition Leader Keiko Fujimori Detained On Charges Of Money Laundering
WorldNews.com 11 Oct 2018
The leader of Peru's political opposition and the daughter of former strongman leader Alberto Fujimori was detained on Wednesday amid an ongoing investigation into money laundering during her 2011 presidential campaign, according to The Guardian ... “This detention is abusive and arbitrary,” said Keiko Fujimori’s lawyer Giuliana Loza ... The last four presidents of Peru have faced accusations of being linked to the Odebrecht scandal....
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