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Donald Trump threatens to axe emergency fire aid for California
Gulf News 09 Jan 2019
Washington. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is cutting emergency federal aid sent to help California after devastating wildfires unless the Democratic-led state gets its "act together." ... ....
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French Air Force fighter jet missing in mountains
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein To Leave DOJ Once New AG Is Confirmed
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Deputy United States Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is preparing to depart from his role at the U.S. Department of Justice in the coming weeks once President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the department takes over, according to a department official who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday. Rosenstein has been overseeing the U.S ... Barr was already U.S....
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China Will Allow 2,000 Kazakhs To Leave Xinjiang If They Drop Their Chinese Citizenship
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
The Kazakh foreign ministry said Beijing will allow more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the country on Wednesday, one of the first major signs of China reacting to the international pressure over its crackdown in the Xinjiang region on Muslims and other ethnic groups, according to The Associated Press....
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Merkel Will Make Rare Visit To Greece To Discuss Economic Reforms, Macedonia Vote
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Greek leaders in Athens on Friday for the first time since 2014 to discuss economic reforms, according to Reuters ... During Merkel's visit, she will likely press Athens on the austerity measures implemented during the debt crisis, even though those made her deeply unpopular among Greek citizens....
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wife MacKenzie divorcing after 25 years of marriage
WPXI 09 Jan 2019
SEATTLE - Amazon founder, president and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced they are divorcing after a period of trial separation. They were married for 25 years. Bloomberg reported that Jeff Bezos tweeted a statement about the news Wednesday morning. It was signed by the couple ... TRENDING NOW ... They were married three months later ... ....
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Kim Jong Un heads home via train after 2-day Beijing visit
Deseret News 09 Jan 2019
BEIJING — A special train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un departed Beijing on Wednesday after a two-day visit by the North Korean leader to the Chinese capital ... It comes after U.S. and North Korean officials are thought to have met in Vietnam to discuss the site of the summit ... Kim was accompanied by his wife, Ri Sol Ju, the news agency said....
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Led By Ocasio-Cortez And Tlaib, Will Women Finally Quit Playing ‘Nice’ As Pankhurst Did?
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “Women had always fought for men, and for their children. Now they are ready to fight for their own human rights.” – Suffragette Emmeline PankhurstIn his book, “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” Robert A ... Championing a “Deeds Not Words” campaign, she blended a new and more aggressive kind of approach ... ....
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MPs force Theresa May to present Brexit ‘plan B’ quickly
The Irish Times 09 Jan 2019
MPs have forced Theresa May to come up with a plan B on Brexit within days if her deal is defeated in parliament next week, in a further sign of growing rebellion at Westminster ... It forces the British prime minister to present an alternative plan within three sitting days if the vote is lost next Tuesday ... Commons defeat ... BREXIT. The Facts ... . ....
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Australia considering resettlement for Saudi woman
Hong Kong Standard 09 Jan 2019
Australia will assess runaway Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun for settlement after the United Nations on Wednesday deemed her a refugee. The Department of Home Affairs confirmed in a statement that the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees had referred 18-year-old Alqunun to Australia for consideration for refugee settlement ... Gen ... Alsheaiby ... ....
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Venezuelan Military Officials Face Jail, Torture Over Coup Worries Under Maduro
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Two prominent human rights groups released a report on Wednesday which detailed how dozens of military personnel and their families have been detained and tortured by Venezuelan security forces in recent years over fears of an attempted coup or assassination attempt, according to The Boston Globe ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Saudi Arabia reveals rise in oil, gas reserves
China.dot.org 09 Jan 2019
RIYADH, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday an upward revision to the kingdom's proven oil and gas reserves, following an independent certification ... Saudi Arabia previously announced that oil and gas reserves as of Dec ... Enditem. ....
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Jennifer Lopez reflects on her 'up and down' relationship journey
Music News 09 Jan 2019
Jennifer Lopez has reflected on the "up and down" relationship journey she experienced before dating Alex Rodriguez. The singer has previously dated high-profile celebrities like Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Ben Affleck, and has also been married three times - most recently to Marc Anthony, with whom she shares 10-year-old twins Max and Emme ... ....
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Man in India asks police to help him find his “stolen heart”
Gulf News 09 Jan 2019
What you need to know.. Man wanted to file complaint after a girl had stolen his heart. He was turned away by authorities. Police officers were left perplexed with the case. . Dubai ... A young man asked officers to help him find his heart after a girl “stole” it ... ....
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Russian space chief says US shutdown delayed Nasa visit
The Times of India 09 Jan 2019
MOSCOW. Russia's space agency chief on Wednesday said his trip to the US was postponed by Nasa due to the government agency falling "victim" to the ongoing shutdown, rather than a diplomatic snub. Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, a firebrand nationalist politician known for his anti-Western rhetoric, was set to visit the US in February ... ....
