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In the Age of Trump, Language and Words Should Matter More Than Ever
WorldNews.com 18 Oct 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On September 19, 1796, President George Washington delivered America's first farewell address ... He warned of the "baneful effects of the spirit of party" and "the danger of political parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations."...
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French intelligence services thwart ‘9-11-style terror attack’
The Independent 18 Oct 2019
A terror plot inspired by the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York has been foiled by the French intelligence services. One person is being held in custody in France on preliminary terrorism charges after apparently planning a September 11-style plane hijacking and attack ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... 1/6....
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United States imposes record $7.5 billion in tariffs on European goods
Russia Today 18 Oct 2019
With the blessing from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Trump administration imposed punitive tariffs on EU goods on Friday in retaliation for the European plane maker Airbus receiving illegal subsidies ... French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire criticized the move hours before the tariffs were due to come into effect....
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El Chapo's son freed as Mexican cartel gunmen chase away security forces
Deccan Chronicle 18 Oct 2019
Mexico City. Heavily armed cartel fighters surrounded security forces and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons, whose brief apprehension triggered intense gunbattles across the city of Culiacan ... Murders this year are set to be at a record high ... He is believed to have about 12 children including Ovidio ... .......
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Americans want an end to forever wars. But that's not what Trump offers
The Guardian 18 Oct 2019
The American people are tired of war. After 18 years of continuous conflict – so long that fathers and sons have fought in the same war – fatigue and frustration with the exercise of US military force abroad pervade our political culture. This is not new. Nominally anti-war candidates have won the past three presidential elections ... .......
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Dutch farm mystery: Father held as police unpick secret farm 'sect'
BBC News 18 Oct 2019
The alarm was raised when the 25-year-old eldest son, Jan, turned up at a local bar in Ruinerwold in the northern province of Drenthe. The bar-owner raised the alarm with police after the son revealed he had never been to school and said he had run away and needed help ... A large sum of money was said to have been found on the farm ... Related Topics. ....
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UN investigates alleged use of white phosphorus in Syria
The Guardian 18 Oct 2019photo: AP / Francois Mori
Jennifer Aniston Hilariously Throws Her Cell Phone While Joking About Breaking Instagram
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2019photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
Lebanon paralysed by nationwide protests over proposed taxes
Belfast Telegraph 18 Oct 2019
Nationwide protests have paralysed Lebanon as demonstrators blocked major roads in a second day of rallies against the government’s management of a severe economic crisis and proposed new taxes. The protests were the largest since 2015, and could further destabilise a country with one of the highest debt loads in the world ... PA. ....
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Spain seeks to extradite Carles Puigdemont as Catalonia braces for general strike
The Irish Times 18 Oct 2019
Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president who led the region’s failed bid for independence two years ago, has handed himself into judicial authorities in Belgium in response to the reactivation of an international arrest warrant against him earlier this week ... In a statement, Puigdemont’s office said ... Photograph. Pau Barrena/AFP ... Photograph ... ....
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Lady Gaga suffers a gut-wrenching fall offstage during a dance with fan
The News International 18 Oct 2019
Lady Gaga went through a dangerously gut-wrenching fall during her concert in Las Vegas, after a fan she was dancing with, slipped and fell off the stage. Lady Gaga had her legs wrapped around the fan’s torso when he accidentally turned and slipped, taking Lady Gaga with him, nose diving off the stage ... “Everything’s okay,” Gaga said ... ....
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At least 25 killed and dozens injured in blast at Afghan mosque
The National 18 Oct 2019
At least 25 people including children were killed when a blast at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Friday caused the roof to collapse. It was not immediately clear whether the blast was caused by a bomb or a mortar fired at the mosque in Haska Mina district of Nangarhar province, about 50 kilometres from the provincial capital Jalalabad ... Updated ... ....
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Erdogan says Turkey will take necessary steps against Trump's 'disrespectful' letter
The Independent 18 Oct 2019
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Donald Trump's recent letter broke with "diplomatic and political courtesy." . The letter "was not in line with diplomatic and political courtesy. We will not forget this lack of respect. This is not a priority for us ... More follows… We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Comments....
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Gun battles rock Mexican city after El Chapo's son detained
Gulf News 18 Oct 2019
Mexico City. Heavy gunfire on Thursday rocked several neighbourhoods in the Mexican city of Culiacan, home to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel, after security forces detained a son of the notorious kingpin ... A senior government source confirmed the reports were correct ... Read more ... It was not immediately clear how many had escaped ... Subscribe ... ....
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US Pushes For Pakistan’s Blacklisting in FATF But China Likely to Come to Rescue Again
News18 18 Oct 2019
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