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Trump administration attempts to legally justify attack on Iran
The Independent 04 Jul 2019
As it has contemplated military action against Iran, the Trump administration has opened the door to virtually every legal authority it might use to justify an attack, from tying Iran to al-Qaida, to President Donald Trump’s assertion that it would not involve American ground troops and “wouldn’t last very long” ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... 1/17 ... EPA....
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Strongest Earthquake In Decades Rattles Southern California
WorldNews.com 04 Jul 2019
The largest earthquake to hit southern California in decades rumbled across the region on Thursday morning, striking a remote part of the state with a magnitude of 6.4, The Guardian reported.The earthquake’s center was near the small city of Ridgecrest, near Death Valley National Park and about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles....
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German Scientists Suggest Bible's Philistines Came From Europe
WorldNews.com 04 Jul 2019
Ashkelon is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of present-day Tel Aviv. Goliath, the giant-like warrior was defeated by David with a sling during a battle in the Valley of Elah, southeast of what is now Tel-Aviv ... Philistine DNA, though, had some DNA components that were European in origin....
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Trump hails ‘greatest political journey’ during Independence Day speech
ITV 05 Jul 2019
US president Donald Trump celebrated “the greatest political journey in human history” during an Independence Day speech before a soggy, cheering crowd of spectators. Supporters welcomed his tribute to the US military while protesters attacked him for putting himself centre stage on a holiday devoted to unity ... Jose Luis Magana/AP ... .......
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Royal Marines involved in ‘bold’ operation to seize supertanker bound for Syria
AOL 04 Jul 2019
A detachment of Royal Marines was involved in a “bold” and “brave” operation to seize a supertanker suspected of carrying oil destined for Bashar Assad’s Syrian regime ... The marines were brought in to use their specialist boarding skills to help ensure the Royal Gibraltar Police could gain access to the tanker at sea ... ....
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Amsterdam Sex Workers Lukewarm To Plans To Reform Red Light District
WorldNews.com 04 Jul 2019
In some cases, this is accompanied by disruptive behavior and a disrespectful attitude to the sex workers in the windows," Halsema said in a statement."At the same time, there has also been a major increase in unlicensed, underground prostitution." ... The chair of the organization Red Light United told Dutch outlet Nieuwsuur ... ....
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Trump Says He Will Ignore Legal Ruling Prohibiting Citizenship Question On 2020 Census
WorldNews.com 03 Jul 2019
President Donald Trump said his administration was "absolutely moving forward" with adding the controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census on Wednesday, even though the Justice Department said it would be printing the documents without the question Trump wanted, according to Raw Story ... Also on Wednesday, U.S ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Concerts, fireworks and a military parade mark July Fourth
The Columbus Dispatch 05 Jul 2019
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Maurice The Noisy Cockerel Gets His Day In French Court
WorldNews.com 04 Jul 2019
Maurice the cockerel, France’s most famous bird, whose piercing dawn call sparked neighbors to take legal action over noise pollution, has finally had his case heard in court, The Guardian reports.A local court in Rochefort has begun examining the case of a dispute over the cockerel between neighbors on the Île d’Oléron ... ....
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What does Facebook’s new crypto currency mean for you?
Sydney Morning Herald 05 Jul 2019
Libra's launch may be one of the most defining events of the 21st Century .......
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Imran Khan, Donald Trump to hold maiden meet on July 22: Pak Foreign Office
Deccan Chronicle 05 Jul 2019
Islamabad. Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet Donald Trump for the first time on July 22 and their focus will be on “refreshing” bilateral relations, which was hit after the US President publicly criticised Pakistan, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism ... “Pakistan - we’ll be meeting with Pakistan....
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Google Maps outage sparks mass disorientation
Russia Today 05 Jul 2019
The Google Maps server has gone offline in some parts of the world, and users are finding themselves utterly disoriented – or not finding themselves at all. Instead, they are reportedly shown “no results found” error messages ... ....
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Remains Of Britain's Largest WWII POW Camp Discovered
WorldNews.com 04 Jul 2019
Admiral Karl Dönitz was the captain of several German U-boats who was captured by Allied forces when his vessel, U-boat 68, was forced to surface in October 1918.The admiral spent about six weeks at the Sheffield camp, according to the research, before feigning mental illness to avoid being treated as a war criminal....
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Cryptocurrency Market Trades Sideways as Bitcoin Hovers Shy of $12,000
The Coin Telegraph 05 Jul 2019
Top cryptocurrencies are mostly trading sideways, with some slight gains for Bitcoin at press time. no evidence of holiday-fueled FOMO yet .......
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Maternal stress and the male foetus
The Guardian 04 Jul 2019
The ratio of boys to girls born alive a few months later is always reduced ... .......
