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We Owe 9/11 Families The Truth About The Saudis, Wars, Scams, And Insider Trading
WorldNews.com 11 May 2020
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Years after President Donald Trump promised to open FBI files to help families of the 9/11 victims in a civil lawsuit against the Saudi government, the Justice Department doubled down on its claim that the information is a state secret ... Boeing, Merrill Lynch, J.P ... on 9/11....
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Iranian navy vessel 'mistakenly hits another with missile' killing 19
The National 11 May 2020
Iran's army said on Monday that 19 people were killed in an "accident" involving a warship hit by a friendly fire missile during exercises in the Gulf of Oman ... "The number of this accident's martyrs is 19 and 15 have also been injured," it added, saying the vessel had been towed ashore. The port of Jask, about 1,270 kilometres south-east of Tehran....
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Scientists concerned that coronavirus is adapting to humans
Yahoo Daily News 11 May 2020
Scientists have found evidence for mutations in some strains of the coronavirus that suggest the pathogen may be adapting to humans after spilling over from bats ... default ... Related. When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready?. “This is exactly what we need to look out for,” Hibberd said ... “This is an early warning,” Hibberd said ... ....
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Coronavirus: China hits back at ‘preposterous allegations’ by Trump and allies
The Independent 11 May 2020
China has issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it said were 24 “preposterous allegations” by some leading US politicians over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... There is no evidence to suggest that is the case. Shape Created with Sketch....
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France emerges cautiously from coronavirus lockdown
Canada Dot Com 11 May 2020
PARIS — France tiptoed out of one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, reopening shops, factories and some schools to revive the economy but wary of the risks of a second wave of infections ... The country’s 67 million people can now leave home without government paperwork ... BALANCING ACT....
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Texas begins to reopen after Covid-19 quarantine – but is it safe to do so?
Yahoo Daily News 11 May 2020
Tim Handren, the chief executive of Santikos Entertainment, a small cinema chain in San Antonio, admits his business is not essential. But while the giants of the industry keep their screens closed, he has taken a different approach. Related. Trump charges Obama with 'biggest political crime in American history' ... He added ... The president told reporters ... ....
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Avatar: James Cameron’s four sequels will cost $1bn
The Independent 11 May 2020
James Cameron’s Avatar sequels are reportedly costing $1bn (£808m) to make ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... ....
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Crypto exchange foils $5 million bank robbery in Brazil
Cryptopolitan 11 May 2020
Thanks to the effort of Over the Counter (OTC) crypto exchange firm, robbers were foiled from completing the heist of around $5 million from an account of the metallurgical company Gerdau at Santander bank. �The robbers tried converting the stolen funds into Bitcoin, which drew attention and led to several bank accounts being frozen ... .......
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No plans to separate Trump, Pence despite White House coronavirus cases
Gulf Daily News 11 May 2020
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has no plans to keep President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence apart, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday, as concerns rise about the spread of the coronavirus within the White House ... The White House did not respond to a request for comment. ... ....
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More than 2 dozen people killed in violence across Africa
Press TV 11 May 2020
Violent incidents in several African countries have claimed the lives of more than two dozen people. In Niger, at least 20 people were killed when unidentified gunmen raided several villages in the Tillaberi region in the west ... And in another incident, gunmen killed the mayor of a town in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone Southwest Region on Sunday ... UN ... ....
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Men have higher blood levels of coronavirus gateway molecule than women: Study
The Times of India 11 May 2020
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Microsoft is set to solve an ‘annoying’ email problem
The Times of India 11 May 2020
NEW DELHI. The Reply All functionality in email can be a problem for both the sender and the receiver. Often a sender hits the reply all button when it's not needed and ends up ‘spamming’ other people’s inboxes. Microsoft has found a solution to this problem ... What is Reply All Storm Protection? ... It took two days to clean it all up.” ... ....
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Grammy winning R&B; artist Betty Wright dead at 66
Penn Live 10 May 2020
Grammy award-winning soul singer Betty Wright died in her home this weekend, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported that Steve Greenberg, founder of S-Curve Records, confirmed the death to the outlet, saying Wright, 66, had been diagnosed with cancer in the fall ... I just lost my aunt this morning.... and now my mood has changed.... ....
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Fiji works with Singapore, university to test contact tracing app for COVID-19
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Indian, Chinese border troops in brief skirmish on northeast Indian border, India says
Yahoo Daily News 10 May 2020
KOLKATA (Reuters) - Indian and Chinese troops on border patrol duties had a brief skirmish in Sikkim, a northeastern Indian state bordering China, the Indian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, blaming both sides for the incident. "Aggressive behavior by the two sides resulted in minor injuries to troops ... ....
