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Mexican Mayor Shot Hours After Taking Office
WorldNews.com 02 Jan 2019
The governor of the Mexican state of Oaxaca vowed to hold a full investigation after the mayor of Tlaxiaco was shot and killed just hours after taking office on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Welle. Gov ... "I express my condolences to the family and the people of Tlaxiaco," Murat said. The Associated Press said the mayor died in the hospital....
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Planetary alignment to cause major tremors in first week of 2019, predicts researcher
International Business Times 02 Jan 2019
Frank Hoogerbeets, a self-proclaimed earthquake researcher, has predicted the possibility of major tremors in the first week of 2019. In his website 'Ditrianum', Hoogerbeets argued that a rare planetary alignment will make earth's tectonic plates move, and this is the main reason behind the increased seismic activities this week ... Earthquake ... News. ....
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Zapatista Revolt And NAFTA Still Reminds Us Of Absolute Freedom And A Planetary War
WorldNews.com 02 Jan 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingIn 1994, right after prominent neoconservatives and neoliberals in Washington wreaked havoc on the indigenous peoples of Chiapas in southern Mexico with their radical free trade schemes, Subcommandante Marcos said ... What’s more, schemes that once favored giant U.S ... This includes those revolts in the U.S ... ....
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Migrants met with tear gas on US-Mexico border
AOL 02 Jan 2019
This group of migrants thought security at the US-Mexico border would be more relaxed in the early hours of New Year's Day. Instead, when they made a late night attempt to cross the barrier, a witness said they were met with tear gas fired by US border agents into Mexico ... ....
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Social Media Sites For Allowing ISIS Materials To Flourish
WorldNews.com 02 Jan 2019
A federal judge dismissed lawsuits on Monday that were attempting to hold Facebook, Twitter, and Google liable to victims of the San Bernardino 2015 mass shooting for allowing Islamic State propaganda to flourish on their platforms, according to Reuters. U.S ... The plaintiffs included victims and relatives of the of the Dec ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump Meets With Congressional Leaders As Government Shutdown Continues
WorldNews.com 02 Jan 2019
President Donald Trump is preparing to meet with congressional leaders on Wednesday afternoon to hold a border security briefing as the government shutdown stretched into its 12th day, according to The New York Times ... Trump attacked Democrats again earlier on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting, claiming the U.S ... 8 ... 21 ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Russia gives U.S. access to American held on espionage charges
Toronto Sun 02 Jan 2019
WASHINGTON — The Russian government said Wednesday it has allowed an American citizen held on espionage charges to have access to U.S. officials seeking answers about his arrest. U.S ... Whelan, head of global security for a Michigan-based auto parts supplier, was arrested Friday ... “We are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being ... ....
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German leftwing movement will take to streets like gilet jaunes in 2019, says founder
The Guardian 02 Jan 2019photo: Creative Commons / St.Hinni
6 reportedly killed in Danish bridge train accident
The Oklahoman 02 Jan 2019
Advertisement. People walk near damaged cargo compartments on a train parked near the Storebaelt bridge, near Nyborg in Denmark, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Danish police say several people have been killed in a train accident on a bridge linking the central islands of Zealand and Funen ... local time ... (Tim K. Jensen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) ... local time ... ....
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Tesla shares dive after Model 3 delivery falls short of estimates
Business Day 02 Jan 2019
Bengaluru — Tesla shares sank 8% on Wednesday after the electric-vehicle maker delivered fewer-than-expected Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter and cut prices for all its vehicles in the US in response to the loss of a green tax credit ... Overall, total production rose 8% to 86,555 vehicles....
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Sudan restricts social media access to counter protest movement
This is Money 02 Jan 2019
By Yousef Saba and Nafisa Eltahir. CAIRO/DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organise and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests triggered by an economic crisis, internet users say. Sudan has been rocked by near-daily demonstrations over the past two weeks ... 21 ... ....
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Cathay Pacific makes blunder, sells $16,000 premium seats for $675
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jan 2019
Cathay Pacific makes blunder, sells $16,000 premium seats for $675. More. 02 Jan 2019. Cathay Pacific makes blunder, sells $16,000 premium seats for $675. In a big ticketing blunder, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. sold business class tickets from Vietnam to Canada and the US at economy prices this week. Yes, you read it right! ... Details ... 2L) ... ....
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Xi says nobody can change the fact that Taiwan is part of China
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jan 2019
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Writing by Michael Martina; Editing by Michael Perry). ....
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Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods climbs to 85
Khaleej Times 02 Jan 2019
The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said on Wednesday, and 20 people were missing as rescuers slowly reached cut-off communities ... "If we don't recover the missing or we recover them dead, that is 105 deaths, which we hope not," Jalad said ... ....
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Houthi Rebels Deny Stealing International Humanitarian Aid Amid Famine In Yemen
WorldNews.com 02 Jan 2019
Officials working with international relief efforts said the theft of food aid by Houthi rebels in Yemen could be the "tip of the iceberg" on Wednesday as the poorest country in the Middle East continues to struggle, according to The Guardian ... In a statement, the UN agency said ... And we have been a party to it ... ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
