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With All Eyes On Kavanaugh; Trumpian Democracy Packs Courts To Win Culture War
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Article by WN .Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingIt was with great irony President Andrew Jackson said ... Blacks, women and Native Americans were excluded.The same kind of political malfeasance is now taking place. In fact, as all eyes were on the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S ... While three of the judges are for the powerful circuit courts of appeals, the other 12 were for district court positions....
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Wife of China's detained Interpol chief says he might already be dead
CNN 19 Oct 2018
(CNN)The wife of former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who dramatically vanished into police custody after returning to China in September, told the BBC she isn't sure her husband is still alive. In an exclusive interview, Grace Meng said she has received threatening phone calls since the Chinese government announced her husband was in custody in early October. "I think it is political persecution. I'm not sure he's alive. They are cruel ... ....
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Putin Says Russia Will Deploy Hypersonic Weapons In The 'Coming Months'
WorldNews.com 18 Oct 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow will deploy hypersonic weapons in the "coming months," a significant step that would enable the Kremlin to surpass the United States and China, CNBC reports.A hypersonic weapon can travel at least five times the speed of sound, or about one mile per second. What's more, the U.S ... You have failed to contain Russia." ... The U.S ... ....
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One Chinese City Has Plans To Replace Street Lights With An Artificial Moon
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
The Chinese city of Chengdu is attempting to replace electricity-powered streetlights and the Earth's moon with an artificial moon to help illuminate nighttime in China's Sichuan province on Thursday, according to Yahoo News. The People's Daily Online reported the chairman of the Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Microelectronics System Research Institute Co. Wu Chunfeng first posited the idea this week ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Ecuador Expels Venezuelan Ambassador Over 'Offensive' Migrant Crisis Comments
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Ecuador announced it was ejecting Venezuela's ambassador in a scathing statement which called the country's government led by President Nicolas Maduro "corrupt, murderous, and lying" in a sharp escalation of tensions between the two Latin American countries on Thursday, according to The Miami Herald ... While addressing the U.N ... ... Venezuelan Ambassador Carol Josefina Delgado was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours ... ....
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Copter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan in Asia, sailors hurt
The State 19 Oct 2018
An U.S. Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors, the Navy said ... All affected sailors were in stable condition and their injuries were non-life threatening, the Navy said ... Be the first to know ... ....
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Marijuana use may lead to higher risk of stroke
The Siasat Daily 19 Oct 2018
Washington. A recent study found that a wide range of both IV thrombolysis (IVT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) rates in ischemic stroke patients, who smoke marijuana, indicates the need for further improvement of access to acute recanalization therapies in many regions ... The results showed some potential benefit from rivaroxaban but caution was urged ... Gladstone ... Source. ANI. ....
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Trump says Saudi journalist likely dead, warns of ’severe’ response
Vietnam News 19 Oct 2018
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he now believes journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and warned of "very severe" consequences should Saudi Arabia be proven responsible ... ....
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Researchers in molecular genetics lab discover pathway to cancer cell development
Daily Bruin 19 Oct 2018
UCLA researchers discovered how to transform normal cells into cancer cells, allowing for the development of therapies against aggressive forms of cancer. In a study published Thursday, UCLA researchers in the lab of Owen Witte, professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, discovered how to manipulate the genes in normal prostate and lung cells to turn them into an aggressive form of cancer ... ....
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Suspect says he didn't mean to kill Bulgarian journalist
This is Money 19 Oct 2018
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A Bulgarian court has ordered a suspect in the rape and slaying of a television journalist to remain in custody until his trial. Severin Krassimirov told reporters before the district court hearing in Ruse on Friday that he killed Viktoria Marinova, but didn't mean to. The 21-year-old Krassimirov said. "I regret it so much. I cannot believe I did it." ... 6 ... 19, 2018 ... (AP Photo) ... ....
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'We did the right thing': jurors urge judge to uphold Monsanto cancer ruling
The Guardian 19 Oct 2018
Jurors who ruled that Monsanto caused a dying man’s cancer are fighting to uphold their landmark $289m verdict, publicly urging a judge not to overturn their decision in a groundbreaking trial ... The ruling in August, which sparked concerns across the globe about the Roundup herbicide, included $250m in punitive damages to the plaintiff, Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, who has terminal cancer ... “I was just gobsmacked and outraged ... Read more ... .......
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Meghan Markle displays tiny baby bump in action packed day with Prince Harry in Australia
Irish Independent 19 Oct 2018
Caitlin McBride Twitter Email. October 19 2018 8.47 AM. 0 Comments Meghan Markle displays tiny baby bump in action packed day with Prince Harry in Australia. Independent.ie. The late Princess Diana said it best when she said that "the whole world is watching my stomach". https.//www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/meghan-markle-displays-tiny-baby-bump-in-action-packed-day-with-prince-harry-in-australia-37436740.html ... Email ... ....
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Pakistan's PM Imran Khan to attend controversial Saudi conference
Daily Star Lebanon 19 Oct 2018
Pakistan's foreign ministry announced Friday that Prime Minister Imran Khan will attend a Saudi Arabian investment conference, despite a string of cancellations from leading policy-makers and corporate chiefs over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi ... ....
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Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack
This is Money 19 Oct 2018
Preparations for the vote in Kandahar were thrown into turmoil when a gunman wearing a security forces uniform opened fire on a gathering of US and Afghan officials. Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar province on Friday, after a Taliban-claimed attack on a US-Afghan security meeting killed a powerful police chief and threatened stability across the south ... At least 10 candidates have been killed ... ....
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Brother of Aung San Suu Kyi fights to sell symbolic site of her house arrest
The Guardian 19 Oct 2018
The crumbling lakeside villa, which served as Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison for 15 years during her house arrest, has become the source of a bitter family dispute between the Myanmar state counsellor and her brother. Aung San Suu Kyi’s estranged older brother, Aung San Oo, an engineer who lives in the US, has submitted an appeal at the supreme court, petitioning for the auction of the home and a share of the proceeds ... Twitter ... Twitter ... .......
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