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Trump says Kamala Harris cannot become first woman president: ‘That would rip our country apart’
The Grio 19 Sep 2020
Speaking in front of a crowd in Wisconsin Friday, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Joe Biden’s VP choice in Kamala Harris. With the November election just weeks away, President Donald Trump is out on the campaign trail to condemn his Democratic opponent Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris ... “This is not what people want ... ....
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Former prime minister John Turner has died: reports
Toronto Sun 19 Sep 2020
John Turner, who served as Canada’s prime minister from June to September 1984, has died, according to sources, including the Toronto Sun. He was 91. Former Ontario premier Bob Rae was among the public figures expressing their condolences ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... ....
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4.5-Magnitude Quake Rocks Southern California as Region Battles Wildfires
Sputnik 19 Sep 2020
The earthquake has come as America's West Coast continuing to battle wildfires, the worst-affected states being California and Washington. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rocked Southern California late on Friday night, the US Geological Survey reported ... The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a warning on Twitter. ⚠️#UnitedStates🇺🇸....
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IRGC vows to revenge US assassination of General Soleimani
Irna 19 Sep 2020
Tehran, Sept 19, IRNA – Commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Saturday that Iran’s revenge for the US assassination of General Soleimani is certain and serious .......
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Trump Mulled 'Using' NBA’s Superstar Dennis Rodman as North Korea Envoy
Sputnik 19 Sep 2020
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un met several times in the last two years, and so did Dennis Rodman – former NBA player, who first visited North Korea in 2013 as a part "basketball democracy tour” ... Trump then assured the prorgamme’s listeners. “Well he really does like Dennis Rodman." ... “You would have been in a war....
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South Africa: No Evidence of Alleged Iran Plot
Kayhan 19 Sep 2020
JOHANNESBURG (Dispatches) -- South Africa’s state security agency has said it had found no evidence that Iran was plotting to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to Pretoria, Lana Marks. A U.S. media report, quoting unnamed officials, earlier this week claimed that Iran was planning to kill the U.S. ambassador to South Africa ahead of the U.S ... report ... .......
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero says he was duped into coming to Rwanda, NYT reports
The Villager 19 Sep 2020
Paul Rusesabagina, depicted in a Hollywood movie as a hero who helped save Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide, said he believed he was flying to Burundi at the invitation of a pastor, but was instead lured to Rwanda and arrested on terrorism charges ... You may also like. NewsWorld. Queen Elizabeth formally strips Harvey Weinstein of his British honour ... ....
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Deadly Mediterranean hurricane Ianos hits central Greece
The Guardian 19 Sep 2020
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Iran warns against ‘dangerous’ US defiance of intl. law as it eyes illegal ban on Tehran
Press TV 18 Sep 2020
Iran has warned against Washington’s “precarious” defiance of international law as the US has signaled that it seeks to illegally extend an expiring arms embargo on Iran ... UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo ... Azadi also slammed US accusations of terrorism, accusing Washington of backing government terrorism itself ... ....
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U.N. showdown looms over Iran sanctions
Arkansas Online 19 Sep 2020
The Trump administration's push to end the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran comes to a head this weekend at the United Nations, where allies and adversaries argue the U.S. effort to restore sanctions is groundless. The U.S. bid to restore all U.N ... General Assembly -- deepens a chasm between the U.S. and most other nations. European allies say the U.S ... The U.S....
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Ginsburg's Death Could Lead to Conservative Lock on Supreme Court
Voa News 19 Sep 2020
The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives President Donald Trump an opportunity to add another conservative to the bench and shift the powerful high court's ideological balance further to the right. With a super-majority on the bench, wide-ranging issues could be impacted ... W ... Supreme Court following the death of U.S ... ....
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France reports new daily record with 13,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, confirms surge
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Ethiopia files terrorism charges against leading opposition activist
The Jerusalem Post 19 Sep 2020
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against a prominent media mogul and opposition politician from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed, the attorney general's office said on Saturday ... Those charged include journalists and scholars. Bekele is a senior leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress ... He did not comment on the charges ... ....
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Trump to Senate: Vote 'without delay' on replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WCPO 19 Sep 2020
President Donald Trump is urging the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election. Trump is making his view known in a tweet Saturday, the day after Ginsburg died ... We have this obligation, without delay!”....
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What’s in wildfire smoke, and how dangerous is it?
Ars Technica 19 Sep 2020
The West Coast’s wildfire crisis is no longer just the West Coast’s wildfire crisis. As massive blazes continue to burn across California, Oregon, and Washington, they’re spewing smoke high into the atmosphere ... Comments. ....
