Month: July 2019

Media: Billionaire Financier Jeffrey Epstein Found Injured in Jail Cell

Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, was found unconscious in a Manhattan jail cell with injuries to his neck, media reported late …

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New US Asylum Restrictions Survive First Court Challenge

The Trump administration’s new asylum rule survived an initial court challenge Wednesday, keeping in place a directive that disqualifies a significant proportion of mostly Central American asylum-seekers who reach the …

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US Navy in Ghana to Collaborate on Securing Gulf of Guinea

The Gulf of Guinea is a hot spot for illegal activities, which affect global trade and security. This week a conference in Ghana’s capital, Accra, seeks solutions to overcome issues …

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US Compliments Guatemala for Security Cooperation

The acting head of the Homeland Security Department is complimenting what he says is cooperation with Guatemala to tighten immigration security. Kevin McAleenan’s statement comes a day after President Donald …

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Families Search for Recompense a Year After Deadly Laos Dam Collapse

One year after a catastrophic dam collapse in southern Laos killed dozens of people and displaced thousands, rights groups are demanding that multinational companies behind the $1 billion project do …

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Australia Searches for Climate-Proof Crops

Australian researchers are looking to Africa and the Middle East for drought- and heat-resistant crops as many grain farmers face another failed season. Key farming regions in southern Queensland are …

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Venezuela Rejoins Regional Defense Treaty But Guaido Warns It’s No ‘Magic’ Solution

Venezuela’s National Assembly approved a law returning the OPEC nation to a regional defense treaty on Tuesday, but opposition leader Juan Guaido sought to tamp down supporters’ hopes it could …

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AP Fact Check: Trump Takes Falsehoods to Youth Audience

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told young people a number of falsehoods he’s been relating to adults for months and took a misleading swipe at the female Democratic lawmakers he’s …

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Pakistan PM Says He Will Meet Taliban to Advance Afghan Peace Process 

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday he plans to meet with the Taliban to persuade them to hold negotiations with the government in Afghanistan but cautioned that securing a …

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Trump Sues House Panel, NY to Protect State Tax Returns

Opening up another legal front against the Democrats investigating him, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued the House Ways and Means Committee and New York state officials to prevent his …

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Americans Say Distrust in Government, Other People Frustrating Efforts to Solve Biggest Problems

Most Americans think that tanking levels of distrust in the government and in other people are hindering efforts to solve pervasive, persistent issues, ranging from immigration and racism to healthcare, …

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South Korea Says Russian Military Airplane Violated Its Airspace

South Korea says it fired warning shots at a Russian military aircraft after the plane breached South Korea’s airspace. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says three Russian aircraft entered its air …

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Brazil Cocaine Seizures Up More Than 90 Percent in First Half of 2019

Brazil seized 25.3 tons of cocaine bound for Europe and Africa in the first half of 2019, up more than 90 percent on the same period last year, officials said …

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Pitt, DiCaprio and Robbie Reconcile a Changing Hollywood

Once upon a time, not too far from Hollywood, two of the world’s biggest movie stars were talking about what it’s like to screw up on set.   “Messing up …

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‘I’ve Got Other Numbers!’ Debate Rages Over Recession in Mexico

Mexico’s economy, the 2nd largest in Latin America, has hit a rough patch, weighed down by dwindling business confidence and an industrial slump. But ahead of GDP data for the …

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Police: 4 Turkish Nationals Kidnapped in Nigeria

Four Turkish nationals have been kidnapped at gunpoint in central Nigeria, police said on Monday, in the latest such incident in the country. Gunmen stormed a bar in the village …

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Poland’s Politicians Condemn Aggression Against LGBT March

Poland’s politicians are condemning violence against the first LGBT rights parade through the eastern city of Bialystok. Police said Monday that 28 “hooligans” have been detained and have heard charges …

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Puerto Rico Prepares for Massive Protest to Expel Governor

Puerto Rico braced early Monday for what many people expected to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory as irate islanders pledged to drive Gov. …

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Relief in Sight After US Heat Wave

Areas of the central and eastern United States are getting relief Monday in the form of lower temperatures after suffering through days of sweltering conditions that led to power outages, …

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Kenya’s Finance Minister, Top Officials Arrested for Graft: Police

Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials were arrested Monday on corruption and fraud charges over a multi-million dollar project to build two mega dams, police said. Director …

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Irishman Shane Lowry Wins British Open

Ireland’s Shane Lowry won golf’s British Open on Sunday, his first career major championship, in front of thousands of cheering fans at Northern Ireland’s Royal Portrush course alongside the Atlantic …

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