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The Stuff of Saturn's Rings Actually Coats Its Tiny Ravioli Moons

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A new analysis of the ringed planet's inner moons shines a light on their origins. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FCjNR6 via IFTTT

Trey Gowdy on Attorney General Barr's decision to release the Mueller report by mid-April

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Will a redacted report satisfy congressional Democrats? Reaction from Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy, former Republican congressman from South Carolina. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FKKdRE via IFTTT

Viking Sky cruise timeline: A breakdown of what we know happened

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Here's a breakdown of everything we know so far about the Viking Sky cruise. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Yu1032 via IFTTT

Mueller Did the Right Thing

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It seems that “13 hardened Democrats” or “angry Democrats” did not deliver a politically motivated, illegitimate hit job after all. Based on what we know so far, the special counsel’s office reported that it did not find evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. This is a fabulous vindication of the integrity of the system.No one is noticing that. Instead, the Trump team is gorging on schadenfreude, and the anti-Trump team is choking on bile.It’s fair to say that those who spent hour upon cable-TV hour lovingly anticipating that President Trump would be frog-marched from the White House in handcuffs after the delivery of this report have egg on their faces. It isn’t clear which hurts more, the disappointment about being wrong or the worry about drooping ratings.But there’s plenty of egg to go around. Team Trump spent nearly two years denouncing the Mueller investigation as a “rigged witch hunt.” By one count, the president used the term “witch hunt” m...

IKEA's New Eco-Friendly Collection Is Our Summer Aesthetic

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Pound Slides as Parliament Fails to End Brexit Impasse Once More

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The failure of May’s last-ditch effort to get her deal through Parliament leaves the U.K. with the choice between crashing out of the European Union without a deal in two weeks and seeking a long extension of its departure date. The British parliament will vote Monday on various alternatives to May’s agreement. Implied volatility on two-week pound-dollar options, which cover the current April 12 deadline for the U.K.’s exit, have surged to the highest level since the immediate aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum amid increased anxiety about a no-deal outcome. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FMRbFW via IFTTT

Police standoff on an Atlanta-area freeway halts traffic

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ATLANTA (AP) — A police standoff brought traffic to a standstill Friday on an Atlanta-area freeway as officers confronted a motorist who they believed was armed and matched the description of a robbery suspect. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WD2IgL via IFTTT

Gaza, Israel brace for mass border demos

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Palestinians in Gaza are expected to gather in huge numbers along the barrier separating them from Israel on Saturday, testing a fragile ceasefire only days after a major flareup. The demonstrations mark the first anniversary of deadly protests on the border with Israel. Days of negotiations have raised hopes that the bloodshed seen in previous mass protests, particularly those against the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem last May, can be avoided. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UhshGE via IFTTT

Pope signs law to prevent child abuse in Vatican and its embassies

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Although the city state within Rome is tiny, and very few children live there, the sweeping legal changes reflect a desire to show that the Catholic Church is finally acting against clerical child abuse after decades of scandals around the world. It is the first time a unified and detailed policy for the protection of children has been compiled for the Vatican and its embassies and universities outside the city state. The law sets up procedures for reporting suspected abuse, imposes more screening of prospective employees, and sets strict guidelines for adult interaction with children and the use of social media. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2I1xaNi via IFTTT

Pet zebra shot and killed by owner in Florida after escaping

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A man has shot and killed his pet zebra after it escaped from his ranch in Callahan, a town in Florida.The animal, reportedly named Shadow, broke free from Cottonwood Ranch and ran down a main road, chased by several vehicles.Witnesses said the zebra was eventually cornered in a cul-de-sac around two miles from the ranch, where the owner shot and killed it.Bill Leeper, the local sheriff, said he understood that Shadow was injured during the escape and that the owner chose to euthanise the zebra while police officers were at the scene.Witnesses told WJXT-TV that the animal did not appear injured but the decision was made to kill it so that it could not hurt anyone.“I had to stop and think a minute,” Jenee Watkins told the news outlet.“It’s not every day you see a zebra trotting through your neighbourhood.”Officials have confirmed that the owner did not have a valid license to keep a zebra on his ranch.A state permit is required to own and keep a zebra in Florida.It is unclear whether he...

Apple's AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Gets Shot Down Months After Missed Deadline

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AG William Barr plans to release Mueller report by mid-April. 'Everyone will soon be able to read it.'

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Attorney General William Barr told Congress on Friday he plans to release special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia and the Trump campaign. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YBKk9C via IFTTT

Who is paying for Monsanto's crimes? We are

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A US court ordered Monsanto to pay $80m in damages because it hid cancer risks. That’s a small consolation for victims ‘And while Bayer may dole out a few billion dollars in damages, who is really being made to pay?’ Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images The chickens are coming home to roost, as they say in farm country. For the second time in less than eight months a US jury has found that decades of scientific evidence demonstrates a clear cancer connection to Monsanto’s line of top-selling Roundup herbicides, which are used widely by consumers and farmers. Twice now jurors have additionally determined that the company’s own internal records show Monsanto has intentionally manipulated the public record to hide the cancer risks. Both juries found punitive damages were warranted because the company’s cover-up of cancer risks was so egregious. The juries saw evidence that Monsanto has ghost-written scientific papers, tried to silence scientists, scuttled independent government testi...

Woman with YouTube channel pleads not guilty to abusing kids

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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who had a popular YouTube channel featuring children pleaded not guilty Friday to charges she abused some of her seven adopted children by pepper-spraying them, striking them with a clothes hanger and making them take ice baths. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CKwJDP via IFTTT

Venezuelans rally to protest chronic power outages

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Electricity has slowly been restored following a blackout on Monday that left most of Venezuela's 24 states without power. President Nicolas Maduro has said the situation was caused by "terrorist attacks" on the Guri hydroelectric dam that powers much of the country. Critics including opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized by most Western nations as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, blame the electricity problems on corruption and mismanagement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2COUYk9 via IFTTT

New Australian laws could see social media execs jailed over terror images

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Australia pledged Saturday to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms. The tough new legislation will be brought to parliament next week as Canberra pushes for social media companies to prevent their platforms from being "weaponised" by terrorists in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Facebook said it "quickly" removed a staggering 1.5 million videos of the white supremacist massacre livestreamed on the social media platform. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FJKLX4 via IFTTT

Alex Jones: Instagram refuses to remove right-wing conspiracy theorists' anti-semitic post

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Infamous conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was expected to have his Instagram account shut down, or at least have a recently posted photo deleted, after he recently posted an image of an art piece called “False Profits” on his Instagram story.The image depicts six white men with hooked noses playing monopoly on the backs of other humans, surrounded by gold, skulls, money, medicine, and a globe. In the background appears to be the city of Manhattan in nuclear fall-out, and the men sit in front of the pyramid of the Great Seal of the United States.The pyramid with the all-seeing eye has been co-opted by conspiracy theorists as evidence of an evil “new world order”. The globe on the table also may potentially represent “globalists”, two heavily used anti-semitic tropes.Despite this, Instagram claims that the post did not violate their community standards.There seems to be disagreement at parent-company Facebook among high level executives, if Jones is a hate figure or not, as seen in leaked ...

Anger outside parliament as leave voters blame May for no Brexit

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Thousands of angry Brexit supporters gathered outside UK parliament on Friday after lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it was supposed to quit the bloc. Rough cut (no reporter narration) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2V4RTDz via IFTTT

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Trump: Pulitzers awarded to NYT, Washington Post should be revoked for 'fake' Russia coverage

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President Donald Trump called for the Pulitzer Board to revoke the prizes awarded to the New York Times and Washington Post. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YFVIBF via IFTTT

Boeing MCAS anti-stall system was activated in Ethiopia crash: source

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Boeing's MCAS anti-stall system, which was implicated in the October crash of a 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia, was also activated shortly before a recent accident in Ethiopia, a source with knowledge of the investigation said Friday. The information is part of preliminary findings from the analysis of black boxes from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, which crashed southeast of Addis Ababa killing 157 people on March 10, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity. The information was presented Thursday to US authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the source said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HMakKo via IFTTT

Trump Administration Awards $1.7 Mil Family Planning Grant to Pro-Life Clinics, Cuts Funding to Four Abortion Clinics

On Friday, the Trump administration announced it was awarding a $1.7 million family planning grant to a chain of California crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion and don't offer contraceptives, while at the same time cutting government funding to some Planned Parenthood clinics. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FD5sE0

How To Pay Your Taxes: Pay Taxes With Cash, Credit Cards, Installments, and More

Let's assume that you drew the short straw on the 2018 tax cuts, and you owe Uncle Sam this year. Here's how you can pay your tax bill. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2uveJc7

'Unborn Babies Can Feel': SD Governor Joins Fight for Life With 5 Pro-Life Measures

South Dakota's Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed several pro-life bills into law, taking action like several other states that are working to increase protections for unborn children.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JTubcq

This is What Concerns Faith Leaders The Most in America Today

The Barna Group has just released the largest study ever on religious freedom in America.It took four years to complete and the results are astonishing. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HMhSwB

'We've Entered the Danger Zone': New Violent Threats after Mueller as Unhinged Individuals Seek Revenge

Violent threats are escalating from both sides of the political aisle in recent years. Deranged individuals have threatened President Trump's supporters and his opponents, and the problem doesn't appear to be getting any better. Now, a former Trump campaign adviser, Michael Caputo, is opening up about his traumatic and ongoing ordeal.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Yw5tlP

Dueling Tanks: How These WWII Foes Became Fast Friends & Finally Found Peace

Spearhead debuted at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list. That’s likely because it’s filled with emotion, romance, horrifying loss, heartbreak & duels of such suspense & action, they beat most other fights in fiction bestsellers.  It focuses on several Allies ramrodding their tanks through Europe. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2WwNYzK

'Religious Liberty Under Assault': Conservatives Push Investigation of San Antonio's Discrimination Against Chick-fil-A

Religious liberty watchdog First Liberty Institute and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are calling for a federal investigation into discrimination against Chick-fil-A. They're asking US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to investigate San Antonio City Council's decision to deny the restaurant chain the chance to open a store in the city's airport as a result of the company's conservative views, specifically their owners' opposition on same-sex marriage.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2V43GlL

A Tale of Two Prayers in PA State House: 'Jesus' Prayer Blasted as 'Islamophobic', Quran Prayer Applauded

A Christian prayer given by a state representative this week at the start of a swearing-in ceremony for Pennsylvania's first Muslim representative has drawn backlash from some of her colleagues. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FHPQA0

Huge Pro-Life Victory: Dr. James Dobson Defeats Obamacare 'Assault on Religious Freedom'

Dr. James Dobson's Family Institute has won a huge legal victory, securing the right to follow their pro-life Christian beliefs. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HUtb54

Facebook Expands Hate Speech Ban to Block Legitimately Bad Stuff, but How Will It Be Enforced?

Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism. "So I think a lot of groups have praised this new ban, but there are a lot of questions as to how Facebook is going to be able to enforce it." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FFAsmy

'Spiritual Temperature' at Iowa State Capitol 'At an All-Time High' as Pastors Pray with Lawmakers

A group of Iowa pastors goes to the Iowa State Capitol every day to pray for lawmakers on both sides aisle. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FGwN9n

Towson Prof Rejects Students' Pro-Life Project: 'Tell Your Friends to Run to Planned Parenthood'

An associate professor at Towson University has reportedly blocked students from creating a pro-life project for her class, telling them they should support Planned Parenthood instead.    from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FL1f19

85-Year-Old Pro-Life Advocate Violently Attacked Outside Planned Parenthood Clinic

An 85-year-old man was recently attacked during a peaceful protest with pro-life advocacy group 40 Days For Life. The attacker shoved Ron to the ground and started violently kicking him. This video has gone viral.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ft8xGk

FBI, DOJ to Review 'Outrageous' Jussie Smollett Case: 'An Embarrassment to Our Nation!'

The FBI and Department of Justice are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the complete dismissal of 16 felony charges against  "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2CHisaJ

Breathing Babies Tossed in the Garbage: Here's How GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Stop It

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise is pushing forward with legislation that would save the lives of babies born after a botched abortion.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2OrTOjh

How Chick-fil-A's Incredible Success Has Mostly Silenced Its Foes

Every so often, there's another flicker of outrage against Chick-fil-A. This month, the San Antonio City Council blocked the restaurant from opening an outpost at the city's airport. It's a reminder that left-wing anger at the restaurant chain hasn't fully gone away. But it's far from what it was. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ou5Ng6

Dr. David Jeremiah: Is America Part of God's Providential Plan?

President Ronald Reagan believed God had a plan for our nation. He wrote, "I have always believed that this anointed land was set apart in an uncommon way, that a divine plan placed this great continent here between the oceans to be found by people from every corner of the earth who had a special love of faith and freedom." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TJIsZ2

Wealthy 'Southern Poverty Law Center' Engulfed in Scandal After Years of Anti-Conservative Agenda

Once upon a time, the Southern Poverty Law Center served as a champion in the civil rights struggle, fighting against true injustice.  Now it's engulfed in a scandal that is shaking it to its foundations. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FAluhA

'It's Time to Throw Down the Gauntlet': Utah Bans Abortions After 18 Weeks

Utah's Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a new law Monday that bans abortions after 18 weeks.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2FDHrh8

Federal Court Rules NC Abortion Ban After 20 Weeks Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina's ban on abortions after 20 weeks is unconstitutional.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TG18c9

'A Whitewash of Justice': Jussie Smollet Outrage Grows After Charges Dropped, Michelle Obama Aide Involved?

A top aide to former first lady Michelle Obama is being linked to the Jussie Smollett controversy. Prosecutors in Chicago sparked outrage Tuesday after dropping all charges against the "Empire" star after Smollett had faced 16-indictments on charges of staging a hate crime against himself.  Chicago's mayor and police superintendent want answers. They quickly blasted the decision by prosecutors to drop all charges against Smollett. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2CE6NcU

Boeing MCAS anti-stall system was activated in Ethiopia crash: source

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Boeing's MCAS anti-stall system, which was implicated in the October crash of a 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia, was also activated shortly before a recent accident in Ethiopia, a source with knowledge of the investigation said Friday. The information is part of preliminary findings from the analysis of black boxes from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, which crashed southeast of Addis Ababa killing 157 people on March 10, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity. The information was presented Thursday to US authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the source said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HMakKo via IFTTT

Who is paying for Monsanto's crimes? We are

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A US court ordered Monsanto to pay $80m in damages because it hid cancer risks. That’s a small consolation for victims ‘And while Bayer may dole out a few billion dollars in damages, who is really being made to pay?’ Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images The chickens are coming home to roost, as they say in farm country. For the second time in less than eight months a US jury has found that decades of scientific evidence demonstrates a clear cancer connection to Monsanto’s line of top-selling Roundup herbicides, which are used widely by consumers and farmers. Twice now jurors have additionally determined that the company’s own internal records show Monsanto has intentionally manipulated the public record to hide the cancer risks. Both juries found punitive damages were warranted because the company’s cover-up of cancer risks was so egregious. The juries saw evidence that Monsanto has ghost-written scientific papers, tried to silence scientists, scuttled independent government testi...

New Australian laws could see social media execs jailed over terror images

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Australia pledged Saturday to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms. The tough new legislation will be brought to parliament next week as Canberra pushes for social media companies to prevent their platforms from being "weaponised" by terrorists in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Facebook said it "quickly" removed a staggering 1.5 million videos of the white supremacist massacre livestreamed on the social media platform. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FJKLX4 via IFTTT

Who is running for president in 2020? An interactive guide

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The 2020 field has become crowded in recent weeks. Here's a look at who has announced their candidacy or opened an exploratory committee in the hunt for the presidency. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2U6iGmx via IFTTT

Redacted Mueller report expected to be released by mid-April

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation will be sent to Congress by mid-April and will not be shared with the White House beforehand, Attorney General William Barr said Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CFXtVS via IFTTT

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U.K. Edges Closer to Election After May's Brexit Deal Defeat

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Speaking after the result of the vote was announced Friday afternoon, the prime minister gave a veiled warning that an election could be necessary to end the stalemate in the House of Commons, which has failed to back a Brexit plan after months of trying. May said the defeat of her strategy had “grave” implications for the country, while the European Commission said an economically damaging no-deal split is now “a likely scenario.” EU leaders will meet for an emergency summit on April 10 to seek a way forward. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WBqJop via IFTTT

Hemingway center opens in Cuba to preserve writer's work

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A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with the United States even as bilateral ties between the old Cold War foes have chilled again. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2U6MCz1 via IFTTT

U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

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A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2I1C4dp via IFTTT

Israel reopens Gaza crossings after week of hostilities

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Israeli authorities have reopened the two crossings with the Gaza Strip after days of hostilities in a sign that cease-fire talks may be advancing. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2uE0mlQ via IFTTT

Afghan official: vice president unhurt in Taliban ambush

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An Afghan official says that Afghanistan's vice president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, has escaped unharmed after Taliban ambushed his convoy while traveling form northern Balkh to neighboring Zawzjan province. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2U8cFG8 via IFTTT

Family says Pakistani journalist taken from home

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The family of a Pakistani journalist says he was forcibly taken by masked men in private and police vehicles and has been unreachable for more than 24 hours. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2CWC9vF via IFTTT

American tourist visiting Australia beaten unconscious in what police describe as random attack

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An American tourist in Australia required emergency surgery last week after being beaten unconscious in a random attack, Australian media reported.     from FOX News https://ift.tt/2FL7QJP via IFTTT

Polls open in Ukraine's presidential election

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Polls have opened in Ukraine's presidential election that pits the incumbent against a popular comedian and a former prime minister. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2CO3lfK via IFTTT

Turkish voters go to polls in critical municipal elections

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Voters in Turkey began casting ballots in Sunday's municipal elections, which are seen as a barometer of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's popularity amid a sharp economic downturn in the nation that straddles Europe and Asia. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2K6FXjZ via IFTTT

N. Korea calls for investigation into Madrid embassy attack

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North Korea says it wants an investigation into an attack on its embassy in Spain last month, calling it a "grave terrorist attack" and an act of extortion that violates international law. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2Uk3YYn via IFTTT

Proposed Hong Kong extradition law changes spark concerns

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Business and human rights groups are expressing concern over proposed changes to Hong Kong's extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China where they say they could be subject to torture and unfair prosecution. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2TLHX0e via IFTTT

Philippine police kill 14 men rights groups say were farmers

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Philippine police say 14 suspected communist rebels have been killed after they opened fire during raids but rights groups countered the men were farmers and the latest victim of extrajudicial killings. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2FJ02HD via IFTTT

Bangladesh police arrest building owners over fatal blaze

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Police in Bangladesh's capital have arrested two of the owners of a commercial complex that caught fire last week, killing 26 people and injuring about 70. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2Unh1s8 via IFTTT

Demonstrators reported arrested, wounded in Nicaragua

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An opposition group says Nicaraguan police have arrested anti-government demonstrators and says three were wounded by gunfire just a day after official negotiators promised to release people detained in earlier protests. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2JSeodW via IFTTT

New dam collapse in Brazil; no casualties reported

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Brazil has suffered another mining dam collapse, though this time there are no reports of dead or missing. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2JSkGu6 via IFTTT

Brunei defends planned embrace of extreme Islamic laws

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Amid backlast from the global community and celebrities such as George Clooney, Brunei, a country in Southeast Asia from FOX News https://ift.tt/2ODQPV6 via IFTTT

The Latest: World cities turn off lights to mark Earth Hour

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The Latest on Earth Hour (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Top tourist sites in coal-reliant Poland are turning off their lights at 8:30 p.m. in solidarity with global Earth Hour action calling for better climate protections. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2uyAAPL via IFTTT

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