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Israel Resumes Gaza Airstrikes As Hamas Operatives Leave Posts
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
Israel has reportedly resumed its strikes on Gaza late Tuesday night, while Hamas operatives left their stations and went into hiding, the Jerusalem Post reported ... “We responded with great force ... Aviv Kochavi. According to a senior government official, Israel has not agreed to a ceasefire, and the fighting could erupt at any time....
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Supreme Court tosses $315 million award in USS Cole lawsuit
The Oklahoman 26 Mar 2019
Advertisement. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is throwing out a nearly $315 million judgment against Sudan stemming from the USS Cole bombing ... The notice was instead mailed to Sudan's embassy in Washington ... Associated Press ... ....
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Boeing 737 Max 8 Makes Emergency Landing In Florida
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
A Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft declared an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport on Tuesday after reporting engine problems, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. CNN said no passengers were on board the Southwest Airlines Flight 8701. The aircraft was being ferried from Orlando to Victorville, California for short-term storage....
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China destroys 30,000 'incorrect' world maps
The Times of India 26 Mar 2019
BEIJING. Customs officials in China have destroyed 30,000 world maps printed in the country for not mentioning Arunachal Pradesh and Taiwan as part of its territory, according to a media report. China claims the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet ... ....
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European Union Parliament One Step Closer To Ending Daylight Savings Time
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
The European Parliament voted to move away from the twice-a-year practice of changing the clocks by an hour ahead in spring and an hour behind in autumn by 2021 on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Welle ... ... Tory MEP John Flack said. “We’ve long been aware the EU wants too much control over our lives – now they want to control time itself....
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One of the fastest shrinking Greenland glaciers is growing again, NASA says
Canada Dot Com 26 Mar 2019
WASHINGTON — A major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study finds. The Jakobshavn (YA-cob-shawv-en) glacier around 2012 was retreating about 1.8 miles (3 kilometres) and thinning nearly 130 feet (almost 40 metres) annually ... “That was kind of a surprise ... ....
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Spain: FBI was offered stolen data from North Korea embassy raid
Stars and Stripes 26 Mar 2019
MADRID — A Spanish court on Tuesday accused an American, a Mexican and a South Korean as being part of a 10-member group that led a mysterious attack on the North Korean Embassy in February, saying the assailants then offered the FBI stolen data from the raid ... No formal charges have been brought at this point in the investigation ... The Feb ... on Feb ... .......
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All Charges Dropped Against 'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
Chicago prosecutors made a stunning reversal on Tuesday by dropping all charges filed against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett weeks after he was indicted on 16 felony counts for filing a false police report, according to USA Today. Smollett, 36, was seen arriving at a Chicago courtroom on Tuesday morning for an emergency hearing ... ... ... ... ....
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Now it's up to voters to give the verdict on Trump's presidency
CNN 26 Mar 2019
(CNN)The results of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, even in the brief summary released by Attorney General William Barr, vastly reduce the legal risks to President Donald Trump while raising the political stakes in the 2020 election ... And that may be the rare development both parties can welcome ... Read More ... Greenberg ... Decoded ... ....
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U.S. Supreme Court Divided Over Gerrymandering Issue
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
The U.S ... The ruling, due by the end of June, could impact U.S ... They got another chance in the cases before them on Tuesday challenging a Republican-drawn 13-district statewide U.S ... “Why should we wade into this?”Legislative districts are redrawn nationwide to reflect population changes after the U.S. census each decade....
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U.S. Official Says Russian Force In Venezuela Includes 'Cybersecurity Personnel'
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
The Russian military contingent that arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, drawing U.S. condemnation, is believed to be made up of special forces, including “cybersecurity personnel,” a U.S ... Russia has described this as a U.S.-backed coup against the socialist government.The U.S ... But it did not provide further details.U.S ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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UN Chief Says Cyclone Idai Is A Climate Change 'Alarm Bell'
WorldNews.com 26 Mar 2019
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the deadly Cyclone Idai which hit Southern Africa is "yet another alarm bell about the dangers of climate change" on Tuesday, according to Reuters ... “At least one million children need urgent assistance and this number may well grow ... Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs....
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500-year-old wound ripped open as Mexico’s president asks Spain to apologise for conquest. Spain says no
South China Morning Post 26 Mar 2019
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Trump asks courts to erase Obamacare
Chicago Business 26 Mar 2019
In a shift that marks a change for the Justice Department and promises to bring the issue to the forefront of the 2020 campaign, the administration argues the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional ... U.S., which is pending before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. A trial court judge sided with Texas and voided the law in a December ruling ... ....
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