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Putin Says Russia's Hypersonic Weapons Outmatch Those Of Any Other Nation
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the aircraft carrying missiles have flown 89 patrol missions this year.Shoigu said the Avangard will enter service with the military next year. Putin said Russia would have to respond to the planned U.S. withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ... for breaking it.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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DeVos Plans To Rescind Guidance On Reducing Racial Discrimination In School Policies
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
President Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday a school safety commission was suggesting to rescind an Obama-era policy that aimed to reduce racial disparities in school discipline, according to National Public Radio ... Trump established the commission after the mass shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida ... ....
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Russia, Turkey, Iran Agree On Composition Of Committee To Write New Syrian Constitution
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018photo: AP / Paul Schemm
Morocco Arrests Suspect After Two Scandinavian Tourists Stabbed To Death While Hiking
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Moroccan police arrested a man on Tuesday who is suspected in the killing of two female tourists from Norway and Denmark who were found with their throats slashed in the Atlas Mountains on Monday, according to Al Jazeera ... One tourist told Morocco World News the victims were camping near the Club Alpin Francais (CAF) refuge at the base of Toubkal ... ....
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Flynn's Lawyer Asks To Delay Sentencing After Harsh Remarks From Federal Judge
WorldNews.com 18 Dec 2018
The sentencing hearing for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn was postponed on Tuesday after a contentious hearing where a federal judge told Flynn "arguably you sold your country out," according to Politico ... The shocking shift came after U.S ... ... “Arguably that undermines everything that flag over here stands for ... ....
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Haley Takes Parting Shot At 'Hopelessly Biased' U.N. For Anti-Israel Sentiment
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Outgoing U.N ... But in her final address to the monthly meeting, she broke with that tradition and ripped into the body’s anti-Israel bias, mentioning in particular the General Assembly vote this month where the body failed to adopt a U.S. resolution condemning Hamas.“The U.N ... – Nikki HaleyHaley has made combating anti-Israel bias at the U.N ... The U.S....
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Penny Marshall, Film Director And 'Laverne & Shirley' Star, Dies At 75
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
Actress Penny Marshall, who found fame in TV's "Laverne & Shirley" before going on to direct such beloved films as "Big" and "A League of Their Own," has died, CNN reported ... She had a daughter, Tracy, from her first marriage. Her second marriage was to actor and director Rob Reiner, who grew up across the street from her in New York City....
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Trump Backs Off On $5 Billion Demand For Border Wall, But Shutdown Still Threatened
WorldNews.com 18 Dec 2018
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who oversees the panel in charge of homeland security funding, said the reprogrammed money would not be able to be used for a physical wall but could be spent on other border security measures.Sen. Minority Leader Charles E ... Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) ... But the White House never promised a 5 p.m ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Nikki Haley: Saudi crown prince must stop 'thuggish' behavior
Press TV 19 Dec 2018photo: AP / Dmitri Lovetsky
Russia's Putin: nothing to stop us adding other states to nuclear pact
This is Money 18 Dec 2018
The United States has accused Russia of flouting the nuclear pact, allegations Moscow denies, and has threatened to pull out ... ....
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill
WorldNews.com 19 Dec 2018
The Senate passed a major overhaul of the criminal justice system in an 87-12 vote on Tuesday, with a number of Republicans joining the Democratic caucus to approve the legislation, according to The Washington Post. The bill signals a dramatic shift for a number of GOP Senators who voted to help save money in the U.S ... Sen ... Kamala Harris (D-CA) said ... ....
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Trump Signals Willingness To Avoid Government Shutdown Over Border Wall
WorldNews.com 18 Dec 2018
President Donald Trump and the United States Congress have until Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown but on Tuesday the White House indicated it could make some concessions over Trump's demand for border wall funding, according to The Washington Post ... agencies funded and running ... "President Trump should support one of these options....
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NASA’s 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary
The Himalayan 19 Dec 2018
Humans had never set eyes on the far side of the moon, or on our planet as a cosmic oasis, surrounded completely by the black void of space. A half-century later, only 24 US astronauts who flew to the moon have witnessed these wondrous sights in person. The Apollo 8 crew is still around. Borman and Lovell are 90, Anders is 85 ... A NASA director answered....
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Justice Department Bans Bump Stocks, Device Used In Deadly Las Vegas Shooting
WorldNews.com 18 Dec 2018
A Justice Department official said the department is confident in its analysis and is prepared to defend the new rule in court if needed. Justice Department officials say they don't know exactly how many bump stocks are privately owned, but they estimate the number in the tens of thousands ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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