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Saudi Arabia beheads 37 citizens for terrorism crimes; pins bodies to poles
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 23 Apr 2019
13 minutes ago. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 Saudi citizens for what it said Tuesday were terrorism-related crimes, the Interior Ministry said, publicly pinning two of the bodies to a pole as a warning to others ... The government defends such executions as a powerful tool for deterrence ... Categories. News . Top Stories ... .......
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‘Game Of Thrones” Emilia Clarke defends Daenerys’ response to Jon Snow’s revelation
NME 23 Apr 2019
The second instalment of season 8, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', aired on Sunday'Game of Thrones'. Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has spoken out to defend her character Daenerys Targaryen’s reaction to Jon Snow’s big revelation in the show’s latest dramatic episode. Spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 are posted below ... ....
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Texas Couple Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Enslaving Guinean Woman
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
A Texas couple was sentenced to seven years in federal prison each for enslaving a Guinean woman as their personal servant for more than 16 years on Monday, according to CNN ... The couple will also serve three years of supervised released after completing their prison terms and paying their victim $288,000 in restitution ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Kushner Says Mueller Investigation Was More Harmful Than Russian Election Meddling
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was more harmful to the United States than Russian election interference during the 2016 presidential election on Tuesday, according to NBC News ... "we didn't know that Russia was doing what they were doing." ... ... "Great interview by Jared," Trump wrote....
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‘Lighter-than-air’ aircraft has first test flight
Wtop 23 Apr 2019
An innovative aircraft that turns into a “lighter-than-air” balloon to propel itself forward has been flown for the first time. The Phoenix is designed to repeatedly switch between being lighter and heavier than air to generate thrust and allow it to stay in the skies indefinitely ... This content was republished with permission from CNN ... ....
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Trump Citizenship Question On Census
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court will undertake one of the most controversial cases of its current term Tuesday when the High Court hears the Trump administration’s bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Reuters reported ... 15, U.S ... It has featured since then on questionnaires sent to a smaller subset of the population. While only U.S....
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More Than 50 Feared Dead In Collapse At Myanmar Jade Mine
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Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study
The Guardian 23 Apr 2019
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PG&E thinks its equipment started wildfires. Now, the utility wants customers to absorb another rate hike
CNN 23 Apr 2019
(CNN)Pacific Gas and Electric has filed for bankruptcy and may face billions of dollars' worth of penalties, fines and liabilities related to recent wildfires. Now, the utility says it needs another rate hike -- to enhance wildfire safety and attract investors ... And it has cited at least $7 billion in claims from that wildfire ... Read More ... ....
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Study Warns Skipping Breakfast Could Lead To A Higher Risk Of Heart-Related Death
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
Whether it's sweet or savory, a new study published this week says eating breakfast could help reduce your risk of dying early from cardiovascular disease, according to USA Today ... Wei Bao, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Kim Jong Un, Putin Set for Talks in Russia Thursday
Voa News 23 Apr 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is due to travel this week to the far-eastern Russian city of Vladivostok for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin on Tuesday confirmed the two leaders are meeting on Thursday. Kim is expected to push Putin for sanctions relief amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States ... ....
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Biden Preparing To Announce Presidential Bid On Thursday
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden will announce his presidential bid on Thursday with an online video, according to ABC News. Biden's team has been preparing the groundwork for his campaign for months, but on Tuesday ABC News confirmed the plan to launch the campaign would be made official this week ... "We'll cut to the chase ... Bernie Sanders, 77....
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New IRA apologises for journalist's killing, police release woman
Dawn 23 Apr 2019
The New IRA militant Irish nationalist group has apologised for the killing of journalist Lyra McKee — its first acknowledgement that one of its members was involved, the Irish News newspaper reported on Tuesday ... The 29-year-old reporter was shot dead in Londonderry on Thursday as she watched Irish nationalist youths attack police following a raid ... ....
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Sri Lanka attacks were retaliation for Christchurch, says official
The Irish Times 23 Apr 2019
Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to be responsible ... “It was done by National Thawheed Jama’ut along with JMI,” he said, referring to another local group, Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim ... ....
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China uses US-made satellites for internal security: report
This is Money 23 Apr 2019
AsiaSat 7, a US-made satellite built for Hong Kong's AsiaSat, sits aboard a Proton-M rocket ahead of launch in Kazakhstan in 2011. A fleet of US-made satellites helps China's government police its people and supports its military despite growing wariness in Washington over Beijing's power, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday ... ....
