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Hillary Clinton: Trump 'left unchecked' in midterms could do lasting damage
CNN 19 Sep 2018
Washington (CNN)Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that if there isn't a "very big rejection" of President Donald Trump's "authoritarian tendencies" in the midterm elections, she's worried about what an unchecked Trump could do to the government. Clinton told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" that she is worried about those tendencies ... Read More ... ....
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Canadian Marijuana Company Allowed To Legally Ship Medicinal Cannabis To U.S.
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
A Canadian marijuana company has been granted permission by the United States federal government to export medicinal cannabis to California for scientific research, Newsweek reports.The company, Tilray Inc., and Dr. Fatta Nahab, an associate professor of neurosciences at the University of California San Diego’s medical school, who is behind the research, believe it is the first time that the U.S ... But U.S ... due to current federal law....
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Wreckage Of ESA's SMART-1 Probe Found On Moon 12 Years After Crash Landing
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
A 12-year-old mystery was solved recently when NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter found the wreckage of the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 spacecraft on the Moon, BGR reports.When SMART-1 was launched in the early 2000s, it was only meant to orbit the Moon for a few years before making a “controlled” impact with the lunar surface....
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Cocaine Production At 'Record Level' In Colombia
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
New figures revealed on Wednesday Colombia still had far to go to cut down its growing drug trade since there were record numbers for cocaine production, according to BBC News ... The UNODC said the acreage under coca cultivation increasing could harm recent peace-building efforts which are ongoing with various rebel groups ... Gloria María Borrero Restrepo, Colombia's justice minister, said the data was "really very worrying." ... The U.S....
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One Indian Sewer Cleaner Has Died Every Five Days Since The Beginning Of 2017
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Eleven Indians have died in September while cleaning sewers or septic tanks without proper safety gear according to new figures released by the Indian government which revealed the drastic toll of the dangerous work, according to The Guardian. At least one Indian worker performing manual scavenging has died every five days since the start of 2017, according to government statistics ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Hungary Vows To Never Become 'Country of Migrants' After United Nations Criticism
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Hungary's foreign minister lashed out at United Nations officials on Wednesday, accusing them of "spreading lies" after they recently criticized Hungary's anti-migration policies, according to The AFP. "It is obvious that the UN officials spreading these lies about Hungary are biased pro-migration officials," Peter Szijjarto told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva ... "I don't doubt that this might be the case ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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'Planet Vulcan' from Star Trek Discovered in Solar System 'Ideal' for Advanced Civilization
Newsweek 19 Sep 2018
Super-Earths are planets outside the Solar System—or exoplanets—which have a mass higher than the Earth’s but significantly below those of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune....
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Proposed 'No-Sit' Rules Target 'Boorish' Tourists In Venice
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
“They would need to hire an extra 5,000 officers to properly enforce everything.” – Marco GasparinettiAuthorities are also considering banning music on boats, the principal mode of transport for residents. People can already be barred from the city or fined for drunken behavior and swimming or dipping their toes in the canals ... ....
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UN Secretary-General Supports Anti-Graft Investigator After He's Banned From Guatemala
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
The United Nations said it would be sending an assistant director to continue its anti-graft mission in Guatemala on Wednesday but the group's Secretary General Antonio Guterres still supports Ivan Velasquez, the chief fo the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, who is banned from entering the country, according to The Associated Press ... Human Rights Watch called on Morales to allow Velasquez to return to Guatemala....
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South Sudan Troops Raped, Killed Civilians As Government Pursued Peace Deal, Report Says
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
The 50-year-old grandmother fled Mayendit in May when government troops attacked early one morning, raping her daughter-in-law while Gai hid in the bushes, she said. South Sudan’s government, which often dismisses such reports as “rubbish,” has said the new peace deal means an end to the war. Any doubt will only fuel the government’s resolve “to consolidate peace,” President Salva Kiir has said ... WN.com, Jim Berrie. ....
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Officials Now Using DNA To Nab Ivory Poachers
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
Researchers announced on Wednesday DNA fingerprint analysis was helping law enforcement and conservations to work together and identify three major cartels which run a large majority of the ivory-smuggling market after poaching the elephants, according to NBC News ... The ivory samples from around the world were matched with others to bring authorities to three major crime networks ... is still one of the largest markets for illegal ivory....
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Rape Of 7-Year-Old Is Latest In Series Of Sexual Attacks On Girls In India
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
A 7-year-old girl is in critical condition at a New Delhi hospital after undergoing surgery for injuries she suffered while being raped with a metal water pipe, officials said Wednesday, CNN reported.Her mother was by her bedside after the girl underwent hours of surgery ... It is very unfortunate that these rape cases are not ending in Delhi. Police resources continue to be extremely low in Delhi." ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Florence's Floodwaters Contain Sewage, Hog Waste, Coal Ash, and Farming Pollution
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
North Carolina's poultry farms reported massive losses on Wednesday due to the flooding from Hurricane Florence while South Carolina reported severely damaged crops, according to CNN. North Carolina's Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services said nearly 3.4 million poultry birds were killed in the state, which exceeds the losses which occurred two years ago in Hurricane Matthew ... State veterinarian Dr ... ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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California couple deny mass drug rape allegations
BBC News 19 Sep 2018
A California couple accused of preying on two women, drugging and sexually assaulting them have denied the allegations, their lawyers say ... ....
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Tribal Authoritarianism In The Age Of Trump And What It Means To Democracy
WorldNews.com 19 Sep 2018
Since fathers passed their Y chromosome on to their sons, there’s evidence entire tribes must have been exterminated over wide areas ... Many Republicans have moreover pledged allegiance to his tribal instincts and brand of authoritarianism to the point he’s become the GOP ... This would include the legacies of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, even Bill Clinton ... It’s the natural forces which inevitably govern the worth of individuals....
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