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How Israeli-Designed Drones Became Russia’s Eyes in the Sky for Defending Bashar al-Assad
The Intercept 16 Jul 2019
Last summer, Israel shot down yet another military drone near the line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. The confrontation would have been business as usual, if not for a twist. Images of the destroyed drone showed Cyrillic tail markings and other identifiable components of a Forpost belonging to Russia ... Photo ... ....
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Airline urges passengers not to take pictures on flights
The Independent 16 Jul 2019
Airline Garuda Indonesia is urging passengers not to take any pictures or videos onboard its flights. The Indonesian national carrier circulated an internal memo banning the practice on 14 July, writing. “It is not permissible to document activities on the plane, either in the form of photos or videos, by the cabin crew or passengers.” ... Subscribe now....
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US military chiefs ordered to reveal if Pentagon used diseased insects as biological weapon
The Independent 16 Jul 2019
US lawmakers have voted to demand the Pentagon discloses whether it conducted experiments to “weaponise” disease-carrying ticks – and whether any such insects were let loose outside the lab ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now ... AP....
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Trump Doubles Down On Racist Tweets About Congresswomen Not Being Racist
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
President Donald Trump lashed out at four minority Congresswomen again on Tuesday while lambasting Congress for rebuking him instead of them as the House of Representatives prepared to hold a vote on a resolution condemning Trump's racist tweets, according to The Guardian. After Trump accused Reps ... Sad!" Trump tweeted ... ... Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) ... Rep....
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Concern grows over UAE-based oil tanker off Iran
The Guardian 16 Jul 2019
Vessel stopped transmitting its location on Saturday, when it was pointing toward Iran Tracking data showing an oil tanker that was heading towards Iranian waters and stopped transmitting its location on Saturday night has raised concerns about the status of the vessel amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US ... .......
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Google hits back at Trump's suggestion it has committed treason over alleged China ties
The Independent 16 Jul 2019photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite
'Do not take the bait': congresswomen denounce racist Trump attack
Yahoo Daily News 16 Jul 2019
Four Democratic congresswomen of color targeted by Donald Trump’s racist attacks have accused the US president of following an “agenda of white nationalists” and asked that Americans “do not take the bait” of his divisive rhetoric ... Of the four, all are non-white and all except Ilhan Omar of Minnesota were born US citizens ... Related. 'You can leave' ... ....
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DOJ: New York Police Officer Will Not Face Federal Charges Over Eric Garner's Death
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
Federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday they would not be charging a New York Police Department officer in the death of Eric Garner, five years after a video of his death went viral and galvanized the Black Lives Matter Movement, according to USA Today ... Gwen Carr, Garner's mother who became an activist after her son's death, told CNN....
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Likely next EU chief says she wants to end member states' veto on foreign policy
The Independent 16 Jul 2019
EU leaders' pick to be the next European Commission president has said she wants to end countries' veto on foreign policy ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... ....
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New Zealand PM ‘utterly’ disagrees with Trump tweets
The Siasat Daily 16 Jul 2019
WELLINGTON. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday joined international condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s xenophobic tweets about progressive Democrat congresswomen ... Also Read. Twitter won’t act on Trump’s racist tweets ... Ardern said New Zealanders welcomed diversity in the corridors of power ... Also Read ... Source ... ....
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Jury Says London Bridge Attackers Were Lawfully Killed By Police
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
An inquest said the three terrorists who killed eight people during an attack at London Bridge were lawfully shot dead by armed police officers after they ignored initial warning shouts on Tuesday, according to BBC News. The jury deliberated for three and a half hours before it reached its decision ... Zaghba, 22, was hit by at least two bullets ... ....
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The Three-Letter Word at the Root of the Iran Crisis
Truth Dig 16 Jul 2019
It’s always the oil. While President Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G-20 summit in Japan, brushing off a recent U.N ... to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf ... Now, it’s true that the United States no longer relies on imported petroleum for a large share of its energy needs ... ....
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Liberals using “Human Rights” to push Coup in Venezuela
Dissident Voice 16 Jul 2019
The modern way to overthrow a government the capitalist world doesn’t like is by claiming to do it in the name of supporting ‘human rights’. This requires that the target be portrayed as a rights violator ... While the Hugo Chavez/Maduro government’s failure to address insecurity/police violence in the country is condemnable, some context is required ... ....
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Daily Cryptocurrency Bulletin For Tuesday, July 16, 2019
WorldNews.com 16 Jul 2019
General NewsBitcoin Suisse, the Swiss crypto broker, has applied for banking and securities dealer licenses from Switzerland’s finance regulator, joining several other hopefuls from the cryptocurrency space including Bank Seba and blockchain startup Signum.Facebook’s Senate hearing is today, with the House panel’s hearing following on tomorrow ... U.S....
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JP Morgan cargo ship released, minus the $1.3 billion worth of cocaine found onboard
Russia Today 16 Jul 2019
US federal authorities have released a cargo ship owned by JP Morgan, weeks after it was seized at the Port of Philadelphia in an unprecedented drugs bust that netted 20 tons of cocaine ... ....
