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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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‘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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Navy SEALs Say They Were Warned Against Reporting Chief For Iran War Crimes
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
Navy SEAL commandos from Team 7’s Alpha Platoon said they had seen their highly decorated platoon chief commit shocking acts in Iraq, The New York Times reports ... Cmdr ... But that reputation has been blotted repeatedly in recent years by investigations of illegal beatings, killings and theft, and reports of drug use in the ranks ... ....
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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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US Accuses Pair Of Stealing Secrets, Spying On GE For China
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
Reuters reports two men, a former engineer and a Chinese businessman, were charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co to benefit China, an unsealed indictment by the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday revealed....
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Ancient Tomb Containing Dozens Of Mummies Found In Egypt
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
a part-bird, part-human figurine depicting the “soul of the deceased,” the Egyptian ministry explained. The room was also home to several painted and unpainted cartonnages and partial funerary masks. Similar to papier-mâché, it was used by ancient Egyptians to make funerary masks and cartonnages from layers of papyrus and plaster ... ....
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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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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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White House Will Fight Subpoena Of Former Counsel Don McGahn
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
The White House could try to prevent former White House Counsel Don McGahn from complying with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena which demanded he cooperate with the Democrats probe into potential obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to CNN ... "The Committee has served a valid subpoena to Mr. McGahn....
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[UPDATE] Supreme Court Poised To Hand Trump Victory On Census Question
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
The U.S ... Their liberal counterparts expressed hostility toward allowing the question.The court has a 5-4 conservative majority and has backed Trump in other high-profile cases ... House of Representatives and distribute some $800 billion in federal funds.Lower courts ruled that the administration violated federal law and the U.S ... ....
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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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Trump's Iran Policy Could Cost Americans Billions At Gas Pumps
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
President Donald Trump's goal of bringing Iran to its knees threatens to exact a heavy toll on American drivers this summer, fuel analysts warn, CNBC reports.The White House surprised the oil market on Monday, announcing new measures aimed at driving Iran's crude exports to zero in just over a week ... ....
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Mnuchin Misses Deadline For Handing Over Trump's Tax Returns To House Panel
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Internal Revenue Service would reach a decision on how to handle the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman's request for President Donald Trump's tax returns by May 6 on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post ... Rep ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Walgreens, Rite Aid Will No Longer Sell Tobacco Products To Anyone Under 21
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will both no longer sell tobacco products to customers who are below 21 years old, one week after U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell revealed plans to introduce legislation which would raise the minimum age for buying tobacco products to 21, according to The New York Times....
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