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Offset begs Cardi B for forgiveness
Eye Witness News 15 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Harvey Weinstein bragged about sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence after another actress rejected his advances, lawsuit claims
The Independent 15 Dec 2018
Film producer Harvey Weinstein is alleged to have bragged about sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence when another actor rejected his advances ... Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex ... Join Indpendent Minds ... Get the best of The Independent ... ....
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Legal plastic content in animal feed could harm human health, experts warn
The Guardian 15 Dec 2018
Plastic traces in animal feed could pose a risk to human health and urgently need to be the subject of more research, experts have told the Guardian. Their comments came after British farmer Alex Rock contacted the Guardian, having noticed plastic shreds in his animal feed ... I took a kilo scoop out of the bag and I did this over several weeks ... Twitter....
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Huawei affair reveals superpowers’ imperial rules of engagement
The Guardian 15 Dec 2018
Blame the British, as usual. In 1807, in the midst of a struggle with Napoleonic France, HMS Leopard, a Royal Navy ship of the line, attacked, boarded and captured an American frigate, USS Chesapeake, off Norfolk, Virginia ... As its power grew, the US, too, assumed the right to extend its national writ beyond its shores ... Editorial. Read more ... .......
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Johnson & Johnson Stock Drops On Report Company Knew About Asbestos In Baby Powder
WorldNews.com 14 Dec 2018
Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos, Reuters said in a new report that drove the company’s shares down more than 9 percent Friday, CNBC reported.Reuters based its report on a review of documents and deposition and trial testimony ... Some juries have sided with J&J and others have been unable to reach verdicts....
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UN chief concerned about Kosovo decision to form army
China.dot.org 15 Dec 2018photo: AP / Alastair Grant
Meghan Markle’s sister slams Christmas card and accuses her of turning back on family
Metro UK 15 Dec 2018
Samantha Markle has taken yet another swipe at her sister – this time over the choice of picture on the royal Christmas Card. Prince Harry and Meghan chose an image from their wedding day where they have their backs to the camera and are watching a firework display ... Getty). In a now deleted tweet she said ... Face the Christmas spirit.’ ... SammyMarkle64) ... ....
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US sanctions won't change Iran policies says FM
The Times of India 15 Dec 2018
DOHA. Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday said US sanctions will have no impact on the policies of the Islamic republic at home or abroad. "It is obvious that we are facing pressure by the US sanctions. But will that lead to a change in policy? I can assure you it won't," Zarif told the Doha Forum policy conference in Qatar ... ....
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Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration
The Telegraph Macon 15 Dec 2018
President Donald Trump says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (ZIN'-kee), who's facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year's end ... #ReadLocal ... ....
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Court rules Obamacare is unconstitutional
BBC News 15 Dec 2018
Two Republicans - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his Wisconsin counterpart Brad Schimel led the legal challenge ... He ruled that the individual mandate was now unconstitutional. As the individual mandate was an "essential" element of the ACA, the whole of Obamacare was therefore unconstitutional, Judge O'Connor said ... ....
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46 people arrested of fifth weekend of Paris protests
The Hill 15 Dec 2018
French police say they have detained as many as 85 people and arrested 46 on the fifth weekend of violent protests that have rocked Paris ... Saturday's demonstrations appeared to be calmer than those that occurred a weekend ago, when police arrested more than 300 people by 9 a.m ... .......
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Gisin flown to hospital after crashing in World Cup downhill
The Rock Hill Herald 15 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons
Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
Centre Daily Times 15 Dec 2018
Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two farther apart ... #ReadLocal ... .......
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Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan meet on security, stability, development
Xinhua 15 Dec 2018
KABUL, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 2nd China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue was held here on Saturday with security, stability and development taking the center stage ... During the dialogue, the three sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on jointly combating terrorism and issued a joint statement. ....
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Thousands of miles away, grieving family wants to know how 7-year-old girl died in US custody
CNN 15 Dec 2018
(CNN)Jakelin Caal Maquin jumped up and down when her father told her they're leaving their impoverished Guatemalan village for the United States. When the rest of her family sent them off, nobody imagined the 7-year-old girl would not come back alive. She died last week after Border Patrol agents detained her and her father in the New Mexico desert ... ....
