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Growing Legal Woes Facing Manafort, Cohen Fuel Trump Impeachment Concerns
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
Even though President Donald Trump didn't mention his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort or longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen during his West Virginia rally on Tuesday night, many Republicans couldn't ignore the growing legal troubles facing those close to Trump, according to CNN ... Former Trump adviser Michael Caputo said the Manafort verdict "isn't nearly as worrisome to me as the Cohen agreement and the Cohen statement ... ... ... ... ... ....
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Google is tracking you, regardless of your smartphone's privacy settings
DNA India 21 Aug 2018
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users even when they use a privacy setting to prevent it ... "Google represented that a user 'can turn off Location History at any time ... The plaintiff, Napoleon Patacsil of San Diego, is seeking class-action status on behalf of U.S ... ....
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Iran Unveils New Fighter Jet To Make Its Military 'Ready To Fight' The U.S.
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
Iran unveiled a new fighter jet Tuesday, claiming that the "state-of-the-art" aircraft strengthens the country's ability to stand up to the United States, Business Insider reports."We should make ourselves ready to fight against the military powers who want to take over our territory and our resources," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised address, arguing that Iran's military might deters the U.S....
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Hurricane Lane Poses Rare Threat to Hawaii
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
A rare hurricane is forecast to narrowly pass over Hawaii according to meteorologists on Tuesday who warned local residents their lives and property were at risk amid intense surf, flash flooding, mudslides, and Category 4-level winds, according to AccuWeather ... ... By Tuesday, Lane had gathered into a Category 4 Hurricane but would likely weaken before moving northwest, inching closer to Hawaii ... Democratic Gov ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody. ....
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Strongest Sea Ice In The Arctic Ocean Breaks Up For The First Time On Record
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
Some of the oldest, thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters just north of Greenland which are normally frozen throughout the hottest months of summer, according to a report from The South China Morning Post on Tuesday ... Scientists said it could prompt a revision to theories about how the Arctic will fare amid increased global warming ... “Open water off the north coast of Greenland is unusual ... Laverge said ... ... ....
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[UPDATE] Cohen Pleads Guilty To 8 Charges; Admits He Worked With Trump To Silence Accusers
WorldNews.com 21 Aug 2018
making an unlawful corporate campaign contribution and making an excessive campaign contribution.“Yes, sir,” Cohen answered when the judge asked if he pleaded guilty.Cohen faces a recommended jail sentence of between four and five years.Cohen's sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 12, with bail set at $500,0000, CBS News reported ... Giuliani told Fox News on Monday.“But it has nothing to do with us,” he added. WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Saudi Arabia Seeking Death Penalty Against Women's Rights Activist in Terrorism Court
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is reportedly seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists, including the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for rights-related work, from the Eastern Province who are on trial in a secretive terrorism court on Wednesday, according to The Globe and Mail. Israa al-Ghomgham is facing charges of incitement to protest and providing moral support to rioters ... ....
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Chief Al-Qaeda Bomb Maker Was Killed In Yemen Drone Strike, U.S. Reports
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
U.S. officials are reportedly confident that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's suspected chief bomb maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, has been killed, BBC News reports.U.S. media cited sources as saying they believed the Saudi militant died in a U.S ... to ban them on some flights.A U.N ... passenger jet as it flew into Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 ... which were found on cargo planes in Dubai and the U.K. in October 2010 ... ....
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A 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Venezuela
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday according to the United States Geological Survey. CNN reported their local reporters felt shaking for at least one minute and a seven-floor building where journalist Stefano Pozzebon was evacuated during the tremor. No damage and no tsunami warning were immediately reported ... Cabrera, 34, said he was used to occasional seismic activity, but this one was different ... ....
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Russia Prepares To Search For Nuclear Missile Lost At Sea After Failed Test
WorldNews.com 21 Aug 2018
A nuclear-powered Russian missile remains lost at sea after a failed test late last year, and Moscow is preparing to try to recover it, according to people with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report, CNBC reports.Crews will attempt to recover a missile that was test launched in November and landed in the Barents Sea, which is located north of Norway and Russia ... The U.S ... I would suspect you would have leaks from it."...
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North Korea Has Not Stopped Nuclear Activities, UN Watchdog Agency Says
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
Security Council Resolutions."The report, issued by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, noted that the agency faced challenges in what it could actually verify."As the Agency remains unable to carry out verification activities in the DPRK, its knowledge of the DPRK’s nuclear program is limited and, as further nuclear activities take place in the country, this knowledge is declining." ... I stopped [North Korea’s] missile testing."....
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Golden State Killer Suspect Faces Single Trial On Multiple Murder, Kidnapping Charges
WorldNews.com 22 Aug 2018
Suspected Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo will be tried on multiple murder counts in a single trial in Sacramento, California, prosecutors said Tuesday, CNN reported.Authorities say DeAngelo committed a series of killings, rapes and other crimes over 11 years, from 1975 to 1986, in Northern and Southern California ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle quits new Bond movie
The Jakarta Post 22 Aug 2018
Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 was plunged into turmoil Tuesday as the team behind the 25th James Bond movie announced that Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle was quitting the project. Boyle, a longtime fan who included Craig's Bond in the opening ceremony he directed for the 2012 London Olympics, was reportedly just beginning the casting process for the movie, slated for release at the end of next year ... ....
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BREAKING: Manafort Found Guilty On 8 Counts In Fraud Case
WorldNews.com 21 Aug 2018
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty Tuesday on eight counts in the bank and tax fraud case against him, The Los Angeles Times reported. The jury remained undecided on the remaining 10 counts, the report said.The Washington Post reported the verdict is a major – if not complete – victory for special counsel Robert S ... U.S. District Court Judge T.S....
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Eating coconut oil a bad idea?
The Times of India 22 Aug 2018
A Harvard professor has called the supposed health benefits of coconut oil into question by saying it’s as bad for your wellbeing as “pure poison”. The claim was made by Dr Karin Michels, professor at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and director of the Institute for Prevention and Tumour Epidemiology at the University of Freiburg, during a speech titled. “Coconut Oil and other Nutritional Errors.” ... ....
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