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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Times of India 24 Jan 2020
WASHINGTON. The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month. Trump and other top officials initially said Iran's attack had not killed or injured any US service members ... Top Videos. Trending Videos. ....
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Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel ‘Everything It Wants’
Truth Dig 24 Jan 2020
President Donald Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Netanyahu’s political rival Benny Gantz at the White House on January 28 to unveil the president’s “Deal of the Century” peace deal for the Middle East ... “Peace has nothing to do with it,” said Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon ... ....
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China virus death toll rises to 41, with more than 1,300 infected worldwide
Dawn 25 Jan 2020
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities curbing travel and cancelling public gatherings ... Health authorities around the world are scrambling to prevent a pandemic ... He is in stable condition in a Melbourne hospital ... ....
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Coronavirus: second confirmed US case identified in Chicago
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020
The Illinois department of health has confirmed the latest diagnosis to local news radio station WBBM ... .......
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Boris Johnson hails end of ‘years of argument’ as he signs Withdrawal Agreement
AOL 24 Jan 2020
Boris Johnson has heralded the end of “far too many years of argument and division” as he signed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement ahead of Britain’s departure from the EU next week ... Today PM @BorisJohnson signed the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st. pic.twitter.com/ToVQMOUZeb ... Mr Johnson said ... ....
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Why Iranian cyber warfare may escalate soon
Gulf News 24 Jan 2020
Experts are warning that the US should expect more cyberattacks by Iranian hackers in retaliation for the death of General Qasim Soleimani. Maybe they’re right. But let’s not kid ourselves. Iran would be launching lots of cyberattacks anyway. And the danger of escalation would be ever-present.’ ... But that doesn’t mean nothing major will happen ... Carter ... ....
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House lawyers say Trump's impeachment defense undercuts argument against having his attorney testify
CNN 24 Jan 2020
(CNN)House Democrats asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to swiftly order former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House, saying arguments made by President Donald Trump's legal team during the impeachment trial have undercut the Justice Department's position in the long-simmering legal battle over McGahn's testimony ... Read More....
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Six dead in mass shooting in Germany
Metro UK 24 Jan 2020
Six people are believed to have died after a mass shooting in the German town of Rot am See. (Picture. Google) ... ‘In any case, we have no information on further suspects,’ he said ... ....
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Is The Internet Or Our Human Condition Responsible For False Information?
WorldNews.com 24 Jan 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Whether we want to admit it or not we are drowning in information, most of it online and most of it false. Consequently, the Internet may empower us to do what we want to do, but it also invites us to “believe” what we want to believe-even at our own risk ... Still, it didn’t matter ... The Death of Expertise ... ....
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Saudi Arabia 'planned to spy on Khashoggi's fiancee in UK'
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020photo: Creative Commons / Adam Jones
6.8 magnitude earthquake kills 18 people in eastern Turkey
Deccan Herald 25 Jan 2020
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 18 people and injured hundreds in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors early on Saturday ... "It was very scary, furniture fell on top of us. We rushed outside," 47-year-old Melahat Can, who lives in the provincial capital of Elazig, told AFP ... GET IT....
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Police: 2 dead after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
The Spokesman-Review 24 Jan 2020
HOUSTON – Two people died after a massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened people from their sleep miles away, authorities said. The explosion happened about 4.30 a.m ... Police Chief Art Acevedo confirmed the deaths Friday ... It is highly flammable and can explode in a fire ... ....
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Australian Open: Nadal, Halep roll on as shocks rattle Melbourne
Gulf News 25 Jan 2020
Melbourne. World number one Rafael Nadal and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep dodged an exodus of seeded players as the shocks kept rolling at the Australian Open on Saturday. A day after Serena Williams and title-holder Naomi Osaka fell by the wayside, second seed Karolina Pliskova crashed out to leave another gaping hole in the women’s draw ... Results....
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Actor Rosie Perez says she was told of Weinstein rape
Indian Express 25 Jan 2020photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon, File
Coronavirus: Australia confirms first case of deadly illness
The Independent 25 Jan 2020
Australia declared on Saturday its first confirmed case of the Wuhan coronavirus in the state of Victoria, with the patient hospitalised in a stable condition in a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria health officials said on Saturday ... "It is important to stress that there is no cause for alarm to the community," Mikakos said ... More follows… ... Comments ... Post ... ....
