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Where Have the Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
Truth Dig 20 Sep 2019
WASHINGTON — North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows. The new study focuses on the drop in sheer numbers of birds, not extinctions ... “One of the scary things about the results is that it is happening right under our eyes ... ___ ... ....
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Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack
Philadelphia Daily News 19 Sep 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry will result in “all-out war,” further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf ... from the accord. Zarif's comments also appeared to be a response to U.S ... or Saudi strike, Zarif said ... "The U.S ... ....
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Trump’s Promise to Foreign Leader Sparked Whistleblower Complaint
truthout 19 Sep 2019
The formal whistleblower complaint by a U.S. official that Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire has refused to turn over to Congress was reportedly sparked by an alarming “promise” President Donald Trump made to a foreign leader in recent weeks. The Washington Post, citing two anonymous former U.S ... spy agencies....
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Megan Fox suffered 'genuine psychological breakdown' after being sexualized
Canada Dot Com 19 Sep 2019
Megan Fox underwent a “genuine psychological breakdown” following the release of Jennifer’s Body back in 2009. The 33-year-old actress faced criticism when the comedy-horror was released, with many people slamming the marketing for the movie which played up its supposed sexuality ... “It preceded a breaking point for me....
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Protecting Syria’s Bashar Al Assad, Russia and China block UN ceasefire in Idlib
The National 19 Sep 2019
Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to civilians under siege in the north-west Syrian province of Idlib, the country’s last rebel bastion ... More than 1,000 people have been killed and more than half a million displaced, according to UN agencies ... Read More ... SHARE. ....
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Belgian fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line
The Tribune San Luis Obispo 19 Sep 2019
French authorities say a Belgian F-16 fighter jet has crashed in a populated area in western France and one of its pilots is caught on a high-voltage electricity line. A spokesman for the regional prefecture, or administration, told The Associated Press that the plane crashed Thursday in the town of Pluvigner in Brittany....
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Macron Says Yellow Vest Crisis 'Very Good For Me'
Voa News 19 Sep 2019
President Emmanuel Macron has said he believes the yellow vest protests that rocked France since last year have been good for him as they made him listen and communicate better, in an interview published on Thursday ... "In a certain way, the gilets jaunes were very good for me," Macron told Time magazine in an interview for a front-page cover story....
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Ronaldo explains latest hand gesture to Atletico fans after Juve throw away 2-goal lead in Madrid
Russia Today 19 Sep 2019
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has explained his latest hand gesture to jeering Atletico Madrid fans made during the teams’ thrilling UEFA Champions League opener on Wednesday night ... Also on rt.com Peanuts. Ronaldo fined €20K, escapes ban over ‘cojones’ celebration ... 📻⚽ Nos cuenta @martacasas que en italiano el gesto de Cristiano quiere decir ... ....
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Putin Briefed on Results of Probe Into Hole in Soyuz MS-09 Spaceship - Source
Sputnik 19 Sep 2019
"The president has been briefed on the results of the investigation," the source said. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the state space agency Roscosmos, said Wednesday that the probe found out how the hole appeared in the ship but the conclusions would not be made public ... The hole was patched on the same day to restore the hermetic integrity of the ISS....
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Russia arrests shaman who vowed to banish Putin
Gulf News 19 Sep 2019
Moscow- Russian police on Thursday arrested a Siberian shaman who had become a media curiosity after embarking on a long trek to Moscow which he had promised would culminate in him driving President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin ... Russia’s Interfax news agency cited police as identifying the detainee as Gabyshev ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... ....
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Man went from 'perfectly healthy to brain dead' 9 days after mosquito bite
Independent online (SA) 19 Sep 2019
Michigan - A Michigan man reportedly "went from perfectly healthy to brain dead" in nine days after he contracted the rare, mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis during an uptick in cases this year. Officials in Kalamazoo County on September 6 said a resident infected with EEE, also known as "sleeping sickness," had died....
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Benny Gantz says he should be PM in Israel unity government
Raw Story 19 Sep 2019
Benny Gantz, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the country’s general election, said Thursday he should be prime minister in a unity government ... ....
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Flipkart, Amazon to comply with Govt's e-cigarette ban
Deccan Herald 20 Sep 2019
The government has issued an Ordinance to ban e-cigarettes, making the production, import, export, transport, sale or advertisements of such "alternative" smoking devices a cognisable offense attracting jail term and fine ... According to the Ordinance, first-time violators will face a jail term of up to one year or a fine of Rs 1 lakh, or both ... GET IT....
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Video shows Justin Trudeau wearing blackface, the third similar image published in less than 24 hours
Business Insider 19 Sep 2019
Newly-published video footage shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface, the third such incident to come to light inside 24 hours. Canadian TV channel Global News published the video Thursday morning. It shows Trudeau wearing dark makeup on his face and all over his body, raising his hands in the air, and sticking his tongue out....
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US takes back $100 million from Afghan govt over corruption
The Oklahoman 19 Sep 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington is taking back $100 million intended for an Afghan energy infrastructure project, citing unacceptably high levels of corruption in the Afghan government ... Government resources." ... ....
