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The truth about whether Boris Johnson is misleading voters over his Brexit deal
The Independent 06 Dec 2019
Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled a confidential government report which he claims provides "cold, hard evidence" that Boris Johnson misled the public over a critical part of his Brexit deal with the EU. The Labour leader said the Treasury document, entitled "NI protocol ... 1 What has Boris Johnson said before? ... 2 What does the leaked document say? ... ....
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Australian firefighters worry about wildfires approaching Sydney
Yahoo Daily News 06 Dec 2019
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Firefighters battled to contain nearly 150 fires burning in New South Wales state on Friday as strong winds fanned the flames and again shrouded Sydney, Australia's biggest city, in hazardous smoke ... Fires are still burning in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland states ... ....
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Taylor Swift Speaks Out About Not Using Her Body as an "Exercise of Control"
E! Online 05 Dec 2019
In her next decade, Taylor Swift intends on calling the shots.
With her 30th birthday fast approaching on Dec. 13, the superstar songstress is looking forward to feeling "a bit more... ....
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Saudi Air Force Pilot in Shooting Spree at US Naval Base
Voa News 06 Dec 2019
U.S. investigators are trying to determine what caused a Saudi air force pilot in the United States for flight training to go on a deadly shooting rampage at a U.S. naval base in Florida. The shooting, which took place at the Pensacola Naval Air Station early Friday, left four people dead, including the shooter ... The U.S ... Officials with the U.S ... 6, 2019 ... ....
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Democrats Nix Sen. Harris - Cash In On Bloomberg’s Paramilitary Police And Whiteness
WorldNews.com 06 Dec 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On the day Senator Kamala Harris decided to drop out of the presidential race, writing that. "I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign;" polls showed Michael Bloomberg, a relative newcomer to the race, had just moved ahead of her. Unlike Sen ... In the meantime, and with Sen ... Harris ... Harris wrote....
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‘At least 10 shot’ by shooter at Florida naval base
Metro UK 06 Dec 2019
At least 10 people are reported to have been shot at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida Friday morning. Police say they are working to ‘take down’ the shooter, with victims rushed to the local Baptist Hospital, right. At least 10 people are reported to have been shot by a shooter who opened fire a Florida Naval base ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... ....
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Musk did not defame cave diver with ‘pedo guy’ tweet, jury finds
The Los Angeles Times 06 Dec 2019
Elon Musk will not be liable for defamation for calling a British cave rescuer a “pedo guy,” a Los Angeles federal court jury decided Friday ... Elon Musk called Unsworth a “pedo-guy” on Twitter. He characterized Unsworth as a “child rapist” in an email to a reporter ... Unsworth had extensive first-hand knowledge of the cave in which the boys were trapped....
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How impeachment works and why Trump is unlikely to be removed
Dawn 06 Dec 2019
United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday instructed the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival. What happens next and why Trump is unlikely to be removed from office are both explained here. Why impeachment? ... Read ... ....
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NATO’s looming future amid divergence and fractures
People Daily 06 Dec 2019
US efforts to steer its allies to define China as a threat have come to nothing after members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) issued a declaration Wednesday, in which China was identified as providing strategic “opportunities and challenges”. Experts have described this as a demonstration of NATO’s looming fractures ... U.S ... 4, 2019....
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Will We Ever Find Dark Matter in the Universe?
Time Magazine 06 Dec 2019
The science of cosmology has had a spectacular run. Over the past few decades, cosmologists have carried out measurements and observations that have enabled us to reconstruct our universe’s past in incredible detail. We can now say with great confidence that we understand how and why our universe evolved over the vast majority of its history ... ....
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US targets Iran-backed paramilitary leaders over Iraq protests
The National 06 Dec 2019
The United States on Friday blacklisted three Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders over their alleged role in killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq, the US Treasury Department said ... Read More. Sistani ... Iraq protests ... Updated. December 6, 2019 09.59 PM ... ....
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Cardi B Heads to Nigeria and Ghana for First Performance in Africa
The Source 06 Dec 2019
Cardi B recently excited the hip-hop lovers of Africa when she confirmed her journey to the continent’s west coast on Thursday ... View this post on Instagram. 1.03am drop my KK in NY on my way to Afrriiiiicaaaaaaaaaa baybeeeee!!!!!!. A post shared by Iamcardib (@iamcardib) on Dec 4, 2019 at 10.04pm PST ... 7 at Eko Atlantic City in Lagos ... ....
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Man in $400,000 GoFundMe scam case pleads guilty and agrees to 5-year sentence
CNN 06 Dec 2019
(CNN)A man who was the instigator behind a false feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 as part of a GoFundMe scam plead guilty Friday in New Jersey court, according to prosecutors. Mark D'Amico, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree misapplication of entrusted property in Burlington County ... Read More ... ....
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In New Zealand, McDonald's new McVeggie burger is not strictly vegetarian
CNN 06 Dec 2019
London (CNN Business)McDonald's New Zealand has launched its McVeggie burger, but there's a catch that could leave meat-free patrons dismayed. It's not strictly vegetarian. The McVeggie, served with cheese and garlic mayonnaise, includes a patty made of potato, corn, carrot and onion. So far, so good ... Read More ... This news has divided opinion ... ....
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Ericsson agrees to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probe -statement
Reuters 06 Dec 2019
Mobile telecoms gear maker Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve a foreign corruption probe, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday ... ....
