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Taliban Captures Afghan Army Base, Killing 17
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The Taliban overran a military base in northern Afghanistan after five days of fighting across the city of Ghazni, killing 17 soldiers on Tuesday as Afghan forces continued to fight against the terrorists across the city's outskirts, according to Voice of America ... Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack ... The Taliban also seized eight military Humvees in the attack ... A U.S ... A spokesman for the U.S ... Col ... ......
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Egyptian Road Workers Uncover Mysterious Sphinx
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
A mysterious sphinx has been discovered during roadwork in the Egyptian city of Luxor, Fox News reports.Mohamed Abdel Aziz, director general of Luxor Antiquities, announced the find Sunday, according to Egypt Today ... Archaeologists recently opened a ‘cursed’ ancient black granite sarcophagus ... Late last year, archaeologists also revealed that they had uncovered the graves of four children at an ancient site in Egypt. WN.com, JIm Berrie ....
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Trump's Ambassador Says Britain Faces 'Serious Consequences' If Iran Trade Continues
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has published an unprecedented editorial in a British newspaper, warning Prime Minister Theresa May to side with the U.S. against Iran or face “serious consequences,” Newsweek reported.Ambassador Robert “Woody” Johnson called on British leaders to join the U.S ... from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known commonly as the Iran Nuclear Deal....
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Primary Night Results For Races in Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Christina Hallquist made history on Tuesday night by becoming the United States' first transgender gubernatorial nominee for a major political party in Vermont, according to The Washington Post. Hallquist was able to achieve the major breakthrough for LGBT Americans which have often been removed from higher levels of elected office an will face Gov. Phil Scott in November's election ... Democratic Sen ... Sen ... Jim Newberger in November....
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Trump Lashes Out At Omarosa After Tape Reveals Campaign Discussing Racist Remarks
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2018
President Donald Trump referred to former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman as a "lowlife" and a "dog" in tweets on Tuesday morning, according to CBS News. "When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn't work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!" Trump tweeted ... ... "I don't have that word in my vocabulary and never have ... ... Patton said ... ....
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A Sixth Firefighter Dies During Fight Against Raging Northern California Wildfires
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Monday night a firefighter died while fighting the Mendocino Complex Fire and did not release any information about the firefighter but said on Tuesday a "fact-finding on the accident" was underway, according to National Public Radio ... It is extremely dry and susceptible to fire," Derek Tisinger, Cal Fire Battalion Chief and Public Information Officer told NPR....
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US orders $480mn-hypersonic missile prototype suitable for ‘great power competition’
Russia Today 14 Aug 2018
The US Air Force paid $480 million for a second top-spec hypersonic missile prototype to gain ground “in the era of great power competition,” following reports of Russia’s successes in developing unrivaled high-speed weapons ... ....
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Video of man slapping hippo's butt at Los Angeles Zoo prompts police investigation
Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2018
More. The video was taken from the opposite side of the enclosure. The man can be seen climbing over the fence, creeping towards the two hippos, Mara and Rosie ... The man proceeded to run away quickly as he threw his hands up in the air in apparent celebration ... ....
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New Study Warns The Next Four Years Will Be Unusually Warm
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Researchers said Earth is likely to see a continuation in extreme temperatures over the next four years until 2022 as natural warming coincides with the effects of climate change, according to The Guardian. The report published this week in the journal Nature Communications said there would be minimal relief for the planet through the next four years during a summer marked by global wildfires and heatwaves ... Dr ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump Campaign Files For Arbitration Against Former White House Aide Omarosa
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2018
President Donald Trump's campaign filed an arbitration action against former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman on Tuesday for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement she signed in 2016, according to The Washington Post. Trump's 2020 re-election campaign announced it filed an arbitration with the "American Arbitration Association in New York City, for breach of her 2016 confidentiality agreement." ....
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Putin ready to meet Kim Jong Un at 'early date': N Korea state media
The Times of India 15 Aug 2018
SEOUL. Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at an early date", the North's state media reported today, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula ... The message did not offer a specific date for the meeting ... ....
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UK Police Raid, Search Properties After Vehicle Attack Outside Parliament in London
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
British counter-terrorism police carried out searches at three locations in central England on Tuesday night as part of their investigation into a vehicle attack where a car injured three people before slamming into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in downtown London, according to The Associated Press. Police said the suspect is a 29-year-old U.K ... Two addresses in Birmingham and one in Nottingham were searched ... ....
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Illinois attorney general sues Trump Tower Chicago for river environmental violations
Japan Times 15 Aug 2018
Illinois’ attorney general announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump Tower in Chicago, alleging the violation of environmental laws and a threat to fish in ... ....
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Here's how India celebrated Independence Day 2018
One India 15 Aug 2018
New Delhi, Aug 15. As India celebrates its 72nd Independence Day on August 15, thousands of Indians across the world proudly celebrated this day with the tricolour fluttering high and the national anthem reverberating at Indian missions abroad. In India, today's ... ....
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Newly Discovered Pterosaur Fossil Indicates Flying Reptiles Thrived Before Dinosaurs
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
A newly described species of pterosaur with a long, narrow head filled with sharp pointy teeth and a 1.5-meter wingspan had already mastered the skies by the time dinosaurs dominated the ancient world, IFL Science reports.Fossils of pterosaurs – winged reptiles that lived up until the Cretaceous extinction event – have been found around the world by intrepid researchers and collectors ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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