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Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
Hawaii Tribune-Herald 16 Feb 2019
AURORA, Ill. — A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police, authorities said ... — which makes valves for industrial purposes — in the city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago ... ....
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Donald Trump's border wall 'emergency' faces first legal challenge
Hindustan Times 16 Feb 2019
A nonprofit sued to block President Donald Trump from diverting funds from the federal budget to spend about $8 billion on his promised border wall, hours after he declared a national emergency ... Trump signed the declaration Friday after approving legislation to fund the government and avoid yet another shutdown....
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Saudi crown prince delays visit to Pakistan by a day
The Journal 16 Feb 2019
Pakistani officials say visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been delayed by a day ....
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WH Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Interviewed By Special Counsel
WorldNews.com 15 Feb 2019
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, according to CNN. "The President urged me, like he has everyone in the administration, to fully cooperate with the special counsel ... The White House did not immediately agree to an interview with Sanders, according to sources....
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Vatican defrocks former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor
This is Money 16 Feb 2019
American Theodore McCarrick, 88, who resigned from the Vatican's College of Cardinals in July, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse ... McCarrick, 88, who resigned from the Vatican's College of Cardinals in July, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse ... He currently lives in Kansas. - Sex with adult seminarians - ... ....
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Nigeria vote delayed on Election Day
Joy Online 16 Feb 2019
Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due to open on Saturday ... He said the difficult decision was needed to ensure a free and fair vote ... Why have elections been postponed? ... Yes ... ....
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Downfall actor Bruno Ganz dead aged 77 following colon cancer
Metro UK 16 Feb 2019
Bruno Ganz has passed away (Picture. Rex Features). Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in Downfall, has died at the age of 77. He passed away at his home in Zurich on Friday, his death confirmed by his agent Patricia Baumbauer ... However, seeing the beauty on earth he decided he wanted to be human himself ... Rex Features) ... Advertisement ... MORE ... ....
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Vladimir Putin Says U.S. Missiles Aren't Welcome in Europe, Claims ‘Totally Independent Countries Don’t Exist’
Newsweek 15 Feb 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday claimed that he believes European countries don’t want to host U.S. missiles within their borders, but they are too afraid to say no to Washington. Speaking during a press conference in the Russian beach town of Sochi, Putin accused the U.S. of violating the sovereignty of its allies ... The U.S ... The U.S ... support ... ....
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US pullout from Syria risks boosting Russia, Iran influence: Merkel
This is Money 16 Feb 2019
Syrian soldiers advance in an area on the eastern outskirts of Douma on April 8, 2018. German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Saturday that Washington's plan to swiftly pull its soldiers out of Syria risks allowing Russia and Iran to boost their role in the region ... ....
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Iran: Sabotage may be behind failed satellite launches
Wtop 16 Feb 2019
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says sabotage by the U.S. is a possible reason for Tehran’s failed attempts to launch two satellites in recent months ... sabotage campaign against Iranian satellite launches ... “It’s quite possible ... All rights reserved ... ....
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Diabetes could contribute to infertility, warn experts
The Siasat Daily 16 Feb 2019
New Delhi. Diabetes, commonly described as a “lifestyle disease”, can contribute to infertility in both women and men, warn health experts. “Diabetes can cause infertility in both men and women. Both sexes are at equal risk of infertility,” S.K. Wangnoo, endocrinologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told IANS ... Source. IANS. ....
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Black Snow Falls Over Siberian Coalmining Region
WorldNews.com 15 Feb 2019
Residents of Siberia were posting videos across social media on Friday showing how their neighborhood was like something out of a post-apocalyptic Hollywood movie since entire neighborhoods covered in pitch black, toxic snow, according to The Guardian. Environmentalists said the snow highlights a manmade ecological catastrophe in Russia....
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Alpine skiing - Swiss Holdener leading women's slalom
The Star 16 Feb 2019
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - Swiss Wendy Holdener was the halfway leader in the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday with favourite Mikaela Shiffrin in third spot ... ....
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Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
Federal News Radio 16 Feb 2019
ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard threatened to retaliate against neighboring Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates over a suicide car bombing this week that killed 27 members of the elite organization. Maj. Gen ... Wednesday’s attack was claimed by Baluch separatists ... Insight by VMware ... and U.S ... Advertisement....
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Moscow Court Extends Arrest of US Investor Accused of Fraud
Voa News 16 Feb 2019
Herman Gref, head of Sberbank, Russia’s biggest state bank, issued a statement calling Calvey a “decent, honest man,” while Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s $10 billion sovereign wealth fund and a close contact of Russian President Vladimir Putin, described Calvey as ......
