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What To Make Of Trump's Misogynist Statements About Sen. Harris, And Two Less Qualified Candidates
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling.President Donald Trump in no time characterized Senator Kamala Harris as “nasty” and “the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the U.S. Senate.” He also claimed the presumptive Democratic nominee “… said things that were untrue ... America is no different ... In her book, “Down Girl....
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Donald Trump visits ailing brother Robert at New York hospital
Independent online (SA) 15 Aug 2020
New York - President Donald Trump paid a visit Friday to his brother, Robert Trump, at a New York hospital after administration officials said the president's youngest brother was "very ill.". The president entered New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan wearing a face mask on Friday afternoon ... He's in the hospital right now....
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Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: 'It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal'
BBC News 15 Aug 2020
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'I have more Indians than she has': Donald Trump takes a swipe at Kamala Harris
International Business Times 15 Aug 2020
US President Donald Trump attacked Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, saying "no one will be safe in Biden's America" adding that the California Senator is a "step worse" ... She is of Indian heritage ... "This guy has been taking your dignity away and your respect... Related ... Donald Trump. ....
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Putin proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Persian Gulf
Xinhua 14 Aug 2020
MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday holding an urgent online meeting of the heads of the five states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) with the participation of the leaders of Germany and Iran to discuss Iran and the Persian Gulf situation ... Enditem. ....
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Pentagon to set up new unit to investigate UFOs
The National 15 Aug 2020
The Pentagon said Friday it was setting up a new task force under the US Navy to investigate UFO sightings ... Rather than little green alien invaders, the US military is actually concerned about "unidentified aerial phenomena" connected with its terrestrial adversaries ... Read More. Kamala Harris. who is Joe Biden's running mate?. Coronavirus ... ....
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Peaceful protesters march to gather in front of government building in Minsk, Belarus
Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2020
Hundreds have been released from jail after being interned during the violent state crackdown on demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko's controversial re-election last Sunday ... ....
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UN rejects US proposal on Iran arms embargo extension
The News International 15 Aug 2020
Only two of the Council's 15 members voted in favor, highlighting the division between Washington and its European allies since President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear accord in May 2018 ... Under the deal, negotiated by then US president Barack Obama, Iran committed to curtailing its nuclear activities for sanctions relief and other benefits....
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Thailand commutes death sentences in killings of UK tourists
Federal News Radio 15 Aug 2020
BANGKOK (AP) — Two migrant workers from Myanmar convicted in the 2014 killings of two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment ... The decree, which appeared to cover thousands of prisoners, took effect Friday with its publication in the Royal Gazette ... Advertisement ... All rights reserved ... ....
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‘Our options are unlimited’: Iran vows tit-for-tat response if US enacts sanctions under nuclear deal it single-handedly upended
Russia Today 15 Aug 2020
Tehran has vowed a swift pushback to the US if the Trump administration moves to trigger “snapback” sanctions envisioned by the 2015 nuclear deal, arguing that they would be “illegal” since the US pulled out of the accord in 2018 ... Also on rt.com Putin proposes online summit of Iran nuclear deal nations to avoid clash over UN arms embargo ... ....
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Postal Service warns states: Some absentee, mail-in ballots may not be delivered in time to be counted
Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2020
The United States Postal Service has warned election officials across the country, including those in key battleground states such as Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona, that ballots requested by their deadlines and promptly mailed back may not be delivered in time to be counted ... U.S ... 3 election ... 27 ... on the Friday before the election ... 23....
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China slams U.S. designation of Confucius Institute U.S. Center
China.dot.org 15 Aug 2020
China on Friday expressed its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the request of the United States to register the Confucius Institute U.S. Center as "a foreign mission," saying it has demonized and stigmatized the normal operation of China-U.S. cooperation projects. "Out of ideological prejudice and self-interest, some U.S ... ....
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Trump Orders Sale of TikTok’s U.S. Assets Within 90 Days
Caixin Online 15 Aug 2020
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Chinese owner of the popular music video app TikTok to sell its U.S. assets, citing national security concerns and delivering the latest salvo in his standoff with Beijing ... ByteDance Ltd. bought the app Musical.ly in 2017 and merged it with TikTok ... 6 signing date ... 15th” for a deal to be reached....
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UN launches $565 million appeal for blast-hit Lebanon
The National 15 Aug 2020
The United Nations on Friday launched an appeal to raise $565 million (Dh2.07 billion) to help Lebanon recover from this month's devastating port blast that killed 171 people. The UN said in a statement that the funds would be used to support Lebanon as it moves from immediate life-saving humanitarian relief towards rebuilding its shattered economy....
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Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology
The Himalayan 15 Aug 2020
TOKYO. Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a somber annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war’s events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated ... ....
