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Chinese military personnel parade near Hong Kong border

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:04:46 +0000

Thousands of Chinese military personnel paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Shenzhen, China — Thousands of Chinese military personnel paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed. Armored vehicles were also inside the stadium in Shenzhen, with the drill taking place as fears rise that China may intervene to end 10 weeks of unrest […]

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Experience, training, insurance could be required on Everest

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 03:25:12 +0000

Experience, training, insurance could be required on Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal – A Nepal government committee formed after a bad mountaineering season on Mount Everest has recommended requiring climbers to have scaled tall peaks, undergone proper training, and possess certificates of good health and insurance that would cover rescue costs if required. A report by the committee released Wednesday says people must have successfully […]

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Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 03:22:54 +0000

Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings

WASHINGTON — A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead. Federal judge Royce Lamberth issued the sentence after a succession of friends and relatives requested leniency for Nicholas Slatten, who was found guilty of […]

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Thousands attend El Paso memorial for shooting victims

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:36:38 +0000

Hannah Gliemann at vigil for Dayton shooting victims

EL PASO, Texas — Leaders from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border gathered in El Paso Wednesday night to memorialize the 22 people killed this month when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the Texas border city. Thousands of people streamed into the baseball stadium in downtown El Paso with a capacity of […]

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FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:44:15 +0000

FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients

TRENTON, N.J.  – U.S. regulators Wednesday approved a new tuberculosis medicine that shortens and improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases, a worsening problem in many poor countries. It’s the first TB drug from a nonprofit group, the TB Alliance. Formed to come up with better treatments, the group developed pretomanid with help from charities and […]

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Trump delays tariffs on some Chinese goods until December

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:34:57 +0000

Trump delays tariffs on some Chinese goods until December

WASHINGTON – Responding to pressure from businesses and growing fears that a trade war is threatening the U.S. economy, the Trump administration is delaying most of the import taxes it planned to impose on Chinese goods and is dropping others altogether. The announcement Tuesday from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative was greeted with […]

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Paris streets near Notre Dame to be decontaminated from lead

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:28:25 +0000

Paris streets near Notre Dame to be decontaminated from lead

PARIS — Workers were preparing to decontaminate some Paris streets surrounding the Notre Dame Cathedral that have been tested with high levels of lead following the April blaze that damaged the landmark. High fences blocked Parisians and tourists from several streets and a bridge around the monument on Tuesday. The culture ministry said workers plan […]

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China’s Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threat

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:51:27 +0000

China's Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threat

BEIJING – Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down.

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New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:05:38 +0000

New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance.

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Trump admin weakens enforcement of Endangered Species Act

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:56:45 +0000

Trump admin weakens enforcement of Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON  – The Trump administration moved on Monday to weaken enforcement of the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act, ordering changes that critics said will speed the loss of animals and plants at a time of record global extinctions .

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