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Worse Than Dishonesty: Donald Trump’s Delusions And His War Against Reality
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingI’m going to avoid giving Donald Trump the nickname “Delusional Donald,” a tactic he immortalized during the 2016 campaign – and still does – to zero in on and ridicule his political enemy’s biggest weaknesses. But if he is delusional, as President of the United States he poses a major threat to the country and the world ... Just ask Omarosa Manigault-Newman.1 ... Just as alarming is his base ... ....
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Trump Blames D.C. Officials For Costly, Delayed Military Parade
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
President Donald Trump took aim at Washington D.C. officials for his decision to postpone his immense military parade in the capital this fall to at least 2019, claiming they were inflating the price but offered no proof of his claims in tweets on Friday, according to The Washington Post. “The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it,” Trump tweeted ... council wrote. "Better late. Then. never ... ... ....
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Melting Glacier Reveals WWII Plane Wreckage In Swiss Alps
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
A heatwave in Switzerland has uncovered the wreckage debris of an American WWII plane that crash-landed in the Bernese Alps 72 years ago, CBS News reports. The C-53 Skytrooper Dakota was traveling from Austria to Italy when it collided with the Gauli Glacier at an altitude of 10,990 feet on Nov. 19, 1946.Four crew members and eight passengers were on board during the crash. Several people were injured but there were no fatalities....
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More Than 100 Killed In Kerala Floods, Landslides
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
At least 106 people have died after torrential rains sparked rivers to overflow, igniting floods and landslides across the state of Kerala on Thursday, according to BBC News. The Kochi Metro and Southern Railways suspended their operations due to the floods and more than 6,600 people have been sent to relief camps in nearby Thiruvananthapuram, with at least 1,330 families housed across 63 relief camps ... "Almost all dams are now opened ... ....
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Teenager Apple fan hacks into its secure systems
Suryaa 17 Aug 2018
Sydney, Aug 17 An Australian teenager pleaded guilty to charges of hacking into Apple's secure systems and said that he was a fan of the technology giant and hoped to work there one day, the media reported ... ....
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Turkish Court Rejects Release of US Pastor While Trump Threatens More Sanctions
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Hours after a Turkish court rejected an appeal from U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, President Donald Trump chided Turkey for behaving "very, very badly" in the case and warned Washington was "not going to take it sitting down" on Friday, according to National Public Radio ... Both Brunson and the U.S. vehemently deny those allegations. Trump previously told reporters Turkey "made up this phony charge that he is a spy, and he is not a spy." ... ... ....
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More Than 300 Killed During Worst Monsoon in Nearly a Century in Kerala, India
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the death toll from the current heavy rains reached 174 on Friday, but more than 320 have died during this monsoon season, as the "grave" flooding situation continued in Kerala, according to The Hindustan Times ... Meteorologists said heavy rains were predicted for isolated regions in northern Kerala, coastal Karnataka, and some southern portions through Aug. 19 ... I am confident we can achieve this....
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Pentagon Report: China 'Rapidly' Expanding Bomber Training For Strikes On US Targets
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
A new report released by the Pentagon on Thursday said the Chinese military was expanding its bomber operations and was "likely training for strikes" against the United States and its allies, according to The Guardian. The annual report highlighted China's ongoing efforts to increase its global influence through economic and military expansion, including a defense spending budget which has exceeded $190 billion in 2017 ... ... ... U.S....
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Imran Khan Confirmed As Pakistan Prime Minister
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Pakistan’s National Assembly has elected former cricket star Imran Khan as the country’s new prime minister in a vote on Friday, BBC News reported. Khan, 65, will assume the role after his PTI party, which won the most seats in July’s elections, combined with several smaller parties to give him the victory, the report said.Khan assumes the role with his country facing a mounting economic crisis ... U.S....
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Amid Denuclearisation Pressure, Kim Jong-Un Slams "Brigandish Sanctions"
NDTV 17 Aug 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attacked "hostile forces" over "brigandish" sanctions, state media reported Friday, as Washington seeks to maintain pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear programme ... ....
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Tesla whistleblower alleges company of spying, drug dealing in Nevada Gigafactory
International Business Times 17 Aug 2018
An employee fired from Tesla Inc's Nevada battery factory filed a whistleblower complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the company of spying on employees and failing to act after learning that a Mexican cartel may be dealing drugs inside the plant, his attorney said on Thursday, Aug 16 ... Whistleblowers can receive 10 percent to 30 percent of penalties the SEC collects ... "Some of his claims are outright false ... ....
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Former US security leaders blast Trump for yanking clearance
Lexington Herald-Leader 17 Aug 2018
Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance ... The only question remaining is whether the collusion amounts to a "constituted criminally liable conspiracy," Brennan wrote ... SIGN ME UP! ... ....
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: August 17, 2018
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
General NewsAustralian Securities Exchange could save as much as $23 billion in its effort to replace its settlement system with a distributed ledger, its CEO announced Thursday ... At present equity clearing and settlement costs the industry roughly $100 million alone, and the total cost of all communications and other issues to the "super industry" is closer to $23 billion, Stevens said ... In the filing, published Aug ... 15 announcement....
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Avengers: Infinity War puts out a ‘booty call’ for butt doubles roughly measuring up to Scarlett Johansson
Metro UK 17 Aug 2018
Scarlett Johansson is the only star who closely fits the measurements casting directors are seeking in a butt double for Avengers. Infinity War (Photo by Jay Maidment/Marvel/Walt Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock). You don’t have to be good at stunts, or even acting, to make a memorable cameo in Avengers. Infinity War ... The fourth installment of Avengers. Infinity War is reshooting in September (Picture. Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) ... 3....
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A look at major attacks in Pakistan claimed by IS militants
Wtop 17 Aug 2018
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Counterterrorism officials in Pakistan say the fight against the Islamic State group is the country’s newest and deadliest front in the decades-old war on terror. Headquartered next door in Afghanistan, the IS affiliate has claimed responsibility for some of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan in recent years ... Here are some of the deadliest attacks claimed by IS and groups linked to them.. __Jan. 30, 2015 ... __Aug ... ....
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