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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Times of India 24 Jan 2020
WASHINGTON. The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month. Trump and other top officials initially said Iran's attack had not killed or injured any US service members ... Top Videos. Trending Videos. ....
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Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel ‘Everything It Wants’
Truth Dig 24 Jan 2020
President Donald Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Netanyahu’s political rival Benny Gantz at the White House on January 28 to unveil the president’s “Deal of the Century” peace deal for the Middle East ... “Peace has nothing to do with it,” said Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon ... ....
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Is The Internet Or Our Human Condition Responsible For False Information?
WorldNews.com 24 Jan 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Whether we want to admit it or not we are drowning in information, most of it online and most of it false. Consequently, the Internet may empower us to do what we want to do, but it also invites us to “believe” what we want to believe-even at our own risk ... Still, it didn’t matter ... The Death of Expertise ... ....
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Coronavirus: second confirmed US case identified in Chicago
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020
The Illinois department of health has confirmed the latest diagnosis to local news radio station WBBM ... .......
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Six dead in mass shooting in Germany
Metro UK 24 Jan 2020
Six people are believed to have died after a mass shooting in the German town of Rot am See. (Picture. Google) ... ‘In any case, we have no information on further suspects,’ he said ... ....
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Police: 2 dead after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
The Spokesman-Review 24 Jan 2020
HOUSTON – Two people died after a massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened people from their sleep miles away, authorities said. The explosion happened about 4.30 a.m ... Police Chief Art Acevedo confirmed the deaths Friday ... It is highly flammable and can explode in a fire ... ....
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Why Iranian cyber warfare may escalate soon
Gulf News 24 Jan 2020
Experts are warning that the US should expect more cyberattacks by Iranian hackers in retaliation for the death of General Qasim Soleimani. Maybe they’re right. But let’s not kid ourselves. Iran would be launching lots of cyberattacks anyway. And the danger of escalation would be ever-present.’ ... But that doesn’t mean nothing major will happen ... Carter ... ....
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House lawyers say Trump's impeachment defense undercuts argument against having his attorney testify
CNN 24 Jan 2020
(CNN)House Democrats asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to swiftly order former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House, saying arguments made by President Donald Trump's legal team during the impeachment trial have undercut the Justice Department's position in the long-simmering legal battle over McGahn's testimony ... Read More....
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Boris Johnson hails end of ‘years of argument’ as he signs Withdrawal Agreement
AOL 24 Jan 2020
Boris Johnson has heralded the end of “far too many years of argument and division” as he signed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement ahead of Britain’s departure from the EU next week ... Today PM @BorisJohnson signed the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st. pic.twitter.com/ToVQMOUZeb ... Mr Johnson said ... ....
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Saudi Arabia 'planned to spy on Khashoggi's fiancee in UK'
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020photo: AP / Christian Chavez
Mexico is the wall: president under fire over migration clampdown
Yahoo Daily News 24 Jan 2020
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faces growing criticism he is doing U.S. President Donald Trump's bidding after erecting a "wall" of security forces who clashed with Central American migrants near the Guatemala border this week. Mexico, under the threat of punitive U.S ... border ... Mexican offices of several U.N ... ....
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Huge rally as Iraqis demand US troops pull out
BBC News 24 Jan 2020
Protesters started to gather in central Baghdad early on Friday, and several hours later, the area was packed with people. Many carried Iraq's national flags as well as placards denouncing the US military presence in Iraq ... Earlier this month, Iraqi lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country ... ....
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Pompeo reschedules trip to Ukraine as impeachment trial wages on
CNN 24 Jan 2020
Washington (CNN)As impeachment drama plays out in Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine -- the country at the heart of the matter. The top US diplomat will be in Kiev next Thursday and Friday. He is the first administration official to travel there since the impeachment of President Donald Trump ... Read More ... ....
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Taylor Swift reveals struggle with eating disorder
The Irish Times 24 Jan 2020
Taylor Swift has revealed that she has struggled with an eating disorder in the past and said that she had an unhealthy relationship with food. The singer said she would starve herself if she saw a photograph where she thought her stomach was too big, leaving her feeling as if she might pass out during or after shows on her 1989 tour, in 2014 ... ....
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Mike Pence calls Trump 'unstoppable' in hot mic moment
The Independent 24 Jan 2020
The US vice president Mike Pence was caught on camera saying Donald Trump was "unstoppable", during a conversation with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem. Mr Pence said. "We're contending. He's unstoppable, like somebody else I know." ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... Israel election ... ....
