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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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Singer Jil Janus commits suicide
Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2018
New York, Aug 17 (IANS) Jil Janus, lead vocalist of rock band Huntress, took her own life after battling with mental illness for a long time. She was 43 ... He wrote ... --IANS. sim/rb/bg. ....
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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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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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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. Trump said he'd had to do "something" about the "rigged" federal probe of Russian election interference ... SIGN ME UP! ... ....
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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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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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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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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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Al Qaeda's master bomb maker may be dead: UN
Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2018
United Nations, Aug 17 (IANS) The Al Qaeda's master bomb maker who was responsible for planning to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. may have been killed, according to a UN report. The UN report said that Ibrahim al-Asiri, long regarded as one of the most dangerous terrorist operatives in circulation, may have been killed in Yemen last year, CNN reported on Thursday ... may have been killed during the second half of 2017 ... ....
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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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Omarosa Releases Tape Of Lara Trump Offering Her Campaign Job Days After Firing
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
A damaging recording shared with MSNBC by former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman of a conversation in which President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara offers her $15,000 a month to work on the president’s campaign after she was fired from the administration was released Thursday further added to the imbroglio, The Hill reported ... "They wrote about you ... Everything, everybody positive, right?" she adds....
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How mushrooms can aid in diabetes treatment
The Siasat Daily 17 Aug 2018
New York. Eating white button mushrooms daily can act as a prebiotic by improving microbial community in the gut, which could then improve the regulation of glucose in the liver, a finding that could one day pave way for new diabetes treatments, say researchers ... Cantorna, Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the US ... One group had microbiota, the other were germ-free ... IANS ....
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Annual Hunt Kills Hundreds of Whales in Faroe Islands Village
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
The Faroe Islands conducted their annual tradition of hunting around 180 whales in one remote village, even though the locals have faced growing international criticism over the hunt by animal rights campaigners, who argue the ritual is cruel and unnecessary, according to The Express. . The tradition known as whale driving is attended by all of the villagers, including young children, who take part in the hunt outside Sandavágur....
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