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Despite White House Claims, ISIS’ Apocalyptic-Like And Caliphate Ideas Will Thrive
WorldNews.com 20 Aug 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingSince apocalyptic beliefs and movements thrive in oppressive environments, it was misguided for the White House to claim it had destroyed ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and its caliphate ... A propaganda video was also released, urging lone-wolf attackers to unleash biological warfare on the West, including dissemination of viruses from feces and droppings of rats....
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Diet according to blood type, what to eat and avoid for weight loss, good health
Hindustan Times 20 Aug 2018
People with this blood group are believed to have higher secretions of stomach acids and are prone to digestive problems and thyroid disorders ... People with Type A blood are advised to eat a limited meat diet, and instead eat more of fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, and whole grains....
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#MeToo activist Asia Argento reportedly settled sexual assault suit
Canoe 20 Aug 2018
NEW YORK — Italian actress Asia Argento — one of the most prominent activists of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment — recently settled a complaint filed against her by a young actor and musician who said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, the New York Times reported ... The age of consent in California is 18....
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Donald Trump’s lawyer says, ‘Truth isn’t truth’
Metro UK 20 Aug 2018
Donald Trump’s personal lawyer has come out with a statement which may explain some of his client’s outbursts ... Giuliani was trying to make the case that having Trump sit down for an interview with wouldn’t accomplish much because of the he-said-she-said nature of witnesses’ recollections, in an interview with NBC ... Truth has always been the touchstone of our country’s justice system and political life....
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Scientists identify some of the oldest galaxies in the universe
DNA India 20 Aug 2018
Some of the earliest galaxies in the universe have been identified by scientists, including one of Indian origin. The finding, published in the Astrophysical Journal, suggests that galaxies including Segue-1, Bootes I, Tucana II and Ursa Major I are some of the first galaxies ever formed, thought to be over 13 billion years old....
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Investigators examine over $20 million in loans by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, says NYTimes report
DNA India 20 Aug 2018
The loans are part of an investigation into whether Cohen committed bank and tax fraud, and for possible campaign law violations linked to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ... A spokesman for Sterling National Bank, which is the principal subsidiary of Sterling Bancorp, declined to comment ... Stormy Daniels accuses ex-lawyer of being Trump 'puppet', files lawsuit for colluding with Michael Cohen....
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149 hostages freed by Afghan forces after Taliban ambush
Belfast Telegraph 20 Aug 2018
On Monday morning, the Taliban ambushed a convoy of three buses travelling on a road in the Khan Abad district, and forced everyone to come with them ... The ambush came despite Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s announcement of a conditional ceasefire with the Taliban during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha this week ... Esmatullah Muradi, spokesman for the provincial governor in Kunduz, also confirmed the rescue of the hostages....
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Venezuelans nervously await dramatic economic reforms
Yahoo Daily News 20 Aug 2018
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan shopkeepers and consumers nervously awaited the launch of dramatic reforms announced by President Nicolas Maduro to rescue a downward-spiraling economy, including a new currency and a more-than-3,000 percent hike in the minimum wage. The changes start to kick in Monday with the introduction of a currency that lops five zeros off the country's fast-depreciating bills....
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Kindergarten dresses children as jihadists for parade in Indonesia
The Guardian 20 Aug 2018
Photos of the “cultural” parade held in the city of Probolinggo, East Java, on Saturday showed lines of young girls marching on the street wearing niqab-style black veils, carrying cardboard cutouts of guns. The head of the TK Kartika kindergarten in Probolinggo apologised “deeply” for the costumes, expressing regret over the decision and saying they were not trying to “instil violence” in the kindergarten children....
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Here's What God of War in Egypt Would Have Looked Like
Kotaku 20 Aug 2018
Over this past weekend at Devcom, God of War director Cory Barlog showed off some concept art for the God of War PS4 reboot that almost was ... Other small bits of ......
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: August 20, 2018
WorldNews.com 20 Aug 2018
CBP Division of Business Transformation and Innovation head Vincent Annunziato said the agency was beginning a "live fire testing" of a blockchain platform to certify that imported products originated where they claim during CBP's 2018 Trade Symposium in Atlanta, according to the American Shipper ... Other partners of the event were reportedly the Corps for Clean Elections, the People's Observer, and Public Association Group 32....
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Imran Khan’s choice: Transparency or Sino-Pakistan relations?
The Times of India 20 Aug 2018
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will find it extremely challenging to keep his key election promise of “total end to corruption” as such a stand might impact its relations with China, arguably Islamabad’s closest ally, some experts have alleged ... CPEC is a jewel of China’s Belt and Road Initiative....
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Steve Bannon wants GOP to rally behind Trump
Atlanta Journal 20 Aug 2018
He argued there's still time to turn that around and is launching a group, Citizens of the American Republic, to pitch the election as a vote to protect Trump from that outcome. "You can't look at this as a midterm and you can't run it out of the traditional Republican playbook ... The effort is a test of Bannon's sway in the GOP a year after he was fired from his White House post....
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Smartphone Screens Harbour More Germs Than A Toilet Seat: Study
NDTV 20 Aug 2018
If you think toilet seats are the dirtiest ones swarming with germs, look at your smartphone. A research has revealed that smartphone screens have three times more germs than a toilet seat ... ....
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Gunshots fired at US embassy in Turkey
The National 20 Aug 2018
The attack coincided with a deepening row between Ankara and Washington over the trial of ......
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