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With All Eyes On Kavanaugh; Trumpian Democracy Packs Courts To Win Culture War
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
In fact, as all eyes were on the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S ... Remaking The Judiciary In Their ImageSome fear this will shape the country in the image of Trump and his brutal world view for decades to come ... Not only are white defendants who profess faith in God given more leniency, but blacks, Latinos and Muslims are sometimes judged on their language, clothing and appearance....
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At Least 50 Feared Dead After Train Hits Crowd In India
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
A train that was traveling from Jalandhar to Amritsar killed at least 50 people who were gathered on the tracks while watching a fireworks display celebrating a Hindi festival in northern India on Friday, according to The India Times. At least 300 people were watching 'Ravana Dahan' at a ground near the tracks in Punjab state when the train barreled through the crowd at the usual speed....
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Fentanyl Smuggled From China Blamed In Deaths Of Thousands Of Americans
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
The Shanghai-based network sold synthetic narcotics, including deadly fentanyl, on websites posted in 35 languages, from Arabic and English to Icelandic and Uzbek.The Chinese syndicate bragged that its laboratory could “synthesize nearly any” drug and that it churned out 16 tons of illicit chemicals a month ... Rogue chemical companies in China — operating openly and outside the reach of U.S ... Rod Rosenstein said in an interview....
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Migrant Caravan Approaches Guatemalan Border With Mexico
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Mexico deployed hundreds of riot police along its border with Guatemala before Friday in anticipation of the massive caravan of Central American migrants making their way to the United States, according to The AFP ... “Finally, the government of Mexico reiterates its commitments with the international community's efforts in favor of safe, orderly and regular migration; and with the human rights of migrants....
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Conservative Americans are smearing Jamal Khashoggi in defence of Trump
Independent online (SA) 19 Oct 2018
Those aspersions - which many lawmakers have been wary of stating publicly because of the political risks of doing so - have begun to flare into public view as conservative media outlets have amplified the claims, which are aimed in part at protecting Trump as he works to preserve the U.S.-Saudi relationship and avoid confronting the Saudis on human rights....
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Japan's Famous Cherry Blossoms Come Months Early After Bouts Of Severe Weather
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
The cherry blossoms are a notorious sign of spring in Japan for thousands of years and have become a global tourist event with thousands visiting the island to celebrate with drinks, food, and more centered around the "hanami," cherry blossom viewing ... The southern tip of the country often has flowers in bloom by January, but most of the country has viewing times that last from late March through early May....
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Scientists Finally Find Proof That Earth's Core Is Solid
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Researchers from the Australian National University are confident they have found direct proof for the first time, that the Earth’s inner core is solid — albeit a little bit squishy, Newsweek reports.In a paper published in the journal Science, Hrvoje Tkalčić, an associate professor, and Than-Son Phạm, a scholar, both at ANU, describe how they detected so-called "shear waves" or “J waves” in the inner core....
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National Security Adviser Urges Trump To Withdraw From Russian Nuclear Arms Treaty
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
John Bolton is pushing for the United States to withdraw from a cold war-era arms control treaty with Russia, in the face of resistance from others in the Trump administration and U.S ... says Russia has been violating with the development of a new cruise missile.Withdrawal from the treaty, which would mark a sharp break in U.S ... An amendment in the 2019 defense spending bill requires the president to tell the Senate by Jan....
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Spain Angers Franco Supporters After Announcing Officials Will Exhume His Remains
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Franco is interred behind the main altar of the basilica in the Valle de los Caídos, but the site has become a pilgrimage location for those who maintain support for the 20th-Century General. Many in Spain also view the site as a monument to fascism, since Franco's rule has been long-linked to political repression, torture, murder, imprisonment, and forced labor, including on the site itself....
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Wife of China's detained Interpol chief says he might already be dead
CNN 19 Oct 2018
(CNN)The wife of former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who dramatically vanished into police custody after returning to China in September, told the BBC she isn't sure her husband is still alive. In an exclusive interview, Grace Meng said she has received threatening phone calls since the Chinese government announced her husband was in custody in early October ... They can do anything," she told the interviewer....
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Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump Campaign Aide Paul Manafort
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
prosecutors on Friday agreed to drop criminal charges against Paul Manafort on which a jury deadlocked in August, as a federal judge set a Feb ... 8 sentencing date for the tax and bank fraud charges on which Manafort was convicted.At his trial in August, Manafort was convicted on eight counts of bank fraud, tax fraud and failing to disclose foreign bank accounts....
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Suspect says he didn't mean to kill Bulgarian journalist
This is Money 19 Oct 2018
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A Bulgarian court has ordered a suspect in the rape and slaying of a television journalist to remain in custody until his trial. Severin Krassimirov told reporters before the district court hearing in Ruse on Friday that he killed Viktoria Marinova, but didn't mean to ... Marinova's body was found by the Danube River in Ruse on Oct....
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Mad cow disease: More animals to be destroyed as chief vet insists 'no need to panic'
The Independent 19 Oct 2018 Editphoto: AP / Eraldo Peres
Bolsonaro's Son Banned From WhatsApp Amid Row Over Illegal Social Media Campaign
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Please contact support for help.” ... The Brazilian newspaper, The Folha de São Paulo, also reported WhatsApp blocked the accounts for at least four companies that were involved in the campaign which sent mass election-related messages on the platform ... Bolsonaro rejected the accusations that he was involved in the fake news campaign ... The truth is more than enough,” Bolsonaro said in a Facebook live broadcast on Thursday night....
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EU's Top Court Tells Poland To Stop 'Retiring' Judges
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
It argued that the law is "incompatible with EU law as it undermines the principle of judicial independence," and said that its implementation could lead to "serious and irreparable damage" to the European Union's legal order.In August, Poland replied to the letter, rejecting the Commission's concerns.More letters were sent between Poland and the Commission, but they failed to alleviate the Commission's concerns....
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