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Rushing to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, McConnell shows power trumps principle
The Guardian 20 Sep 2020
People in public life tend to fall into one of two broad categories – those motivated by principle, and those motivated by power. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday night at the age of 87, exemplified the first. When he nominated her in 1993, Bill Clinton called her ....
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Trump says Kamala Harris cannot become first woman president: ‘That would rip our country apart’
The Grio 19 Sep 2020
Speaking in front of a crowd in Wisconsin Friday, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Joe Biden’s VP choice in Kamala Harris. With the November election just weeks away, President Donald Trump is out on the campaign trail to condemn his Democratic opponent Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris ... “This is not what people want ... ....
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Former prime minister John Turner has died: reports
Toronto Sun 19 Sep 2020
John Turner, who served as Canada’s prime minister from June to September 1984, has died, according to sources, including the Toronto Sun. He was 91. Former Ontario premier Bob Rae was among the public figures expressing their condolences ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... ....
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IRGC vows to revenge US assassination of General Soleimani
Irna 19 Sep 2020
Tehran, Sept 19, IRNA – Commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Saturday that Iran’s revenge for the US assassination of General Soleimani is certain and serious .......
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4.5-Magnitude Quake Rocks Southern California as Region Battles Wildfires
Sputnik 19 Sep 2020
The earthquake has come as America's West Coast continuing to battle wildfires, the worst-affected states being California and Washington. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rocked Southern California late on Friday night, the US Geological Survey reported ... The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a warning on Twitter. ⚠️#UnitedStates🇺🇸....
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Iran warns against ‘dangerous’ US defiance of intl. law as it eyes illegal ban on Tehran
Press TV 18 Sep 2020
Iran has warned against Washington’s “precarious” defiance of international law as the US has signaled that it seeks to illegally extend an expiring arms embargo on Iran ... UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo ... Azadi also slammed US accusations of terrorism, accusing Washington of backing government terrorism itself ... ....
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Kremlin critic Navalny posts photo of himself walking
The Jerusalem Post 19 Sep 2020
MOSCOW - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday, five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off a ventilator and could breathe independently ... "Let me tell you how my recovery is going ... . . . . View this post on Instagram ... ....
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Premier League: Arsenal defeat West Ham to record second consecutive victory
Yahoo Daily News 20 Sep 2020
London [UK], September 20 (ANI). Arsenal defeated West Ham 2-1 on Saturday (local time) here at the Emirates Stadium in the ongoing Premier League 2020-21 season. For Arsenal, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah registered the two goals, while Michail Antonio scored the lone goal for West Ham ... (ANI). ....
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero says he was duped into coming to Rwanda, NYT reports
The Villager 19 Sep 2020
Paul Rusesabagina, depicted in a Hollywood movie as a hero who helped save Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide, said he believed he was flying to Burundi at the invitation of a pastor, but was instead lured to Rwanda and arrested on terrorism charges ... You may also like. NewsWorld. Queen Elizabeth formally strips Harvey Weinstein of his British honour ... ....
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South Africa: No Evidence of Alleged Iran Plot
Kayhan 19 Sep 2020
JOHANNESBURG (Dispatches) -- South Africa’s state security agency has said it had found no evidence that Iran was plotting to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to Pretoria, Lana Marks. A U.S. media report, quoting unnamed officials, earlier this week claimed that Iran was planning to kill the U.S. ambassador to South Africa ahead of the U.S ... report ... .......
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Trump Mulled 'Using' NBA’s Superstar Dennis Rodman as North Korea Envoy
Sputnik 19 Sep 2020
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un met several times in the last two years, and so did Dennis Rodman – former NBA player, who first visited North Korea in 2013 as a part "basketball democracy tour” ... Trump then assured the prorgamme’s listeners. “Well he really does like Dennis Rodman." ... “You would have been in a war....
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Malala says 20 million more girls may not return to schools even after Covid-19
The Times of India 20 Sep 2020
ISLAMABAD. Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, has said that as many as 20 million more girls may not return to schools even after the Covid-19 crisis is over ... Noting that little had been done in the last five years to achieve those goals, she asked the world body, "when are you planning to do the work"? ... Download ... Top Videos ... ....
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Ethiopia files terrorism charges against leading opposition activist
The Jerusalem Post 19 Sep 2020
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against a prominent media mogul and opposition politician from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed, the attorney general's office said on Saturday ... Those charged include journalists and scholars. Bekele is a senior leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress ... He did not comment on the charges ... ....
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France rejects US allegation Hezbollah storing chemicals to make explosives in Europe
Press TV 19 Sep 2020
France has rejected allegations by a senior US State Department official that the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has stored chemicals that can be used to make explosives in the European country, emphasizing that there is no evidence to substantiate such claims ... Hezbollah calls US sanctions on Lebanon ‘act of aggression’ ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
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U.N. showdown looms over Iran sanctions
Arkansas Online 19 Sep 2020
The Trump administration's push to end the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran comes to a head this weekend at the United Nations, where allies and adversaries argue the U.S. effort to restore sanctions is groundless. The U.S. bid to restore all U.N ... General Assembly -- deepens a chasm between the U.S. and most other nations. European allies say the U.S ... The U.S....
