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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Times of India 24 Jan 2020
WASHINGTON ... Trump and other top officials initially said Iran's attack had not killed or injured any US service members ... Pentagon officials have said there had been no effort to minimize or delay information on concussive injuries, but its handling of the injuries following Tehran’s attack has renewed questions over the U.S ... ....
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Is The Internet Or Our Human Condition Responsible For False Information?
WorldNews.com 24 Jan 2020
There may be a fair amount of wisdom and information hiding out there, but there’s no escaping Sturgeon’s Law ... Anyone with a keyboard can say-no matter how stupid-or how vile, anything.There’s also an effect that is difficult for people to escape when researching on the Internet....
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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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Why Iranian cyber warfare may escalate soon
Gulf News 24 Jan 2020
Crucial sites are much better protected than they were a few years ago, but no protection will ever be perfect ... No provocation needed ... “A blow hard enough to hurt,” he wrote in Arms and Influence, “is in some danger of overturning the canoe.” Once both canoes capsize and everybody’s in the water, there’s no way to tell who’ll drown....
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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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Saudi Arabia 'planned to spy on Khashoggi's fiancee in UK'
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020photo: AP
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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Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel ‘Everything It Wants’
Truth Dig 24 Jan 2020
“Peace has nothing to do with it,” said Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon. The Deal of the Century ... Peace has nothing to do with it https.//t.co/NaOhr3QEZX ... Hanan Ashrawi, is “a lethal diversionary tactic at the expense of Palestinian rights and international law—criminality plus personal agendas equals no peace.” . ....
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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 ... ....
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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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Police: 2 dead after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
The Spokesman-Review 24 Jan 2020
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 ... Pena said there were no reports of hazardous air quality, based on monitoring done by a hazardous materials team ... Houston police tweeted that officers were blocking off streets, but no evacuation was ordered ... ....
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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 ... But all I know is my own experience ... She added ... So I just registered that as a punishment ... Now I realise, no, if you eat food, have energy, get stronger, you can do all these shows and not feel [enervated].” ... ....
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'Declaration of war': Polish row over judicial independence escalates
The Guardian 24 Jan 2020
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Greta Thunberg Says Climate Demands "Completely Ignored" At Davos
NDTV 24 Jan 2020photo: AP / Michel Euler
