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Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers: Source
Indian Express 24 Apr 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he had lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said. Advertising ... “Great meeting this afternoon at the @WhiteHouse with @Jack from @Twitter ... “Thank you for the time ... Advertising ... ....
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Navy SEALs Say They Were Warned Against Reporting Chief For Iran War Crimes
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
Navy SEAL commandos from Team 7’s Alpha Platoon said they had seen their highly decorated platoon chief commit shocking acts in Iraq, The New York Times reports ... Cmdr ... But that reputation has been blotted repeatedly in recent years by investigations of illegal beatings, killings and theft, and reports of drug use in the ranks ... ....
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Saudi Arabia beheads 37 citizens for terrorism crimes; pins bodies to poles
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 23 Apr 2019
13 minutes ago. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 Saudi citizens for what it said Tuesday were terrorism-related crimes, the Interior Ministry said, publicly pinning two of the bodies to a pole as a warning to others ... The government defends such executions as a powerful tool for deterrence ... Categories. News . Top Stories ... .......
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‘Lighter-than-air’ aircraft has first test flight
Wtop 23 Apr 2019
An innovative aircraft that turns into a “lighter-than-air” balloon to propel itself forward has been flown for the first time. The Phoenix is designed to repeatedly switch between being lighter and heavier than air to generate thrust and allow it to stay in the skies indefinitely ... This content was republished with permission from CNN ... ....
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White House Will Fight Subpoena Of Former Counsel Don McGahn
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
The White House could try to prevent former White House Counsel Don McGahn from complying with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena which demanded he cooperate with the Democrats probe into potential obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to CNN ... "The Committee has served a valid subpoena to Mr. McGahn....
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US Accuses Pair Of Stealing Secrets, Spying On GE For China
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
Reuters reports two men, a former engineer and a Chinese businessman, were charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co to benefit China, an unsealed indictment by the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday revealed....
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NASA Robotic Probe Detects The First 'Marsquake'
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
NASA's robotic probe InSight detected and measured what scientists are calling a "marsquake" on Tuesday, according to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California which said it was the first time a seismological tremor was recorded on another planet ... Martian seismology,” InSight principal investigator Bruce Banerdt said in a news release on Tuesday....
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Walgreens, Rite Aid Will No Longer Sell Tobacco Products To Anyone Under 21
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will both no longer sell tobacco products to customers who are below 21 years old, one week after U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell revealed plans to introduce legislation which would raise the minimum age for buying tobacco products to 21, according to The New York Times....
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‘Game Of Thrones” Emilia Clarke defends Daenerys’ response to Jon Snow’s revelation
NME 23 Apr 2019
The second instalment of season 8, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', aired on Sunday'Game of Thrones'. Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has spoken out to defend her character Daenerys Targaryen’s reaction to Jon Snow’s big revelation in the show’s latest dramatic episode. Spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 are posted below ... ....
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Latest Migrant Caravan Encounters Pushback In Mexico
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019photo: AP / Bebeto Matthews
UN Adopts Resolution on Sexual Violence In Conflict Zones After US Threatened To Veto
WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on sexual violence in conflict zones after bowing to the demands from the United States on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Welle ... The Trump administration claimed the wording would include support for abortion. Tuesday's vote passed 13-0, with Russia and China abstaining to vote ... ... ....
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Ancient Tomb Containing Dozens Of Mummies Found In Egypt
WorldNews.com 23 Apr 2019
a part-bird, part-human figurine depicting the “soul of the deceased,” the Egyptian ministry explained. The room was also home to several painted and unpainted cartonnages and partial funerary masks. Similar to papier-mâché, it was used by ancient Egyptians to make funerary masks and cartonnages from layers of papyrus and plaster ... ....
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Navy updating protocol for reporting UFOs
The Hill 24 Apr 2019
The U.S. Navy is updating its protocols for pilots and other officials to report sightings of "unidentified aircraft." ... "As part of this effort," it continued, "the Navy is updating and formalizing the process by which reports of any such suspected incursions can be made to the cognizant authorities ... .......
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Opposition takes PM to task over remarks in Iran
Dawn 24 Apr 2019
ISLAMABAD. The opposition on Tuesday lambasted Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly for his “confession” during his visit to Iran that terrorists had used Pakistan’s soil in the past against the neighbouring country ... The opposition members chanted slogans of “no baby no” and “go Niazi go” and tore up copies of the agenda ... ....
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