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Jan 04 2021
Fact Check
Trump Repeats Debunked Election Claims in Call With Georgia Official
President Trump, in an hourlong telephone call with Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, repeated a number of false and misleading claims about election results in the state that have been circulating on social media. Here’s a fact check.
WHAT MR. TRUMP SAID: “Then it was stuffed with votes. They weren’t in an official voter box, they were in what looked to be suitcases or trunks,
New York Times (News)Aug 15 2021
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Biden restates commitment to Afghan drawdown amid Taliban offensive
President Joe Biden showed no sign of backing away from his decision to withdraw all troops and a significant portion of the diplomatic corps from Afghanistan, restating his determination to leave the country in a statement released Saturday.
Biden authorized the deployment of some 5,000 U.S. troops to ensure "an orderly and safe" drawdown of U.S. and allied personnel in Afghanistan,
PoliticoAug 15 2021
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Fuel explosion in Lebanon kills 20, wounding dozens
A warehouse where fuel was illegally stored exploded in northern Lebanon early Sunday, killing 20 people and burning dozens more in the latest tragedy to hit the Mediterranean country in the throes of a devastating economic and political crisis.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion near the border with Syria. Fuel smuggling operations have been ongoing for months.
Associated PressAug 09 2013
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U.S. pulls diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan, amid terror threat
The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to a terrorist threat against the U.S. consulate.
CNN DigitalAug 01 2021
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Western Wildfires May Take Weeks To Months To Contain
Pockets of the American West continued to burn over the weekend, as another nine large fires were reported on Saturday in California, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
The 87 fires still active in 13 states have consumed more than 1.7 million acres. Just shy of 3 million acres have been scorched since the start of 2021, with months left in what experts predict will be a devastating fire season
NPR (Online News)Sep 14 2021
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Top Democrat threatens to subpoena Biden officials as Blinken testifies on Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, facing a second day of interrogation from Republican lawmakers highly critical of the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Driving the news: The committee's chair, the hawkish New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez, pulled no punches in his opening statement, threatening to
AxiosOct 06 2016
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Millions urged to flee deadly, strengthening Hurricane Matthew
Nearly 2 million people were under evacuation orders in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas -- where residents stocked up on supplies and boarded up homes as Hurricane Matthew roared toward the U.S. and officials reported at least 65 people killed in Haiti.
Fox News DigitalApr 09 2013
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North Korea tells foreigners in South to take safety measures
North Korea issued its latest dispatch of ominous rhetoric telling foreigners in South Korea they should take steps to secure shelter or evacuation
CNN DigitalJun 22 2021
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AI Could Spot Wildfires Faster Than Humans
During his eight years as community alert and warning manager in Sonoma County, California, Sam Wallis has repeatedly watched wildfires roar through the cities and small towns he protects. Often with little warning, fires have razed homes and charred the area’s picturesque hillsides, valleys and vineyards just north of San Francisco. Wallis had to evacuate his own home last year. And in 2017
Scientific AmericanSep 01 2021
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With toasters and empathy, former refugees welcome Afghans to US
For many Americans, it’s difficult to imagine what the tens of thousands of newly arrived Afghan refugees are going through.
But Arshad Mehmood doesn’t have to imagine. He knows. Only seven years ago, Mr. Mehmood was in their shoes, fleeing Pakistan. He describes being kidnapped and tortured by the Taliban for being a local politician.
Now, as the regional coordinator for a
Christian Science Monitor