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Aug 22 2019
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Three questions on Trump's Greenland gambit
The idea of the U.S. buying Greenland may not be as off-the-wall as it may appear.
The Wall Street Journal and other media reported that President Donald Trump is seriously considering the purchase of Greenland. That prompted scoffing. The Financial Times did a mock assessment of how much the U.S. would have to offer ($1.1 trillion). Denmark's prime minster said, "No deal." Mr. Trump
Christian Science MonitorAug 05 2014
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US general assassinated in 'green-on-blue' shooting at Afghan army training base
A man in an Afghan Army uniform opened fire Tuesday at a military base, killing a U.S. general officer and wounding 15 people, among them a German brigadier general and a number of Americans troops
Pentagon spokesman, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said that the assailant fired into a group of international soldiers at the Marshal Fahim National Defense University at Camp Qargha, a base west of
Fox News DigitalAug 21 2019
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Bernie Sanders’s call to ban facial recognition tech for policing, explained
He’s taken a tougher stance on it than Elizabeth Warren.
Sen. Bernie Sanders is the first presidential candidate to call for a total ban on the use of facial recognition software for policing. He’s also calling for a moratorium on the use of algorithmic risk assessment tools that aim to predict which criminals will reoffend.
His pledge to institute these changes if elected is
VoxOct 25 2019
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Impeachment Update
“A top U.S. diplomat testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump was holding back military aid for Ukraine unless the country agreed to investigate Democrats and a company linked to Joe Biden’s family… William Taylor described Trump’s demand that ‘everything’ President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted, including vital aid to counter Russia, hinged on making a public vow that Ukraine would
The Flip SideMar 05 2019
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Trump Attacks India on Trade as U.S. Seeks Its Help on China
U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to pressure India on trade may be intended as a symbolic shot across New Delhi’s bow, but its inopportune timing threatens broader political consequences.
The Trump administration notified Congress on Monday that it wants to scrap trade concessions for India, the largest beneficiary of the so-called generalized system of preferences that impacts $5.
BloombergJun 05 2019
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Trump Expresses Concern About Gun Silencers in Wake of Virginia Shooting
In interview on British television, President Trump says he would consider a ban but doesn’t ‘love the idea’.
President Trump said he doesn’t like gun silencers and was open to considering a ban on the devices after one was used in a mass shooting last week in Virginia.
“I don’t like them,” Mr. Trump said in an interview that aired Wednesday morning on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 01 2014
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Gaza Truce Unravels as Israel Soldier Said to Be Captured
A three-day truce between Israel’s army and Hamas unraveled within hours today as a surge in fighting claimed the lives of Palestinians and Israel said it suspected one of its soldiers had been seized.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas was responsible for breaking the cease-fire accord with an attack on its forces around an hour after the truce began. He said the
BloombergJul 31 2014
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Monitors Reach Flight 17 Crash Site in Ukraine After Days of Delays
International monitors finally reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, after being blocked for days by fighting in the area between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists.
Officials in the Ukrainian government said they had temporarily suspended offensive operations against the rebels to allow the monitors to reach the site safely.
New York Times (News)Aug 20 2019
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Ilhan Omar: U.S. aid to Israel should be conditional on its treatment of Palestinians
Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday shot down calls to have other members of Congress boycott visits to Israel but said continued U.S. aid should be made dependent on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu improving conditions for the Palestinians.
Ms. Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, whom Israel barred from entering based on their support for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Washington TimesOct 24 2019
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Ceasefire Extended in Syria
“U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a ceasefire in northern Syria is now permanent and lifted sanctions on Turkey as a result.” Reuters
Both sides argue that the withdrawal will reduce America’s influence in the Middle East while strengthening Russia:
“In remarks that America’s enemies, from ISIS to the Taliban to Iran will no doubt heed, Trump made clear that while he
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