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Trump backer Erik Prince’s account of Russian banker contact differs from Mueller report
Indian Express 19 Apr 2019
Erik Prince, founder of the now defunct Blackwater security firm and a supporter of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential run, appears to have misled the US Congress on details of contact he had with a Russian banker in January 2017, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released on Thursday shows. Advertising ... 09.02 ... All Rights Reserved ... ....
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FBI arrests leader of U.S. 'patriots' stopping migrants at border
Yahoo Daily News 21 Apr 2019
TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group who have been stopping migrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico ... The UCP describes itself as a "patriot group" helping over-stretched U.S. Border Patrol agents deal with a surge in undocumented migrants ... U.S ... ....
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IS militants kill more than 60 regime fighters across Syria in 48 hours
Dawn 20 Apr 2019
Militants have killed more than 60 Syrian regime fighters in 48 hours, a monitor said on Saturday, in some of the deadliest attacks on pro-Damascus forces in recent weeks ... Since Thursday, IS militants have killed 35 pro-Damascus fighters in regime-held parts of central and eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ... IS assaults ... ....
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North Korea slams Bolton for ‘stupid’ remarks – KCNA
The Manila Times 20 Apr 2019
John Bolton. AFP PHOTO. SEOUL. A senior North Korean official slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Saturday, accusing him of making “stupid” comments on stalled denuclearization talks and warning “nothing good” would come of them ... Those comments came hours after the isolated state claimed to have tested a new kind of weapon ... Loading. ....
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Cardi B rejects plea deal in strip club melee case
Sacramento Bee 20 Apr 2019
FILE - This Feb. 10, 2019 file photo shows Cardi B at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. According to WNBC she was in a New York court room on Friday, April 19, 2019 where she rejected a plea deal in a case stemming from a New York strip club melee in the fall of 2018 ... ....
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Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty
Asahi News 21 Apr 2019
BANGKOK--The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. citizen and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who possibly face the death sentence for setting up their offshore home ... "I was free for a moment ... The U.S ... LEGAL PROCESS ... ....
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Inside Adele’s three-year marriage to Simon Konecki as pair confirm split
Metro UK 20 Apr 2019
Adele has split three years after marrying Simon Konecki (Picture. Getty). Adele has split three years after marrying Simon Konecki, the man 15-years her senior whom she met at the height of her fame. The pair have a six-year-old son together and in a statement revealed that they remain ‘committed to raising their son together lovingly’ ... WireImage) ... ....
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Barcelona beat Real Sociedad to edge closer to LaLiga title
Belfast Telegraph 20 Apr 2019
Barcelona moved another step closer to retaining their LaLiga title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Real Sociedad. Barca were far from their best and relied on goals from the unlikely duo of Clement Lenglet and Jordi Alba to see off a battling Sociedad side who briefly levelled through Juanmi but had chances to take far more from the game ... ....
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Anti-Haftar forces near Tripoli launch counter-attack
Middle East Online 20 Apr 2019
TRIPOLI - Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Saturday they have launched a counter-attack against strongman Khalifa Haftar's fighters just south of the capital Tripoli. "We have launched a new phase of attack ... Haftar launched an offensive on April 4 against Tripoli, where the UN-recognised GNA is based ... ....
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Elon Musk explains why Tesla Model 3 shouldn't be 100 per cent charged
Sify 20 Apr 2019photo: Creative Commons / Ziegler175
How much of Europe does China own?
BBC News 20 Apr 2019
China's ownership of EU businesses is relatively small, but has grown quickly over the past decade. A third of the bloc's total assets are now in the hands of foreign-owned, non-EU companies, according to a report from the European Commission in March ... So, it's a significant increase, but the total amount is not huge, comparatively speaking ... Source ... ....
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Volatile is the new normal for unpredictable European elections
The Guardian 20 Apr 2019
Democratic insurrections of this kind, confounding conventional wisdom, are not as rare as might first appear – although Ukraine is an extreme case ... .......
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Donald Trump reacts to Mueller report: 'It’s called no collusion, no obstruction'
Yahoo Daily News 20 Apr 2019
More. Swirl of investigations. Trump still separate probes even after end of Mueller probe. Mueller probe fatigue? Democrats find voters would rather talk 'kitchen-table' issues ... Later Thursday, in a tweet from Air Force One, Trump said he could have fired Mueller if he had wanted, but he didn’t ... I chose not to ... I didn’t!” ... Contributing ... ....
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Ousted Sudanese president investigated for money laundering after piles of cash found in home
The National 20 Apr 2019
Prosecutors have begun investigating ousted Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir on charges of money laundering and position of large sums in foreign currency without legal grounds ... "The chief public prosecutor... "The public prosecution will question the former president in Kobar prison," the source added ... Read More ... Opinion ... Updated ... SHARE....
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Xi Jinping is determined to end all poverty in China by 2020. Can he do it?
CNN 20 Apr 2019
Hong Kong (CNN)In the small village of Gaibao, locals are filming short videos of their unspoiled and idyllic countryside on the Kwai streaming app. One clip shows four young women laughing as they grab fat fish out of the rice fields with their hands. In another they don traditional outfits and stand next to an ox plowing a paddy field ... Read More ... ....
