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'Super-Earth' Discovered Orbiting Sun's Nearest Star
NDTV 15 Nov 2018
Astronomers studied Barnard's Star, a red dwarf just six light years away and noticed the presence of a "frozen, dimly lit world" at least 3.2 times heavier than Earth ... ....
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US at risk of losing war with Russia, China: Report
Yahoo Daily News 15 Nov 2018
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump's new National Defense Strategy is insufficiently resourced and Washington runs the risk of a military defeat by China or Russia, according to a report by a congressionally mandated panel of bipartisan experts ... --IANS. ksk. ....
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European clubs "committed" to working with UEFA
DNA India 15 Nov 2018
European clubs are committed to working with UEFA on the future of competitions such as the Champions League, the European soccer body said on Wednesday in the wake of reports that a breakaway Super League was back on the agenda ... Key Capital Partners has not commented on the report ... "Views were further exchanged on the matter," it said, ... ....
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Massive Asteroid Crater Detected Under Greenland Ice Sheet
WorldNews.com 15 Nov 2018
An unusually large asteroid crater measuring 19 miles wide has been discovered under a continental ice sheet in Greenland, Gizmodo reports ... Larsen, a co-author of the study and a geoscientist at Aarhus University, told Gizmodo.“In other words, it was a coincidence that the crater was discovered.” – Nicolaj K ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Japan's Government Prepares For More Than 345,000 Foreign Workers Starting April 2019
WorldNews.com 15 Nov 2018
The Japanese government said it was anticipating more than 345,000 blue-collar foreign workers could join Japan's workforce over the first five years of a new visa system they are planning to implement in April 2019, according to The Japan Times ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump Aide Who Incurred First Lady's Wrath Will Be Leaving White House
WorldNews.com 15 Nov 2018
"The president is grateful for Ms. Ricardel's continued service to the American people and her steadfast pursuit of his national security priorities." ... Ricardel had specifically butted heads with Mrs ... But Mrs ... history.Ricardel was among Bolton's first hires when he became national security adviser in March ... He was described as being "furious."...
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Land reform in SA will not violate Constitution: Ramaphosa
Eye Witness News 15 Nov 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the European Parliament on Wednesday that South Africa will enact land reforms in adherence to the country’s constitution and with respect for the human rights of all its people ... ....
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Mattis compares border mission to one against Pancho Villa
Yahoo Daily News 15 Nov 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis defended the use of active duty troops on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying that in some ways it provides good training for war. He argued that it's analogous to a 1916 deployment to counter the Mexican revolutionary Gen. Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Speaking to reporters Wednesday on his way to visit U.S ... ___....
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US Congressional Report Says Beijing Relaxing Sanctions Against North Korea
WorldNews.com 15 Nov 2018
A United States congressional commission released a report on Wednesday which said it appeared China was relaxing enforcing sanctions on North Korea and ordered the Treasury Department to provide a report on Beijing's compliance with the sanctions within 180 days, according to Reuters ... While the U.S ... President Donald Trump in Singapore in June ... ....
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DHS replacement will face same border challenges
Yahoo Daily News 15 Nov 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirstjen Nielsen's eventual replacement at the Department of Homeland Security may end up a better fit personally for President Donald Trump ... ....
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LeBron James up to fifth in the NBA´s all-time scoring list
This is Money 15 Nov 2018
LeBron James propelled himself up to fifth in the NBA’s all-time scoring list as he led the LA Lakers to a 126-117 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. A three-point play with 3.55 to go saw James surpass Wilt Chamberlain to take the number five spot ... The and-1 that put @KingJames ahead of Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time NBA scoring list ... T ... ....
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Trump To Decide 'Soon' Whether To Fire Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
WorldNews.com 15 Nov 2018
President Donald Trump intends to make a decision on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s future with his administration “shortly,” he said in a new interview, the Washington Examiner reports.“I’m looking at things. I haven’t made a decision yet,” Trump told The Daily Caller in an interview Wednesday ... I have not made decisions yet....
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Another One Bites the Dust: Google Account Hacked in Twitter Bitcoin Scam
Cryptocoin News 15 Nov 2018
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn. Google has become the latest victim of the rampant bitcoin “giveaway” scams proliferating on Twitter. For a little over ten minutes on Tusesday, the Twitter account of the online search giant’s suite of productivity apps and tools, G Suite, was hacked and used to promote a fraudulent bitcoin giveaway ... ....
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Iran Executes 'Sultan Of Coins' For Hoarding Gold
WorldNews.com 14 Nov 2018
Iran has executed the so-called “Sultan of Coins” and his accomplice for hoarding gold and other hard currency as the country faces an economic crisis in the wake of U.S ... The local currency has plummeted in recent months following U.S ... sanctions, and since then the Iranian rial has lost about 70 percent of its value ... ....
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Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them to George Soros
The Guardian 15 Nov 2018
Facebook hired a PR firm that attempted to discredit the company’s critics by claiming they were agents of billionaire George Soros, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Soros is a Jewish philanthropist who is the frequent subject of antisemitic conspiracy theories ... What billionaires want. the secret influence of America’s 100 richest. Read more ... .......
