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‘Exciting new discovery about the Moon’ is coming that will impact NASA’s upcoming lunar mission
Russia Today 22 Oct 2020
NASA is teasing an “exciting new discovery” about the Moon which was made thanks to a telescope on board a jumbo jet and could shed light on how life developed on Earth ... The space agency said that the discovery came courtesy of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) ... SOFIA with its telescope door open during a test flight....
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9 Family Members Die After Eating Year-Old Homemade Noodles
Newsweek 22 Oct 2020
The homemade delicacy was found to have contained a deadly toxin, traces of which were also discovered in the deceased .......
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Faced with an election loss, Trump will sow doubt about the truth. We can’t let that happen
Detroit Metro Times 21 Oct 2020
I was a staffer on George W. Bush’s 2000 campaign, and I experienced first-hand the chaotic uncertainty and political maneuvering that was the Florida recount. As historically bad as that time was for our country, it pales in comparison to what may be to come if vote counts on November 3 are at all close ... Here’s the problem ... ‘Firehose of falsehood’ ... ....
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Putin: Russia-China military alliance can't be ruled out
Yahoo Daily News 22 Oct 2020
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no need for a Russia-China military alliance now, but noted it could be forged in the future ... “The time will show how it will develop, but we won't exclude it,” the Russian president said. ....
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Critics Noted Trump’s Ignorance About Puerto Rico, But What About The Rest Of America Or The Ponce Massacre?
WorldNews.com 21 Oct 2020
... and military and naval bases that used the island for training.What Is Puerto Rico?Considering the treatment of Puerto Rico, no wonder President Trump asked officials to inquire whether he could trade the “dirty” and “poor” island to Denmark in exchange for Greenland....
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'Great' earthquake, 1000 times stronger than recent ones likely to shatter Himalayan region
Yahoo Daily News 22 Oct 2020
The study notes that the sequence of future Himalayan earthquakes could be similar to the great earthquakes that occurred in the twentieth century along the Aleutian subduction zone, which extends from the Gulf of Alaska to Kamchatka in Russian Far East ... Wesnousky told PTI ... Seismologist Supriyo Mitra noted that the research matches previous studies ... ....
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US Ice officers 'used torture to make Africans sign own deportation orders'
The Guardian 22 Oct 2020
“The abuse we are witnessing, especially right now against black immigrants, isn’t new, but it is escalating,” said Christina Fialho, executive director of an advocacy....
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Nigeria shooting fans long-simmering anger at the state
The National 22 Oct 2020
Daniel Walter, 25, was among the protesters gathered in the Lekki suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and financial capital, when armed and uniformed men pulled up at the site on Tuesday evening ... But he had no premonition of danger ... “They arrived and started shooting into the sky ... it was such a horrific sight that it made me shed tears.” ... Read More ... ....
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The Atlantic Daily : What Trump Revealed About the World Order
The Atlantic 21 Oct 2020
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox ... Below are three of their takeaways from the past four years of Trumpism. 1. Trump revealed a new world order ... 2 ... They said … [it] was his naïveté. 3 ... 1 ... ....
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Essex lorry deaths: Migrant 'paid £13k for 'VIP' smuggling trip'
BBC News 22 Oct 2020
The parents of a Vietnamese man paid £13,000 for a "VIP" smuggling trip to Britain along a route where 39 migrants died, a court has heard. Prosecutors allege the man, known as Witness X, was on one of two successful cross-channel runs before the deaths on October 23 last year ... Four men are on trial in connection with the deaths ... 'Move fast' ... ....
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Nigerian president criticised over response to protests crackdown
The Guardian 22 Oct 2020
Security forces shot live ammunition to disperse crowds who had gathered in defiance of a government curfew ... .......
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia
Russia Today 22 Oct 2020
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted an open-ended permanent residency permit by the Russian Federation ... The US has demanded his extradition to face charges for violating the Espionage Act ever since ... Also on rt.com ‘CNN badly misreported this’....
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France extends COVID-19 curfew to cover 46 million people
Gulf News 22 Oct 2020
PARIS. France on Thursday extended the anti-Covid curfew in place in nine cities to large parts of the country, taking to 46 million the number of people forced to stay indoors at night. The measures will take effect from midnight on Friday (2200 GMT), Prime Minister Jean Castex said, adding ... ....
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Hacker says he correctly guessed Trump’s Twitter password—it was “maga2020!”
Ars Technica 22 Oct 2020
A security researcher reportedly logged in to President Trump's Twitter account last week by guessing the password—it was "maga2020!"—and then alerted the US government that Trump needed to upgrade his Twitter security practices ... Comments. ....
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