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Supreme Court Issues Rare Unanimous Ruling Against State Power To Seize Property
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously states need to abide by the Constitution's ban on excessive fines on Wednesday, an important decision which will affect the ability of states to impose hefty fees and seize property, according to USA Today ... Justice Clarence Thomas also filed an opinion concurring in the judgment ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Putin Warns New Weapons Will Target U.S. If Missiles Deployed In Europe
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
The Washington Post reported Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin said new Russian missiles will target the United States if Washington deploys missiles in Europe ... The nuclear-propelled, nuclear-capable underwater drone is called Poseidon and will be put in the water in the spring.– WN.com, Jack Durschlag....
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Alien temple? Researcher claims to have discovered Martian worship place using NASA image
International Business Times 20 Feb 2019
Scott C Waring, a popular extraterrestrial researcher who is based in Taiwan, has been spotting anomalies in NASA's Mars images and his findings have made conspiracy theorists believe that alien life on the Red Planet is a reality ... The structure has five or more levels, each one getting smaller than the one before it ... ....
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Why ISIS Was Defeated In Syria, But In Afghanistan The Taliban Still Thrives
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingAs the U.S. declares “ISIS is defeated,” or at least on the brink of collapse, the same cannot be said for the Taliban in Afghanistan. In fact, after 18 years of war, the Taliban have the upper hand in peace talks ... But why? ... learn?Sealing A Common Goal ... – fighting ISIS shared a common goal ... Nor did the U.S....
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Report Warns US Hate Groups At A 20-Year High
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center said hate groups in the United States have continued to grow under President Donald Trump and even called out of the administration in the report by stating how the President has been “fueling fears of a white minority country," according to The National Public Radio ... by immigrants ... ....
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Experts Gather To Clean Thousands Of Human Bones In Unique Czech Church
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
One of the Czech Republic's most popular tourist attractions is getting a renovation which requires dozens of experts take on the unusual task of cleaning and preserving between 40,000 to 70,000 people who have had their bones arranged to form the decorations and furnishings for the Sedlec Ossuary, according to Reuters ... -WN.com Maureen Foody....
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Priyanka Chopra attended Meghan Markles' baby shower in NYC?
The Times of India 20 Feb 2019
Priyanka Chopra is a global star. The actress who tied the knot with her sweetheart Nick Jonas in December 2018 in a dreamy wedding is currently enjoying her marital bliss ... ....
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Female Aide To Secret Police Chief Under Augusto Pinochet Arrested In Australia
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
Australia on Wednesday announced the arrest Tuesday of a former aide to the chief of Chile’s infamous secret police force over her alleged involvement in a kidnapping during the military rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Fox News reported....
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Trucks Evacuate Civilians From Baghuz, The Last Syria IS Enclave
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
On Tuesday, the United Nations expressed concern about the fate of almost 200 families reportedly trapped in the last Islamic State stronghold in Baghuz, Syria, BBC News reported....
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U.S. Defense Chief's Briefing Draws Expletives From Senator
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan clashed with Sen ... "It was heated, particularly on Graham's side."WN.com, Jim Berrie. ....
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Guaido says he's trying to freeze Venezuelan accounts in Switzerland
This is Money 20 Feb 2019
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said he spoke to the president of Switzerland on Wednesday to try to freeze banks accounts belonging to the tumultuous South American nation after "irregular movements" were discovered ... Since then, Guaido has been trying to control Venezuelan assets overseas ... ....
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Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat Choupette ‘to inherit’ £150m fortune
The Independent 20 Feb 2019
Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette is reportedly set to inherit £150m following the formidable fashion designer’s death. Chanel, where he had been creative director for more than three decades, confirmed that Lagerfeld passed away in Paris aged 85 on Tuesday ... Join Independent Minds ... Get the best of The Independent ... Get the best of The Independent ... 14/17 ... ....
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Ukraine Commemorates Bloody Maidan Protests
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2019
More than 50 anti-government protesters were killed five years ago today in Maidan Nezalezhnosti five years ago, with many shot by snipers during the bloodiest day of demonstrations calling for pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych to sign an agreement for closer ties with Europe, according to NBC News ... It didn’t come to it.” ... 20, 2014 ... ....
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Brexit: No breakthrough at Theresa May meeting, says EU president Juncker
The Independent 20 Feb 2019
The president of the European Commission has poured cold water on the possibility of a breakthrough in Brexit talks ahead of a meeting with Theresa May in Brussels ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now....
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Prosecutor recuses herself from Jussie Smollett case
Atlanta Journal 20 Feb 2019
CHICAGO — . Police continue to investigate the reported attack against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who told authorities he was assaulted in the predawn hours Jan. 29 by a pair of men who yelled racial and homophobic slurs at him. >> Read more trending news. Update 9.30 a.m. EST Feb ... Recommended for you ... Most read ... ....
