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John Bolton accuses White House of blocking access to Twitter account
Yahoo Daily News 22 Nov 2019
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s hardline former national security adviser, has accused the White House of blocking access to his personal Twitter account after he left the administration in September ... Bolton’s Twitter account has been conspicuously silent since, prompting questions about why Bolton was not offering more details on his departure ... Re ... ....
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Prince Andrew faces mounting pressure to talk to the FBI about Epstein
Scotsman 22 Nov 2019
Prince Andrew is facing mounting calls to provide information to US law enforcement agencies and to lawyers who are investigating crimes committed by American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Lawyers for Epstein's victims believe Andrew may have valuable information about the late financier's sex offences ... Grace Millane trial ... ....
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Surprised about Mark Zuckerberg's secret meeting with Trump? Don't be
The Guardian 22 Nov 2019
Zuckerberg was accompanied by Facebook board member and long-time mentor Peter Thiel ... .......
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Japanese stocks nudge higher amid cautious optimism about trade talks
Reuters 22 Nov 2019
Japanese shares edged higher on Friday as cautious optimism about the prospect of the United States and China reaching a trade agreement lifted investor risk appetite ... ....
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Putin Says Scientists Killed in Mystery Nuclear Blast Were Testing 'the Most Advanced and Unparalleled' Weapon
Newsweek 22 Nov 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the families of the scientists who were killed in a nuclear explosion in the country's Arctic north they were testing an "unparalleled" weapon ... International experts believed the explosion involved the Burevestnik nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile, which NATO calls the SSC-X-9 Skyfall ... U.S ... ....
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Donald Trump: Vote For The Democratic Nominee And Make It Unanimous
WorldNews.com 22 Nov 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the election of 1932 approached, Republicans refused to abandon President Herbert Hoover. When their national convention opened in June, delegates endorsed his Depression program to the last detail. But they could muster little enthusiasm for the man ... Everywhere he went people threw objects at him ... "Hi....
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Jeffrey Epstein was not murdered, it was a 'perfect storm of screw-ups', William Barr says
The Independent 22 Nov 2019
The death of financier and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in August has been the subject of continued interest and debate. . Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City on August 10, 2019 after being arrested on charges of trafficking of minors. ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Zuma/Rex ... ....
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'Facebook, Google surveillance assault on privacy'
Sify 21 Nov 2019
Facebook and Google which offer services to billions of people without asking them to pay a financial fee are performing an assault on the right to privacy on an unprecedented scale, a stinging Amnesty International report said on Thursday, stressing that both companies need to change their business models which are threatening basic human rights ... ....
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Merkel successor Kramp-Karrenbauer threatens to quit and wins ovation
BBC News 22 Nov 2019
The warm, savoury smell of lunch began to waft into the conference centre. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had been speaking for an hour and, as stomachs rumbled, her audience began to look a little restless ... The powerful - and lengthy - standing ovation which followed suggests she has the backing of her party - for now ... Skip Twitter post by @jennyhillBBC....
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Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call, Defense Department official testifies
Market Watch 21 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON — In a blow to GOP defenses of President Donald Trump, a Defense Department official said Wednesday the Ukrainian government asked “what was going on” with U.S. military aid as early as July 25 — the very day that Trump asked Ukraine’s president to investigate Democrats ... Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. “The first pillar. No harm no foul....
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Trump: 'We're working on an agreement now with the Taliban'
CNN 22 Nov 2019
(CNN)President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to suggest that formal negotiations with the Taliban were back on -- months after the peace talks with the militant group collapsed. "We're working on an agreement now with the Taliban," Trump said on Fox News' "Fox & Friends." "Let's see what happens." ... Read More. Taliban attacks ... ....
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Iran says ‘world war’ against it foiled
The Siasat Daily 22 Nov 2019
Tehran.Iran’s Basij militia said unrest sparked by fuel price hikes amounted to a “world war” against Tehran that was thwarted, and blamed the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Washington imposed sanctions on Iran’s telecommunications minister Friday for restricting internet access during the unrest ... Source. AFP ... ....
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‘Oh my f****** god’: Elon Musk unveils ‘crazy bulletproof truck’ that is immediately smashed to bits by metal ball
The Independent 22 Nov 2019
Nine years after outlining his plan for a "Tesla super truck with crazy torque, dynamic air suspension" that "corners like it's on rails," Elon Musk has revealed the Cybertruck. But while the vehicle may live up to the hype, the unveiling didn’t go quite to plan ... There was barely a dent. Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... It immediately smashed ... ....
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Trump claims Hong Kong 'would have been obliterated' without his actions
Democratic Underground 22 Nov 2019photo: AP / Andy Wong
Microsoft Gets Export License To Sell To Huawei
Slashdot 22 Nov 2019
hackingbear writes. Microsoft has been granted a license to export [mass market] software to Huawei once again. The software giant was caught up in a long line of US-based technology companies that have been forced to comply with President Trump's executive order to crack down on Chinese tech companies ... ....
