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Scientists may have discovered fifth force of nature, laboratory announces
The Independent 20 Nov 2019
It has long been recognised that there are four “fundamental forces” which govern nature. . The substance of our universe is pulled together, or pushed apart by these forces which are determined by the fact they do not appear to be reducible to more basic interactions between particles ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app....
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Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
CNN 20 Nov 2019
New York (CNN Business)A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet ... This is an existential issue for your children, for my children and our grandchildren.". biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong ... "And that's really the holy grail.". Read More ... "The potential to humankind is enormous ... ....
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Wrong narrative? AFP & Reuters scrub story about 100,000 detained migrant children after UN says ...
Russia Today 20 Nov 2019
Several news agencies have opted to delete a story stating that 100,000 migrant children were detained in US border facilities after the United Nations clarified that the number is years old – long predating the age of Trump ... AFP is withdrawing this story ... We will delete the story ... © AFP screenshot ... LOL....
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A Human patient Has Been Put Into Suspended Animation For The First Time
IFL Science 20 Nov 2019
Suspended animation has allowed many a sci-fi character to travel to a distant corner of space in a state of dormancy, only reanimating once they’ve arrived at their otherworldly destination ... Instead, surgeons open the chest and attempt to reroute blood to the heart and brain, but this often fails to save lives ... [H/T. New Scientist]. ....
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Did Sen. Warren's Tax On The Ultra-Rich Just Expose Their Homicidal Tendencies?
WorldNews.com 20 Nov 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It didn't take long for the Ultra-Rich to launch an aggressive smear campaign against Senator Elizabeth Warren for suggesting a 1 percent increased tax on the ultra-rich ... Consequently, Warren didn't back down declaring. "I am angry, and I own it.". Tribal-DNA Hoarders and Homicides ... 1Barash, David P ... 150....
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Ambassador Sondland: ‘We followed the president’s orders’
Alternet 20 Nov 2019
Gordon Sondland will say in sworn testimony before Congress that he “followed the President’s orders” to extort a quid pro quo and engage in a bribery scheme with Ukraine, according to the text of his opening remarks his attorney has released ahead of his testimony Wednesday morning. “Mr ... “Mr ... Enjoy this piece?. … then let us make a small request ... ....
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UN ‘concerned’ about Trump’s exoneration of 3 US servicemen
Wtop
19 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says it’s “very concerned” about U.S. President Donald Trump’s exoneration of three U.S ... Marines ... Source ....
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Putin says US ‘political dramas’ diverting focus from Russia
Wtop 20 Nov 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s pleased that the “political battles” in Washington have put on the back-burner accusations that Russia interfered in U.S. elections....
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Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria; 11 reported killed
Indian Express 20 Nov 2019
The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday, carrying out a “wide-scale” strike in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the day before. A Britain-based war monitoring group said the Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people, including seven non-Syrians who are most likely Iranians ... Lt. Col ... ....
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US says it no longer considers Israeli settlements as illegal
Dawn 19 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disclosed on Monday that the United States had decided to soften its position on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, meaning that Washington no longer considers the settlements as illegal ... The 1978 legal opinion on settlements is known as the Hansell Memorandum ... Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2019. ....
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'More than 1,000 dead and 1 million displaced' by Syria bombing
The Guardian 20 Nov 2019
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Neoliberalism’s Dirty Little Secrets Backfire
Dissident Voice 20 Nov 2019
Nick Hanauer, a self-professed capitalist billionaire, spoke at a TED conference only recently. He exposed neoliberalism’s brand of capitalism getting away with murder in plain sight. Mr. Hanauer described himself. ... According to Hanauer.. It all comes down to just one thing. Economics ... At the time CEO pay was 20xs the average worker ... middle class ... Not true....
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'Shame on You Spurs': Some fans react as Jose Mourinho appointed as the new manager
Sportslens 20 Nov 2019
'Shame on You Spurs'. Some fans react as Jose Mourinho appointed as the new manager - originally posted on Sportslens.com. Tottenham Hotspur have announced on their club official website that Jose Mourinho has been appointed as their new manager ... Here are some of the selected tweets.. Serial Winner, that’s all that can be said ... Salt on our wounds....
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Son of former German president stabbed to death in Berlin
WPXI 20 Nov 2019
The son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker was stabbed to death while he was giving a lecture at a hospital in Berlin where he worked as a head physician, police said Wednesday ... Another man who tried to stop the attack was seriously wounded ... Von Weizsaecker died at the scene despite immediate attention from colleagues....
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Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at world court
Yahoo Daily News 20 Nov 2019
Aung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said on Wednesday. More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar's military, which U.N ... 10 to 12 ... ....
