World Wide News: نومبر 2017

جمعرات، 30 نومبر، 2017

From Politics to Scandals, Sports Seem to Speak to Our Times

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A Fan Letter to Charles Dickens

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John Hodgman: By the Book

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So, You’d Like to Buy Your Loved One a Book?

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The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan

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What Can Fashion Tell Us About Art?

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Stephen Colbert Is Disgusted by the Allegations Against Matt Lauer

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Jean-Claude Van Damme Plays Jean-Claude Van Damme, for Kicks

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Sioux Leader To Trump: 'Leave The Office You Bought And Take Your Swamp Things With You'

A Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe leader issued a damning response Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s “Pocahontas” slur earlier this week during an event meant to honor Navajo Code Talkers.

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Suspected Serial Killer Arrested After String of Murders in Tampa

Four people have been killed in Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood since Oct. 9

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War Criminal Dies After Drinking 'Poison' in Court

Croatian state TV reported Wednesday that a convicted Croat war criminal has died after swallowing what he said was poison seconds after a United Nations judge confirmed his 20-year sentence

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Rex Tillerson: state department can be cut as we will soon solve global conflicts

Rex Tillerson said that Russia would continue to face sanctions unless Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity were restored. Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s proposal to slash the state department and foreign aid budget is in part based on an expectation it will be able to resolve some of the global conflicts that have been absorbing costly diplomatic and humanitarian support.

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In photos: Europe's best ski resorts 2018

France has emerged Europe's top ski destination in a new list that ranks the public's favorite ski resorts across the continent. Organized by the Brussels-based group European Best Destinations, which works to promote culture and tourism in Europe, the online poll garnered 119,228 votes from 92 countries and crowned France's Val Thorens ski resort the best on the continent. Overall, France dominates the ranking, taking up seven of the top 10 spots.

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Sarah Sanders Gleeful That CNN Won't Be A Guest At White House Christmas Party

CNN has decided its reporters will not be guests at the annual White House Christmas party as the network continues to feud with the Trump administration.

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FOX NEWS: Inspiration behind 'ice bucket challenge' dead at 46

Inspiration behind 'ice bucket challenge' dead at 46

The man who inspired the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” died on Saturday after a 14-year long battle with the disease.

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Theresa May Calls Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets 'Wrong'

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump as “wrong” for retweeting anti-Muslim videos, reviving tensions between the two governments.

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NBC’s Mitchell: We will be reporting on ‘time of reckoning…vigorously’

In the wake of Matt Lauer’s dismissal from NBC News following a complaint of of inappropriate sexual behavior, Andrea Mitchell says NBC news and Msnbc will be “reporting on it vigorously according to the highest standards.”

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Suspected serial killer arrested in McDonald’s over Florida murders

A suspected serial killer was arrested in Florida after one of his McDonalds co-workers found a loaded gun in one of his food bags. Howell Donaldson III, 24,will be charged with four counts of first degree murder in relation to fatal shootings in the Seminole Heights region of Tampa, said the city's Police chief Brian Dugan. Mr Donaldson III's arrest affadavit said one of his co-workers at the fast food restaurant had called them after he handed them a food bag with a loaded .40 caliber Glock firearm inside.

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U.S. general sees no change in Pakistan behavior despite Trump tough line

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan's support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad. U.S. officials have long been frustrated by what they see as Pakistan’s reluctance to act against groups such as the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network that they believe exploit safe haven on Pakistani soil to launch attacks on neighboring Afghanistan. In August, Trump outlined a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, chastising Pakistan over its alleged support for Afghan militants.

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Matt Lauer Is Focused on Family After Being Fired, Source Says

Matt Lauer is putting his attention on his family after he was terminated from NBC over allegations of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace”

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Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying'

In 2014, Stanley Sturgill traveled 1,300 miles from his home in Harlan County, Kentucky, to Denver, where the Environmental Protection Agency held one of four public hearings and 11 listening sessions on new rules to limit pollution from power plants.

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Tearful sumo champion steps down after brutal attack on rival

Japan's ancient sport of sumo suffered another humiliating blow Wednesday when grand champion Harumafuji retired to atone for a brutal assault on a rival wrestler while out drinking. The Mongolian "yokozuna", sumo's highest rank, fought back tears as he apologised for the embarrassment caused by a violent outburst last month that left countryman Takanoiwa with a fractured skull. "My conduct was not befitting of a yokozuna," Harumafuji told a news conference in Fukuoka, before bowing deeply to express his contrition.

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China Draws Myanmar Closer as the World Turns Away

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FOX NEWS: US troops get freeze-dried plasma for battlefield bloodshed

US troops get freeze-dried plasma for battlefield bloodshed

All of the U.S. military's special operations fighters now being sent to war zones have freeze-dried blood plasma, a crucial addition to first-aid kits that can prevent badly wounded troops from bleeding to death on the battlefield.

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FOX NEWS: FOX NEWS FIRST: NBC accused of ignoring Matt Lauer complaints; Tax reform bill clears hurdle

FOX NEWS FIRST: NBC accused of ignoring Matt Lauer complaints; Tax reform bill clears hurdle

Plus, Mueller team questions Jared Kushner

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FOX NEWS: AP source: Kushner questioned by Mueller's team about Flynn

AP source: Kushner questioned by Mueller's team about Flynn

President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators about former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

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FOX NEWS: California man reportedly arrested after wife’s tip leads police to child porn collection

California man reportedly arrested after wife’s tip leads police to child porn collection

After discussing the idea of adopting a child together, prosecutors said a California man took the opportunity to tell his wife that he had once been convicted on charges related to child pornography, SFGATE reported.

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FOX NEWS: Inspiration behind 'ice bucket challenge' dead at 46

Inspiration behind 'ice bucket challenge' dead at 46

The man who inspired the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” died on Saturday after a 14-year long battle with the disease.

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Threat From North Korea No Longer Hypothetical, Arms Experts Warn

Global arms experts say North Korea’s latest test of a ballistic missile was an expected but troubling development that further solidifies Kim Jong Un’s role as a nuclear-backed strongman.

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NBC fires Matt Lauer for 'inappropriate sexual behavior'

The journalist, who had been with the “Today” show since 1994, was terminated after a review by the network of a detailed complaint from a colleague. Variety is reportedly preparing to reveal other accusations against Lauer.

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Former Bosnian General On Trial For War Crimes Dies After Drinking Poison In Court

Slobodan Praljak, a former Bosnian general who was on trial Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, has died after drinking poison, The Associated Press reported.

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Gold trader tells US court: I paid ex-Turk minister over Iran deals

A Turkish-Iranian gold trader paid millions of dollars in bribes to Ankara's former economy minister to facilitate illegal gold transactions with sanctions-hit Iran, the trader testified on Wednesday. Reza Zarrab had been due to go on trial Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, but the prosecution made clear that Zarrab was, instead, their star witness. The lone man in the dock is now Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, accused of violating sanctions against Iran, bribery and money laundering.

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Trump lashes out at NBC News after Matt Lauer fired for 'inappropriate sexual behavior'

President Donald Trump responded to the announcement that NBC News had fired longtime anchor Matt Lauer by attacking Andy Lack, the chairman of NBC News and MSNBC.

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U.S. Has ‘Turned the Corner’ in Afghanistan, Top General Says

The Trump administration brings a new strategy but same old promises to the 16-year war.

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Donald Trump mocked for hosting meeting with empty chairs after Democrat leaders refuse to attend

Donald Trump probably thought his decision to pose between two empty seats reserved for missing Democratic leaders was a stroke of genius - or in his own words “smart” - but it has backfired and the US president has been roundly mocked. President Trump declared Democrats used to be “all talk, no action” but now they are “not even talk” while sat between two seats reserved for Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. The two Democrat leaders did not show up for a meeting at the White House after Mr Trump accused democratic congressional leaders of scheming to use their leverage to increase taxes and deluge the US with undocumented immigrants.

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Mkhitaryan-Ozil drama adds intrigue to Man United-Arsenal (ESPN)

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Donald Trump still peddling debunked conspiracy theories 'in closed-doors conversations'

Donald Trump continues to peddle conspiracy theories to aides and senators behind closed doors, according to reports. The US President has been condemned by critics over his repeated refusal to accept uncomfortable facts, including his denial that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote during the 2016 presidential election. The “birther” conspiracy theory was first peddled during the 2008 presidential race and asserts Mr Obama was ineligible to be president because he was not born a citizen of the US.

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Bosnian war criminal dies after drinking poison in court as he loses Hague appeal

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague itself became a crime scene on Wednesday when a convicted war criminal committed suicide with poison he had smuggled into the courtroom. Slobodan Praljak, a commander of Croat forces during the 1990s war in Bosnia, swigged poison from a flask moments after a panel of appeals judges upheld his 20 year sentence for war crimes on Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead two hours later. Dutch police declared the courtroom a crime scene and have opened an investigation. Praljak, 72, was jailed in 2013 for his role in war crimes including a massacre of civilians in central Bosnia and the deliberate destruction of Mostar bridge during the siege of the city by Croatian forces in 1993. He committed suicide when Carmel Agius, the presiding judge, read out a verdict rejecting his appeal. Refusing to sit, he said: “Judges, Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. With disdain, I reject this verdict.” Ignoring a request to sit down, he swigged from what appeared to be a small flask and announced: “What I drank was poison.” Slobodan Praljak screamed 'I am not a war criminal' before raising the liquid to his mouth He brought the liquid - in a small brown bottle - to his mouth Slobodan Praljak tipped his head back as he seemingly drained the liquid Judge Agius immediately suspended proceedings and called a doctor while Praljak’s lawyer shouted “my client says he has taken poison!” An ambulance was called and Praljak was reported to be receiving medical treatment before his death was confirmed in the early afternoon. It is unclear how he managed to smuggle poison into the courtroom. Dutch Police have opened a criminal investigation. Slobodan Praljak, centre, was among the defendants at the Hague international court Credit: ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN /AFP Praljak was in court to hear the result of a joint appeal he and five other senior figures in the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), the Bosnian-Croat force in the 1992-1995 war, had lodged against convictions for war crimes. The court upheld convictions against all six men, including a 25-year sentence imposed on Jadranko Prlic, the former prime minister of the breakaway Bosnian Croat state known as Herzog-Bosna. Praljak, who was commander of the HVO main staff in the war, was appealing convictions on multiple charges including aiding and abetting or failing to prevent the killing of civilians, attacks on international personnel, and the needless destruction of buildings including the historic Old Bridge and mosques during the siege of Mostar. Harry de Quetteville The most notorious charge related to his role in the massacre of Bosnian Muslim civilians in the village of Stupni Do, a village near the central Bosnian municipality of Vares, in the October 1993 . At least 37 people were killed after Praljak issued an order to “sort out the situation in Vares showing no mercy towards anyone. Find people who are up to both the times and the tasks.” Those who received the order included Ivica Rajic, a Croat commander in central Bosnia whose troops carried out the massacre and committed rapes in Stupni Do on October 23 and October 24. Rajic was found guilty of crimes including wilful killing and abuse including sexual assault in 2006. Tuesday’s appeal verdict was the last judgement by the International Criminal Tribunal, which was established in 1993. The court is to close next month. Additional reporting by Alya Zayed

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FDA Warns Dog Owners to Avoid Bone Treats After 15 Dogs Die

These potentially dangerous bone treats are available at pet retailers across the country

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Trump Speaks Out On North Korea Missile Launch

President Donald Trump commented Tuesday on reports that North Korea launched another ballistic missile, saying the United States would handle the situation but offering no details about strategy. “We will take care of it,” Trump said. Trump said the United States’ approach to North Korea has not changed.

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