Saturday, May 18, 2019

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Chemical plant fire closes Pulaski Skyway near New York City

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Joel Osteen's Son Praises God's Faithfulness at 60th Anniversary: 'What We've Seen Is Miraculous'

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Lakewood Pastor Joel Osteen watched his son Jonathan become the third generation of Osteens to preach at the Houston-based mega church during the 60th anniversary of its founding Sunday.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WW54Id
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Taiwan Approves Same-Sex Marriage in First for Asia

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Taiwan's legislature has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage in a first for Asia.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Jviisn
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2019 Australia election: Polls open for 'generational' vote

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Voting in under way in Australia's general election, as Labor seeks to defeat PM Scott Morrison.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Hzvqcs
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Kevin Mallory: Ex-CIA agent jailed for spying for China

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Kevin Mallory, 62, is sentenced to 20 years in prison for disclosing military secrets.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WLKWrY
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US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada

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Mexico is also expected to see levies lifted, paving the way for a new North American trade agreement.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WJbMkx
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Colonia Dignidad: Germany to compensate Chile commune victims

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Victims of an abusive sect founded by a former Nazi soldier in southern Chile will be compensated.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EfXqAN
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Heinz-Christian Strache: Vice-chancellor caught on secret video

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It seems to show Mr Strache offering government contracts to a Russian in exchange for political support.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2w7NPHO
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The farmer who cut off his own leg with a pocketknife

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When Kurtis Kaser's leg got trapped he did not have a phone to call for help - but he did have a knife.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W7dnnf
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Dog rescues baby buried alive in field in Thailand

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A dog that lost the use of one of its legs digs out a baby buried alive in a field in Thailand.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2w1sG2a
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US F-16 fighter jet crashes into California warehouse

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An F-16 jet slams to the ground near a base outside Los Angeles after the pilot ejects.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JNKkyC
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Kentucky Derby: Maximum Security's owner issues $20m challenge to rivals

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Racehorse owner plans legal action after request to appeal against the disqualification of Maximum Security as Kentucky Derby winner is rejected.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LRO2cQ
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Germany labels Israel boycott movement BDS anti-Semitic

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MPs in German parliament say the BDS movement uses methods reminiscent to those used by the Nazis.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W5gHPN
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Grumpy Cat internet legend dies

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Hers was the feline face that launched a thousand memes, but Grumpy Cat is no more.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JIpcJM
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'Shut up and drive': Uber's quiet option for silent rides

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The ride-hailing firm is giving its customers the option to silence chatty drivers.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JL3qoU
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Alabama abortion ban: Should men have a say in the debate?

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Many of the US states passing abortion bans have male-majority legislatures - does that matter?

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JpyCe1
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Sri Lanka's war 10 years on: Finding Father Francis

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The priest boarded military buses with 360 people at the end of Sri Lanka's civil war - they were never seen again.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Q9k42v
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Why Ukraine has become ensnared in US collusion claims

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A Kiev prosecutor revives allegations that Ukraine worked with Democrats to damage the Trump campaign.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WQ4r2J
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The weird, wild politics of Queensland

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Disappointed voters and small parties - some with extremist views - could disrupt the Queensland poll.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JKwFIt
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The Google city that has angered Toronto

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Canada is not Google's lab rat, say those protesting plans to build a smart city in Toronto.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YwXP9O
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European elections 2019: Why adults are giving kids their vote

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Climate-conscious adults are allowing children to cast their ballots at the 2019 European election.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JLVpzX
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Alabama abortion ban: 'I had to give birth to my rapist's child'

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Dina says Alabama's ban on abortion even in cases of rape and incest treats women as "an incubator".

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Wa2kJQ
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Yekaterinburg church protests: Putin calls for public vote

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The Russian president says plans for a church on green space in Yekaterinburg should be put to a public vote.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2w5xfbK
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Eurovision 2019: At home with Netta, Israel's winner from 2018

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Netta, who won for Israel, reflects on the pressures to succeed since the music competition.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YEEL9T
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Mothers speak out over Kenya femicide cases

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Kenyan mothers whose daughters have been killed are joining a national conversation about femicide.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30rwjMM
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I M Pei's iconic buildings across the globe

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His works range from the famous Louvre Museum pyramid in Paris, to Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LQw7DF
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Huawei: Which countries are blocking its 5G technology?

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Huawei is facing opposition to its 5G expansion from the US - but which other countries allow it to operate?

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WdaWiV
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Migrant families being flown to San Diego from Texas in U.S. border crisis

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Hundreds of detainees from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in Texas and elsewhere are being flown to San Diego for processing beginning on Friday, the agency said.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2w2kGxO
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Nearly 180 former Ohio State University students claim sexual abuse by doctor

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Nearly 180 men who attended Ohio State University claim they were sexually abused more than two decades ago by a now-deceased doctor, and university staff who knew of the abuse failed to act, a report released by the school on Friday said.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2VzxVAu
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New York seizes state's oldest credit union after ex-CEO's embezzlement plea

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New York's top financial regulator on Friday seized the state's oldest credit union, Municipal Credit Union, saying it suffered from "unsafe and unsound" conditions after its former chief executive pleaded guilty to embezzlement.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2w8vSJ6
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Former 'slave' in New York sex cult says founder ordered naked meetings

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The founder of an alleged New York sex cult held meetings in which female "slaves" gathered naked on the floor around him while he sat in a chair and lectured them on philosophy, one of the women testified at his criminal trial on Friday.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2LPKlVe
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Trump says 'good chance' Democrats will back his immigration, border plan

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President Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged he would need some support from Democrats to support his immigration and border agenda, even as opponents soundly rejected his latest proposals as the immigration issue heats up ahead of the 2020 U.S. elections.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2JKTP1j
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Prosecutors say NYC policewoman sought murder of her husband and 14-year-old girl

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A New York City policewoman was arrested on Friday and charged with asking a man to arrange the murder of her estranged husband and a 14-year-old girl, court documents showed.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2JqshyY
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Detroit police deny 'serial killer' rumors sparked by woman's murder

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Detroit police on Friday assured residents of the Motor City that despite rumors on social media they were not aware of a serial killer roaming the downtown streets that they had kept secret from the public.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2WNArV2
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As Fed seeks policy advice, officials visit a struggling New Jersey city

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Two top Federal Reserve officials went to Camden, New Jersey, on Friday, taking a different reading of the pulse of the U.S. economy by visiting what is by one measure the country's lowest-income city, as the central bank seeks advice on how to do a better job.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2EevBZW
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California utility in big 2015 gas leak had failed to probe leaks for decades

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The California utility responsible for a massive, 4-month-long gas leak near Los Angeles in 2015 failed to investigate dozens of leaks over decades at the natural gas storage facility, according to a state report released on Friday.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2JI1EF4
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Illinois governor eyes $41.5 billion plan to rebuild state's infrastructure

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Illinois would spend $41.5 billion over six years to rebuild roads, bridges, schools and other facilities that have fallen into "dire shape," under a preliminary plan floated by Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Hq822d
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Corporations, events face boycott threats over U.S. abortion laws

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Companies operating in Alabama and Georgia, ranging from Toyota to Netflix, as well as an Alabama music festival faced boycott threats on Friday after the states passed near-total bans on abortion.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2JN3y7u
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Net neutrality supporter sentenced for death threats to FCC Chairman Pai

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A California man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty for threatening to kill the family of U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai over the regulator's successful effort to repeal net neutrality rules.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Ee2i9S
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Second U.S. appeals court rules Trump cannot end protections for 'Dreamers'

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A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump cannot end a program that shielded from deportation immigrants brought into the country illegally as children, the second time the administration has lost an appeal on the issue.


from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2VyUyVA
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