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Norma blankets Lebanese towns in white
Towns, cities and villages throughout Lebanon have begun the new year awash in white as storm Norma forged ahead into M…
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Posing as Prohibitionists, 2nd Effort Used Online Fakery in Alabama Race
By SCOTT SHANE and ALAN BLINDER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qtv2ia
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Alabama’s Toughest Competition Might Be Its Second String. Or Its Third.
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Ts9pjY
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The Mavericks’ Key to Keeping Players Fresh? Blood Samples
By MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2CTHkN3
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Among the Last in the U.S. in Economic Growth. Can Silicon Valley Connections Help?
By DEBRA WEST from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SGIwca
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‘I Moved Over to the Window Seat and Offered Him a Handshake and an Apology’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2AyF3VX
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New York Firefighter Dies After Falling From Belt Parkway in Brooklyn
By MIHIR ZAVERI and ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2FhflZw
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Two Americans among foreign militants captured by Syrian Kurds
The Kurdish-led force battling the remnants of Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Syria said Monday it captured five foreign milit…
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US and N.Korean officials met in Hanoi to discuss 2nd Trump-Kim summit: S.Korean newspaper
U.S. State Department officials recently met multiple times with North Korean counterparts in Hanoi and discussed plann…
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Thousands stung in Australian jellyfish 'invasion'
Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a f…
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Alfonso Cuaron,' Roma' wins Golden Globe for best director
Auteur Alfonso Cuaron picked up the third Golden Globe of his career Sunday for directing "Roma," his deeply …
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Chinese man executed for kindergarten knife attack
A court in southern China has put a man to death after he injured 12 children in a knife attack at a kindergarten, the …
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UK junior minister: I hope May's Brexit deal is approved
The British government very much hopes that Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is approved next week, a junio…
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Lady Gaga wins best original song at Golden Globes
Lady Gaga's songwriting chops have won her the second Golden Globe of her career. from The Daily Star >> Li…
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German police search flat of 19-year-old man after data breach: rbb
German federal police Sunday searched the apartment of a 19-year-old IT worker in the Southern city of Heilbronn as par…
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Injunction filed with Thai court to prevent Saudi woman's deportation: lawyer
An injunction has been filed at Bangkok's Criminal Court to prevent a Saudi woman held in Thailand's airport fr…
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Gabon soldiers seize state radio in apparent coup attempt
Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup early Monday morning, seizing the state radio station and declaring …
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Britain's May to hold parliamentary Brexit vote on Jan. 15: BBC
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a delayed parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal Tuesday, Jan. 15, the BBC reported…
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Kevin Spacey due in court over sexual assault claims
Actor Kevin Spacey was due in court Monday to appear before a judge on the tony destination island of Nantucket, Massac…
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Israel launches further Hamas strikes after Gaza rocket fired
The Israeli army said Monday it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response…
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5 family members of Lebanese origin killed in US car crash
A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Kentucky struck a vehicle carrying five family mem…
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Indonesia: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude 7.0 struck 173 kilometers north-north-west of the city of Ternate in the Moluccas island…
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French women reclaim 'yellow vest' protests with peaceful demo
Hundreds of women Sunday marched in Paris to reclaim France's "yellow vest" movement from violent activis…
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Britain's May to hold parliamentary Brexit vote on January 15: BBC
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a delayed parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday, January 15, the BBC re…
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Saudi teen barricades herself in Thai hotel to stop being returned to family
An 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family barricaded herself inside a Thai airport hotel on Monday, refusing to all…
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Trump: Weakness in China economy gives Beijing incentive for trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that trade talks with China were going very well and that weakness in the Ch…
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China, U.S. want to work together on trade: foreign ministry
China and the United States want to work together on trade, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, as the world&#…
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U.S. and North Korean officials met in Hanoi to discuss second Trump-Kim summit: South Korean newspaper
U.S. State Department officials recently met multiple times with North Korean counterparts in Hanoi and discussed plann…
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Four decades on, Cambodia reflects on its 'Killing Fields' nightmare
At the height of Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge "killing fields" regime which devastated Cambodia for mo…
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U.S. Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China as U.S…
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China makes 'stern representations' over U.S. warship in South China Sea
China has lodged "stern representations" with the United States over a U.S. navy vessel sailing through the d…
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China says welcomes U.N. to visit Xinjiang via proper procedures
China said on Monday it would welcome U.N. officials to visit its far western region of Xinjiang if they follow the pro…