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Muslim Re-Education Camps Needed to Prevent Terrorism: Chinese State Media
An editorial argued China did not "have to be swayed by the whining" of the international community.
China Demolished More Than 20 Mosques in Three Years, Footage Suggests
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DHS to Launch DNA Program to Prevent 'Recycling' of Children at U.S. Border
A new pilot program from the Trump administration will test immigrants using rapid DNA detection to determine that individuals presenting as families are indeed related.
Two New Tent Cities at Border Operate as 'Band-Aid' for Surge of Migrants
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U.S. Plan for Venezuela Isn't Working, but Russia May Not Be to Blame
"The U.S. government has the incentive to say the things they said whether or not they’re true," coup expert Naunihal Singh said.
Venezuela Says Russia May Send More Military, U.S. Warns Potential Action
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Democrats Prepare to Hold William Barr in Contempt
The move came after the attorney general failed to provide the committee with a response by the 9 a.m. Monday deadline set by Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, who issued a subpoena for the full Mueller report and its underlying evidence.
Democrats to Barr: Turn Over Full Mueller Report by Monday or Face Contempt
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Russia Isn't Just Interfering in Elections, It's Abusing Our Justice System
“At the same time that their government is trying to convince people that our justice system isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, their oligarchs prefer to use our justice system to fight out their battles," said Suzanne Spaulding, a former undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security.
Russian Lawyer Involved in Trump Tower Meeting Charged
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Iran: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Deployment ‘Clumsy’ Psychological Warfare
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Trump Pardons Former Army Lieutenant Convicted of Killing Iraqi Prisoner
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The Arctic Is Melting. Mike Pompeo Seems to Think This Is a Good Thing
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Pamela Anderson to Be Julian Assange's First Visitor in Prison
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DeVos Says Teachers Should Protest Wages on 'Adult Time,' Not During School
"It's important that adults have adult disagreements on adult time, and that they not ultimately hurt kids in the process," Secretary of Education Betsy Devos -
Experts React to Sunscreen Blood Absorption Warning: Keep Using Sunblock
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Chernobyl Disaster True Story: First Responders Speak On Radiation Deaths
First responders at the Chernobyl disaster faced radiation and death. Some of their stories have only been told years after the meltdown. -
Washington Post Readers Slam Steve Bannon Column
"Why would anyone give this maniac a platform?" one social media user asked.
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China Demolished More Than 20 Mosques in Three Years, Footage Suggests
As many as 91 religious sites in Xinjiang province received structural damage between 2016 and 2018.
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'Caravan' of Americans Crossing Canadian Border for Affordable Medical Care
A group of Minnesotans with diabetes said they were traveling north for five hours to buy insulin for a tenth of what the drug costs in the U.S.
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Let's Break a Deal! Trump's Trade-War Tweets 'Completely Baffled' Beijing
Since the start of the tit-for-tat tariff war two years ago, Beijing has made it clear to Washington that it would not negotiate “with a gun” to its head. Now what?
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Ancient Shaman's Ritual Bag Complete With Cocaine and Ayahuasca Discovered
The bag—which has been dated to around 1,000 years ago—contains traces of several psychoactive substances.
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Fatal Infection of Genitals Identified as Rare Side Effect of Diabetes Drug
One patient needed 17 trips to the operating theater to be treated for their genital infection.
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Business to the Rescue? How Corporations Will Save Us From Ourselves
Climate change. Health care. Crumbling infrastructure. With political gridlock alive and well, the bad guys may be the best friends we have.
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Here's the Damage Trump Caused to the Global Economy With Two Tweets
Trump's tweets catalyzed a decrease in the yuan's value, significant drops in the three major U.S. stock indicies and a decline in oil prices.
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Iranian Lawmaker Warns U.S. Aircraft Carrier Could 'Definitely Be Drowned'
"War with Iran is playing with fire, and it will burn all, and not just Iran," said Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi.
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