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New Kavanaugh Disclosure Shows Little Sign of Impeding His Nomination

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By CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2OqxHZw

Park Avenue Church Site Turned Condo

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By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2NJtMtP

Three Things About Her and Three About Him

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By NINA REYES from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2pbEprs

That Little Boy She Used to Read to Has Turned the Page

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By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2MxR1lV

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert Tropical Storm Florence weakens as death toll rises to at least 7 09/15/18 8:39 AM

Egyptian court orders arrest of Mubarak's sons over stock market manipulation

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An Egyptian criminal court ordered the arrest of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's two sons on charges of stock market manipulation, state news agency MENA reported Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MyullE

Embattled German spymaster wants to double agency staff: media

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The embattled chief of Germany's BfV domestic security agency wants to more than double his staff to 6,000 people by 2021, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday, citing sources at the interior ministry. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NLGUyw

Alexachung: Spring 2019

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2Or9ceH

Iraq parliament elects Sunni lawmaker Al-Halbousi as speaker, breaking deadlock

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Iraq's parliament elected Sunni lawmaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi as speaker on Saturday, marking the first step toward establishing the new government four months after an inconclusive national election. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2p9j8hX

Iran accuses French police of slow reaction to attack on Paris embassy

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Iran said on Saturday that Kurdish activists attacked its embassy in Paris, breaking windows, and has accused French police of arriving late on the scene. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MwGabW

Victoire Ingabire: Rwanda frees jailed opposition leader

Victoire Ingabire is among more than 2,000 prisoners to receive a presidential pardon. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8297834 https://ift.tt/2xkYNKs

Trump lashes ex-secretary of state Kerry for Iran meetings

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President Donald Trump lashed out at former secretary of state John Kerry for his meetings with Iran's foreign minister after the Obama-appointee had left office. "John Kerry had illegal meetings with the very hostile Iranian Regime which can only serve to undercut our great work to the detriment of the American people," Trump said on Twitter late Thursday. Kerry, who negotiated the 2015 Iran nuclear deal which Trump scrapped this year, said during a tour to promote his new book "Every Day is Extra" that he had met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif "three or four times" since he left office and Trump had entered the White House. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8297834 https://ift.tt/2p9RS38

The Hurricane Shark Hoax Is Back Again For Florence -- Don't Get Hooked

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During every hurricane, Scottish journalist Jason Michael McCann enjoys from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8297834 https://ift.tt/2NImxCy

Hoaxes Run Amok On Social Media As Hurricane Florence Moves Inland

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Hurricane Florence has begun her slow, water-logged move inland. As from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8297834 https://ift.tt/2xbV1DJ

Israeli troops kill boy, two men in Gaza protests: medics

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The Israeli military said it used force necessary to repel 13,000 Palestinians who massed at several points at the fence. Some hurled rocks, fire-bombs and grenades at troops under cover of smoke from burning tyres, injuring a soldier, and nine Palestinians briefly crossed into Israel, the military said. Friday's dead brought to 177 the number of Palestinians killed since the sometimes violent demonstrations were launched on March 30 to press demands against Israel. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8297834 https://ift.tt/2QrZSJf

Swiss investigate alleged Russian cyber attack on World Anti-Doping Agency

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Swiss prosecutors are investigating whether Russian agents tried to hack the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Office of the Attorney General said on Saturday, broadening the scope of alleged espionage against institutions in Switzerland. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xlc99p

Germany's Seehofer still optimistic about migrant deal with Italy

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German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Saturday said he remained optimistic about completing a deal on migrants with Italy despite pushback from Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2p9irFn

At least 3 dead as Philippines faces more hazards in powerful typhoon's wake

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A strong typhoon tore through the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday packing winds of more than 200 kph (124 mph) along with torrential rain, killing at least three people, wrecking homes and triggering at least 42 landslides. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xgCKo8

Europe must offset U.S. pullout from nuclear deal: Iran minister

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Europe should take action to neutralize the consequences of the U.S. decision to quit a 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pbkt7S

How a Ukrainian Hairdresser Became a Front for Paul Manafort

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By ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MB8OIS

'Brothers and sisters' of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily

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Pope Francis appealed to Sicily's Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island needed "men and women of love, not men and women 'of honor,'" using the term mobsters apply to themselves. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OoCpap

Rwanda frees jailed opposition figure Ingabire

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Rwanda on Saturday freed Victoire Ingabire, an opposition leader who has served six years of a 15 year jail term, after President Paul Kagame exercised his power to grant a pardon. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xhSYxq