Thursday, 30 November 2017

EU, U.N. and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and repatriate stranded migrants in an effort to ease a human rights disaster in Libya, officials said.


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Trump, Proxy of Racism


By CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2Aqlh03

We’re All Part of Trump’s Show


By BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2isbgZg

The Self-Destruction of American Democracy


By THOMAS B. EDSALL from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2nin0PG

What if Everyone Benefitted When Stocks Soared?


By MATT BRUENIG from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2jy7n1j

I’m Not Ready for the Redemption of Men


By AMBER TAMBLYN from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2nfm3aP

An American Held as an ISIS Suspect Deserves a Prompt Hearing


By STEPHEN I. VLADECK from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2iqC1x4

Trump sparks outrage in UK with tweet to May after sharing far-right videos

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in an unprecedented public attack on America's closest security ally, sharply rebuked British Prime Theresa May on Twitter after Britain criticized him for retweeting British far-right anti-Islam videos.


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Denmark passes law that could ban Russian pipeline from going through its waters

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark passed a law on Thursday that could allow it to ban Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from going through its waters.


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FOX NEWS: Stellar storms may light up signs of life on alien planets


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Trump sparks outrage in UK with tweet to May after sharing far-right videos

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in an unprecedented public attack on America's closest security ally, sharply rebuked British Prime Theresa May on Twitter after Britain criticized him for retweeting British far-right anti-Islam videos.


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U.S.-led anti-IS coalition assessing 695 reports of civilian casualties: statement

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition said on Thursday it was still assessing 695 reports of civilian casualties from strikes it carried out in Iraq and in Syria.


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Muslim holds ancient key to Jesus tomb site in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As dark falls, Adeeb Joudeh, a Muslim, makes his way through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem's walled Old City cradling the ancient key to one of Christianity's holiest sites.


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FOX NEWS: Project Veritas succeeds in making public wary of media, founder James O'Keefe says


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FOX NEWS: Senate Republicans consider tax bill fight, eye lighter trim to corporate tax rate


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FOX NEWS: McConnell: Roy Moore ethics probe 'almost certain' if he's elected


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FOX NEWS: Democrat Conyers used his power to protect himself, top staffer in sexual harassment cases, accuser says


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Vietnamese court upholds prominent blogger's 10-year jail term

(Reuters) - A Vietnamese court on Thursday upheld a 10-year jail sentence for a prominent blogger convicted of publishing propaganda against the state, her lawyer said, the latest move in a crackdown on critics of the one-party state.


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自朝鮮,懷著恐懼


By ADAM B. ELLICK, JONAH M. KESSEL, NICHOLAS KRISTOF and JOHN WOO from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2i55wAW

Donald Trump, Garrison Keillor, Jay-Z: Your Thursday Briefing


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FOX NEWS: NBC brass ignored litany of complaints about Matt Lauer, reports say


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FOX NEWS: Why NBC fired Matt Lauer before new sexual misconduct allegations emerged


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FOX NEWS: iPhone X, Bitcoin, WannaCry and more: Biggest tech stories of 2017


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


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The thinking behind Kim Jong Un's 'madness'

SEOUL (Reuters) - On an icy December day in 2011, North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by seven advisers as they escorted the hearse that carried his father, Kim Jong Il, through the streets of Pyongyang.


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