Kurdish commander: Trump approved deal with Russia, Damascus

Added 10-17-19 06:35:02am EST - “The U.S. President Donald Trump did not oppose a deal struck between the Syrian Kurdish-led forces, Russia and the Syrian government in Damascus to protect against a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, the commander of the force…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Exclusive: Damascus, Kurdish-led SDF held talks at Russian airbase - Kurdish politician
• Trump ‘Welcomes' Russia's Syria Intervention; Calls Kurdish PKK ‘Worse at Terror' Than ISIS
• US troops ‘leave' Kobani as Turkish incursion advances and Kurds make deal with Damascus
• Syrian troops enter northeastern town after deal with Kurdish forces: state media

Australia promises more money for overwhelmed spy agency

Added 10-17-19 01:35:01am EST - “A government minister on Thursday promised an unprecedented funding increase for Australia's main spy agency, which is struggling to meet demands posed by the nation's new foreign interference laws, espionage and terrorism.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Mitchell Robinson's transformation from shy and overwhelmed to confident and disciplined
• Beto Promises ‘Other Consequences' for Those Who Don't Turn In Guns
• 3D body scanner promises perfectly fitting clothes
• Kitty Hawk's New Flying Car Promises a (Near) Silent Flight

Trump vetoes resolution to block his use of emergency powers

Added 10-16-19 12:35:02am EST - “President Donald Trump has vetoed legislation that attempted to overturn his use of emergency powers to raid military base projects to pay for his long-promised border fence.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Trump again vetoes resolution blocking national emergency for border wall
• Trump vetoes measure to end his emergency declaration on border wall
• Hong Kong To Ban Face Masks, Invoking Colonial-Era Emergency Powers
• BILL-E is a cute robot that builds structures block by block

32 immigrants found inside refrigerated trailer in Arizona

Added 10-16-19 08:35:02pm EST - “Authorities say two men are facing federal human smuggling charges after 32 immigrants were found locked in a refrigerated semitrailer at a southern Arizona immigration checkpoint.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Mysterious dead body found inside burning Florida port-a-potty
• Children's book author found dead alongside wife, three kids inside Massachusetts home
• BBC drops first trailer for new adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
• "Birds Of Prey" Has A Trailer And, I'm Not Being Dramatic, It's Everything We Deserve

Congress struggles to counter Donald Trump on Syria

Added 10-15-19 09:35:02pm EST - “Lawmakers streamed back to Washington Tuesday determined to fight President Trump's troop pullout from Syria ?" but they struggled to figure out exactly what they can do about it.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Donald Trump: We're not abandoning the Kurds in Syria
• Mitch McConnell: Congress limited in ability to stop Trump's Syria pullout
• House condemns Donald Trump's Syria troop withdrawal
• Turkey sanctions coming after Syria attack, Donald Trump says

Indonesia's Activists Are Ready to Fight Together

Added 10-16-19 06:34:03pm EST - “Coalitions are forming in the face of threats to democracy and pluralism.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• ‘This'll be the retirement fight': Bellator president Scott Coker reveals plan to have Fedor Emelianenko's final fight in Russia
• Students resume protests in Indonesia streets over new law
• Protests Against Joko Widodo Rock Indonesia
• Indonesia: Minister's attacker was under police surveillance

US judge weighs extradition of ex-Bosnian military policeman

Added 10-15-19 05:35:02pm EST - “A magistrate judge will decide if a former Bosnian military policeman now living in Missouri should be sent back to face war crime charges for allegedly raping an imprisoned pregnant Serbian woman during the Bosnian war in the early…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Judge weighs lawsuit by women stopped for speaking Spanish
• Denver policeman fired for saying he was raped by woman he impregnated
• Afghan official: Policeman kills 3 fellow officers
• Texas policeman charged with murder in shooting death of black woman: reports

Navy promotes Huan Nguyen to be first Vietnamese-American admiral

Added 10-15-19 04:35:02pm EST - “Huan Nguyen has gone from war refugee to admiral in the U.S. Navy.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Apple TV+ promotes 'See' with personalized free trial offer
• Trump Promotes Maria Bartiromo Report Based on IG Office LEAK: ‘Thick as a Telephone Book'
• Rachael Ray on why she's a 'grateful American': 'The American Dream is still alive'
• The U.S. Navy Isn't Ready to take on Iran

Trump Is Sending More Troops to Saudi Arabia

Added 10-16-19 01:34:02pm EST - “They won't make up for backing out of Syria and failing to stand up to Iran.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Pentagon to send 3,000 troops, fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to confront threat from Iran
• White House sought to keep Trump calls with Putin, Saudi Arabia from public: report
• Saudi vehicles destroyed, Saudi-led troops & officers taken prisoner in alleged VIDEOS of Houthi's border victory
• Saudi Arabia unveils new tourist visas

Book: Trump mulled order to close parts of VA health system

Added 10-16-19 11:35:02am EST - “President Donald Trump was eager for changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs and toyed with issuing an executive order early in his term to close parts of VA's health system without consulting Congress.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Former VA secretary claims Trump weighed closing parts of health system
• Some Parts Of Trump's Executive Order On Medicare Could Lead To Higher Costs
• Trump to unveil order aiming to boost Medicare health program, woo seniors
• Trump order requires legal immigrants have health care coverage before entry into US