Interior OKs 20-year extension for Nellis use of buffer land

Added 12-07-19 01:35:02am EST - “The Interior Department is giving Nellis Air Force Base another 20 years to use over 3.9 square miles (10 square kilometers) of public land northeast of Las Vegas as a safety buffer for the base's operations.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Indiana Football Coach Tom Allen Gets 7-Year Extension Worth More Than $27 Million
• Tight end Ryan Griffin agrees to multi-year extension with Jets
• Apple pilots extension of iPhone AppleCare+ sign-ups to one year from purchase
• Woman Sentenced to Prison After Lying on Resume To Land $185,000 Per Year Job

Federal workers could win parental leave in space force swap

Added 12-06-19 10:35:02pm EST - “Capitol Hill leaders are nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill that would extend 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers, both military and civilian, in exchange for establishing President Donald…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Yang Vows to Prioritize Paid Family Leave Bill: ‘We Should Not Be Forcing Every Parent to Leave the Home'
• Xfinity's parental controls offer more precise scheduling for internet use
• United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
• Emirates jet swap opens door to Boeing 787 deal in Dubai

What the West Gets Wrong About Russia's Intentions in Ukraine

Added 12-06-19 04:34:02pm EST - “Moscow never wanted an annexation?"it just wanted a bargaining chip. Understanding that is the key to settling the conflict once and for all.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Most Americans think Trump's actions with Ukraine were wrong: poll
• Kennedy walks back comments on potential Ukraine interference: 'I was wrong'
• SHOCK POLL: 70% of Americans Feel Trump Was Wrong to Ask Ukraine to Investigate Biden; 51% for Office Removal
• Ukraine protesters demand no 'capitulation' to Russia

Iran 'murdered' over 1,000 protesters, U.S. officials say

Added 12-05-19 09:35:02pm EST - “More than 1,000 Iranian protesters may have been "murdered" in recent weeks by the country's internal security services, top Trump administration officials said Thursday, while the Pentagon skirted questions about plans to send thousands…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Iran Roundup for December 1st & 2nd: Tehran's Regime Loses its Top EU Cheerleader, 900 Protesters Murdered, 13,000 Arrested
• Iraqi officials: 2 protesters dead in more violence
• Iraqi officials raise Friday's toll to 25 protesters killed
• Iraqi officials say 3 protesters have been killed in renewed clashes with security forces in Baghdad

DHS retreats on possible facial screening of US citizens

Added 12-05-19 07:35:01pm EST - “The Homeland Security Department is backing away from requiring that U.S. citizens submit to facial-recognition technology when they leave or enter the country.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Say cheese! DHS proposes MANDATORY facial recognition checks for US citizens at airports
• Video footage of fight that led to stabbing at Nottingham Blue Story Cineworld screening
• Facebook built a facial recognition app that identified employees
• Chinese companies want to help shape global facial recognition standards

3 fired from WV agency after apparent Nazi salute photo

Added 12-06-19 02:35:02pm EST - “Three people have been fired and 34 suspended after a photo surfaced of a West Virginia corrections officer trainee class giving what appears to be the Nazi salute, officials said Friday.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• ‘Hail Byrd!' State employees in West Virginia suspended over photo of prison guard trainees giving NAZI SALUTE
• 'Disturbing' photo leads to suspensions in WV agency
• Teacher on leave for apparent punch during student melee
• #BoycottMSNBC Trends On Twitter After Yang Demands Apology From Network For Apparent Media Blackout

Kosovo prosecutor charges ex-Serb paramilitary of war crimes

Added 12-06-19 12:35:01pm EST - “Kosovo prosecutors have issued war crimes charges against an ethnic Serb former police officer suspected of torturing ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war, according to a statement released Friday.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Prosecutor to announce charges in Detroit officer's slaying
• Illinois prosecutor Kim Foxx, whose office dropped charges against Jussie Smollett, announces run for reelection
• Run all the crimes
• Prosecutor: Former immigration attorney, husband convicted

Law enforcement authorities have responded to an active shooter at Naval Air Station Pensacola

Added 12-06-19 09:35:02am EST - “Law enforcement authorities have responded to an active shooter at Naval Air Station Pensacola.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Shooting at Pensacola Naval Station Leaves Two Dead, Many Injured
• Report: Six Saudi Nationals Arrested Following Attack at Pensacola Naval Air Station….
• Florida Naval Air Station Shooter a Saudi Aviation Student
• Six Saudis questioned over deadly Pensacola naval base shooting

France's Strike Could Last for Days

Added 12-06-19 05:34:02am EST - “As French public sector workers walk out, what happens next depends on who gives in first: the unions or the government.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
• France Paralyzed by Strikes, Violence
• Colombia on Strike
• France and EU say primed to retaliate over U.S. tariff threat

Hong Kong police sound alarm over homemade explosives

Added 12-06-19 04:35:02am EST - “Hong Kong's much-maligned police force provided a rare behind-the-scenes look Friday at its bomb disposal squad to show the potentially deadly destructive force of homemade explosives seized during months of protests that have shaken…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• In Hong Kong, Students and Police Are at a Standoff
• Teenage Hong Kong protester on why he won't surrender to police
• Clashes Between Hong Kong Protesters And Police Intensify
• Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas