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US and Turkey agree to a ceasefire in Syria

17 October, 2019

CNN - The proposed ceasefire announced today seems extremely similar to the previous "Security Mechanism" agreement with Turkey earlier this year. Here's what you need to know about the earlier agreement:

Trump, Pelosi Clash After House Overwhelmingly Condemns Syria Withdrawal

17 October, 2019

Newsmax - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to condemn President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey's offensive against the Kurds. The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution, as dozens of Trump's fello...

UK, EU reach tentative Brexit deal; still needs ratification

17 October, 2019

BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain and the European Union finally reached a new tentative Brexit deal on Thursday, hoping to escape the acrimony, divisions and frustration of their three-year divorce battle. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson now faces the Herculean task of selling the accord to his recalcit...

Exclusive: Satellite images reveal China's aircraft carrier 'factory,' analysts …

17 October, 2019

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - High-resolution satellite images show that the construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is progressing steadily alongside expansive infrastructure work that analysts say suggests the ship will be the first of several large vessels produced at the site.

Massive sextortion attack running wild, security firm says

17 October, 2019

FOX News - Sextortion campaigns are back with a vengeance. At the root of the campaign is a botnet currently operating on more than 450,000 infected hosts, according to a from Check Point Research, an IT security firm.

Over 500,000 without power as Nor'easter hammers New England

17 October, 2019

ABC News - Over half a million people are in the dark across New England Thursday morning after a powerful Nor'easter struck overnight, bringing heavy rain, flooding and violent winds.

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

17 October, 2019

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health issues. He was 68.

House Won't Vote to Formalize Impeachment Probe

16 October, 2019

Newsmax - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday after meeting with the House Democratic caucus that there will not be a vote at this time to launch formal impeachment proceedings or to formalize the ongoing inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Trump Vetoes Measure to End His Border Wall Emergency Declaration

16 October, 2019

Newsmax - President Donald Trump has vetoed a joint resolution of Congress that sought to terminate his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico, the White House said on Tuesday.

Takeaways: Warren under fire, 70s club ignores the age issue

16 October, 2019

AP - A dozen Democratic presidential candidates participated in a spirited debate over health care, taxes, gun control and impeachment. Takeaways from the three-hour forum in Westerville, Ohio:

Pompeo and Pence will meet with Erdogan after Turkish leader backs off refusal

16 October, 2019

CNBC - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he and Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara despite the foreign leader earlier saying he would not attend.

Southern storm will combine with Midwestern storm system to create powerful Nor’…

16 October, 2019

ABC News - A southern storm will combine with the Midwestern storm system to form a powerful Nor’easter later today in the Northeast.

Strong earthquake rattles southern Philippines

16 October, 2019

ABC News - A strong and shallow earthquake struck a southern Philippine province and outlying areas Wednesday night, damaging a small college building in one city and prompting residents to dash out of homes and shopping malls in panic, officials said.

U.S. 'deeply concerned' about untrackable China ships carrying Iran oil: officia…

16 October, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of U.S. sanctions, two senior administration officials said.

Turkish invasion sparks NATO crisis but eviction is unlikely

16 October, 2019

ABC News - Turkey's invasion of northern Syria — along with the criticism and threats of sanctions brandished by fellow NATO members at Ankara over the offensive — is close to sparking a crisis at the world's biggest military alliance.

Trump Issuing Sanctions on Turkish Officials

15 October, 2019

Newsmax - The president announced, through a statement posted to his Twitter account, that he will issue an executive order for sanctions against Turkey and any other entities that contribute to the country's actions in northeast Syria.

4.5 earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area

15 October, 2019

ABC News - The San Francisco Bay Area widely felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake. The Los Angeles Times reports moderate shaking was felt at 10:33 p.m. on Monday, with the epicenter the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek areas.

Violent protests erupt in Spain as Catalan leaders given lengthy prison sentence…

15 October, 2019

ABC News - Catalunya took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday after nine separatist leaders were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Madrid. The highest court's stiff decision came after a lengthy trial related to the region's October 2017 "unconstitutional ind...

U.S. pension funds took positions in blacklisted Chinese surveillance company

15 October, 2019

BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest public pensions funds in the United States have invested in one of the world’s largest purveyors of video surveillance systems that the U.S. government claims are used in wide-scale repression of the Muslim population of western China.

NY Times Source: Turkey May Hold 50 US Nukes 'Hostage'

15 October, 2019

Newsmax - As President Donald Trump potentially enacts a maximum economic pressure campaign on Turkey's Syria aggressions, the roughly 50 U.S. nuclear warheads in Turkey are precariously positioned, The New York Times reported Monday.

Trump: Ukraine Whistleblower Must Testify, Reveal Identity

14 October, 2019

Newsmax - President Donald Trump on Monday insisted that the U.S. intelligence official who filed a whistleblower's complaint that focused on Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy must be unmasked and "must testify."

Top Kurdish Politician Murdered by Turkey-Backed Fighters

14 October, 2019

Newsmax - The United States is looking into reports that a Kurdish politician and captured Kurdish fighters were killed in northeastern Syria amid Turkey's offensive, a State Department spokesman told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Washington found the reports disturbing.

Kurdish forces announce deal with Damascus after US pullout

14 October, 2019

FOX News - Nearly a week after the U.S. announced the decision to pull out its troops from northern Syria to make way for a Turkish incursion, Kurdish forces in the country have reportedly agreed to a new deal with Damascus in a desperate bid to face off against Ankara's offensive.

Bernie Sanders slams Elizabeth Warren as ‘capitalist’

14 October, 2019

FOX News - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist whose standing in the 2020 primary has become threatened by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the Democratic primary with progressive voters – is seeking to cut into the support of his rival by dismissing ...

Queen Elizabeth sets out PM Johnson's October 31 Brexit priority

14 October, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s agenda for his government on Monday, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal with the European Union, and a host of domestic policies designed to win over voters ahead of an expected election.

Poverty-tackling trio win Nobel economics prize

14 October, 2019

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S.-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work in fighting poverty that has helped millions of children around the world.

The hunt for Asia's El Chapo

14 October, 2019

Reuters - The Asia-Pacific region is awash in crystal meth. A multinational task force is on the trail of a Chinese-born Canadian national who, police say, is the suspected kingpin of a vast drug network that is raking in up to $17 billion a year.

U.S. outlines 'Phase 1' trade deal with China, suspends October tariff hike

12 October, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspended a threatened tariff hike, but officials on both sides said much more work needed to be done before an accord could be agreed.

Brexit Deal in Sight as Negotiators Start to Thrash Out Details

12 October, 2019

Newsmax - The U.K. and European Union signaled a Brexit deal is in sight, with negotiators heading into three days of intensive talks in Brussels as a potential compromise over the Irish border starts to emerge.

Two killed as fierce typhoon hits Tokyo, millions told to evacuate

12 October, 2019

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two men were killed, about 60 people injured and more than six million people advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon bore down on the Japanese capital on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years.

Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town

12 October, 2019

CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s military said it captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday as its offensive against Kurdish fighters pressed into its fourth day with little sign of relenting despite mounting international criticism.

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge becomes first person to shatter 2-hour marathon barrier

12 October, 2019

FOX News - Superstar Eliud Kipchoge broke the elusive 2-hour barrier Saturday—an achievement once considered beyond a human’s reach. The and world record holder from clocked 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40.2 seconds at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna.

Thousands of US troops deploying to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon

12 October, 2019

ABC News - The United States is deploying an additional 2,800 U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of Iran's attack on Saudi oil facilities in September, the Pentagon announced on Friday. The deployment includes fighter squadrons, early detection aircraft, and air defense systems.

Trump Targets Bidens at Rally: 'Where's Hunter?'

11 October, 2019

Newsmax - President Donald Trump made biting attacks on potential Democrat challenger Joe Biden and his son at his first campaign rally since Democrats launched impeachment efforts.

Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabia

11 October, 2019

ABC News - Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S.

GM appeals direct to employees as strike losses pile up

11 October, 2019

(Reuters) - General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of its latest offer aimed at ending a month-long strike.

Deaths, displacement as Turkey’s Syria offensive in 3rd day

11 October, 2019

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces pushed deeper into northeastern Syria on Friday, the third day of Ankara’s cross-border offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters that has set off another mass displacement of civilians and met with widespread criticism from the international community.

California winds move south, may force new power outages

11 October, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hot, dry winds sweeping into Southern California raised concerns that the region’s largest utility could widen power shut-offs Friday to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires, as a new blaze swept through the San Fernando Valley’s northern foothills.

Ukraine whistleblower wants to testify in writing instead of appearing in person…

11 October, 2019

FOX News - The Ukraine whistleblower at the center of the House Democratic impeachment inquiry wants to testify to Congress in writing instead of appearing in person, according to a new report.

United Airlines cancels Boeing 737 MAX flights until January 6

11 October, 2019

(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until Jan. 6, as regulators continue to extensively review proposed software changes to the grounded plane.

Trump to host first post-impeachment inquiry rally in Democratic stronghold

10 October, 2019

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will hold his first campaign rally since Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry against him, choosing a large arena in a Democratic stronghold in Minnesota to mount his latest public defense.

Turkey makes small advances in 2nd day of Syria invasion

10 October, 2019

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish ground forces seized at least one village from Kurdish fighters in northern Syria as they pressed ahead with their assault for a second day Thursday, pounding towns and villages along with border with airstrikes and artillery.

Chinese anger over Hong Kong ensnared 3 big US businesses this week — and critic…

10 October, 2019

CNBC - Three major U.S. businesses angered China this week, and found themselves in hot water over episodes related to the Hong Kong anti-government protests.

Minneapolis police officer running against Ilhan Omar calls her 'absentee landlo…

10 October, 2019

FOX News - Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is an "absentee landlord" in her home state and residents aren't happy, Minneapolis police officer and congressional candidate Chris Kelley said Thursday.

Power restored to some CA homes, but hundreds of thousands remain in the dark to…

10 October, 2019

ABC News - Pacific Gas and Electric is restoring power to some California homes whose electricity was cut Wednesday in order to reduce the risk of wildfires -- but the utility says that it could take days before all affected customers are back to full power.

Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump

10 October, 2019

ABC News - Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that helped spark an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. political drama and trying to claw back his own credibility.

Biden campaign slams NY Times for running 'Clinton Cash' author's op-ed on ex-VP…

10 October, 2019

FOX News - The deputy manager of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign slammed The New York Times on Wednesday in a letter to the newspaper’s executive editor -- blasting the paper's coverage of the former vice president’s involvement in Ukraine.

Trump: Impeach Schiff, Not Me

09 October, 2019

Newsmax - President Donald Trump continued his assault against the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry against him Wednesday as he called for the impeachment of Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

Chinese organizers cancel NBA fan event amid free speech row

09 October, 2019

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese organizers on Wednesday canceled a fan event on the eve of an National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game in Shanghai, the latest fallout in a row over comments by a team official supporting protests in Hong Kong.

Power being cut to 800,000 California customers to help prevent wildfires

09 October, 2019

ABC News - Pacific Gas and Electric has begun cutting power to more than 800,000 of its California customers in an unusual move to prevent wildfires while its service area is buffeted by severe winds.

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