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Canada Set To Become Largest Country Ever To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ran his 2015 campaign on a promise to legalize marijuana for recreational use and will now see Canada become the largest country in the world to do so on Wednesday, according to USA Today ... "They know they are the global leaders if they get it right ... Anyone caught giving the drug to a minor would remain a crime and could result in a maximum sentence of up to 14 years imprisonment....
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Spain Predicted To Have The Longest Life Expectancy In The World By 2040
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Spanish people are predicted to have some of the longest life expectancies within just a few decades, edging out Japan for the top spot, according to a new study published this week. The authors said most of the reason why Spain was number one was due to their diet, while cautioning health officials that the biggest threats to our long-term health were obesity, high blood pressure and blood sugar, tobacco, and drinking alcohol ... ....
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Analysis: Trump's Saudi bet has become much riskier
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put a big and risky bet on Saudi Arabia and its 33-year-old crown prince. It's now become much riskier ... Trump ally Sen ... Trump foe, Sen ... And Trump ally Sen ... estrangement ... In Syria, where Saudi stabilization funds are being used in part to prevent Iranian proxies from encroaching on communities previously held by the Islamic State group, a reduction in Saudi cooperation would allow Iran a freer hand ... ....
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With 'Horseface,' Trump initiates another personal attack on a female adversary
The Jamestown Sun 17 Oct 2018
Daniels and her attorney Michael Avenatti, a possible 2020 presidential contender who has aggressively criticized Trump, responded with mocking references to Trump's genitals and accused him of hating women ... Ryan Costello, R-Pa., tweeted ... . ... "I've been to focus groups where they say they like the president's policies but wish he wouldn't tweet so much," said Alex Conant, a GOP strategist who served as a senior adviser to Sen....
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Taliban warn teachers, students to avoid Afghan polls
Wtop 17 Oct 2018
The insurgents said in a statement Wednesday that they will target the Oct ... The group has been fighting Afghan and NATO forces for more than 17 years in hopes of restoring its brand of harsh Islamic rule ... All rights reserved ... ....
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Boko Haram Kills Kidnapped Aid Worker In Nigeria
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Liman was the second aid worker murdered in as many months after Saigura Hussaini Khorsa, 25, was also killed ... A spokeswoman for ICRC in Nigeria Aleksandra Matijevic Mosimann told CNN they had received an ultimatum in mid-September from the Boko Haram group which threatened schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, whose parents described her abduction as "facing a death sentence, but the ICRC does not negotiate with terrorists ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Heart-warming hug for Meghan and Harry in Aussie outback
The News International 17 Oct 2018
DUBBO, Australia. A heart-melting hug from a five-year-old Australian schoolboy greeted Harry and his expectant wife Meghan in the outback Australian town of Dubbo Wednesday, before the royal couple sat down with farmers in one of the country´s hardest-hit drought regions ... Eastern Australia has been suffering through record-breaking dry periods, with some regions in and around Dubbo experiencing several years of drought ... ....
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Cuban, Bolivian Diplomats Disrupt UN Meeting Called By US Concerning Political Prisoners
WorldNews.com 17 Oct 2018
Diplomats from Cuba and Bolivia shouted during a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) being held as the United States launched a campaign discussing the struggles of Cuban political prisoners on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. U.S ... “I have never in my life seen diplomats behave the way that the Cuban delegation did today ... with this kind of government, this kind of thuggish behavior,” she said....
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The crypto token that wants to save journalism is offering refunds
Quartz 17 Oct 2018
On October 16, 2018, Civil Media, a company designing a cryptocurrency that would enable readers to vote on whether newsrooms can submit stories to its publishing platform, announced the conclusion of its token sale (aka “initial coin offering” or “ICO”). After a monthlong push, Civil fell far short of its $8 million soft target for the ICO, attracting just $1.4 million from supporters ... https.//t.co/9hX43GjDKA....
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UEFA Nations League: France ride on Antoine Griezmann's brace to register come-from-behind win over Germany
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2018
Paris. Antoine Griezmann hit a pair of second-half goals as world champions France came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday and cast further doubt on Joachim Loew's future ... France coach Didier Deschamps fielded an almost identical team to the one that started the World Cup final, Presnel Kimpembe the lone exception in place of the injured Samuel Umtiti ... Griezmann steps up ... Also See. UEFA Nations League ... ....
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Video Streaming Platform YouTube Faces Worldwide Outage
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2018
Video streaming platform YouTube has witnessed a worldwide outage. People from across the world started to notice that the video service’s website and mobile apps were non functional around 7am IST on Wednesday ... ... ....
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Pakistan executes man convicted of killing eight children
Belfast Telegraph 17 Oct 2018
A man convicted of killing eight children has been executed at a Pakistani prison after the country’s top court rejected a request for his public hanging. Mohammad Imran was hanged in the eastern city of Lahore in the presence of the father of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari, whose rape and murder in January ignited nationwide outrage ... The family of Zainab Ansari (AP) ... Police official Mohammad Afzal said ... ....
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Brazil's President Michel Temer Charged with Corruption, Money Laundering
Yahoo Daily News 17 Oct 2018
Sao Paulo, October 17. Brazil's federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for allegedly taking bribes to favour port management companies. Also Read . In 1st Reference to #MeToo Allegations Against MJ Akbar, Rahul Gandhi Trains Guns at PM Modi ... Also Read ... ....
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Pompeo Meets With Saudi King, Prince To Discuss Khashoggi Disappearance Investigation
WorldNews.com 16 Oct 2018
The United States said Saudi Arabia's crown prince agreed to hold a thorough and transparent investigation into the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, while other media reports released on Tuesday said Riyadh was preparing to acknowledged he was killed during an interrogation gone wrong, according to Reuters. The U.S. resident and critic of the crown prince vanished on Oct ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Bill Clinton and the #MeToo conversation
Dawn 17 Oct 2018
THERE’S a particular hell we are all dragged back to with nearly every thoughtful #MeToo conversation, and that hell is Bill Clinton. Whether he was an abuser. Whether he was just a horndog. Whether women can still support him (Do they still support him? Which women? Support how?) ... “Absolutely not,” replied the former senator, presidential candidate and secretary of state. “It wasn’t an abuse of power?” Dokoupil pressed ... Yes, Bill ... ....
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