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Girl born without hands wins national US handwriting competition

Sara Hinesley, a 10-year old student from Frederick, Maryland, won a national handwriting competition. What is so special about this feat is that Hinesley was born without hands. Hinesley…

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Biden declares his candidacy for the 2020 US Presidential election

Former American Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday declared his candidacy for the 2020 US Presidential election. Biden is the last big name to announce a bid for the presidency for…

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Boeing’s profit takes big hit after 737 MAX groundings

Boeing Co reported a 21 percent fall in first-quarter profit on Wednesday and suspended its 2019 outlook as the world's largest plane maker worked to get its 737 MAX…

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Driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

Eight people have been injured, including a 13-year-old, after a car appeared to drive deliberately into pedestrians near a junction in Sunnyvale California. Police are investigating the incident as an…

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First seismic event detected on Mars

NASA's InSight lander detected its first seismic event on Mars. The seismic event was a faint rumble that was picked up by the probe's sensors on the 128th Martian…

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Two US carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean sea for joint training

For the first time since 2016, the United States is deploying two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the USS John C. Stennis and the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean. A typical…

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Trump’s state visit to UK confirmed

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Donald Trump will make a three-day state visit to the UK from 3 June. The Queen invited the president and his wife to the UK…

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US to end exemptions from sanctions for countries buying oil from Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the State Department will not renew sanction waivers for countries importing Iranian oil. The increased pressure on Iran comes nearly one year after…

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Tesla investigating exploding parked car incident in China

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc on Monday said it had sent a team to investigate a video on Chinese social media which showed a parked Tesla Model S…

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Trump mistakenly tweets millions dead in Sri Lanka explosions

President Donald Trump began Sunday with tweets about terrorist attacks in the Asian nation of Sri Lanka that killed at least 190 people. In expressing his condolences to those impacted by…

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Zookeeper attacked by a tiger in Kansas

A zookeeper in Kansas has been hospitalized after an attack by a Sumatran tiger at the Topeka Zoo. The tiger was in the same area as the keeper when the…

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Democrats torn on whether to push for Trump’s impeachment after Mueller report

Democrats are torn over the politics of impeachment — a division on display on Thursday when Democrats delivered contradictory responses on the subject following the release of special counsel Robert…

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Venezuela to denounce US sanctions as crimes against humanity

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday said he plans to denounce what he deemed to be "crimes against humanity" committed by the United States against Venezuela. The U.S. economic…

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North Korea says it wants someone more mature than US Secretary of State Pompeo for discussions

North Korea said on Thursday it no longer wanted to deal with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and that he should be replaced in talks by someone more mature,…

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Homophobic protester dressed as Pete Buttigieg whips Jesus on the cross at political rally while ‘devil’ cheers him

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has already encountered a lot of prejudice and homophobia since announcing his intention to run in 2020 on Sunday. However, on Thursday, he encountered possibly…

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Trump accuses those involved in Mueller investigation of treason

Donald Trump has ominously threatened to "turn the tables" on those involved in the Mueller investigation, accusing them of treason and vowing to "bring them to justice". Via The Independent

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Black Hole – Cartoon

First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, April 14, 2019 | By Chappatte via Politico

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Trump praised Haftar’s role in fighting ‘terrorism’ in Libya

President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar Monday, praising his role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya's vast oil resources even as Haftar's troops continue their offensive against…

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Maltese Professor Joe Mifsud, the link with Russia, the dirt about Clinton, Papadopoulos and Trump’s Campaign as defined in Mueller’s report

"In late April 2016, Papadopoulos was told by London-based professor Joseph Mifsud, immediately after Misud's return from a trip to Moscow, that the Russian government had obtained "dirt" on candidate…

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UPDATED: US Attorney General holds press conference on Mueller report

US Attorney General William Barr addressed a news conference ahead of the release of the Mueller report. Barr pointed out that there were 10 episodes involving President Trump that were…

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Disney pledges $5 million to support rebuilding of Notre-Dame Cathedral

The Walt Disney Company announced it is committing $5 million to aid in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris following the devastating fire that severely damaged the historic landmark…

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Pig’s brain function restored hours after death

Scientists at Yale University in the US have restored activity in a pig’s brain hours after its death. The findings challenge assumptions about the irreversible ending of brain function after…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing leads with a developing story of a man was arrested after entering a cathedral in New York carrying cans of fuel and lighter fluid, Germany…

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Man with fuel cans arrested at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NY

A man was arrested after entering St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York carrying two cans of fuel, lighter fluid and butane lighters, according to the New York Police Department. The…

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Godiva to move beyond chocolate

The Belgian confectioner Godiva will be rolling out 2,000 cafes over the next six years. They will serve a complete menu of items including an expanded list of coffees and…

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Microsoft Corp rejected requests to install facial recognition technology due to human rights concerns

Microsoft President Brad Smith revealed that Microsoft Corp recently rejected a California law enforcement agency’s request to install facial recognition technology in officers’ cars and body cameras due to human…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Once again, the morning briefing, leads with death, this time of two women in a traffic accident in Mosta. This our selection of news from Malta, Europe and…

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Hackers publish the personal details of hundreds of US law enforcement personnel

Hackers breached the web servers of multiple chapters of the FBI and published the names and addresses of hundreds of law enforcement personnel and thousands of other people online.…

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Pete Buttigieg formally launches 2020 presidential run

Pete Buttigieg officially launched his candidacy for the White House on Sunday, against a backdrop of improving poll numbers and increasing national interest. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, the…

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Pete Buttigieg talks about 2020 election on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is continuing to generate a stir in the US political scene with the expectation that Sunday he is to officially announce his presidential candidacy…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily morning briefing gives you a quick overview of the news reported in Malta, Europe and the world. The morning briefing is brought to you by CI…

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Kim Jong-un gives U.S. year-end ultimatum

North Korean state media KCNA said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned the breakdown in talks with the United States has raised the risks of reviving tensions, and he…

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Fisher-Price recalls baby sleepers after fatalities

Toymaker Fisher-Price has recalled nearly five million of its 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' after reports linked the product to dozens of baby deaths. Earlier this week, the American Academy of…

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Court documents describe Johnny Depp as a ‘monster’ who beat and choked his ex-wife

In the motion filed in a court in Virginia,in the United States, Amber Heard describes in extraordinary new detail how actor Johnny Depp repeatedly slapped, shoved, choked and pulled her…

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Assange extradition could take years

Human Rights lawyer, Shoib M Khan says it is likely that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will end up in the States. But he added that it could take months or…

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37 Chinese companies and schools put on US red-flag ‘unverified’ list

The U.S. Commerce Department announced that it is adding 37 Chinese companies and schools to a red-flag list of “unverified” entities that U.S. companies should treat with caution, according to…

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US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

U.S. forces in Afghanistan say three U.S. service members and a contractor have been killed in a roadside bombing near the main American air base in the country. The Taliban…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning The latest from, Malta on Brexit, Libya's clashes in Tripoli, elections in Israel and US politics are amongst the headlines in the morning edition of our news briefing for…

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US Secret Service Director leaving White House

U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles is leaving the Trump administration, the White House said, amid a shake-up in the upper echelon of the Department of Homeland Security. White…

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U.S. declares Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Organization

As expected, the Trump administration designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization, taking an unprecedented step as it seems to increase pressure on Iran's regime. The…

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Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as US Homeland Security chief

Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned from the post of as US Homeland Security chief. President Trump tweeted she would be temporarily replaced by Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. Nielsen…

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Emergency landing for US flight after pilot’s screens go blank

An aircraft, which was scheduled to fly from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Houston, Texas, in the US, was forced to make an emergency landing in Dallas after screens used by the…

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Older Democrats now see US Presidential candidate Buttigieg’s age as an asset

NBC News reports that after a two-day campaign swing through the first in the nation's primary state of New Hampshire, by Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old Democratic presidential hopeful of Maltese…

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Nurse adopts abandoned baby who was addicted to drugs at birth

A US nurse adopted a baby girl who was abandoned and addicted to drugs at birth. Liz Smith, 45, had always wanted to have a baby of her own but…

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Analysis – Will Pete Buttigieg’s boom last?

The Mayor Pete boomlet is real. The question is whether he’s on the edge of a breakthrough in the Democratic race—or likely to just be the butt of future jokes.…

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Trump’s lawyer maintains President’s right to keep tax returns private

President Trump’s personal lawyer on Friday asserted Mr. Trump’s right as a citizen to keep his tax returns private and told the Treasury Department not to hand the returns over…

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has severed ties with Huawei

The elite U.S. school Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that it has cut it’s ties with Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTE. Maria Zuber, its vice president for research,…

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Saudi Arabia considering ditching dollar for oil trades

In an exclusive report, Reuters said that Saudi Arabia is threatening to sell its oil in currencies other than the dollar if Washington passes a bill exposing OPEC members to…

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Britney Spears Checks Into Mental Health Facility

American singer Britney Spears has checked into a psychiatric facility after suffering from emotional distress. Variety reports that the 37 year-old singer was admitted over a week ago and is…

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Trump expected to announce China – US summit

Trump is expected to announce a summit with the president of China, according to reports, as the two countries work to resolve their trade dispute. The Wall Street Journal said talks…

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Cafeteria turns unused food into take-home meals for kids in need

A school district in Indiana, US has come up with a simple, yet effective solution for simultaneously tackling both student hunger and food waste. The school district authorities started saving…

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Democrats formally demand Trump’s tax returns from IRS

House Democrats have formally demanded Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, marking a major bid to obtain information about the president’s finances and business dealings. Representative Richard…

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Trump’s decision to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras questioned

The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday that cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would make the situation there worse,…

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Investigations on motive for the killings of 4 persons under way in Dakota

Police in North Dakota say they’re searching for a motive for the killings of four people at a property management company in Mandan. Chief Jason Ziegler says a suspect remains…

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Mueller’s report expected to be made public by mid-April

Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public "by mid-April". In a letter to the heads of the House and Senate judiciary committees,…

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In a world first… kidney transplanted from one HIV-positive patient to another

For the first time ever US doctors at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, have transplanted a kidney from one HIV-positive patient to another. Both patients are now reported to be…

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Total smoking ban in U.S. Disney parks

No more smoking, vaping and also large strollers is going to be allowed in Disney’s theme parks in California and Florida starting this coming May. The restrictions are designed, in…

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