ہفتہ، 10 مارچ، 2018

Trump Can’t Stop the Sanctuary Movement

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In Praise of Globalists

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Russia Banned My Movie. Hold Your Applause.

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Charles Campion, Campaign Adviser to Democrats, Dies at 62

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Sluggers

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'Stand down': How the Obama team blew the response to Russian meddling

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'Stand down': How the Obama team blew the response to Russian meddlingThe story of how Obama's team blew the response to Russian meddling during the 2016 election. From Michael Isikoff and David Corn's new book, "Russian Roulette."




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911 Calls From Parkland Shooting Reveal Terror Of Parents Desperate For Answers

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911 Calls From Parkland Shooting Reveal Terror Of Parents Desperate For AnswersThe Broward County Sheriff’s Office released 10 of 81 phone calls on Thursday related to the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, revealing parents’ desperation as they sought information about the safety of their children. “She’s afraid to talk, they’re hiding right now,” the mother of a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student told a 911 operator the day a gunman opened fire, killing 17 and wounding dozens more.




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Lara Trump: Democrats have no message or real leader

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Lara Trump: Democrats have no message or real leaderPresident Trump's daughter-in-law and Trump for President senior adviser talks Democratic opposition to the president, the Pennsylvania special election and outreach to women voters.




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Chaos of school shooting shown in 911 calls, radio traffic

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Chaos of school shooting shown in 911 calls, radio trafficFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In the minutes after a gunman opened fire in a Florida high school, killing 17, frantic students and parents begin flooding 911 with calls.




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U.N.'s Zeid says Philippines' Duterte needs psychiatric evaluation

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U.N.'s Zeid says Philippines' Duterte needs psychiatric evaluationGENEVA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's slurs against U.N. human rights activists suggest he needs to see a psychiatrist, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein told a news conference on Friday. "These attacks cannot go unanswered, the U.N. Human Rights Council must take a position," Zeid said, after Duterte's government sought to get a U.N. investigator, a former Philippine lawmaker and four former Catholic priests declared as "terrorists". "He needs to submit himself to some sort of psychiatric examination. ...




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'Sudden turn' by US warship led to collision off Singapore: report

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'Sudden turn' by US warship led to collision off Singapore: reportA "sudden turn" by the American warship USS John S. McCain led to a collision with a tanker last year off Singapore that left 10 sailors dead, a report by the city-state's government said Thursday. Singapore's transport ministry, releasing the results of its investigation into the incident, said a "series of missteps" by the destroyer's crew and insufficient action by those of the tanker, the Alnic MC, contributed to the accident. The commander of the John S. McCain is facing charges including negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, the US Navy said in January, after its own investigation into the incident found "multiple failures" by the ship's crew.




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Democrats push 'Medicare for All' bills, but not all in the party are onboard

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Democrats push 'Medicare for All' bills, but not all in the party are onboardMinnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have introduced bills for universal health care, which will be a tough sell for many in their own party.




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White House Refuses House Investigation Request On Rob Porter

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White House Refuses House Investigation Request On Rob PorterWASHINGTON ― White House officials are refusing to turn over information to congressional leaders on their handling of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide Rob Porter, further raising questions about the Trump administration’s already muddled explanations. House Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) launched an investigation into the White House’s handling of the matter on Feb. 14, giving chief of staff John Kelly a deadline of Feb. 28 to submit information, particularly on why Porter worked under an interim security clearance to handle sensitive information.




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FBI opens criminal probe over police beating of North Carolina man for jaywalking

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FBI opens criminal probe over police beating of North Carolina man for jaywalkingBody camera footage shows two police officers confronting Johnnie Rush, who was accused of jaywalking — with an officer tackling, punching and tasering Rush.




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The U.S. Just Issued a Travel Warning for a Popular Mexican Resort Town

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The U.S. Just Issued a Travel Warning for a Popular Mexican Resort TownFollowing a ferry explosion last month that injured 26 people




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UK police officer harmed by nerve agent now talking: minister

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UK police officer harmed by nerve agent now talking: ministerA British police officer who was harmed by a nerve agent used in an attack on a Russian ex-spy is now able to talk to people although his condition remains serious, interior minister Amber Rudd said on Thursday. Former double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were found unconscious on Sunday on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury and have been in a critical condition in hospital since then. An unnamed police officer who was at the scene was also hospitalized.




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Cops: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missing

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Cops: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missingALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A 45-year-old man managed to sign a 16-year-old girl out of her school 10 times in the last few months, and now the two are missing, police said.




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Charlize Theron Explains How Her Mom Became Her Weed Dealer

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Charlize Theron Explains How Her Mom Became Her Weed DealerThe 42-year-old “Gringo” actress revealed during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wednesday that her mom, Gerda, recently started buying her weed. It all started because the two have trouble sleeping, Theron said. They wanted to try a strain of weed that would help, rather than their usual sleep medication. “Last week she showed up at my house, literally drove in in her little tennis outfit, and brought me a little container and just left it on my kitchen table,” Theron said.




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Lloyd Blankfein, Wall Street’s brash survivor, to call time on his leadership of Goldman Sachs

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Lloyd Blankfein, Wall Street’s brash survivor, to call time on his leadership of Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein, one of the industry’s great survivors, and the institution’s longest-serving boss in nearly half a century, is reportedly preparing to step down after 12 years at the top. Rejected by the big names, including Goldman, he found a job with a small trading firm that came to be bought by Goldman where it, and its staff, were seen as the poor relations. The trading business exploded and Blankfein the gambler, who had a fondness for Las Vegas casinos in his legal days, was swept all the way up to the top as a result, assisted by his skill as a salesman, and his ability as a manager of traders.




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Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachers

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Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachersThe US state of Florida, scene of America's latest school shooting, on Wednesday passed bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and school employees to be armed. The "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act," which takes its name from last month's mass shooting in which 17 people including 14 students were killed, passed the legislature's lower house a day after clearing the senate. It will now be sent to Governor Rick Scott to sign.




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Interior Department Spending $138,670 To Replace Doors In Zinke's Office

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Interior Department Spending $138,670 To Replace Doors In Zinke's OfficeThe agency awarded the contract to Conquest Solutions LLC, a Greenbelt, Maryland-based company that specializes in automation systems. The Interior Department also did not respond to HuffPost’s inquiry.




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IBM's Michelle Peluso Thinks Men Play a Key Role in the Fight for Gender Equality

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IBM's Michelle Peluso Thinks Men Play a Key Role in the Fight for Gender EqualityWe must all roll up our sleeves




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Ferry Boat Explosion Sparks Mexico Travel Warning Ahead of Spring Break

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Ferry Boat Explosion Sparks Mexico Travel Warning Ahead of Spring BreakTourists are urged to use "extreme caution" when visiting the Playa Del Carmen area.




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Nationalist autocrats are on the march. Trump yawns.

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Nationalist autocrats are on the march. Trump yawns.President Trump leaves the impression that his administration isn't interested in checking the brazen power of dictators, mainly because it's true.




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Exclusive: U.S. has ordered Broadcom to give notice of steps to redomicile - sources

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Parkland Deputy Who Didn't Engage School Shooter Told Other Officers To Stay Away

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Parkland Deputy Who Didn't Engage School Shooter Told Other Officers To Stay AwayA Florida sheriff’s deputy who resigned for staying outside Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School during last month’s mass shooting also warned other officers to stay away, according to newly released police radio recordings. Peterson, an armed school resource officer hired to protect students on the Parkland, Florida, campus, was forced to resign after it was discovered he did not engage the shooter. Peterson can be heard on the recordings giving commands as he waits outside the school and the first officers arrive.




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NRA Sues To Block Brand-New Gun Law In Florida

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NRA Sues To Block Brand-New Gun Law In FloridaThe National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday to block a new gun law in Florida just over an hour after it was signed by Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who is an NRA member. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act — passed three weeks after a mass shooting at the school killed 17 people — raises the minimum legal age for buying any guns in Florida from 18 to 21 and would allow some teachers and other staff in the Florida school system to be armed after training. SB 7026 also prohibits gun ownership by people mental health problems and expands the three-day waiting period that had applied only to handguns to now include long gun purchases.




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Woman discovers she has a twin she was separated from at birth

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Woman discovers she has a twin she was separated from at birthSharon Morello, who was adopted as a baby, learned that she was separated at birth from her twin sister, who was adopted by a different family.




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Olive Branch or Ploy? The Calculus Behind the Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting

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President Donald Trump is set to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un about ending the North's nuclear weapons program. CBN's senior international correspondents sat down to discuss what exactly Kim's intentions are, and how they will have a ripple effect across the globe.

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Freedom Seeking Iranian Women Defy Islamic Law by Removing Headscarves

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Women in Iran are protesting the Islamic regime's rule by removing their headscarves in public and posting images on social media.

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Canadian Court Rules Parents' Religious Rights Violated in Shocking Easter Bunny Case

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An Ontario court has ruled a Christian couple's rights were violated when the government closed their foster home for refusing to tell their foster kids about the Easter Bunny.

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Damso: Belgium drops rapper's World Cup song after sexism row

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Damso, a rapper chosen to perform the country's tournament anthem, is accused of sexist lyrics.

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Burger-flipping robot taken offline after one day

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The automated cook is switched off while upgrades are prepared to help it work faster.

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Trump Kim talks: The tricky task of preparing for the summit

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How to prepare for an unprecedented meeting between two wildly unpredictable men? And is there time?

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National Front: Whatever happened to France's far right?

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The National Front will vote on whether to allow a change of its name but will it be enough?

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Colombia's Farc: Choosing the ballot box over violence

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After more than 50 years of armed conflict, the ex-rebels will stand for election for the first time.

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Jade Hameister: Silencing sexists in a -50C wind chill

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The girl who became one of the youngest people to ski to the South Pole – and made a sandwich to counter sexist critics.

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Why Quebec doctors have rejected a pay rise

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Seven hundred doctors from Quebec refuse a pay rise in favour of funding patient services.

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Trump Strategy Vindicated? North Korea Asks for Talks and Trump Accepts

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South Korea's national security adviser briefed reporters at the White House saying President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May this year. 

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جمعہ، 9 مارچ، 2018

Body of Firon Pharaoh ┇ Historic Places in Islam ┇ IslamSearch org

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Is This the Tallest Teen in the World? 16-Year-Old Stands at 7 Feet, 4 Inches

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Is This the Tallest Teen in the World? 16-Year-Old Stands at 7 Feet, 4 Inches"I am constantly shopping to keep the fridge stocked," his mom said.




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Man Went on Stabbing Attack in Vienna Because He Was in a Bad Mood, Police Say

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Man Went on Stabbing Attack in Vienna Because He Was in a Bad Mood, Police Say"He could have stabbed me as well had I been there by chance"




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UN aid convoy to make fresh attempt to reach battered Syrian rebel enclave

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UN aid convoy to make fresh attempt to reach battered Syrian rebel enclaveA second aid convoy will attempt to reach desperate residents of Syria's Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave later Thursday after weeks of pummeling by government forces and Russian warplanes in defiance of UN calls for a halt to violence. The blistering Syrian government onslaught, backed by Moscow, has prompted international outrage, including accusations by the United Nations that the government was orchestrating an "apocalypse". The Syrian army and its allied militias began a fierce bombing campaign on February 18 on Eastern Ghouta -- the last opposition bastion near Damascus -- then launched a ground offensive a week later.




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Paul Manafort Chastised by Federal Judge for Breaking Gag Order

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Paul Manafort Chastised by Federal Judge for Breaking Gag OrderThe former Trump campaign manager had released a statement asserting his innocence




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Police officer hospitalised as Scotland Yard reveals nerve agent was used in Russian spy case 

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Police officer hospitalised as Scotland Yard reveals nerve agent was used in Russian spy case A police officer remains seriously ill in intensive care after being poisoned by a nerve agent when he came to the aid of a Russian spy targeted in Salisbury. The unnamed officer was one of the first on the scene on Sunday when double agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter, Yulia, were attacked by would-be assassins in shopping arcade in the city centre. He was initially treated in hospital as a precaution and then discharged, but his condition soon deteriorated and he was readmitted on Tuesday and taken into intensive care. The disclosure that a police officer is seriously ill following the nerve agent attack will add to growing pressure on the British government to take a hardline approach against Russia if state involvement is confirmed. Last night Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary described the events in Salisbury as "very troubling". He said: "If this does turn out to be in any way the result of hostile activity by another government, or directed, led, by another government, then the people of this country can be absolutely sure that the UK will respond robustly." CCTV dated approximately one week before the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal shows the former Russian spy purchasing goods in a Salisbury convenience store. Security sources said the substance was something that was only held in a "very small number of places" around the world, making it easier to identify where it might have come from. Mr Skripal, who spied for Britain in the 1990s, before moving here in 2010 as part of a prisoner exchange, remained in a critical condition in hospital last night, alongside his 33-year-old daughter. Investigators outside the Zizzi restaurant in Salisbury  Credit: Eddie Mulholland For The Telegraph  In a statement Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the head of national Counter Terrorism Policing, said: "This is being treated as a major incident involving attempted murder by the administration of a nerve agent. “We believe the two people who originally became unwell were the specific targets and are focused on identifying and finding those responsible. “Hundreds of detectives from the Counter Terrorism Policing Network have been deployed in relation to this investigation.” Video: Home Secretary gives update after crisis talks He added: "A police officer who was among the first responders also remains in hospital in a serious condition and is continuing to receive intensive care. We are keeping the Chief Constable in Wiltshire regularly updated in relation to our investigation." While detectives continued to hunt for the would be assassins, Whitehall sources said the fact a police officer had been injured ramped up the seriousness of the situation, with some directly laying the blame at Russia's door. One Whitehall source told the Telegraph there was now a widespread feeling in Government that "Putin's hands are all over this". A police officer in a protective suit and gas mask in Salisbury on Tuesday evening Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP The source said: "It's one thing to for a former Russian spy to be struck down by this, but when it starts filtering out and affecting normal British people going about their day to day jobs, there's going to be tough questions asked of the Government in terms of its response. "There's an appetite among some of the cabinet that Britain can't just do nothing. A stand has to be taken." The incident has echoes of the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot dead in 1984 while standing outside the Libyan embassy in London. Colonel Sergei Skripal was given refuge in the UK as part of a spy swap Her murder led to a complete breakdown of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Sir Andrew Wood, who was Britain's Ambassador to Russia between 1995 and 2000, said the fact a police officer had been injured intensified matters. He told the Telegraph: "This makes the assassination attempt even more serious. If it is true that this is, in some fashion the Russian State, it obviously makes it even harder to believe the Russian State is worth anything or is to be trusted. "The fact they targeted his daughter, and that a policeman is seriously ill, makes it emotionally difficult, but it does not alter the fact that this was an attempted assassination on British soil." Police outside the Zizzi restaurant in Salisbury on Wednesday morning Credit: Andrew Matthews /PA Sir Andrew said the options diplomatically could involve expelling the Russian Ambassador to Britain. Marina Litvinenko, the widow of the murdered Russian dissident, Alexander, said: "It is awful. It is absolutely shocking. If the British authorities had taken my husband's case more seriously when it happened then maybe this would not have taken place. I didn't want this to happen again on British soil and now it has." Mr Skripal was convicted of spying for Britain in 2006 and was sentenced to 13-years in prison. But he was pardoned by the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, in 2010 and granted asylum in the UK as part of a prisoner exchange, which included the glamorous agent, Anna Chapman being returned to Moscow. Police outside the home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury Credit: Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph  Experts initially cast doubt on whether the Russians could have been behind the attack, because protocols signed during the prisoner exchange would have meant he was “off limits”. But one fellow political refugee claimed that Mr Skripal was still working in cyber security and was in regular contact with military intelligence officials at the Russian embassy. Valery Morozov, a former construction magnate who fled Russia after revealing corruption, said he had decided to steer clear of Mr Skripal because of his activities. He told Channel 4 News: “Frankly speaking I thought that this contact may be not very good for me because it could bring some questions from British officials.” It also emerged that the British agent who recruited Mr Skripal to work for MI6 in the 1990s has links to Christopher Steel, the intelligence agent who helped compile the infamous Donald Trump dossier. The agent now lives in Salisbury and that is why Mr Skripal moved to the Wiltshire city when he defected to Britain in 2010. As the police investigation widened locals in Salisbury were warned to seek immediate medical advice if they started to feel ill. Two women working in an office close to a restaurant where Mr Skripal had eaten shortly before taking ill, were rushed to hospital after becoming unwell yesterday lunchtime. Sergei Skrpial profile The Russian Embassy said it was "completely untrue" to suggest the country's special services were involved and criticised Mr Johnson for speaking "in such a manner as if the investigation was already over". A later statement added: "The Foreign Secretary’s strongly anti-Russian statement in Parliament yesterday looks more like an attempt to send the investigation upon a political track. "Although absolutely no facts were provided to the public, we see the issue being translated into the domain of Russia-UK relations, with an active support by the media." The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in nearby Porton Down, which has state-of-the-art equipment to look for trace amounts of substances, is believed to have been involved in examining what could have caused Mr Skripal and his daughter to fall ill. Mr Skripal was found along with his daughter on a bench in The Maltings in Salisbury after police were called by a concerned member of the public at around 4.15pm on Sunday. The pair did not have any visible injuries and were taken to Salisbury District Hospital, where they are being treated in intensive care. Officers subsequently "secured" a number of scenes - including the Zizzi restaurant on Castle Street and the Bishop's Mill pub in The Maltings. Police cordon in Salisbury on Tuesday Credit: Paul Grover for the Telegraph  At least two people left a contamination tent inside the cordon wearing protective suits and gas masks on Tuesday night. People could also be seen inside Zizzi's restaurant wearing protective gear and masks. Two police vans were parked outside Zizzi's restaurant on Castle Street early on Wednesday, blocking the windows, but the lights inside the Italian chain pizzeria were lit. Was deadly VX nerve agent used in Salisbury? Scientists from the government's chemical defence laboratory at Porton Down, just six miles from where Sergei Skripal was targeted in Salisbury, have been analysing the substance at the centre of the Russian spy attack. One theory being explored was that the substance could be the deadly nerve agent, VX, which was used last year in the murder of Kim Jong-nam - the estranged half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Police have not confirmed which nerve agent was used in the attack.  The chemical was first developed by the British firm, ICI, in the 1950s, but was put to deadly use by Saddam Hussein in an attack against the Kurds in 1988. Kim Jong-nam was killed last February at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, when two women approached him and smeared cloths soaked with VX nerve agent across his face. Deadly toxins The fast acting toxin began to attack his nervous system and despite being able to alert officials, he was dead within 20 minutes. The United States formally concluded on Tuesday that North Korea ordered the murder of Kim Jong-nam with the VX nerve agent. VX, which is the most deadly of all nerve agents, was first developed in the 1950s and is a tasteless and odorless liquid, which can be fatal for humans on skin contact. It penetrates the skin and disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, leading to a loss of consciousness, paralysis and eventually fatal respiratory failure. Alexander Perepilichnyy, who died in mysterious circumstances Credit: PA Counter terror police, who are now leading the investigation into the Salisbury poisonings, will also be examining the 2012 death of Russian whistleblower, Alexander Perepilichnyy, who died in mysterious circumstances. He was initially thought to have died of natural causes while out jogging but traces of a deadly chemical was later found in his stomach. 'Traitors will kick the bucket': How Putin threatened Russians double agents Vladimir Putin threatened that Russians who betrayed secrets to the West would die, during a television interview at the time of the Col Skripal spy swap. The Russian President’s threats came after a Russian spy ring was broken up in the US in 2010, leading to the exchange of agents held by Moscow, including Mr Skripal who had been convicted in 2006 of spying for the British. Russian President Vladimir Putin issued the threat on television Credit: Mikhail Svetlov /Getty Asked on Russian television at the time who might have betrayed the US spy ring, Mr Putin said: “Traitors will kick the bucket. Trust me. “These people betrayed their friends, their brothers in arms. Whatever they got in exchange for it, those 30 pieces of silver they were given, they will choke on them.” Col Skripal was living under own name in Salisbury after pardon Mr Skripal had not adopted a new identity and was living under his own name in Salisbury after being released in the 2010 spy swap, reports Ben Farmer. Another Russian, Igor Sutyagin, who came to Britain in the same exchange also retains his identity. Both had been pardoned after the swap by the then president, Dmitry Medvedev. Kier Giles, a Russia expert at the Chatham House think tank, said: “In the context of this particular spy swap, that does seem to be the norm. “They were living openly under their own names. They reached the conclusion, with or without advice from the British government, that it was safe to do so. They possibly thought the state pardon that they received under the president Medvedev was an additional indication that no one would be coming after them.” How the FSB deals with Russia's enemies with absolute impunity But he said the Medvedev pardon “would not hold much water when it comes to the FSB deciding what it wants to do about things”. In earlier Cold War incidents, Russian spies who defected to Britain were given entirely new identities and lived in hiding.




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Trump calls out Elon Musk tweets about car industry

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Trump calls out Elon Musk tweets about car industryPresident Trump called out tweets sent by Tesla founder Elon Musk about the car industry during the announcement about new tariffs.




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Ted Cruz Makes It Too Easy To Point Out The Hypocrisy Of His Latest Campaign Ad

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Ted Cruz Makes It Too Easy To Point Out The Hypocrisy Of His Latest Campaign AdCNN’s Chris Cuomo pressed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to explain on Wednesday why his campaign is attacking an opponent’s nickname when Cruz uses one himself. Following the Texas primary race on Tuesday, Cruz’s re-election campaign released a new ad mocking Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic challenger for Cruz’s Senate seat, for his name. FIRST LISTEN: our new 60-second statewide radio ad introducing our liberal opponent, Congressman Robert O’Rourke, to Texas voters.




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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Visited Parkland. It Didn't Go Over Well With Students

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Visited Parkland. It Didn't Go Over Well With Students“It was a publicity stunt, really. There was no point to it"




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McDonald's Is Flipping Its Arches for Women's Day and People Are Mad

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McDonald's Is Flipping Its Arches for Women's Day and People Are MadThe fast food chain is honoring International Women's Day by turnings its iconic golden arches upside down, making them W's.




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Trump says South Koreans to make announcement on North Korea at 7 p.m

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Trump says South Koreans to make announcement on North Korea at 7 p.mBy Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea will make a "major announcement" on North Korea at 7 p.m. (0000 GMT) on Thursday, after South Korean envoys who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week briefed U.S. officials at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters. Trump made the comments to reporters in the White House briefing room but he gave no other details. South Korea's National Security Office head Chung Eui-yong and National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon flew to Washington to explain North Korea's stance on possible future talks with Washington and the prospect of Pyongyang suspending nuclear tests if the security of the North's government is assured.




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The Latest: Officers were sent to wrong house and then shot

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The Latest: Officers were sent to wrong house and then shotCLINTON, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of three Missouri police officers (all times local):




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Pritzker prize goes to Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi

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Pritzker prize goes to Indian architect Balkrishna DoshiIndian architect Balkrishna Doshi, a pioneer of low-cost housing design, won the prestigious Pritzker Prize on Wednesday, considered architecture's Nobel equivalent. The 90-year-old Doshi -- one of the last living architects to have apprenticed with the Franco-Swiss trailblazer Le Corbusier -- distinguished his work by committing to sustainable architecture and inexpensive housing, bringing modernist design to an India still rooted in traditionalism. "Balkrishna Doshi has always created an architecture that is serious, never flashy or a follower of trends," said the Pritzker jury, which said Doshi "has continually exhibited the objectives" of architecture's highest honor.




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Russia and China Would Gun for America's Achilles Heel in a War: Satellites

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Russia and China Would Gun for America's Achilles Heel in a War: SatellitesCoats noted that both adversary nations are pressing for agreements on preventing the weaponization of space, however the United States intelligence community is suspicious. Russian and Chinese space capabilities are growing rapidly, but moreover, both powers are developing counter-space capabilities to blunt America’s advantage in that domain. “Foreign countries—particularly China and Russia—will continue to expand their space-based reconnaissance, communications, and navigation systems in terms of the numbers of satellites, the breadth of their capability, and the applications for use,” director of national intelligence Dan Coats said in his written testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 6.




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Cops: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missing

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Cops: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missingALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A 45-year-old man managed to sign a 16-year-old girl out of her school 10 times in the last few months, and now the two are missing, police said.




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US offers $5mn reward for Pakistan Taliban leader

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US offers $5mn reward for Pakistan Taliban leaderThe US State Department placed a $5 million reward for help locating the leader of the Pakistani Taliban on Thursday, linked to bloody attacks in Pakistan and the 2010 attempted Times Square car bombing in New York. The State Department posted the reward for information leading to the identification or location of Maulana Fazlullah, the head of the outlawed Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan militant group (TTP).




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Jorge Ramos: Cannot criminalize entire immigrant population

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Jorge Ramos: Cannot criminalize entire immigrant populationAttorney General Jeff Sessions slams California's refusal to comply with federal immigration policies; journalist Jorge Ramos shares his perspective on 'Hannity.'




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Journalist’s Killing in Slovakia Forces a Reckoning on Corruption

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911 Calls From Parkland Shooting Reveal Terror Of Parents Desperate For Answers

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911 Calls From Parkland Shooting Reveal Terror Of Parents Desperate For AnswersThe Broward County Sheriff’s Office released 10 of 81 phone calls on Thursday related to the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, revealing parents’ desperation as they sought information about the safety of their children. “She’s afraid to talk, they’re hiding right now,” the mother of a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student told a 911 operator the day a gunman opened fire, killing 17 and wounding dozens more.




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Trump risks following Nixon mistake in talking with witnesses

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Trump risks following Nixon mistake in talking with witnessesMichael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Ari Melber about how New York Times reporting on Donald Trump talking to Robert Mueller witnesses compares to past presidents also taking such legally ill-advised action.




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The Latest: Scene of officer's killing was drug house

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The Latest: Scene of officer's killing was drug houseKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on a Missouri shooting that left one police officer dead and two others wounded (all times local):




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17-year-old girl killed in accidental shooting at Alabama high school

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17-year-old girl killed in accidental shooting at Alabama high schoolOne student is dead and a second was critically injured in the shooting at dismissal time at a high school in Alabama's largest city.




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Japan punishes crypto exchanges after hack

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Japan punishes crypto exchanges after hackJapanese authorities Thursday ordered two cryptocurrency exchanges to suspend operations as part of a clampdown following a massive hack that saw thieves steal hundreds of millions of dollars in virtual currency. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) said in a statement it had ordered FSHO and Bit Station, exchanges based in Yokohama and Nagoya, to temporarily halt their operations for a month from Thursday. Immediate comments from the two exchanges were not available.




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Here's What You Should Know About That Secret Seychelles Meeting

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Here's What You Should Know About That Secret Seychelles MeetingA mysterious January 2017 meeting in the Seychelles between a close associate of President Donald Trump and a Russian banker with alleged ties to Vladimir Putin has come under renewed scrutiny this week. Special counsel Robert Mueller has been gathering evidence about the rendezvous, which took place less than two weeks before Trump’s inauguration. Mueller is reportedly looking to see if the meeting was meant to set up a secret back channel between Trump and Putin, the Russian president.




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Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un to hold 'milestone' meeting

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South Korea's envoys tell the US president the North's Kim Jong-un is "committed to denuclearise".

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Trump tariffs: US chided over duties on steel and aluminium imports

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Key trading nations hit out after Donald Trump signs off import duties on steel and aluminium.

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Amelia Earhart: Island bones 'likely' belonged to famed pilot

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A new study claims the remains discovered on a Pacific island are a 99% match with the explorer.

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Frida Kahlo: Row erupts over Barbie doll based on artist

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Mattel rejects claims from Kahlo's relatives that it was "not authorised" to produce a Kahlo doll.

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Sikh separatist Atwal apologises over Trudeau event

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Jaspal Atwal was invited to an event with Canada's PM despite a conviction for trying to kill an Indian minister.

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Three dead in India chemical factory fire

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Officials are struggling to contain the fire and say the number of casualties is likely to rise.

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Russian MP Leonid Slutsky apologises for 'distress' to women

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He has been accused by three female journalists of sexual harassment but denies the claims.

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Mystery Powerball winner claims prize amid anonymity battle

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A New Hampshire lottery winner picks up prize amidst lawsuit with the state to stay unnamed.

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Colombia election: Farc's Timochenko pulls out of race

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The leader of the former rebel group had heart surgery on Wednesday but had also been polling badly.

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Winter storm dumps snow and knocks out power on US East Coast

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The second storm to hit the eastern seaboard in less than a week snarled commutes and closed schools.

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Spain strike: 'Young women are incredible'

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Women in Spain mark International Women's Day with a strike targeting gender inequality and sexual discrimination.

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Five ways to break up with plastic

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From boar hair toothbrushes to beeswax food wrap, here's how you can dump the disposable plastics.

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Syria after seven years of war

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What started as protests against the government has morphed into a global conflict.

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Fiorentina fans sing at Davide Astori's funeral

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Fans sing at the funeral of Italy and Fiorentina footballer Davide Astori in Florence.

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Natthanan: the 10-year-old make-up artist

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Natthanan is a 10 year-old professional make-up artist from Thailand, who has worked at London Fashion Week 2018.

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Paul Newman gave part of salary to me

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Actress Susan Sarandon has revealed that the late Paul Newman once handed her part of his salary to top up her pay for a movie.

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Trump laughs off awkward slip-up

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At a White House event the US president joked with steelworkers - and challenged one to arm wrestle.

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Court rules parents do not need to lie about Easter Bunny

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The couple lost custody of their foster children for refusing to lie about Easter Bunny.

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