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Plane carrying 142 people skids off Florida runway, plunges into river
Johns River. Almost 150 passengers were unharmed after a Boeing 737 that had travelled from Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay crashed in the St. Johns River near Naval Air Station Jacksonville, reports said Friday night. Miami Air International is a charter airline operating a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. One of the passengers on the plane provided an update on his experience. [Full Article...]
Snoop Dogg Rips Facebook For Banning Louis Farrakhan For ‘Telling The Truth’
Many of them have already been banned from Twitter, YouTube and Apple's Podcasts app. Farrakhan is among several extremist figures, including Infowars host Alex Jones and political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos , who have been deemed "dangerous" by Facebook and permanently banned from the site. [Full Article...]
Rep. Nadler Threatens to Hold Barr in Contempt
When the President does it, it is the State of the Union", Colbert snarked. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) invited special counsel Robert Mueller to testify about any potential discrepancies between responses Attorney General William Barr provided during a recent Senate hearing and the contents of a phone call between the two men. [Full Article...]
Thai king makes bodyguard his Queen
The surprise announcement comes before his elaborate coronation ceremonies begin on Saturday, when his position is consecrated. The father of seven has previously been married and divorced three times, most recently in 2014. The King's younger sister, Princess Sirindhorn, and Chairman to Privy Council, General Prem Tinsulanonda, signed the marriage document as witnesses. The king made Suthida ... [Full Article...]
North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea, report says
South Korean and United States authorities are reportedly analyzing the firing. Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un met in Vietnam in February, but failed to reach a deal to achieve denuclearization of the country. The joint chiefs of staff were not immediately available for comment, while South Korea's presidential spokeswoman said they were checking the report. [Full Article...]
Flying debris kills woman in Odisha as cyclone Fani gains strength
Tourists were asked to leave the popular beach town of Puri in Odisha by Thursday night. "We are calling her Lady Fani as she was born when the hospital was hit", a spokesperson for the hospital told the Press Trust of India. People packed into shelters, spreading mats to wait out the storm, television and social media showed. "Heavy rains are expected in all the coastal districts amid fears... [Full Article...]
Pentagon: China Could Deploy Submarines to Arctic as Nuclear Deterrent
It also highlights China's icebreaker vessels and research stations as integral to the strategy's implementation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to attend a council meeting Monday in Finland. It estimated that China's official defense budget would likely grow to about $260 billion by 2022. The US has the largest and the most powerful military in the world. [Full Article...]
Lib candidate apologises over gay comments
He also said he would have voted against the pre-selection of colleague Tim Wilson because he is gay. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison was blindsided by the revelations. Labor have refused to drop their candidate for seat of Melbourne. The Liberal Party candidate in the Labor held seat of Isaacs, Jeremy Hearn, also quit after it was revealed he made anti-Islamic comments online past y... [Full Article...]