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Iran Finally Admits Role in Plane Disaster
The announcement was a dramatic reversal after the regime spent days accusing Western governments of "psychological warfare". One of the protestors, Farnaz Michalski, said she and many others are there to show moral support with those still living in Iran. [Full Article...]
'OK, Boomer' Makes Its Debut at Supreme Court
John Roberts worked it into oral arguments in an age discrimination case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Vice reports. The justices were considering the case of a veterans affairs department employee who was in her early 50s when she sued for age discrimination after being denied promotions and training opportunities. [Full Article...]
Former Trump adviser pleads guilty to child sex crimes
In 2018 Business Insider reported Nader "serves as an adviser to the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and attended two meetings with President Donald Trump's associates that have invited intense Federal Bureau of Investigation scrutiny". [Full Article...]
Boeing had more cancellations than new orders in 2019
Internal communications released by congressional investigators have shown the top test pilot for the MAX writing that he sought to " jedi mind trick " regulators, and another employee writing that the plane was " designed by clowns, who in turn are supervised by monkeys ". [Full Article...]
Schumer says he believes Iran war powers resolution will pass Senate
The other Republican supporters of the resolution are libertarian-leaning senators Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky, as well as Todd Young of Indiana. Young said he wouldn't support Kaine's original resolution. Twitter was quick to answer, with many users reminding the president's son that his father was just impeached by the Democratic-controlled House over the Ukraine scandal ... [Full Article...]
Australia Firefighters Save World’s Only Rare Dinosaur Trees
Firefighters winched from helicopters to reach the cluster of fewer than 200 Wollemi Pines in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains a week before a massive wildlife bore down, National Parks and Wildlife Service Director David Crust said. In this photo taken early Jan. 2020, and provided Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW National Parks and Wild... [Full Article...]
European Union To Lay Out Trillion-Ruro "Green Deal"
The mechanism is set to run from 2021-2027, and is focused on providing support to those countries most financially and practically affected by the transition away from fossil fuels. "One thing is the needs of a country and another thing is the capacity that the country has, both from the past but also at the moment, to solve its own problem without any specific help", she said. [Full Article...]
Michael Avenatti trying to hide assets from creditors: Prosecutors
The attorney became a household name during his representation of adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, when prosecutors pursued a case past year against President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen. [Full Article...]