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Biological Warfare

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy veteran whose family said his only crime was falling in love left Iran on Thursday after nearly two years of detention, winning his freedom as part of a deal that spared an American-Iranian physician from any additional time behind bars. Michael White flew from Tehran…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Biological Warfare

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran whose family said his only crime was falling in love left Iran on Thursday after nearly two years of detention, winning his freedom as part of a deal that spared an American-Iranian physician from any additional time behind bars.Michael White flew from Tehran…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

The Latest: Disney World to open with no parades, fireworks

MANILLA, Philippines — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says that he is glad “Filipinos are really law-abiding” and that the Philippines is not going through unrest like America, which would make the coronavirus quarantine enforcement formidable.Duterte made the remarks during a televised meeting Thursday night with key Cabinet officials, where he…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Drones

US Air Force relaunches effort to replace MQ-9 Reaper drone

WASHINGTON — It has been eight years since the U.S. Air Force canceled its effort to field a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper, but it appears the service might take another swing at developing a new combat drone.On June 3, the Air Force issued a request for information on a…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Bushfire

Former Hi-5 member Nathan Foley launches adult music career

suppliedFormer Hi-5 member Nathan Foley has released a new single.For years he was "typecast" as a children's entertainer, but just like the So Many Animals former Hi-5 member Nathan Foley once sang about, he's finally being set free. The Australian singer has announced his return to music with a new…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Putin

Russia Declares Emergency Following Spill of 20,000 Tons of Oil in the Arctic Circle

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency in the city of Norilsk after a massive oil spill in the Arctic region. An estimated 20,000 tons of fuel from a power plant spilled onto a road, and a large part made its way into an river on May 29.A…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Michelle Obama

What Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Lebron James And Other Black Celebrities Say About George Floyd And Equal Rights

TOPLINE Activists on social media have called for amplifying black voices amid protests for racial equality in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody. Here’s what black celebrities with massive audiences have said: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have made powerful statements around ...…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Nukes

Military brass clashing publicly with a president is rare in America

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis speaks at a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Gary He(Reuters) - President Donald Trump faced condemnation from respected former leaders of America’s armed forces this week over his approach to civil unrest in a rare series…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Syria

Breaking with party, GOP senator says rebuke of Trump ‘necessary’

Washington (AFP) - A Republican senator broke with her party Thursday to describe a former Pentagon chief's searing rebuke of Donald Trump as "necessary and overdue," and revealed she was struggling with whether to support the US president's re-election.Lisa Murkowski's comments marked a major break with Trump within the Republican…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Monsanto

U.S. court blocks sales of Bayer weed killer

By Tom Polansek, Ludwig Burger and Sabahatjahan Contractor (Reuters) - Bayer AG has been blocked from selling an agricultural weed killer in the United States, the latest setback for a business already fighting an expensive legal battle over another product. A three-judge panel ruled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

bubmagJune 4, 2020

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

The Latest: Disney World to open with no parades, fireworks

US Air Force relaunches effort to replace MQ-9 Reaper drone

Former Hi-5 member Nathan Foley launches adult music career

Russia Declares Emergency Following Spill of 20,000 Tons of Oil in the Arctic Circle

What Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Lebron James And Other Black Celebrities Say About George Floyd And Equal Rights

Military brass clashing publicly with a president is rare in America

Breaking with party, GOP senator says rebuke of Trump ‘necessary’

U.S. court blocks sales of Bayer weed killer

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