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‘Bestiality, beheadings, suicide:’ Graphic content gave Facebook moderator PTSD, lawsuit says
The Tribune San Luis Obispo 25 Sep 2018
There’s nothing inherently violent about a content moderator’s workspace at Facebook. But what they witness on their computer screens is a different story, according to a lawsuit filed in California ... ....
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Japanese Rovers Send Back First Images Ever Taken On An Asteroid's Surface
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
Over the weekend Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft successfully landed two rovers on an asteroid – the first in history, IFL Science reported.Those two little rovers, called Rover-1A and 1B but together MINERVA-II1, have returned some amazing images from their mission at asteroid Ryugu, 280 million kilometers (175 million miles) from Earth.The first image sent back came from Rover-1A on Sept. 21 ... 22....
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Trump stands alone as globe gathers
CNN 25 Sep 2018
Bolton and other officials were previewing a theme that Trump will strike Tuesday, when he is expected to use his second UN address to emphasize his administration's intent to distance itself from international groups and pacts the US has previously embraced ... US officials say the relationship with Europe isn't broken, but the new distance is also visible in the priorities being emphasized on either side of the Atlantic....
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Syria: Everyone else’s battleground, in both war and peace
Wtop 25 Sep 2018
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As world leaders talk peace at the U.N. this week, the people of Idlib cling to fragile hope that diplomacy will avert a blowout battle over Syria’s last rebel stronghold. Yet diplomacy hasn’t served Syria well so far. Those same world powers trying to negotiate a peaceful outcome in Idlib have been using Syria as a proxy battleground for years ... WHAT RUSSIA WANTS ... WHAT TURKEY WANTS ... meetings this week ... ....
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Cosby Sentencing Delayed By Missing Defense Witness; Comic Faces 30 Years In Prison
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
That Dr. Timothy Foley apparently is unavailable until Tuesday morning at the earliest, which stalled a ruling by Judge Steven O’Neill on the SVP and, under Keystone State law, consequently hits the pause button on the actual sentencing.Noting that this tactic was “clearly delaying this,” the judge recommended that defense attorney Joseph Green see if there is “any chance” that they could get their witness in front of him ASAP ... ....
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Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx wedding venue decided? Here's the truth
International Business Times 25 Sep 2018
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx are enjoying their time as a romantic couple but are not in any hurry to exchange vows. A recent report allegedly claimed that Tom Cruise's ex-wife has reportedly chosen a wedding dress and even selected a wedding venue. After the explosive claims surfaced, Gossip Cop debunked them and noted that Katie Holmes is not getting married ... The fact-checking website further added that magazine's article is not true ... ....
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U.S. Warns Russia Over Missile Defense For Syria
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and should be reconsidered. It also says U.S ... General Assembly."We think introducing the S-300s to the Syrian government would be a significant escalation by the Russians and something that we hope, if these press reports are accurate, they would reconsider." ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in 'free fall
ABC News 25 Sep 2018
World Bank warns Gaza economy in 'free fall,' calls for urgent action by Israel, international community ... ....
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FM Qureshi discusses India's construction of dams with World Bank president
Dawn 25 Sep 2018
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The focus of the meeting was on implementing the World Bank's role as the administrator of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), Radio Pakistan reported ... "I heard his point of view and he has promised that he will make one more attempt [at this issue]," said FM Qureshi ... ....
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Nelson Mandela's widow urges world to put egos aside and end violence
The Times of India 25 Sep 2018
UNITED STATES. Nelson Mandela's widow challenged world leaders celebrating his life on Monday to put their egos and partisan politics aside and honor his legacy by ending the "senseless violence" plaguing the world. "History will judge you, should you stagnate too long in inaction," Graca Machel told a UN "peace summit" commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mandela's birth ... The statue is a gift to the United Nations from South Africa ... ....
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Report Says Active Ingredient In Monsanto's Weedkiller Roundup Is Harmful To Honeybees
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
New research says one of the most common weedkillers is harmful to the bacteria found in the guts of honeybees which then makes them more prone to fatal infections, according to The Guardian ... “The finding that these bacteria are sensitive to the most widely used pesticide in the world is thus concerning.” ... Some experts disagreed, including RMIT University Chemic Oliver Jones who said the "doses of glyphosate used were rather high." ... ....
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Instagram Co-Founders Resign From Company, Says Report
NDTV 25 Sep 2018
Co-founders of Facebook Inc's Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have resigned and plan to leave the photo-sharing app company in coming weeks, the New York Times reported late on Monday,... ....
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Iran nuclear deal: Plan put forward to dodge US sanctions
BBC News 25 Sep 2018
Exactly how the system would work is still being determined ... ....
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Why Trump, The Christian Right And Republicans Will Do Anything To Seat Kavanaugh
WorldNews.com 24 Sep 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingI wouldn’t go so far as to agree with what Thomas Paine said when he described religions as institutions designed to monopolize power and profit, even terrorizing and enslaving their own members ... They too are attracted to rigid beliefs and absolute power, willing to do almost anything to get their way ... They believe he’s the final, divinely appointed justice who’ll at last overturn Roe v ... 99....
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Adobe, Microsoft and SAP announce Open Data Initiative
Yahoo Daily News 25 Sep 2018
Orlando (Florida), Sep 25 (IANS) In an effort to empower companies to derive more value from their data and deliver better customer experiences, Adobe, Microsoft and SAP have introduced the Open Data Initiative (ODI) ... "Adobe, Microsoft and SAP are partnering to reimagine the customer experience management category," said Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe ... --IANS. na/sed. ....
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