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Sunday, October 21, 2018
Our View: It's America's good fortune that Mattis is staying put
October 21, 2018
Operation Novichok - Salisbury Poisoning - The Skripal Saga
Our View: It's America's good fortune that Mattis is staying put
Russia warns Trump over 'dangerous' plan to quit nuclear treaty
Syrian gov't grants OPCW access to research centers
A high-ranking Orthodox priest in Turkey landed a blow against Putin by invoking an obscure and ancient power from ...
Mnuchin to Visit Saudi Arabia to Strengthen Iran Policy
Syria Grants OPCW Requested Access to Research Centers – Minister
Trump: Saudi Crown Prince 'Truly Loves His Country'
City of Salisbury announces retirement of Janet Gapen
Slovak PM says anti-Russian sanctions have done serious harm to country's economy
Russians who tried to hack chemical weapons watchdog during Salisbury probe foiled because assassin's friend was ...
Novichok attack hits Salisbury house prices
salisbury novichok - Google News: Novichok attack hits Salisbury house prices - Property Community
NYT: Trump Administration Pushes for New Legal Definition of Gender
US sanctions Chinese military for buying Russian weapons
Germany AND Novichok - Google News: Russia brands Donald Trump's decision to pull out of nuclear missile treaty a 'very dangerous step' - ITV News
Russian Intervention in Syria Resulted in 88K Militants Dead Since 2015
Salisbury football stays undefeated with win over Southern Virginia
Legendary coach Sam Moir dies at 94
China Says Its Top Macau Official Dead After Plunge From Building
Our View: It's America's good fortune that Mattis is staying put
The Fayetteville Observer
When we heard it, it sent a shiver. Did the president mean it? Is Defense Secretary Jim Mattis really on his way out? Or was it just another Donald Trump signature moment, a stream-of-consciousness riff that was nothing more than the president pondering some what-ifs with his mouth open?
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Russia warns Trump over 'dangerous' plan to quit nuclear treaty
TimesLIVE
Moscow on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump that his plan to ditch a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia was a dangerous step.
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Syrian gov't grants OPCW access to research centers
AMN Al-Masdar News
Syria’s government has approved an inspection by the joint panel of UN experts and a chemical weapons watchdog to two research centers, the deputy foreign minister told Sputnik.
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A high-ranking Orthodox priest in Turkey landed a blow against Putin by invoking an obscure and ancient power from ...
Business Insider
Vladimir Putin faced a major blow to his power when a powerful Orthodox priest used an ancient and obscure power to undermine Russia's religious influence in Ukraine. On October 11 the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople — an Istanbul-based religious body that oversees Orthodoxy Christianity — recognized the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which had previously been subservient to Russia.
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Mnuchin to Visit Saudi Arabia to Strengthen Iran Policy
Daily Beast
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is heading to Saudi Arabia on Monday to build support for a pressure campaign against Iran despite growing calls for sanctions against Saudi leaders over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Syria Grants OPCW Requested Access to Research Centers – Minister
Sputnik International
Middle East21:45 21.10.2018Get short URL DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - Syria’s government has approved an inspection by the joint panel of UN experts and a chemical weapons watchdog to two research centers, the deputy foreign minister told Sputnik.
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Trump: Saudi Crown Prince 'Truly Loves His Country'
Daily Beast
President Trump has acknowledged that “there’s been deception and there’s been lies” in Saudi Arabia’s changing story on journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, but he’s still full of praise for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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City of Salisbury announces retirement of Janet Gapen
WBTV
During her time as planning director, Gapen has been responsible for leading the city’s long-range design projects, managing the planning budget, and securing grant resources to accomplish the city's goals.
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Slovak PM says anti-Russian sanctions have done serious harm to country's economy
TASS
Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini © AP Photo/Ronald Zak
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Russians who tried to hack chemical weapons watchdog during Salisbury probe foiled because assassin's friend was ...
Mirror.co.uk
Russian spooks who tried to hack the chemical weapons watchdog as it probed the Salisbury attack were foiled because a friend of one of the assassins was bugged. Colonel Konstantin Bakhtin was caught discussing the plot against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in Amsterdam during phone calls to the GRU headquarters.
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Novichok attack hits Salisbury house prices
Property Community
Mainland UK has been the target of numerous terrorist attacks over the years but few have had any significant impact on local property prices. However, the novichok attack in Salisbury seems to have broken this mould with house prices falling by 8.8% in the three-month period from May to July 2018.
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Salisbury Poisoning 2018 News Review from mikenova (20 sites)
Mainland UK has been the target of numerous terrorist attacks over the years but few have had any significant impact on local property prices. However, the novichok attack in Salisbury seems to have broken this mould with house prices falling by 8.8% in the three-month period from May to July 2018.
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NYT: Trump Administration Pushes for New Legal Definition of Gender
Daily Beast
The Trump administration has reportedly moved to establish a legal definition of gender as a biological condition determined by genitalia at birth, a move that would essentially undo the protection and recognition of transgender people granted by federal civil rights law.
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US sanctions Chinese military for buying Russian weapons
Daily Pioneer
AThe United States hit a Chinese military organisation with punishing financial sanctions for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles as it stepped up pressure on Moscow over its “malign activities”.
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Germany AND Novichok - Google News: Russia brands Donald Trump's decision to pull out of nuclear missile treaty a 'very dangerous step' - ITV News
Salisbury Poisoning 2018 News Review from mikenova (20 sites)
Donald Trump's intention to scrap a landmark nuclear missile treaty with Russia is a "very dangerous step", the Kremlin has said. The warning from Moscow comes after the US President said he would pull America out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty - a Cold War era agreement that prevents both countries from producing certain intermediate-range missiles - because Russia had violated the terms.
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Russian Intervention in Syria Resulted in 88K Militants Dead Since 2015
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Salisbury football stays undefeated with win over Southern Virginia
Delmarva Daily Times
Daily Times Staff Report Published 11:11 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2018 CLOSE Delmarva Now sports reporter Ricky Pollitt kicks off a new season of "100 Yards" with Salisbury University wide receiver coach, Isaiah Taylor.
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Legendary coach Sam Moir dies at 94
Salisbury Post
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China Says Its Top Macau Official Dead After Plunge From Building
Daily Beast
China’s top representative to Macau has died after falling from his residential building, the central government said. In a statement released Sunday, Beijing appeared to suggest Zheng Xiaosong had taken his own life, saying he had been suffering from depression.
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