Armenia ranked partly-free in fresh Freedom House report
As for political and civil freedoms, the country got 3 out of 7 points. "The government has even pressed its crackdown beyond Turkey's borders, triggering a flood of Interpol "red notice" requests to detain critics overseas, among other effects", the report said.
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Cotton, Perdue Attended Trump Meeting But 'Don't Recall' Sh*thole Comment
Lindsey Graham , a South Carolina Republican, waiting to brief Trump on their bipartisan immigration negotiations. A Republican senator is insisting that President Donald Trump did not use a vulgar term in referring to African countries during a closed-door meeting on immigration that he and five other senators attended last week.
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Drugged driver crashes auto into second story of California building, officials say
Both victims were safely removed from the auto with minor injuries. See the complete report . "The driver, who admitted to using narcotics, will be admitted to a local hospital for observation", police said . Firefighters said there were two people inside the vehicle. LA County Fire removed the vehicle from the structure following an assessment of the integrity of the structure by Public Works.
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Alert Level 3 raised over Mayon; 919 families evacuate - NDRRMC
Residents of the areas are also advised to wear face masks due to ash fall. The volcano's most recent deadly activity came in 2013 when it suddenly spewed clouds of ash, killing five climbers. Sto Domingo town mayor Herbie Aguas, on the other hand, ordered that residents within the slopes of the volcano who might be experiencing ashfalls should take precautionary measures against inhalation and possible roof collapse due to accumulated heavy ash and rain.
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Forcing Salvadorans home after 20 years cruel
But the fact that TPS has been issued to some people for almost 20 years means many TPS beneficiaries have "already assimilated" and therefore they should be able to stay. He also wondered why there weren't more immigrants from Norway coming into the US. But the Secretary of Homeland Security said the disaster-related conditions that warranted the TPS designation no longer exist.
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Led Coalition Helps To Build Border Force In Syria
A senior Syrian Kurdish official said on Sunday that fighting between the YPG and Turkish forces was already under way. The U.S. -led worldwide coalition against Daesh will establish a 30,000-strong new border security force with the SDF - the U.S.
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Girl attacked twice in 10 minutes by "hijab scissor" assailant
The man fled the scene after the assault. The suspect has been described by police as Asian and appearing to be in his 20s, standing between five-foot-eight and six-foot, with a medium build, black hair, mustache and eye glasses. "I'm frustrated and I'm angry, but I do believe in peace in Canada . I am so proud to be a Canadian, and I want to give (the attacker) the same message".
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General Motors seeks United States approval for auto with no steering wheel
Manufacturers can get around those standards by petitioning NHTSA for exemptions, provided they demonstrate that the exempted vehicle will be at least as safe as a conventional one. Ford announced on Tuesday that it would partner with delivery service Postmates as the carmaker starts testing ways to transport people, food and packages this spring in its self-driving cars, which are being developed by Ford's Argo unit.
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Major League Baseball champions Astros land Cole in trade with Pirates
Martin, who is now rated as Houston's 15th-best prospect according to MLB .com, was selected by the Astros in the eighth round of the 2013 draft. Cole, 27, went 12-12 with a 4.26 ERA, 196 strikeouts and 55 walks while making a career-high 33 starts in 2017.
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Two dead, six missing: Boat with 40 school students overturns in India
The police had yesterday said that three girls drowned and five were feared missing after the private boat, " Dahanu Queen", carrying around 40 students on a picnic capsized off the Dahanu coast. Police said the owner of the boat, Dhiraj Ambire, boatman Parth Ambire and helper Mahendra Ambire were arrested late this evening. The students were said to be from the KL Ponda High School in Dahanu .
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Iran violated Yemen arms embargo
Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, is embroiled in a proxy war between the Houthis, who are allied with Iran, and a US -backed military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has led a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels since March 2015. More than 8,750 people have died in the war and the country is facing what the United Nations has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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North Carolina Asks Court to Halt Congressional Map Change
Lawyers for legislative leaders filed a request Thursday asking a three-judge panel to delay enforcement of their ruling filed this week directing lawmakers approve a new map by January 24. Circuit Judge Jim Wynn wrote in the case's chief opinion. Candidate filing opens February 12 and runs through the end of the month. He even said, "I propose that we draw the maps to give a partisan advantage to 10 Republicans and three Democrats because I do not believe it's possible to draw a map with 11 ...









