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Bill Cosby in prison: Where he’ll go, what it will be like
The Mercury News 25 Sep 2018
Bill Cosby’s first stop as he enters the state prison system will be at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix, a new $400 million, 3,830-bed prison in Collegeville, near Philadelphia ... When he arrives at SCI Phoenix, the staff will assess his physical, medical and security needs ... Related Articles ... ....
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China Denies US Navy Ship's Request For Port Visit In Hong Kong Amid Trade War Tensions
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
American officials said Beijing denied a request for a U.S. Navy ship to visit Hong Kong on Tuesday, according to NBC News. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault warship, was scheduled to make a port call in the former British colony of Hong Kong in October, according to diplomatic sources who spoke to Reuters. "The Chinese government did not approve a request for a U.S. port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp," a spokeswoman for the U.S ... ....
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Bill Cosby Ruled A Sexually Violent Predator, Sentenced To Three To Ten Years In Prison
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
The comic once known as 'America's Dad' for his role on The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby was sentenced "no less than three years and no more than ten years" in state prison for aggravated indecent assault on Tuesday, according to CNN. Earlier on Tuesday, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Cosby was a sexually violent predator which meant the 81-year-old would undergo counseling for life and would appear on the sex offenders' registry ... ....
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Europe, Russia, China Join Forces To Create Mechanism To Dodge Iran Sanctions
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
sanctions, CNBC reports.Called the "special purpose vehicle" (SPV), this mechanism would aim to "assist and reassure economic operators pursuing legitimate business with Iran," according to a joint statement released by the remaining members of the Iran nuclear deal — France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China.Federica Mogherini, the EU's high ......
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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....
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[UPDATE] Senate Judiciary Committee Schedules Vote On Kavanaugh For Friday
WorldNews.com 26 Sep 2018
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled its vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court for Friday morning at 9.30 a.m., CNN reports.The move would place the panel's decision just a day after it is set to hear testimony from Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, a woman who has accused him of sexual assault during a party in their ......
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WHO Warns Of 'Perfect Storm' After DRC Conflicts Threaten Fight Against Ebola Outbreak
WorldNews.com 26 Sep 2018
WHO officials said 100 people have already died during the outbreak with 150 reported cases ... Peter Salama, WHO’s head of emergency preparedness, said in a statement ... Salama said ... Days after that outbreak was declared over, another was discovered in the northwestern region along the border of Uganda where rebels and militias have historically fought for control over precious mineral rights ... Dr ... stabilization forces ... Salama said ... Dr ... Salama....
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Iran Arrests 'Separatists' In Connection With Deadly Ahvaz Parade Attack
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
Saudi Arabia denied it backed the gunmen who killed 29 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran, almost half of them Revolutionary Guards, the Saudi state news agency reported on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reports.Iran, meanwhile, arrested 22 people allegedly linked to last week's deadly attack, the intelligence ministry said in a statement on ......
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US Treasury Sanctions First Lady of Venezuela, Several Key Allies Of President Maduro
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
The United States unveiled new sanctions on several allies and the wife of Venezuelan President of Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, according to Reuters ... Treasury Department. The U.S ... government as "cowards." ... bank accounts or contracting services from U.S. firms ... was "kidnapping" her family members ... Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra said economic and diplomatic measures were being considered against Maduro, including a "human rights" complaint....
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Thousands Participate In National Strike Across Argentina
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
Stores were closed across Argentina after the country's largest union called for a 24-hour strike on Tuesday to protect against the austerity measures implemented by President Mauricio Macri as the South American country deals with runaway inflation, according to Reuters ... While financial markets were open on Tuesday, traders said volumes were small for the day ... dollar ... “There is zero activity at the port ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump Claims White House Has Accomplished 'More Than Almost Any Administration' To UNGA
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
Earlier this week, Trump told reporters a second meeting between Kim and his administration would be taking place "quite soon." ... Secretary Pompeo will be working that out ... Trump departed from that tone concerning Iran, telling reporters on Tuesday he would not be "meeting with them until they change their tune." ... "Didn't expect that reaction." ... "They do not respect their neighbors or borders or the sovereign rights of nations....
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Kavanaugh Hearing Again In Question As His Accuser Raises New Concerns
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018
An attorney for the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago has raised fresh concerns about the format for Thursday's highly anticipated hearing with her and the Supreme Court nominee, Fox News reported. The letter raising those issues once again could throw into doubt the scheduled hearing, which has been the subject of ever-changing negotiations since Christine Blasey Ford first went public ... As Dr....
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Math Professor Claims To Have Come Up With Simple Solution To Longtime Puzzle
WorldNews.com 26 Sep 2018
A simple solution to a 160-year-old problem could net one retired University of Cambridge mathematician a $1 million (£760,000) prize, The Daily Mail reports.Professor Michael Atiyah claims he has proof of the Riemann hypothesis – a way to map prime numbers, which can only be divided by one and themselves.The 90-year-old suggested his 'simple ......
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Thousands Of Georgetown Residents Told To Flee Rising Floodwaters In South Carolina
WorldNews.com 26 Sep 2018
Georgetown is right at the point where the Waccamaw, Great Pee Dee, and Sampit rivers meet, and even though Florence didn't significantly harm the area when it came ashore on Sept. 14, the rainfall from the Category 1 hurricane is lingering in the area ... “We are urging people to take this event seriously ... “We always urge people to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” ... Highway 17 is flooded or washed out by the rising river....
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New Study Warns Climate Change Will Destroy US National Parks At An Alarming Rate
WorldNews.com 26 Sep 2018
As a number of parks are already struggling with disappearing glaciers, rising sea levels, and closures due to growing wildfires, a new report released on Monday warned the national parks across the United States are some of the locations being hit the hardest by climate change ... The report published in the Journal Environmental Research Letters was ......
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