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Sanders declares victory in Iowa as DNC demands a 'recanvass'

Sanders declares victory in Iowa as DNC demands a 'recanvass' Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has declared victory in the Iowa caucus after three days of chaotic counting and recounting, calling the popular vote in his own favor with 97 percent of precincts reporting. “What I want to do is thank the people of Iowa for the victory they gave us on Monday night,” Sanders said in a press conference on Thursday. With some 97 percent of precincts reporting, the Vermont senator is ahead in the popular vote by over 6,000, but still lags slightly in delegates behind South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. Thank you Iowa for bringing our campaign to victory! We are well-positioned to win the Democratic nomination and defeat the m...

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Canada train derails and crude oil catches fire only months after similar crash 11 km away (VIDEO)

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Canada train derails and crude oil catches fire only months after similar crash 11 km away (VIDEO) Residents of the Canadian village of Guernsey have been evacuated after a train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire a few kilometers away from the settlement that was affected by a similar disaster last year. Videos from the site show plumes of black smoke rising from a pile of cars crammed into each other. Thirty one cars derailed and a dozen of them caught fire, while the train was 104 cars long. Drone footage of today's CP crude oil train derailment east of Guernsey, courtesy of Philippe Gaudet. #sask #saskatchewan #trains #skpoli pic.twitter.com/aIE7FhcuAr— Guy Quenneville (@gqinsk) February 6, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com...

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‘Dangerous tendencies’: China slams German media over ‘racist’ reports amid coronavirus outbreak

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‘Dangerous tendencies’: China slams German media over ‘racist’ reports amid coronavirus outbreak Beijing has slammed “some particular” German media over spreading “discrimination and xenophobia” in the face of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. And it appears a leading German magazine has found itself in the crosshairs. “Some particular media and media representatives, who have supposedly signed up to the values of objectivity and rationality, do not shy away from publishing racist statements and tolerating xenophobic tendencies, directed against China in particular,” the Chinese Embassy in Beijing said in a damning statement as it minced no words to express its “strong protest” and “highest dissatisfaction” over the issue. ...

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‘Must have studied theology at Trump University’: Donald Jr. schooled after trying for Pelosi diss with Bible reference

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‘Must have studied theology at Trump University’: Donald Jr. schooled after trying for Pelosi diss with Bible reference Donald Trump Jr. got an unexpected Bible lesson when going after Nancy Pelosi with a Satan reference and learned that he didn’t know the holy text well enough. Don Jr. has plenty of reasons to insult Pelosi, but his latest diss didn’t really hit the mark. “Likelihood of Nancy Pelosi praying for Trump is about the same as the likelihood of Satan running around quoting the Scriptures,” Trump Jr. tweeted in response to a video of his father at the National Prayer Breakfast criticizing people who “use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong.” Likelihood of Nancy Pelosi praying for Trump is about the ...

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Pablo Escobar’s hitman Popeye dies of cancer at 57, showing little remorse for his killings

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Pablo Escobar’s hitman Popeye dies of cancer at 57, showing little remorse for his killings Pablo Escobar’s former hitman Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, aka Popeye, has died of stomach cancer. The notorious killer called himself a “holy warrior” in an interview with RT and said that “taking up arms is always an option.” Vasquez was known as the right hand of the notorious drug lord, commanding Escobar’s army of hitmen. He surrendered to Colombian law enforcement in 1992, a year before his boss was killed. While in custody, Popeye confessed to personally committing hundreds of murders and orchestrating thousands more. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison – the highest possible sentence in Colombia at that time – for crimes including the killing of p...

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Suspect in car ramming attack that left 12 Israeli soldiers injured detained after massive manhunt

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Suspect in car ramming attack that left 12 Israeli soldiers injured detained after massive manhunt Israeli security forces have detained the suspected terrorist who drove his car through a group of IDF recruits, injuring a dozen of them. He is reportedly a Palestinain man from East Jerusalem. The car ramming attack, that occurred overnight in Jerusalem, left 12 Israeli soldiers injured. While one of them received wounds described as “critical,” nine others have already been discharged from hospital. The attack prompted a massive manhunt, involving various Israeli military and law enforcement units, that ultimately resulted in the arrest of a suspect. The attacker managed to flee the scene of the ramming and was ultimately apprehended in the West Ban...

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PayPal freezes magazine’s paychecks for article mentioning Iran, citing US sanctions

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PayPal freezes magazine’s paychecks for article mentioning Iran, citing US sanctions Writers for a Jewish magazine in New York have had their paychecks frozen after PayPal flagged the transactions as a violation of US sanctions against Iran – because one payment included a note referencing the country. Paychecks for nine contributors to Jewish Currents have been snarled in the ever-growing US sanctions dragnet, all because the ‘payment purpose’ field on one of them read “January plus Iran piece,” publisher Jacob Plitman told Gizmodo on Wednesday. Nine paychecks of JC staff and contributors are currently being held by PayPal. The reason: we used the word "Iran" in reference to @DavidKlion's piece published last week. pic.twitter.com/zwga...

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Russian Olympic Committee head Stanislav Pozdnyakov: 'Our main goal is to protect athletes'

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Russian Olympic Committee head Stanislav Pozdnyakov: 'Our main goal is to protect athletes' President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov has stressed that the body’s top goal is to protect national athletes and ensure their participation in the 2020 Summer Games in Japan. In an interview with RT, the prominent fencer and the four-time Olympic gold medalist touched on the topics of Russia’s doping problems, its possible Olympic ban and the devastating coronavirus outbreak. READ MORE: 'A neutral flag isn't shame, shame is being stuck in a doping row': World high-jump champ Lasitskene on Russia’s sport crisis Talking about the crisis inside the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF), whose management resigned last week in the wak...

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Pope Francis endorses wealth redistribution, calls for an end to tax cuts for the ‘richest people’

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Pope Francis endorses wealth redistribution, calls for an end to tax cuts for the ‘richest people’ Pope Francis blasted the practice of tax cuts for the rich as part of a “structure of sin” and lamented the fact that “billions of dollars” end up in “tax haven accounts” instead of funding “healthcare and education.” Speaking at the seminar set up by the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences the Pope criticized “the richest people” for receiving “repeated tax cuts” in the name of “investment and development.” These “tax haven accounts” impede “the possibility of the dignified and sustained development of all social agents,” claims the Pope. He added that “the poor increase around us” as poverty is rising around the world. This poverty can be ended...

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Jerusalem shooter who injured 1 police officer identified as Arab Israeli citizen

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Jerusalem shooter who injured 1 police officer identified as Arab Israeli citizen An assailant who opened fire on a group of police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City, injuring one, has been identified by police as an Arab Israeli citizen. The attacker was shot and killed on the spot by law enforcement. The shooting occurred right outside the Temple Mount on Thursday afternoon. The attacker approached a group of Israeli police stationed near the Lions Gate, abruptly pulling a gun on them and opening fire. One border police officer was “lightly” injured during the shooting, while the attacker was killed on the spot as multiple officers returned fire. “The officers responded with determination, neutralized the assailant and prevented further attacks of ...

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