Puerto Rico: Mayor Slams US Govt. for Slashing Aid Amid Island Recovery
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz has denounced the U.S. government's decision to end food and water emergency aid to Puerto Rico when nearly one-third of the island is still recouping from the effects of Hurricane Maria, which shattered the island in September.
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Sex for rent offered by creepy landlord, seedy underbelly of UK housing market culture exposed
A sleazy Welsh landlord has been caught offering women free rent in exchange for regular sex. The man was covertly filmed saying he would waive the £650 ($920) per month rent in exchange for sex once a week.
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Lula’s Fall Prompts Scramble for Substitute Among Brazil’s Left
With diminished odds that Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will run for the presidency after an appeals court upheld his corruption conviction, a host of left-wing candidates are already trying to move in on his patch.
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North Korea hits back at U.S., calls Trump administration 'racist'
North Korea struck back at the United States on Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of being a billionaires’ club that harbors a “policy of racism” while denying freedom of the press and health coverage to citizens.
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Trump’s CDC Director Steps Down After Tobacco Stock Scandal
President Donald Trump’s head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned amid a scandal surrounding investments she made in a tobacco company shortly after taking the helm of the agency.
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Hamas co-founder dies after 'accidentally shooting himself in head while cleaning gun'
A co-founder of the Hamas terror group leader died after accidentally shooting himself in the head whilst he was cleaning his gun, say reports.
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Second-Hand Store Find Unveils Top-Secret Australian Documents
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s top bureaucrat is conducting an urgent probe after hundreds of classified documents spanning the inner workings of five Australian governments were found in a second-hand furniture store.
bloomberg.com
Iran 'jails Iranian-American gallery owner and wife'
A court in Iran has reportedly handed an Iranian-American man and his wife lengthy prison terms after convicting them on espionage and other charges.
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Trump Issues Executive Order to Keep Open Guantanamo Bay Prison
President Donald Trump issued an executive order to keep open the prison at the U.S. military’s Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba, the White House announced.
bloomberg.com
Tory minister Lord Bates shocks House by suddenly resigning and walking out of debate
Peers in the House of Lords have been left stunned following the shock resignation of international development minister Lord Bates.
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Plunge in Capita shares sparks fresh doubt in outsourcers weeks after Carillion collapse
Shares in Capita plunged as much as 40% after the outsourcing giant warned on profits and said it would need to raise £700m from investors.
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