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  Last update: 03:43 17.09.2019

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  Opinion

  US Auto Union Strikes Against Tiered GM Pay System that ‘Split Workers in Two’

  Nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union on Monday went on strike against American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) to achieve fair wages and job security. The strike could cause “major impacts” on the US economy, Neal Sweeney, the vice president of UAW Local 5810, told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear Monday.

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  Last update: 02:10 17.09.2019

  02:10 17.09.2019

  Viral

  'Hottest Weather Girl' Yanet Garcia Victim of 'Sex Tape' Instagram Hack

  Yanet Garcia is a Mexican weather girl who became a viral internet sensation following a video on her by Ozzy Man Reviews in 2014, where he sarcastically jokes about his interest in the Mexican weather channel.

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  Last update: 04:30 17.09.2019

  04:30 17.09.2019

  US

  10-Year-Old Texas Girl Dies From Contacting Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba

  A 10-year-old girl died in a Texas hospital on Monday morning, a week after she had contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in the Brazos river, her close relatives confirmed.

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  Last update: 21:26 16.09.2019

  21:26 16.09.2019

  US

  Tulsi Gabbard Sparks Tweetalanche After Accusing Trump of ‘Acting Like Saudi Arabia’s B****’

  Earlier, following reports that Houthi kamikaze drones had struck two major Saudi oil processing facilities, the president tweeted that he was “waiting to hear from the Kingdom” on who Riyadh thought was responsible, and how the two countries should proceed from here.

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  Last update: 01:49 17.09.2019

  01:49 17.09.2019

  US

  Russian Embassy to Ask State Dept About Alleged Diplomats' Role in Hacking FBI Systems

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in the United States intends to ask the US State Department for clarifications in connection with media reports about the alleged involvement of diplomatic mission's employees in hacking FBI communication systems, the embassy's press service said.

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  Last update: 01:10 17.09.2019

  01:10 17.09.2019

  Society

  Food for Thought: Study Finds Hunger Leads to Poor Decision-Making

  If your stomach is grumbling when you’re making a big decision, you’d be better off pausing to get a snack, a new study suggests.

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  Last update: 01:52 17.09.2019

  01:52 17.09.2019

  Environment

  ‘Extremely Unusual’: Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Could Be Smallest in 30 Years

  In spite of climate change, environmental news isn’t all bad. In a positive twist of events, the ozone hole above Antarctica this year could be one of the smallest recorded in the last 30 years.

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  Last update: 00:25 17.09.2019

  00:25 17.09.2019

  Europe

  UK Labour Party to Open 'Royal Commission' for Decriminalising Drugs When in Power

  As drug deaths become more of a problem for the UK's major towns and cities while tolerance for substances such as cannabis has rapidly increased among European and US state governments, the future of the war on drugs has increasingly come into question.