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BREAKING: US Court Sides With Congress, Not Trump, in Financial Records Battle

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sail alongside, as the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) conduct joint operations, in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Arabian Sea, May 17, 2019

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UK Warns Iran of US Retaliation if Washington's Interests 'Attacked'

Chinese PLA soldiers firing mortars while penetrating the 38th parallel during New Year's Day offensive.

Chinese TV Station Pulls US-Made Films, Runs Classic Anti-American War Flicks Instead

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia

Jailed in the US, Russian Maria Butina Launches Legal Defense Fundraiser (VIDEO)

This Night Earth Observation of an Aurora Borealis was captured by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly of Expedition 44 on the International Space Station

Scholar REVEALS What Magnetic Pole Shift Will Do to Northern Lights

Teenager Cyprian Luke is seen in cellphone footage being pinned to the ground by three officers with New Jersey's Dover Police Department and later punched several times in the face by an officer during the arrest.

WATCH: New Jersey Police Pin Down Teenager, Repeatedly Punch Him in the Face

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WATCH: Road Rage Leads to Brawl On Tennessee Interstate
Two men in Chattanooga, Tennessee, were arrested after they were caught exchanging blows and rolling around just feet away from traffic on a major interstate on Friday.
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Society
US Teen Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw on Iowa Farm
The jawbone of a mastodon, a prehistoric, elephant-like species believed to have lived in North and Central America around 34,000 years ago, was recently stumbled upon by a teenager looking for arrowheads in southern Iowa on farmland.
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Middle East
Jordanian Air Force Fights BIBLICAL MENACE That Iran Needs $1.7 Million to Quell
While Jordan deployed its warplanes to obliterate the threat from above, Iranian authorities dealing with a similar enemy sought additional funding to defeat it and protect their country’s “food security”.
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Middle East
Qatari Broadcaster Shows Alleged Satellite Images of Damaged Saudi Oil Sites
Two Saudi oil facilities located along a major pipeline were hit in a drone attack on Tuesday, which prompted Riyadh to temporarily shut down the pipeline and carry out retaliatory airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.
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US
US Paints F-16 Jet in 'Ghost’' Colour Scheme of Russia's 5th-Gen Su-57 (VIDEO)
It remains unclear, though, how a US fourth-generation fighter jet will be able to simulate all of the advanced capabilities of the Su-57, a Russian fifth-generation warplane, particularly given the fact that the aircraft is decked out with a special paint to avoid radar detection; the paint’s composition understandably has not been revealed.
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Europe
Spain Fears EU Under Threat of Collapse, Names 'Enemies' Within and Outside Bloc
The statement comes a few days after a survey commissioned by the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank, revealed that more than half of Europeans believe that the disintegration of the European Union is a “realistic possibility” in the next 10-20 years.
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Latin America
#TrumpUnblockVenezuela: A Timeline of US Sanctions, Violations Against Venezuela
US-imposed sanctions against Venezuela are a part of a bipartisan campaign to obstruct the Latin American nation's independence, both financially and politically, and have grown into a full economic blockade, according to a list of actions and executive orders documented by Caracas.
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Europe
Plane en Route From Wangerooge to Hannover Crashes in North Sea
Several ships are conducting search operations near the crash site off the coast. The wreck was discovered on Monday afternoon.

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Both external and internal factors are driving the turmoil, however, Western support for the opposition leader is the main factor
31.8% (8470)