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(Wyo)-Blackwater Worldwide Founder Mulling Barrasso Senate Challenge
John Barrasso , who has held the seat for a decade, in the Republican primary. Efforts by Reuters to reach Prince and DeVos for comment were unsuccessful. Prince is also the founder of Frontier Resource Group, a private equity firm. And along with Bannon, Prince pushed a proposal earlier this year to replace American soldiers with contractors in Afghanistan that was opposed by Trump's national s... [Full Article...]
Wentz and the Eagles crushed Palmer and the Cardinals, 34-7 Sunday
CHARGERS 27, GIANTS 22: In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Philip Rivers threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Melvin Gordon with 2:58 to play as San Diego (1-4) rallied to win its first game and keep NY (0-5) winless. "There's like a calm demeanor about him", Smith said. As in anything, when your confidence is there, you're able to have that success . And the veteran running back and the ground attack... [Full Article...]
Russian Su-24 jet crashes at air base in Syria, crew dies
Inside Russian airbase in Syria. The crew has been killed. "The airplane's crew was unable to eject and died", the ministry said, adding that a technical problem was one possible cause of the crash. The latest casualties put the toll of Russian servicemen officially reported killed in Syria at 37. Russian Federation has staged air strikes in Syria in support of the regime of President Bashar a... [Full Article...]
France fears Iran's Revolutionary Guard terror listing would fuel crisis
Trump is also expected to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization as part of his policy on the Islamic Republic. President Trump is due to announce a new strategy to confront Iran this week and the White House has indicated that he may call for punitive measures against the Revolutionary Guard and the Shia group Hezbollah. [Full Article...]
Yogi government plans 100-mt-tall Lord Ram statue in Ayodhya
Principal Secretary of Tourism Awanish Kumar Awasthi had made a presentation, the IE report says. Next week, the chief minister going to Ayodhya with all his ministers to celebrate Diwali festival. While the Adityanath government's stated objective behind the installation of the grand Lord Ram statue may be to promote Ayodhya as a religious tourism destination, the obviously political moti... [Full Article...]
Defence Minister Sitharaman reviews operational preparedness in Northeast
Soon after pictures of her waving at Chinese soldiers went viral on social media, the Defence Minister posted another tweet with a video of her interaction with Chinese soldiers. From October 9, commanders and top officials of the Indian Army will undertake a 360-degree review of the battle readiness of the force as well as examine the "joint war" doctrine of the three arms of India's mili... [Full Article...]
Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) Needle Moving -0.03%
About 2 shares traded. (NASDAQ: CSCO ). Mayo Investment Advisers Ltd Liability Com invested 2.53% of its portfolio in Cisco Systems, Inc . It has underperformed by 3.50% the S&P500. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) slipped over -0.11% at $75.64. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 26th. [Full Article...]
Monkey-Pox Spreads to Akwa Ibom, One Person Quarantined
Chikwe Ihekweazu, no deaths had been recorded as a result of the virus, adding that it remained unlikely that numerous suspected cases were actually monkey pox. He added that it is important for people to take note of the fact that prevention is better than cure and therefore required them to always wash their hands, avoid monkeys, bushmeats and dead animals as well as be on the lookout for sympt... [Full Article...]
NATO Launches New Black Sea Force to Target Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during the 63rd annual session of the NATO PA in Bucharest stated that Ukraine and Georgia "sooner or later" can become member states of NATO , but at present they should focus on reforms. The UK is deploying fighter planes to Romania , Canada is helping patrol Romanian airspace and Italian planes are helping patrol over Bulgaria. According to Stolten... [Full Article...]
Liberia votes new president today
Finally, my dear Liberians, we all must respect the outcome of the election as declared by the National Electoral Commission. At a peace concert, Queen Juli Endee, a music artist, urged her fellow Liberians to shun violence during the elections. [Full Article...]
Frustrated police appeal for public's help in Las Vegas case
Paddock shot the guard at 9:59pm (local time ), Sheriff Lombardo said, shortly before raining down bullets on the Route 91 Harvest festival in an attack that began at 10:05pm and lasted 10 minutes. The large-scale airport breach raised questions about the security of the McCarran International's perimeter as people were able to barge their way through the fences of one of the nation's busiest ... [Full Article...]
Heavy downpour: 6 flights diverted to City from Kolkata
Suburban and long-distance train services of both Eastern and South Eastern Railways were slightly affected in the morning. Students of many schools, which reopened today after the Durga Puja vacation, were inconvenienced due to the downpour, while some schools declared a holiday in view of the rain that had started late last night. [Full Article...]
Stephen Paddock Specifically Asked Hotel For Room With View Of Lollapalooza
Paddock booked a second room there on August 3. USA media, citing multiple anonymous law enforcement sources, reported that searches of the Las Vegas gunman's communications and electronic equipment found that he had scouted locations in both Chicago and Boston . [Full Article...]
Trump's morning tweets again take on North Korea policy
The president's comments do, however, clearly refute reports that the relationship between Trump and Tillerson was on a downward slide, so much so that the latter was reportedly considering resigning. When pressed, he would only respond, "You'll find out". "We're not going to announce what actions we'll be taking until that moment comes", she said. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation calls to avoid steps that may worsen situation around North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a meeting of Pyongyang's Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party on Saturday. In an interview aired Saturday evening, he said the problem of North Korea's nuclear weapons program should have been handled 25 years ago, and the war in Iraq was one of the "truly big mistakes" in American history. [Full Article...]
United Nations peacekeeper killed in attack in DRC
The Lubero region lies about 300km north of Goma, the main town of North Kivu province, where dozens of illegal armed groups control several villages. He once again called on all armed groups in the country to lay down their weapons and noted that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under worldwide law, said the statement. [Full Article...]
Royal support helping mental health issue
Prince William , Kate Middleton and Prince Harry have given $2.7 million (£2 million) to back a new digital initiative that will help improve people's mental health . Jon White, a triple amputee former Royal Marines captain overseeing the project at the Royal Foundation , said troops would be shown an annual video featuring veterans and high-profile business people talking about mental fitne... [Full Article...]
Federation Internationale de Football Association U-17 WC: US beat Ghana 1-0; enter knockout stage
On the same day, Egypt and Ghana will square off in a formality group E match in Accra. Ayiah has already made his presence felt at the Federation Internationale de Football Association U-17 World Cup, turning provider for Ibrahim Sadiq to score the only goal in a 1-0 win over Colombia on Friday. [Full Article...]
UN Special Rapporteur welcomes USA decision to lift Sudan sanctions
Switzerland on Sunday called for a rapid and unconditional release of the woman but did not give any other details about her. "The decision comes in line with Egypt's solidarity with Sudan and efforts it has always exerted, including its frequent calls for lifting the sanctions in addition to contacts it held with the US side in that regard", said Ahmed Abu Zeid, the Foreign Ministry spokesman i... [Full Article...]
Only Maradona wants Messi to miss the World Cup, says Kempes
Just four points separate Uruguay in second (28) and Paraguay (24) in seventh and a win for Argentina could see them qualify automatically. Argentina find themselves in a precarious position going in to their final qualifying match, against Ecuador in the early hours of Wednesday morning. [Full Article...]