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Graham: Ukraine transcript is 'underwhelming' Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham on impeachment inquiry, Ukraine call transcript.

Indonesia's geophysics agency said on Thursday that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 had struck in the eastern part of the archipelago in Seram island in Maluku province. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ndVN0S

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Representatives from the 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees were honored in a ceremony Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The 53 schools were recognized for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education.  Officials from the schools received sustainably crafted plaques in recognition for their achievements. from ED News https://ift.tt/2mGoBiw

Iraqi linguist, now US soldier, recalls 7,474-mile journey of American flag buried in Iraq for 11 years It became a simple yet nearly impossible mission: recover a precious American flag buried in the dirt somewhere in Iraq.

Lawsuit over Bible in veterans hospital can move forward, judge says The ruling failed to end a months-long fight over a Bible display that prompted even Vice President Mike Pence to chime in.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he thought that only U.S. President Donald Trump's side of their July phone call would be published. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2njzfvT

The wave of anti-foreigner attacks are a symptom of a bigger problem, writes Andrew Harding. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lPz0YT

The world's second-largest economy is growing at its slowest pace since the early 1990s. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2lPyVo3

Man convicted of hate crime for confronting woman in Puerto Rico T-shirt A suburban Chicago man who was captured on video berating a woman wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican on it was convicted of a hate crime Wednesday. 

Officials hold Costco shooting presser An off-duty Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a mentally ill man during an altercation in a Southern California Costco warehouse in June.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday gave the State Department the authority to bar senior Iranian officials and their family members from entering the United States as immigrants or nonimmigrants, the White House said in a proclamation. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lbwwUu

A released memo confirmed the US president urged for a Biden inquiry, but was it in exchange for aid? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lE7fmi

The heavy industrial city of Xuzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu will shut local factories on Thursday as part of efforts to reduce smog ahead of the country's National Day celebrations next week, the local government said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2nm6zm5

Chinese ceramic artist Feng Chengren works alongside the country's top leaders in his shop in eastern China. Their smooth faces, lightly tanned by the soil of nearby riverbanks, smile benignly at lines of customers. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lg2u22

Chile is investigating how babies and children were sent abroad for adoption during military rule. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lMR0mP

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