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The US secretary of state defends President Trump as Turkey launches an offensive in northern Syria. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32esE5e

Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube was talking about Turkish airstrikes when her son appeared. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35jCRiV

Delta flies 120 girls to NASA with all-women crew to celebrate Girls in Aviation Day Delta celebrated International Girls in Aviation Day on Sunday with its fifth annual Women Inspiring our Next Generation (WING) Flight, which carried 120 girls ages 12 to 18 from Salt Lake City to NASA in Houston.

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US Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was shouted off stage in Washington DC. Was it right? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LZIV8A

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Mindy Kaling accuses TV Academy of sexism, and it responds Actress and writer Mindy Kaling is speaking out about the alleged sexism she endured from the Television Academy.

'Black US voters' main target of Russia's 2016 disinformation campaign, Senate report concludes The Russian social media campaign against the U.S. targeted no single group more than African-Americans, a new federal report concludes.

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Data from Google Maps could help cities plan to lower emissions. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2nBoyp0

Arizona official charged with human smuggling after bringing more than 40 pregnant women to the US An Arizona elected official is facing dozens of charges in three states in connection with a multimillion-dollar adoption scheme in which he allegedly smuggled more than 40 women into the U.S. from the Marshall Islands, promising them money in exchange for their babies.

Retired New Jersey police chief convicted of lying to feds in hate probe A retired New Jersey police chief was found guilty Wednesday of lying to the FBI during a hate crime investigation in which he is accused of using excessive force against a black man. 

Moroccan human rights activists have been targeted by hackers armed with sophisticated computing spying software amid a government crackdown on protests in recent years, according to research by Amnesty International. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33hjfKn

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Wednesday that China's treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an "enormous human rights violation" and Washington will continue to raise the issue. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VxvIqH

Venezuelans desperately explored piracy workarounds on Tuesday to continue using Adobe programs after the software developer said it will cut access to its products for the country's users, citing U.S. sanctions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33h7HqF

The U.S. military has taken custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants previously held in Syria by Kurdish-led fighters and moved them out of the country, as Turkey starts an offensive there, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/321yXJD

East Germany's last communist leader, Egon Krenz, says the fall of the Berlin Wall was the "worst night of his life". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IBEb7a