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Eight people died and two were injured as a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday evening in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/315qXGf

Pro-Hong Kong signs confiscated at NBA game Protester Jon Schweppe weighs in on having his pro-Hong Kong signs confiscated at an NBA game in Washington, D.C.

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Gutfeld on the media using repetition as a tool The media can't stand you. I bet the feeling is mutual.

Ellen slammed over her friendship with 'war criminal' George W. Bush Marc Thiessen says Ellen Degeneres has done a huge national service reminding us that our fellow Americans that disagree with us are not our enemies.

California man charged with defrauding, extorting US consumers through foreign telemarketers: DOJ A California man was indicted in Miami this week on charges that he defrauded and extorted elderly Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by partnering with Peruvian-based call centers, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

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Turkey-Syria payback: Norway suspends arms sales to Erdogan regime, exposing cracks in NATO solidarity Turkey’s incursion into northeastern Syria this week has not only been met with international condemnation – but it has also induced something of a schism between members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Apple pulls app aiding Hong Kong protestors after being attacked by China state-run media The Dispatch editor-in-chief Jonah Goldberg says China is using Apple and the NBA as 'props' in a propaganda campaign.

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A new front has opened in the U.S.-China trade war as companies shifting manufacturing to Vietnam engage in a fierce battle for skilled labor, aggravating an existing shortage and prompting calls for education reforms to address the problem. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/316tj7u

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The U.S. government said on Thursday that it supported Brazil's taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), though it is first backing accession by Argentina. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2B2tSVu

Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, two foreign-born associates of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were charged on Thursday with conspiring to influence U.S. politics with illegal campaign contributions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2AXJZ6K

Uber driver who fatally shot drunken passenger not guilty of murder The Uber driver who fatally shot a drunken, unruly passenger was found not guilty of murder by a Colorado jury Thursday. 

West Virginia mayor restores city's 'Christmas Parade' after protests over name change The mayor of West Virginia reversed a decision to rename the capital city's annual "Charleston Christmas Parade" to the "Winter Parade" after religious leaders in the community decried the name change.  

Daughter of veteran who died in VA hospital speaks out Melanie Proctor speaks out after her father's death in a VA hospital was ruled a homicide.

VA issues $400M in refunds to vets for erroneous home loan fees The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refunded more than $400 million in erroneous home loan fees to veterans after an inspector general audit prompted a review earlier this year, the agency announced Tuesday.