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from Al Jazeera
Who are the world's biggest arms companies?
Firms such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and BAE systems make tens of billions of dollars from weapons sales.
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from Daily Express
Las Vegas shooting: ISIS expert claims group COULD be behind massacre
An ISIS expert has refused to rule out the possibility that Steven Paddock was acting in the name of ISIS when he launched a devastating attack on Las Vegas.
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from The Economist
Asset prices are high across the board. Is it time to worry?
With ultra-loose monetary policy coming to an end, it is best to tread carefully.
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Asset prices are high across the board. Is it time to worry?
With ultra-loose monetary policy coming to an end, it is best to tread carefully.
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from The Guardian (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, daily newspaper
Theresa May under pressure over ‘secret advice’ on halting Brexit
Prime minister is sent FOI request to publish legal guidance thought to argue that UK can stop EU divorce process at any time.
Theresa May under pressure over ‘secret advice’ on halting Brexit
Prime minister is sent FOI request to publish legal guidance thought to argue that UK can stop EU divorce process at any time.
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from The Hill
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, newspaper in Washington, D.C.Trump to sign order rolling back health insurance regulations: report
President Trump will sign an executive order next week aimed at rolling back health insurance regulations put in place by former President Obama in an effort to undo his predecessor's signature health-care law, according to The Wall Street Journal. The order will direct the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury to make it easier for individuals to group together and purchase insurance through "association health plans," according to the report.
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]Last night, I watched the new Netflix documentary Heroin(e). This documentary was of special interest to me, as it revolved around the opioid epidemic in Huntington, West Virginia. Huntington happens to be home to my alma mater, Marshall University, as well as my entire immediate family. Huntington also has the highest per capita rate of heroin overdose in the country.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Spokane Police will add suppressors to rifles, citing concerns about hearing damage
Outfitting the department’s 181 service rifles with suppressors will protect the city from the legal costs of worker’s compensation claims filed by officers, as well as from potential lawsuits filed by bystanders whose ears are exposed to firearm blasts. The sound of a fired shot can be louder than the takeoff of jet engines, the department says.
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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
An unusual amount of radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 has been detected in the airspace of Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and France, according to multiple European monitors. On October 3, the Austrian Ministry of the Environment released a statement saying small amounts of the isotope had been noticed. The amounts apparently do not pose any risk of consequence to human or environmental health.
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from Stratfor
Business Service in Austin, Texas
Weeks after Turkish forces started to deploy in large numbers along the border with Syria, adjacent to the province of Idlib, Ankara appears to be on the verge of launching yet another significant military operation into the war-torn country. Unlike Operation Euphrates Shield, which targeted lands occupied by the Islamic State, the upcoming operation into Idlib will be directed toward lands occupied by Syrian rebels. As befitting a convoluted conflict such as Syria, Turkey's advance into Idlib will be assisted by other Syrian rebel groups trained over time by Turkey in neighboring Aleppo province. And according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's latest statements, they will be supported by Russian aviation.
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from Zero Hedge
CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE, MIXED, financial blog with aggregated news and opinion
Car Slams Into Pedestrians Outside London Natural History Museum, Terrorism Ruled Out
At least seven people were injured after a car mounted the pavement and "deliberately mowed down pedestrians" outside the Natural History Museum in London. The car mounted the pavement before ploughing into two other vehicles, hitting visitors as they made their way to the museum, in one of London’s busiest tourist areas. According to London police, the incident is not being treated as terror-related, with Scotland Yard describing it as a 'road traffic collision. '
Vegas Shooter Investigators "Puzzled", Believe He Was Not Alone For Two Reasons
Two days ago, Clark County Sheriff Lombardo for the first time expressed his conviction that Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had to have help at some point during the tragic mass shooting, either in the preparation or the execution stage, or both.
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