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In the news, Friday, February 28, 2020


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from American Military News
Media/News Company in New York, NY

Illegal immigration in one area of Texas has dropped more than 80 percent thanks to the new border wall system that includes multiple layers of fencing, roads, lights, and extra personnel, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan told Congress on Thursday. Speaking at the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, Morgan said, “We’ve seen apprehensions and illegal entries and gotaways all being reduced by over 80% in that 20-mile stretch,” referring to a portion of the wall near El Paso, Texas.

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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany

Opinion: Vladimir Putin rekindles Recep Tayyip Erdogan's lost love for NATO
The Russian president may have outfoxed his Turkish counterpart in Syria, but he ruined their friendship in the process. And this time Vladimir Putin's careful calculations could backfire, writes Konstantin Eggert.

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from HumanProgress.org
Education Website

We are all familiar with aluminum. It is an integral part of everyday life. From our technology to our infrastructure, aluminum seems omnipresent. That wasn’t always the case, as refined aluminum was once rare and outlandishly expensive. Aluminum was discovered by the English chemist Humphry Davy in 1808. However, technical difficulties prohibited Davy from refining the metal into aluminum. It took nearly 37 years of trial and error before researchers were able to produce small granules of metallic aluminum.

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from The Mercury News
Newspaper · Broadcasting & Media Production Company in San Jose, California

Second U.S. coronavirus case of unknown origin confirmed in Santa Clara County; two others reported in Oregon, Washington
Troubling report suggests the virus may be circulating in the community

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from UPI News Agency (United Press International)
Media/News Company

Russia sends warships after Turkish troops killed in Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry said Turkish forces in Idlib province came under fire by Syrian government forces. Russia, which militarily supports the Syrian government, blamed Turkey for the soldiers' deaths -- saying they were in the area near "terrorist formations." Turkey, a NATO ally, has called on the United States and other members of the alliance to help protect troops and enforce a no-fly zone in Idlib province, where government forces and rebels have fought for months. NATO so far has declined to intervene.

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