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Ebola experts pulled from Congo amid ongoing outbreak

10/16/2018, 3:57:39 AM
Personnel from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who have been stationed in the Democratic of Congo to help control the ongoing Ebola outbreak have been pulled back from the worst impacted areas due to safety concerns, a US government official familiar with the situation told CNN Monday. ✔ WHO has estimated that more than one million refugees and internally displaced people are in North Kivu and Ituri, and their movement through and out of the provinces is a potential risk factor for the spread of Ebola ✔ Beginning with the 1976 discovery of Ebola in an area that is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country has experienced 10 outbreaks, including this year's outbreaks


Is this the end of Saudi prince's honeymoon?

10/16/2018, 2:29:19 AM
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is facing scrutiny over the disappearance of critic Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Saudi Arabia under MBS was going places and this time last year the world beat a path to his door, flocking to attend his inaugural Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh ✔ A cameraman takes a break during the inaugural presidential visit by Donald Trump A lot has changed ✔ More conservative Saudis may well be hankering for quieter times


Analysis | How Trump bobs and weaves to avoid the truth

10/16/2018, 1:36:02 AM
In ‘60 Minutes’ interview, the president resorted to his favorite moves to sidestep facts ✔ Trump also continues to misstate the trade deficit with China ✔ (About our rating scale) Send us facts to check by filling out this form Sign up for The Fact Checker weekly newsletter The Fact Checker is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network code of principles


Opinion | We must demand accountability for Saudi Arabia’s behavior

10/16/2018, 12:05:50 AM
We’ve been letting them get away with murder. ✔ By Chris Murphy October 15 at 6:49 PM Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ✔ A new research report notes that there is strong evidence that Coalition strategy has aimed to destroy food production and distribution


Jamal Khashoggi crisis threatens U.S.-Saudi Arabia oil ties

10/16/2018, 1:42:56 AM
While investigators in Turkey searched the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul seeking clues to the fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was heading to Riyadh seeking answers of his own, the bigger question for the Trump administration was how to manage an incident that could irrevocably tarnish a critical ally at a critical time. ✔ Initially welcomed in Washington foreign policy circles as a progressive reformer, the crown prince is increasingly seen as reckless, impetuous and authoritarian, said Gerald Feinstein of the Middle Eastern Institute think tank in Washington ✔ It is an extremely strange case, and we need some real facts to emerge


Teen Mom OG's Bristol Palin Breaks Down in Tears of Frustration After Splitting from Dakota Meyer: 'I'm Just Disappointed'

10/16/2018, 3:53:23 AM
Bristol Palin couldn't contain her disappointment after splitting from ex Dakota Meyer ✔ RELATED: Bristol Palin and Dakota Meyer Decide to End Their Marriage as the  Teen Mom OG  Cameras Roll I’m just disappointed ✔ I’m just disappointed because it’s, like, in our divorce I didn’t ask for anything ✔ Meyer filed for divorce in February and they finalized it earlier this summer


John Bolton goes to Azerbaijan

10/16/2018, 2:27:06 AM
When U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton tweeted that he will be visiting Azerbaijan on October 20 it could not have come sooner. This secular Muslim country of 9 million is one of America’s most reliable yet underappreciated allies on the world stage. Mr. Bolton should use his visit to this geopolitically significant country sandwiched between a dangerous Russia and adventurous Iran to reiterate Washington’s unwavering, strong and unabashed support for America’s ally of over 26 years. ✔ Mrs. Aliyeva’s charitable giving to such organizations in the United States like Save A Child’s Heart, the Urban Alliance and Longview School for the Disabled has touched the lives of those less fortunate in our country ✔ • S. Rob Sobhani is CEO of Caspian Group Holdings


Koreas, U.S.-led U.N. Command discuss disarming border area

10/16/2018, 3:16:10 AM
SEOUL--The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led United Nations Command were meeting Tuesday to discuss effo ✔ The military agreement between the Koreas also calls for the creation of buffer zones along their land and sea boundaries, a no-fly zone above the border and the removal of 11 front-line guard posts by December ✔ It was also where a defecting North Korean soldier fled south last year in a hail of bullets fired by his former comrades


Opinion | Prince Jared’s Prince Charming turns out to be a beast

10/16/2018, 12:05:47 AM
No matter how unscrupulous the Saudi crown prince might be, he’s still rich. ✔ The glass orb told Prince Jared that Salmanella, nearly as charming as Jared, was not the bloodthirsty climber some feared but rather a young reformer who believed in human rights, opposed terrorism and wanted women to drive cars ✔ Leonnig and Anne Gearan: Two princes: Kushner now faces a reckoning for Trump’s bet on the heir to the Saudi throne David Kaye and Agnes Callamard: The only way to uncover the truth about Khashoggi’s disappearance Michael Gerson: The Trump era is full of cruelty without consequence Jackson Diehl: Trump’s Middle East ambitions have been exposed as misguided fantasies David Ignatius: Jamal Khashoggi’s long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate


Beto O'Rourke talks down a heckler who screams 'you approve of abortions' during speech

10/16/2018, 2:51:41 AM
'I believe in a woman's choice' when confronted by a female agitator about abortion,' Democrat responds ✔ With less than a month before the midterm elections and just one day before a final debate between Texas Senate candidates Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz, tensions can be felt about a possible blue wave threatening reliably red seats in the Lone Star state ✔ There were no deaths reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members aboard the Utair Boeing 737, but the Russian health ministry said 18 people were injured


Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies from non-Hodgkin lymphoma complications, aged 65

10/16/2018, 2:51:45 AM
Childhood friend of Bill Gates announced earlier this month his non-Hodgkin lymphoma had returned ✔ President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion AFP/Getty 42/50 4 September 2018 Damaged traffic boards and telecommunication relay poles after they were brought down by strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Osaka


Opinion | As the Internet Splinters, the World Suffers

10/16/2018, 2:03:52 AM
A breakup of the web grants privacy, security and freedom to some, and not so much to others. ✔ There is a huge binary difference between being launched and not launched, said Mr. Gomes ✔ Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 White Woman Who Blocked Black Neighbor From Building Is Fired In Shifting Story, Saudi Arabia May Admit Dissident Journalist Was Killed Opinion: The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting Opinion: If You’re Not Scared About Fascism in the U.S., You Should Be Opinion: The Rich White Civil War Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination


Jeff Sessions just named these 5 groups as the top transnational organized-crime threats to the US

10/16/2018, 2:24:11 AM
The Trump administration has pursued a hardline crackdown on organized crime, and five groups named by the Justice Department on Monday will be targeted by a new transnational organized-crime task force. ✔ Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new transnational organized-crime task force on Monday ✔ But Ismael El Mayo Zambada, a shadowy cartel chieftain who helped form the group with Guzman and is backing Guzman's sons, appears to have reestablished some of the cartel's cohesion and avoided a major fracture


Opinion | Who needs Saudi Arabia?

10/16/2018, 12:05:48 AM
Whatever the outcome of the Khashoggi case, a fundamental reshaping of the relationship is imperative. ✔ As for arms sales, someone needs to brief Mr. Trump on the actual results of the promises made to him when he visited Riyadh last year ✔ Read more: Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington Post David Ignatius: Jamal Khashoggi’s long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate The Post’s View: The backlash to Khashoggi’s alleged murder is growing except in the White House Hatice Cengiz: Please, President Trump, shed light on my fiance’s disappearance Elliott Abrams: Why Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance will haunt the Saudi government


Northern Thailand food: 9 dishes every visitor needs to try

10/16/2018, 12:53:44 AM
For photographer and author Austin Bush, northern Thailand's biggest draw is its food. Here, he shares nine of the region's must-try dishes and his favorite spots to savor them. ✔ Allegedly, it's a Muslim dish, and the couple at Khao Soi Prince is Muslim and prepare it in the Muslim style ✔ The owner of this restaurant, Sue Hai, is second gen Chinese, born in Thailand but he speaks Thai with a strong Chinese accent, and they do all kinds of stuff ✔ The Food Of Northern Thailand (Clarkson Potter) will be released on October 23


Pompeo to visit Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi

10/16/2018, 3:59:43 AM
Turkish investigators have now left the Istanbul consulate where the Saudi journalist was last seen. ✔ Investigators entered the building in Istanbul on Monday afternoon - first a Saudi team followed roughly an hour later by Turkish forensic police ✔ Officially entitled the Future Finance Initiative, the Saudi conference describes itself as an international platform for expert-led debate between investors, innovators and governments as well as economic leaders ✔ Significantly, it was expected to showcase the reform agenda of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman


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