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Month: December 2020

US says Iranian-backed militias ‘almost certainly’ behind recent rocket attack near US embassy in Baghdad

US Central Command said Wednesday that the Sunday rocket attack on Baghdad’s International Zone near the US embassy was “almost certainly conducted by an Iranian-backed rogue militia group.” Captain William Urban, the CENTCOM spokesman, said the 21 rocket attack was the largest rocket attack since 2010 on the area in central Baghdad, also known as

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Cool down arrives Thursday

A Red Flag Warning is in effect through noon Thursday as gusty Santa Ana winds move across the Southland. Outdoor burns should be avoided as fires can rapidly spread under these conditions. Strongest gusts stay to west of the Coachella Valley but it will remain breezy for many in the low desert. Get ready for

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Ahmed Qorei Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Ahmed Qorei, former prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority. Personal Birth date: March 1937 Birth place: Abu Dis, West Bank Birth name: Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qorei Other Facts His last name can be spelled Qurei, Qureia, Qrei, Qurai or Korei. It is pronounced (koh-RYE). Also known

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Khaled Meshaal Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. Personal Birth date: 1956 Birth place: Silwad, West Bank Birth name: Khaled Meshaal Father: Imam, name unknown publicly Mother: Name unknown publicly Marriage: Name unknown publicly, (1981-present) Children: Seven Education: Kuwait University, Bachelor of Science in Physics, 1978 Religion: Sunni

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FBI accuses Iran of threatening US election officials

Iranian cyber actors were behind online death threats targeting US election officials, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Officials said individuals associated with the Iranian regime operated multiple websites following the election, including one titled “enemiesofthepeople,” which contained personal information and photos of government and private sector officials involved in managing the 2020 US election. Among

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Visa continues its ban on Pornhub but will allow payments on some of its parent company’s sites

Visa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed websites, Visa says, only host professionally produced adult studio content rather than user-generated content, which it currently bans. “Following a thorough review, Visa will reinstate acceptance privileges for MindGeek sites that offer professionally

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Superheroes surprise 5-year-old boy hospitalized for Christmas after he was hit in the head by a stray bullet

Click here for updates on this story     Chicago (WBBM) — Clareon Williams Jr. is only five years old, and he will spend Christmas recovering from gunshot wounds. He is an innocent victim of Chicago’s gun violence. Tuesday morning, Clareon got a holiday surprise when Spiderman, Superman, Batman and other superheroes escorted by police vehicles went

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3,401 Covid-19 deaths were reported in just 1 day — likely fueled by Thanksgiving gatherings and travel

Thousands more families just lost a loved one this holiday season as the US reported its second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day — 3,401 on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. And in nine states, more people are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at any other point in this pandemic: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California,

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