Scott Neuman

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Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Friday, October 11, 2019

The Ethiopian leader received the award for his efforts to bring an end to 20 years of war with neighboring Eritrea.

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Super Typhoon Hagibis Could Be Strongest In Decades To Hit Tokyo

Friday, October 11, 2019

The typhoon could make landfall on the main Japanese island of Honshu on Saturday, hitting the capital with up to 2 feet of rain, storm surge and winds up to 135 mph.

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After China Objects, Apple Removes App Used By Hong Kong Protesters

Thursday, October 10, 2019

HKmap.live has been used by pro-democracy activists to keep track of protests and police activity. Apple says it was removed from the App Store because it was being used to "endanger law enforcement."

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Civilians Flee As Turkish Forces Strike Kurds In Northern Syria

Thursday, October 10, 2019

The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion.

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Turkish Forces Launch Military Attack Against Kurds At Syrian Border

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

The incursion comes after the White House announced that U.S. forces would stand aside as Turkey launched the military operation in Northern Syria.

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3 Share Nobel Prize In Chemistry For Development Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

An American, British and Japanese scientist have jointly received the award, according to an announcement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize In Physics For Work On Earth's Place In The Universe

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

The Royal Swedish Academy of Science made the announcement Tuesday in Stockholm that a Canadian-American and two Swiss scientists had won the prize.

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Hong Kong's Leader Warns 'No Options Ruled Out' If Protests Continue

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

Despite the veiled threat that China's military could intervene in the territory, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she still believes that the people of Hong Kong "should find solutions ourselves."

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U.S. Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms Over Treatment Of Uighurs

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

The Commerce Department added 28 Chinese security bureaus and tech firms to the Entity List, including Hikvision, a leading producer of video surveillance and face recognition technology.

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Houston Rockets GM Apologizes For Tweet Supporting Hong Kong Protesters

Monday, October 07, 2019

On Friday, Daryl Morey tweeted: "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong." But he issued an apology after backlash from the Chinese Basketball Association and others.

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Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen

Monday, October 07, 2019

The three physicians "found the molecular switch that regulates how our cells adapt when oxygen levels drop," a member of the Nobel Committee said.

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Rip Taylor, Comedian Known For His Camp And Confetti, Dies At 88

Monday, October 07, 2019

Taylor was a mainstay of 1970s television game shows and variety programs, such as Match Game and The Hollywood Squares. One of his best-known gags was to throw confetti at the audience.

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In Major Policy Shift, U.S. Will Stand Aside As Turkish Forces Extend Reach In Syria

Monday, October 07, 2019

A White House statement late Sunday said Turkey would soon go ahead with a military operation in the country's Kurdish-dominated north and that U.S. forces "will no longer be in the immediate area."

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At Least 42 Dead After Days Of Violent Protests In Iraq

Friday, October 04, 2019

The violence first erupted on Tuesday and has spread across Baghdad and much of the country's mainly Shiite south. Protesters are venting anger over a lack of jobs and poor infrastructure.

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Texts Detail Top U.S. Diplomat's Concerns About Possible Trump-Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

Friday, October 04, 2019

In texts released by House Democrats, a career diplomat worries that Washington is tying military aid and a White House visit for the president of Ukraine to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden.

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22 Soldiers Hurt After Parachuting Into Trees During Mississippi Training Exercise

Thursday, October 03, 2019

The exercise involved airborne troops normally stationed in Alaska who missed their designated drop zone because of wind. The injuries weren't life-threatening, officials say.

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Heirs Of Hyderabad's Last King Can Claim Millions Held In U.K. Account, Court Rules

Thursday, October 03, 2019

In 1948, the Nizam of Hyderabad put 1 million pounds in the overseas bank account of a Pakistani diplomat. It accumulated interest for the next seven decades as his family fought to get it back.

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In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

The agreement removes the drugmaker from the list of defendants in an upcoming federal opioid trial and follows an August settlement in Oklahoma in which it agreed to pay $572 million.

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A Year After Jamal Khashoggi's Death, His Fiancée Is Still Searching For Answers

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

The Washington Post columnist, who was a critic of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018.

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Hong Kong Protester Is Shot By Police As Clashes Over Democracy Take A Dark Turn

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

In an ominous first during weeks of protests, a demonstrator was shot in the chest and is now in the hospital. The mass rallies come as China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party rule.

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