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Trucks carrying parts of U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, March 6, 2017. (U.S. Force Korea/AP)

China To Test New Weapons, Stage Live Fire Drills In Retaliation For US THAAD Deployment

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India State Government Blocks Social Media Access, ISPs In Restive Kashmir

Among those blocked were WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Snapchat, Tumblr, Skype and Viber.

teleSUR
Por teleSUR
Kashmir Human Shield

The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday blocked nearly 22 social media websites alongside internet service providers for a period of one month or until further notice to get a grip on the escalating protests and clashes in the conflict-ridden region. The state government issued an order signed by the principal secretary in the state’s home

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Trump finalmente está casi hecho renunciando a sus negocios

El presidente Trump casi ha terminado de entregar la administración de sus negocios, casi 100 días después de que prometió hacerlo.

Al Shaw
Derek Kravitz
Por Al Shaw
Y Derek Kravitz
Heavily armed police officers stand guard in the rain outside Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

At a press a conference before he took office, then-President-elect Donald Trump said he had signed paperwork "turning over complete and total control" of his business empire to his sons. His lawyer said the more than 400 businesses would be placed in a trust by Inauguration Day. Now, nearly 100 days later, he's nearly fulfilled this

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New Data Reveals Opioid Deaths Are Being Underreported

As awareness of the epidemic continues to grow, further hazards of the pharmaceutical class of drugs are being revealed — including potentially higher numbers of deaths caused by their use.

Carey Wedler
Por Carey Wedler
Medication pills prescription opiates painkiller

America’s ongoing opioid crisis is no secret. With thousands dying from prescription painkiller overdoses each year — nearly as many as traffic deaths — even the U.S. government has been forced to take action. As awareness of the epidemic continues to grow, further hazards of the pharmaceutical class of drugs are being revealed — including

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USS Mahan Fires Warning Flare At Iranian Ship Sailing Off Iranian Coast

President Trump has long played up the idea of using such an incident to pick a fight with Iran, saying he thinks the US should just blow up any Iranian ship they decide has gotten too close.

Jason Ditz
Por Jason Ditz
The USS Mahan, a guided-missile destroyer, moves up the Hudson River in New York. (Photo: Ed Bailey/AP)

US warships have made a habit of wandering around in the Persian Gulf just off the coast of Iran, waiting for Iranian Naval ships to get sort of close, then complain in the international media how “unprofessional” that was. Today, the USS Mahan took it a step further, firing a “warning flare” at the Iranian ship. Officials didn’t identify the

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Tortured Women’s Rights Advocate Smeared By CNN Following Guilty Plea

This was a political case from the beginning, but one would not know that from reading CNN’s atrocious coverage .

Kevin Gosztola
Por Kevin Gosztola
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Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Recognizing the United States government would probably deport her eventually whether she won or lost her case, Rasmea Odeh pled guilty to a charge that she “procured” U.S. citizenship by failing to disclose she was previously convicted of a crime by an Israeli military court in 1969. The plea was

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U.S. Moves Naval Assets To Korean Peninsula, North Korea Warns Against “Dangerous Act”

The aggressive stance taken by the U.S. against North Korea in recent weeks has prompted the country to demonstrate that it could retaliate against any potential attack by the U.S. Meanwhile, media reports in Japan and the U.S. are fomenting domestic fears of a possible nuclear attack.

MintPress News Desk
Por MintPress News Desk
A South Korean protester holds up a placard opposing a plan to deploy the a U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, April 27, 2017. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Soon after the Trump administration took unilateral action against Syria, the focus of U.S. foreign policy quickly shifted thousands of miles away to the isolated, authoritarian government of North Korea – drumming up fears that more U.S. unilateral military action could take place. The U.S. has so far refrained from taking any

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