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North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger after surgery, or so they ay
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	4 19:53 jpal [1762]
Monitor says Israeli strikes in Syria killed 9 pro-regime fighters	0 [1795]
Shura councils of Benghazi and Darna (ISIS & AlQeada) now fighting for the GNA announce deaths of 10 of their terrorists in Tripoli	0 [1745]
Moment one of the militia leaders, Muhammad Ayyash, was targeted by the LNA in Tripoli Ain Zara	0 [1756]
GNA media outlets send condolences of the death of 5 terrorists of shura council mujahiden Benghazi Responsible for the US embassy attacks in Benghazi	2 22:38 Chris [1777]
LNA airstrike on a large convoy of GNA militia 3km south of Jmail	0 [1781]
Iranian forces move headquarters of Iraqi Hezbollah and Al_Haydariyoun from Al_Mayadin to Al_Mazare	0 [1752]
Regime forces renew rocket attacks on #Jabal_Al_Zawiyah and eastern Idlib, as ceasefire enters its 46th day	1 09:13 Frank G [1754]
7,400 Syrian mercenaries volunteered to go to Libya, nearly 200 of whom killed in Libyan territory so far	0 [1751]
Regime forces renewed shelling on rural Idlib, while Russian drones fly over ‘Putin-Erdogan’ area	0 [1782]
Ethnic cleansing in rural Ras_al_Ain: Yazidi community face systematic violations by Turkish-backed factions	0 [1774]
LNA captures group of #Syrian mercenaries of #Turkish-backed factions	0 [1745]
Israeli shelling targets military posts of Iranian militia in Palmyra, east of Homs province	1 08:19 Mullah Richard [1755]
Clashes among Turkish-backed factions leave casualties in #Ras_al_Ain	0 [1784]
Page 2: WoT Background
Second night of riots erupt in Paris as residents accuse 'racist' police of attacking minorities during coronavirus lockdown	0 [1750]
Pandemic forces first-ever digital Holocaust Remembrance Day	0 [1744]
Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency coalition government	1 13:09 magpie [1779]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump to Announce Big Deregulation Moves to Speed Economic Recovery	4 19:05 Raj [1750]
PM Modi's Approval Rating Soars to 68%, Higher Than Any Other World Leader	1 23:29 trailing wife [1776]
CDC's failed coronavirus tests were tainted with coronavirus, feds confirm	5 15:23 Clem [1745]
Hong Kong crisis escalates as China moves to hasten demise of city's autonomy	3 19:01 SteveS [1752]
SU-25 attack plane accidentally shoots rocket towards French aircraft, killing four at airbase in Chad	5 21:38 Angotle Hupoluque3465 [1771]
US newspapers face 'extinction-level' crisis as Covid-19 hits hard	14 21:42 Clem [1775]
Ohio man, 60, who blasted COVID-19 lockdown as 'political ploy' and said stay-at-home orders were 'b*****t' dies after contracting coronavirus	7 17:13 Bobby [1741]
Westchester residents sue WHO for alleged coronavirus cover-up	3 08:55 John Frum [1742]
EPA Looks At Suspending Ethanol Blending Requirement	16 16:46 Clem [1751]
MIT Professor: Subways Seeded the Massive Coronavirus Epidemic in NYC	7 19:00 ruprecht [1740]
Can the coronavirus be spread through flatulence?	7 16:37 Bobby [1747]
Kentucky sees highest spike in coronavirus cases after lockdown protests	5 15:21 Bobby [1749]
Israeli Professor Shows Virus Follows Fixed Pattern	6 21:03 Clem [1770]
Here Are Six States Ending Shelter-In-Place Orders On, Or Before, April 30	9 16:43 Lex [1747]
Iowa Sends National Guard Troops to Defend Meat Plants From Virus	6 20:25 trailing wife [1776]
Georgia will reopen gyms, beauty salons and barber shops THIS FRIDAY	10 22:43 Chris [1772]
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger after surgery, or so they say	19 12:10 Abu Uluque [1776]
Facebook takes down anti-quarantine protest posts	5 19:08 magpie [1759]
Russian Urals crude oil down to negative -$2 per barrel	2 07:56 lord garth [1743]
Coronaplague roundup	7 10:10 g(r)omgoru [1753]
Iranian ‘Prophetic Medicine' Leader: Camel Urine Cures Coronavirus	6 09:03 Raj [1747]
Iraqi woman, 20, is pictured writhing in pain on her hospital bed 'after being set alight by her abusive husband' before dying of her injuries	0 [1741]
Minnesota man, 27, 'killed 19-year-old girl, dismembered her body in his garage and disposed of the remains in garbage dumpsters'	4 07:04 DooDahMan [1748]
Former Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly dead at 33	8 16:57 JohnQC [1743]
Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazi concentration camp 'death march' dies of coronavirus aged 96 in Israel	1 05:41 Clem [1744]
Traders flee U.S. oil as contract price plunges to negative $40 a barrel	3 04:32 BrerRabbit [1745]
At Last – Gates' Objective is Revealed – Destroy Economy Relaunch without CO2	5 17:45 JohnQC [1745]
Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson reveals ‘extreme' side effects of chloroquine as she describes couple's coronavirus recovery	23 20:17 swksvolFF [1750]
Car crashes in California drop 50% after shelter in place order - saving taxpayers $40m a day	3 09:14 lord garth [1752]
Page 4: Opinion
US and China WAR May be Inevitable, As Economy Collapses And Democrats And GOP Fight, War Approaches (video)	16 22:35 Lex [1769]
Michigan Governor: 'Revolting Against A Tyrannical Government Is Simply Un-American'	11 18:25 Mullah Richard [1744]
Smoke in TeePee: As Native peoples self-isolate, outsiders are still demanding in	7 17:21 JohnQC [1747]
Chinese Agent Charles Lieber & His Virus Transmitters	7 20:13 trailing wife [1743]
Nigel Farage: Only Trump Has Stood up to China, But Citizens of the West Must Stand up Next	1 06:25 g(r)omgoru [1756]
The Future Must Be Decentralized and Localized	9 21:51 Thorong Grundy1520 [1769]
Meat shortages: The wages of 'cheap' illegal labor	2 10:14 g(r)omgoru [1743]
New intel chief pivotal in releasing classified dossier bombshell	3 14:57 gorb [1745]
Germany's BILD Editor-In-Chief 'You are endangering the world'	2 09:41 Matt [1754]
Pres. Trump shares post saying John Durham indictments could come 'this week'	6 15:24 Clem [1744]
How to Get Rid of a POTUS	2 14:42 49 Pan [1745]
BREAKING: Trump Announces He'll Suspend Immigration Into the U.S.	11 23:16 Clem [1769]
Dogs could sniff out coronavirus cases at rate of 750 per hour, experts believe	9 14:16 M. Murcek [1748]
Michigan Governor: 'Revolting Against A Tyrannical Government Is Simply Un-American'	18 14:31 charger [1749]
They Can't Stop Us from Re-Opening America	10 17:10 JohnQC [1754]
The European Union is Dead but Does Not Yet Know It	1 13:52 rjschwarz [1752]
Page 6: Politix
Biden says he would pick Michelle Obama as running mate 'in a heartbeat'	2 18:31 Lex [1750]
Pelosi: Let Them Eat Ice Cream - YouTube	5 22:50 SteveS [1767]
Ynet update: Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation - WHO	4 17:07 JohnQC [1748]
Inmates committing crimes after coronavirus release ‘unconscionable': de Blasio	8 18:17 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1784]
WATCH: Trump posts hilarious video mocking Obama for his endorsement of Biden	5 15:03 Skidmark [1751]
Michelle Obama can READ!	16 17:07 Lex [1788]
Illinois Senate Democrats Seek Massive Federal Bailout for State, Going Far Beyond Coronavirus Impact	14 20:00 Regular joe [1752]
Lurch Says Trump's Coronavirus Response Should Be Investigated After The Election…	5 22:29 Lex [1768]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2020-04-21
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger
after surgery, or so they ay

Mon 2020-04-20
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%

Sun 2020-04-19
44 suspected Boko Haram jihadis found dead in Chad prison

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

Sun 2020-04-12
Houthi militia has sentenced four journalists to death in Yemen for ‘treason and espionage,’

Sat 2020-04-11
Krakatoa volcano blows up

Fri 2020-04-10
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

Thu 2020-04-09
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi withdraws his candidacy

Wed 2020-04-08
Pakistan Scrambles to Quarantine 100,000 Who Attended Tablighi Jamaat Event

Tue 2020-04-07
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun calls on international donors to provide financial assistance to the crisis-hit country

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