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Former Libyan PM, Al-Sarraj Purchases Vanuatu's Passport
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	1 18:51 Mercutio [11131]
SWAT Shootout in Texas: 4 Cops Wounded, 1 Killed	3 13:09 M. Murcek [11129]
Lebanon in freefall as France announces aid conference on port blast anniversary	3 18:57 Grunter [11127]
IDF fires flares near Lebanese border after suspicious movements	1 00:10 Elvis [11133]
Dissident journalist Masih Alinejad reveals new details on Iran's plans to kidnap her	2 07:53 Skidmark [11129]
Kadhimi announces arrest of Husham al-Hashimi’s killers	0 [11127]
IDF says drone crashed in Lebanon due to malfunction, no data leaked	0 [11127]
Kandahar Airstrike ‘Aborted’ Over Pakistan’s Warning: Sources	0 [11134]
Deputy Governor Killed in Clashes in Kapisa: Sources	0 [11128]
ANDSF Retakes Three Districts in Last 24 Hours: MoD	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Two months after ceasefire, Gaza's economy is at its worst	2 12:51 swksvolFF [11126]
The ParisClub of official creditors agree to cancel $14 billion owed by Sudan	7 13:30 Tyranysaurus Jones4656 [11127]
French anti-corruption judges have taken over the probe into the personal wealth of Lebanon’s central bank chief	0 [11124]
Feminist extremism	7 18:52 Mercutio [11124]
Former Libyan PM, Al-Sarraj Purchases Vanuatu's Passport	0 [11132]
UN Chief Stresses Need for Foreign Fighters to Leave Libya	0 [11124]
Sadr dissolves own political party following withdrawal from elections	3 23:49 CrazyFool [11138]
Rojava hands over 16 ISIS-affiliated children, women to Belgium	0 [11130]
BBC journalist fired for ‘Hitler was right’ tweet blames ‘pro-Israel mob’	1 14:27 Glamp Hatfield2310 [11127]
Dostum Urges Govt to Support Local Forces Under His Command	1 14:36 Matt [11131]
NATO continuing its Defense Education Enhancement Program to ANDSF	0 [11129]
Indian journalist killed in Afghan-Pak border	3 05:55 Besoeker [11126]
Timeline: Lebanon's Spiraling Crisis and Political Impasse	0 [11131]
Erdogan's revenge: Turkey since failed 2016 coup	1 10:24 Mercutio [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Detroit woman tracks down stolen Mercedes, suspect dragged from barbershop by dreds	4 15:47 Shiva Protector of the Hohlraums [11127]
Coronavirus: Israel launches ‘Happy Badge' for weddings and large parties	3 11:13 swksvolFF [11129]
Moment a six-year-old Kentucky girl is dragged 1,000 feet along the road after her backpack got stuck in school bus door: Fired driver is now facing a civil lawsuit from furious mom	1 13:53 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11128]
California man, 32, arrested for prowling is found with 'rifles, a manifesto about committing genocide and bullets inscribed with 'Cop Killer' stashed in his truck'	2 22:17 Frank G [11133]
Biden's plan to repel a Cuban exodus: Administration will deploy a 'robust' presence' to the Florida Straits if refugees start fleeing communist nation and 'will send them back'	9 13:51 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11130]
Western US expected to be hit with fourth heat wave in five weeks: temperatures in Montana LIKELY to hit 106 degrees as wildfires continue to rage	6 17:56 Glenmore [11135]
Philadelphia's Proterra Electric Bus Fleet in Complete Shambles	5 20:51 Mike Kozlowski [11127]
Natural infection vs vaccination: Which gives more protection?	1 07:21 Spoter B [11125]
Biden: Social media ‘killing people' with COVID misinformation	3 07:12 Besoeker [11127]
County of San Diego COVID cases: Weekly Update 7/14/2021	10 18:22 swksvolFF [11128]
NASA revives ailing Hubble Space Telescope with switch to backup computer	6 15:09 SteveS [11126]
JoeBamanomics – Federal BLS Report Shows Declining US Wages 1.2 Percent Lower Than Last Year, Biden Administration Leading Economic War on Women	4 09:58 Spoter B [11131]
US judge blocks new applications to DACA program for 'dreamer' immigrants	9 13:38 Procopius2k [11129]
Shops and commercial establishments in SaudiArabia can remain open during prayer times in the Kingdom	1 23:36 Thereling the Limber5293 [11129]
The Prather Point - How to deal with 'Knock and Talk' (short video)	1 08:09 Frank G [11123]
Manchester, NH's First Rapper / Drive-By Shooting	2 20:57 Lonzo Trotsky7079 [11126]
The Oil Patch Warrior of WWII, Newark, England	4 10:14 Mercutio [11127]
Ship of the line Poltava arrives in St. Petersburg for Navy Day	1 18:36 ed in texas [11129]
Russian Routine Recon Report: 39	0 [11125]
UK 'poo bomber' banned from defecating, urinating in public	6 20:27 Frank G [11128]
Homeless man with 90 prior arrests busted for anti-gay assault in Queens	0 [11126]
Malaysia to Stop Using Sinovac Vaccine, Will Switch to Pfizer	5 10:02 M. Murcek [11127]
Saudi Smashes Covid Fraud Ring ahead of Hajj	1 07:31 Skidmark [11130]
How statins can cut the risk of severe Covid-19: Cholesterol-busting pills reduce patients' odds of dying from the disease by 41%, research suggests	7 12:42 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Freedom Phone: 'Uncensorable' device that protects user's privacy, political voice from Big Tech	3 17:06 CrazyFool [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Los Angeles Reinstitutes Mask Mandate Amid Concerning Spike Of Freedom	4 13:24 M. Murcek [11127]
America Goes On A Buyer's Strike: Explosive Inflation Leads To Record Collapse In Home, Car Purchase Plans	4 15:11 Procopius2k [11127]
The Feds Delayed Action on Hunter Biden's Taxes and Now We Know Why	2 13:40 NoMoreBS [11131]
The slippery slope people were right	4 12:28 swksvolFF [11125]
South Africa shames U.S. Democrats by uniting against criminality	3 19:55 Slappy [11128]
New 'Space Jam' Movie With LeBron James Sucks Big Hairy Donkey Balls	3 18:48 ed in texas [11128]
Mark Lavin provides a transcript of Dick Lamm's 2003 'Plan to Destroy America' (video)	0 [11126]
Beginning of the battles for Kwantung and Port Arthur	2 20:00 Vinegar Spolusing6485 [11130]
Page 6: Politix
'Defund the Police' Advocate Rep. Cori Bush Spent $54,000 On Private Security Company: FEC	4 09:44 Bubba Black6606 [11130]
As Arizona audit winds down, auditors are still denied access to Maricopa Co. routers	2 08:42 Skidmark [11129]
Facebook hits out at US President Joe Biden after the latter accused the social media platform of “killing people” by allowing disinformation	8 19:13 Grunter [11129]
Andrew Cuomo's campaign pays for sex-harass lawyer despite his claims	1 08:28 Skidmark [11129]
Florida Democrat slams AOC for Cuba statement	2 18:57 ed in texas [11134]
Texas lawmaker mocked for posting photo of her lingerie during DC trip	10 17:15 Bobby [11129]
FB oversight member says free speech 'is not an absolute human right'	6 10:49 Procopius2k [11122]
Foolish schools going for woke — lagging US kids need 3 Rs, not race theory	4 08:24 Skidmark [11123]
California legislature approves $35 million guaranteed income program	4 22:35 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [11126]

    
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                        20:57 Lonzo Trotsky7079

                        20:51 Mike Kozlowski

                        20:27 Frank G

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Who's in the News
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4	Taliban
3	Commies
2	Hezbollah
2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State
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1	Arab Spring
1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iran
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Sat 2021-07-17
Former Libyan PM, Al-Sarraj Purchases Vanuatu's Passport

Fri 2021-07-16
As economic conditions worsen in Leb, angry Beirut residents attack Leb army vehicles; elsehwere, PM-designate Saad Hariri resigns

Thu 2021-07-15
Taliban Control Spin Boldak Crossing in Kandahar, and beyond

Wed 2021-07-14
'261 Taliban Killed' in Past 24 Hours: MoD

Tue 2021-07-13
Turkmenistan deploying troops, heavy weapon on border with Afghanistan

Mon 2021-07-12
Anti-govt protests in Cuba

Sun 2021-07-11
Possibility of civil war in Afghanistan, sez Atta Muhammad Noor

Sat 2021-07-10
Taliban claim to control 85 percent of Afghanistan

Fri 2021-07-09
Heavy Fighting Around Ghazni City Reported

Thu 2021-07-08
Ahmad Jibril, Syria-based Paleo terror group PFLP-GC #1, dead at 83; #2 Talal Naji new #1

Wed 2021-07-07
Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated in his home

Tue 2021-07-06
AI drone swarm ‘is used in combat for the first time as Israel deploy them to attack Hamas militants'

Mon 2021-07-05
Nine Districts Fall to Taliban as Fighting Continues

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