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Trump says sending ‘armed soldiers’ to US-Mexico border
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Mosul clearance continues: 2 turbans tied up, more reprisals against ISIS families	3 23:44 Dron66046 [11127]
Iraq hands down death penalty for IS terrorist over deadly car bomb blast	0 [11124]
German woman, parents-in-law indicted for aiding IS	1 10:21 Woozle Chusomble6812 [11122]
Trump says sending ‘armed soldiers’ to US-Mexico border	9 12:14 Frank G [11124]
Day 5: Sri Lanka Detains 18 New Suspects as Hunt Continues, Bombers Identified	1 13:50 Sock Puppet of Doom [11130]
NIA carries out raids in Amroha of north-western Uttar Pradesh in connection with the module of ISIS that was busted	0 [11126]
Four Abu Sayaaf militants killed in Basilan	0 [11129]
Thousand flee clash with Maoist militants in Cotabato	0 [11128]
Badghis In Dark As Militants Cut Power Supply Lines	0 [11123]
ISIS militants kill 5 Taliban fighters, arrest 4 others in Nangarhar province	0 [11125]
Afghan forces arrest ISIS-K group member in Kabul	0 [11124]
79 Taliban militants Killed in Uruzgan province in the last week	0 [11128]
10 civilians rescued from a Taliban prison during a joint operation in Ghazni province	0 [11122]
'15 dead' in huge blast in northwest Syria	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
US grants exemptions to new sanctions on Iran's elite military force	0 [11127]
Leb Security Agency Issues Alert of Israeli Infiltration Attempt under ‘Tourist Trips’ Guise	3 15:26 Skidmark [11126]
Iran's Zarif warns U.S. of 'consequences' over oil sanctions, offer prisoner swap	1 13:52 DarthVader [11123]
New Revolutionary Guards head shows Iran readying for conflict	2 10:54 Skidmark [11125]
US grants major exemptions to new sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards	1 13:51 Sock Puppet of Doom [11126]
Trump indicated in phone call with Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar last wk that US supported assault on Tripoli to depose UN-backed govt	11 23:09 swksvolFF [11126]
Capital’s polio vaccination drive suffers after Peshawar incident	1 10:57 Skidmark [11124]
Peshawar private schools decline students’ vaccination	0 [11122]
US targets two men, three firms for helping Hezbollah avoid sanctions, revokes Lebanese visas	0 [11129]
Leader of outlawed Algeria Islamist party dies in exile	0 [11129]
UN reports reduction in civilian casualties in Afghanistan in first quarter of 2019	0 [11130]
Thousands of Iraqi families bear the burden of ISIS legacy	0 [11125]
Germany inaugurates new Peshmerga Hospital in Erbil	0 [11124]
Iran oil exports cut by 1.7mn bpd since May 2018: IEA	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Instagram butt model enlists doctor to prove derrière is real deal	2 23:08 Skidmark [11127]
Big Earthquake in Manila	3 15:28 Skidmark [11129]
Man's best friend: Horrifying video shows live dogs tied up in sacks as they wait to be clubbed to death at Indonesian slaughterhouse	3 16:56 Zhang Fei [11124]
Teen sues Apple for $1 billion over Apple stores' facial recognition	0 [11124]
Mother, 39, has 38 CHILDREN with six sets of twins, four sets of triplets and five sets of quadruplets	3 18:07 JohnQC [11130]
Kuwaiti ‘academic' claims gay men have a WORM in their backside that 'feeds on semen' and says 'therapeutic suppositories can cure homosexuality'	4 16:19 Rob Crawford [11123]
US measles cases hit highest level in 25 years	0 [11123]
Starbucks rolls out safe needle disposal boxes in select markets	1 12:50 PBMcL [11123]
U.S. Navy drafting new guidelines for reporting UFOs	3 23:14 Punky Platypus3944 [11127]
Russia Launches Belgorod, the World's Longest Submarine	4 22:59 Elmomomble Crusosing2364 [11127]
Putin: NKorea ready to denuclearize if it gets guarantees	2 15:03 Alaska Paul [11125]
Anzac Day, April 25, 2019	1 10:25 magpie [11123]
Let's work up to dino-killer	4 22:33 3dc [11126]
Burp, 14 big pieces of Space Junk from 1 big piece.	3 13:52 Skidmark [11126]
N. Korea replaces top official involved in negotiations with US	1 07:01 Sheba Jomosh5116 [11125]
North Korea blasts US-South Korean Air Force drills as ‘military provocation against the DPRK’	2 21:56 DarthVader [11128]
Challenge for both President Poroshenko and President-elect Zelensky as move effectively nullifying Minsk agreements is an act of war	0 [11125]
After Summit with Trump, Kim Jong Un’s Hair, Fingerprints Become State Secret	4 19:24 KBK [11128]
Three held for gang rape, murder of minor girl	1 11:03 Skidmark [11123]
Border group leader injured in New Mexico jail altercation	2 13:12 Injun the Ugly3820 [11125]
Egypt court issues death sentences on two defrocked monks for killing Coptic bishop	0 [11122]
Page 4: Opinion
Brennan should be held accountable for his role in advancing the Russian hoax	6 13:41 Sock Puppet of Doom [11126]
Why Japan's Traditions Help It Succeed in Modern World	0 [11128]
UK Intelligence Doth Protest Too Much On Charges It Spied On The Trump Campaign	1 09:13 JohnQC [11122]
Anti-polio panic	0 [11125]
Getting Old is Not as Bad as it's Supposed to Be	17 19:30 KBK [11127]
April 24, 2019: Land for what?	2 12:49 rjschwarz [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Baltimore mayor flees?	4 20:10 Vernal Hatrack2366 [11129]
Maryland governor calls on Baltimore mayor to resign following FBI raid	3 12:43 rjschwarz [11126]
Biden officially launches campaign with woke speech	3 19:05 Bright Pebbles [11126]
FBI raids Baltimore City Hall and Mayor's home	4 11:10 P2kontheroad [11126]
Deutsche Bank hands over Donald Trump loan documents: reports	8 17:05 Tom [11126]
McCains will snub Trump, back Joe Biden in 2020: report	10 16:20 Rob Crawford [11124]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
5	Govt of Iran
5	Commies
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
1	Hezbollah
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-04-25
Trump says sending ‘armed soldiers’ to US-Mexico border

Wed 2019-04-24
Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes, most of them minority Shiites

Tue 2019-04-23
IS claims Sri Lanka blasts

Mon 2019-04-22
Sri Lanka explosions, 24 arrested, 290+ dead, 8 kabooms

Sun 2019-04-21
3 churches bombed at Easter services in Sri Lanka 262 Dead

Sat 2019-04-20
Woman killed after shots fired during violent riots in Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Fri 2019-04-19
Islamic State Declared A New Wilaya In Africa

Thu 2019-04-18
German Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Recruiting ISIS Members To Syria

Wed 2019-04-17
Houthis in Yemen introduced a new airburst ballistic missile that spreads 14,000 pieces of shrapnel over a large area

Tue 2019-04-16
Violence and dozens of arson attacks in Copenhagen after anti-Islam politician throws Koran in migrant neighbourhood

Mon 2019-04-15
Notre Dame Cathedral is burning

Sun 2019-04-14
Taliban’s shadow governor for Helmand succumbs to injuries sustained in an airstrike

Sat 2019-04-13
Algerian police fire water cannon at protesters

Fri 2019-04-12
Sudan President al-Bashir officially arrested

Thu 2019-04-11
Ecuador withdraws asylum from Julian Assange, arrested by UK police

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