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16 killed as airstrike targets gathering convened by Red Unit commander of Taliban
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	2 17:52 jpal [1766]
16 killed as airstrike targets gathering convened by Red Unit commander of Taliban	1 16:15 jpal [1773]
ANDSF Repels Scores of Taliban Attacks in Past 24 Hours: MoD	0 [1745]
Senior official killed, many others wounded as explosions target power pylons in Afghanistan	0 [1746]
IDF hits targets in Gaza Strip after rocket fired into Israeli territory	0 [1751]
International court to be established in #Syria for trying #ISIS prisoners	0 [1768]
After #Russia's intervention, dignitaries of #Daraa vow to hand over ex-commander for killing nine regime affiliates in yesterday's attack	0 [1746]
Coronavirus \| Popular concern grows following seven soldiers in Turkish military base in Afrin confirmed infected with the virus	0 [1737]
US Forces send in new military and logistical reinforcement to #Qasrak	0 [1741]
ISIS attacks #Iraqi army in Diyala again, casualties reported	0 [1741]
Rami Makhlouf said jugged in Syria by Bashar al-Assad`s security services	0 [1747]
Arab Coalition says 2 Houthi ballistic missiles crash in Yemen’s Amran, Saada	0 [1768]
Kenya demands answers over plane shot down in Somalia	0 [1769]
Assad regime, Haftar collude in drug trade: Libyan GNA min.	0 [1743]
Encounter has started at Sharshali Khrew area of Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job	0 [1739]
Libya Limp List: GNA terrorists exterminated in the great battle of Alwitya	2 14:35 trailing wife [1743]
LNA Repels GNA Attack on Al-Watiya Airbase, 23 Dead	0 [1765]
Abuslim tonight the Libyan lions #LNA are hunting for terrorists in #Tripoli	0 [1736]
Turkish popcorn ( GNA ammunition deposit ) targeted via LNA guided artillery in Alfallah military camp	0 [1738]
ICE detainees refuse coronavirus tests, rush officers and trash detention center instead	0 [1758]
Egypt says it destroyed more than 3,000 Gaza tunnels	4 19:53 KBK [1782]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel signs deal to lease drones to Greece for border defense	0 [1739]
An insight into Adib Fahim’s decision to distance himself from Abdullah	0 [1746]
Sanctioned Iran airline flew first cases of coronavirus into Mideast	3 17:50 DooDahMan [1741]
Govt Releases More Taliban, Hopes for Peace Renewed	1 07:20 Sonny Black [1740]
Reports: Israel Is Finally Driving Iran Out of Syria	8 14:29 M. Murcek [1740]
Lebanon summons German ambassador over Hezbollah ban	0 [1736]
Iran to get new currency	9 12:50 magpie [1739]
Situation on LoC very serious: DG ISPR	0 [1736]
Tunisian MP Condemns the Transfer of Syrian Mercenaries to Libya	0 [1732]
Pakistan registers strong protest against India's ceasefire violations	0 [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Thousands of homeless people are ejected from New York subway	1 16:16 g(r)omgoru [1740]
SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized with Infection	9 21:55 trailing wife [1765]
Harvard Faces $1.2 Billion Shortfall Due To COVID-19	12 20:07 Phusotle Dingle5823 [1762]
3 Marines Tackle, Subdue Threatening Passenger on Long-Haul Flight	7 13:27 Phineter Turkeyneck6202 [1733]
Texas Nursing Home: Media Ignores Good News.	8 18:13 KBK [1767]
Mail on Line update: Odessa, TX lads 'take their guns to town'...get arrested	2 04:11 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Nicotine appears to protect against coronavirus, French researchers find	4 20:20 Clem [1755]
Sci-fi restaurant employee, 19, dressed as a stormtrooper for May the Fourth is held at gunpoint by police after locals called 911 thinking her plastic blaster was a real gun	9 16:57 rjschwarz [1745]
Florida homeowner shoots and kills 17-year-old who was 'attempting to break into his car' in possible stand your ground case	12 12:45 NoMoreBS [1734]
Texas cops in tense standoff with six heavily armed men who were protecting a bar owner as she reopened her business in defiance of the state's stay-at-home orders	9 21:04 Clem [1767]
Lockheed inks $6B Army interceptor missile contract	1 07:39 b [1734]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘Hospitalized With Infection,’ Supreme Court Says	15 20:32 KBK [1772]
Static fire on Starship SN4 second stage.	1 11:53 Bill Peacock6498 [1735]
Coronaplague round-up: UK passes Italy with highest virus death toll in Europe, White House to wind down task force	9 20:44 KBK [1756]
Coronavirus science roundup: hydroxychloroquine >90% chance to cure patients, Pfizer clinical testing vaccine	7 14:28 g(r)omgoru [1738]
South Carolina suicide by alligator	2 15:03 Mike Kozlowski [1735]
Israel: 7% of those notified by Shin Bet as being in vicinity of carrier have gone on to test positive	1 13:30 Glenmore [1729]
'We have to harvest these animals or people will starve.' Pig farmers choke up while explaining they will be forced to euthanize thousands of hogs because pork processing plants are shutting down due to COVID-19	22 23:37 Lex [1759]
Just for Fun - Run Your Own COVID Model	24 15:12 AlanC [1729]
Page 4: Opinion
Video- Prissy Chris Wallace supports screwing Gen. Michael Flynn	5 14:39 Frank G [1733]
After Repeated Failures, It's Time To Permanently Dump Epidemic Models	8 17:42 DooDahMan [1741]
Deep State: Former CIA Officer Says Intel Agencies Will 'Outmaneuver' the Orange Man	6 17:13 Whiskey Mike [1759]
More to it than magic numbers	0 [1743]
Chris Christie Says U.S. Needs to Reopen and Accept More Deaths	8 13:10 M. Murcek [1734]
Goodwin: This nursing home disaster is on you, Gov. Cuomo	9 23:41 Bobby [1762]
Union Pacific Railroad's Betrayal of Small-Town America	5 15:05 Silentbrick [1736]
Why the Wuhan Virus Threatens the Chinese Communist Party's Imperial Dreams	3 17:14 rjschwarz [1738]
Tom Cotton Is Right About Restricting Chinese Student Visas	9 15:50 g(r)omgoru [1738]
Hannity To Lockdown Protesters: Leave The Guns At Home	14 17:06 Whiskey Mike [1738]
No, Sweden isn't a miracle coronavirus model	8 14:39 Dale [1732]
Vermont's giant sucking sound: Residents flee government bloat	4 12:15 magpie [1735]
Hillary Clinton Warns ‘Americans Will Suffer' as White House Considers Ending Coronavirus Task Force	11 23:52 Bobby [1757]
The Suspect French Lab in Wuhan	2 06:03 Bright Pebbles [1746]
When will the Democrats pull the plug on 'Plugs' Biden?	3 22:18 Anomalous Sources [1761]
Page 6: Politix
Newsom Rejects LA Times' Records Request for Chinese Mask Contract, Gives Absurd Reasoning	10 16:55 rjschwarz [1737]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gets Sued for Offering $75 Million in Tax Dollars to Illegal Immigrants	4 12:28 Abu Uluque [1737]
House GOP blasts FBI's Wray, demands key Russia interviews and documents	4 15:07 charger [1737]
House Republicans demand Adam Schiff release transcripts from Russia investigation	0 [1738]
Federal judge reinstates New York Democratic presidential primary	2 13:07 Abu Uluque [1738]
The DOJ has just produced even more documents to Flynn's lawyers.	0 [1738]
Democrat Operatives Launch ‘Committee to Draft Michelle Obama’ for VP	19 18:03 Frank G [1790]
Fmr CIA operative, Dem voter bluntly says Comey, Brennan should get death penalty for coup against Trump	2 12:09 JohnQC [1741]
Schiff: If Trump Were Removed by Impeachment, Coronavirus Deaths Would Not Be at Daily 9/11 Levels	7 13:16 Abu Uluque [1741]
Trump Says Biden Should Pick Elizabeth Warren For Vice President	9 17:34 Lex [1751]
Hillary Clinton bids to raise millions for Joe Biden with $100,000-a-head fundraising dinner on ZOOM	11 16:55 rjschwarz [1738]

    
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