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Lebanese Army evacuates protestors from government buildings
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	7 23:01 Sheanter B. Hayes4334 [1784]
‘Pipe Bombs' Thrown at Portland Antifa?	12 21:05 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1792]
Poland’s border guards detain 34 people from Middle East found in a lorry	0 [1811]
Attackers who wanted to enter the public protection unit compound in Ghazni city were killed before reaching their target	0 [1760]
Loya Jirga agrees to release another 400 Taliban prisoners	1 20:08 KBK [1833]
Military exercises and drills with live ammunition; residents of Sirte Cautioned to stay away from military designated areas	0 [1756]
Erdogan's ally Turkish Hezbollah,rallied in Malatya province asking for the gov't to close all NATO bases	4 08:37 Clem [1749]
Three-mile-long queue at a petrol station in Tripoli	0 [1753]
Number of wounded from Beirut blast rises to 6,000	2 16:38 Skidmark [1765]
French patrol boats rescue 33 migrants heading for England	2 08:39 Clem [1762]
Portland catch and release program	4 23:42 Gloluger and Company5308 [1783]
Officers are having rocks and chunks of concrete thrown at them. Individuals in the crowd are shining lasers trying to blind officers	1 01:36 Vespasian Ebbereng3110 [1756]
This woman goes by Cobey and she is 77. She was attacked two nights ago in Portland	2 08:15 Airandee [1758]
Police arrested 24 ppl last night in Portland	1 08:09 Procopius2k [1748]
Portland's self-described "antifa mayor" candidate @sarahforpdx would not condemn the attempts by antifa to burn down police buildings	3 22:10 gorb [1780]
Protesters in front of the Gemmayzeh police station chanting fcuk the president	0 [1761]
Russian air defense system deployed to Sirte	0 [1759]
Turkey resumes projects in eastern Mediterranean despite conflict with Egypt, Greece	0 [1754]
Lebanese Army evacuates protestors from government buildings	0 [1832]
Kataeb MPs announce resignations	0 [1796]
Protestors storm government agencies, ABL	0 [1755]
Suicide bombing kills at least 9, injures 20 at Somali military base	0 [1814]
CHOP shooting suspect bravely fled Washington state	0 [1804]
An Antifa Perspective: Today's Feel Good Video	1 13:26 charger [1758]
Page 2: WoT Background
Beirut would be ‘erased’ had full chemical load exploded, bulk likely stolen	8 19:32 Omick Turkeyneck9291 [1780]
Turkish lira collapses to new low	4 13:13 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1758]
Wolesi Jirga Speaker calls for suspension of two Jirga officials who beat up MP Belqis Roshan	0 [1760]
Turkish ambassador in Somalia said Turkey has pledged to train 5,000 soldiers for the Somali National Alliance	0 [1752]
Through Turkey's mediation, Malta plans to steal Libya’s continental shelf	2 08:08 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1759]
Reports of Italy preparing to withdraw its military units from occupied misrata airbase after growing pressure from Turkey	2 19:41 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1776]
Lebanon PM Diab to call for early polls after deadly blast	0 [1810]
Turkey offers to rebuild Beirut Port after explosion	2 18:47 Grunter [1791]
Satellite photos show ship that carried explosive cargo sunk at Beirut Port	1 16:27 Skidmark [1764]
Juan Guaido to restore Venezuelan ties with Israel within days: newspaper	0 [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Battling second wave, Israel doubles down on virus restrictions	3 23:50 Woodrow [1776]
Police confirm one dead and at least nine others shot after multiple gunmen open fire at block party in Washington D.C.	7 14:10 Skidmark [1787]
Bill Gates: America's Coronavirus Testing Is 'Garbage'	23 21:33 swksvolFF [1791]
44% of UK Muslims back anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, poll finds	3 22:23 gorb [1779]
U.S. Adds 1.8 Million Jobs, Unemployment Drops to 10.2 Percent	0 [1755]
Sea ports administration of Ukraine says that almost 10 000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that is being stored at pier 1 and 2 of Yuzhi port near Odessa	6 14:15 JohnQC [1755]
Shake up at DMP after Pallabi police station bomb blast	0 [1766]
Unconfirmed: All suburban transit within Minsk has shut down since 18:00 local time	4 20:40 newc [1782]
Massive fire sweeps through Lebanese mountain region	1 14:33 ed in texas [1753]
NASA to remove offensive names from planets and other heavenly bodies	18 14:24 JohnQC [1766]
From Twitter: 2020 Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee Has Been Bitten By A Possibly Rabid Bat.	12 22:31 gorb [1778]
Page 4: Opinion
Infographic: The Official NASA Guide To More Inclusive Space Terms	1 23:46 Woodrow [1781]
Ilhan Omar Won't Get Prosecuted for Immigration Fraud, Showing Who Really Has the Privilege	6 23:47 Woodrow [1776]
Five More Things You Probably Didn't Know about Susan Rice	2 14:00 JohnQC [1766]
Keeping Up With ‘Mr. Jones'	1 08:06 Procopius2k [1754]
Page 6: Politix
On Aug 11, Sullivan will appear before DC Circuit Court	5 14:46 M. Murcek [1762]
Anti-government, anti-Netanyahu protests gain momentum outside Israel	5 16:33 Clem [1760]
Judge dissolves injunction on four new Arkansas abortion laws	0 [1749]
Trump signs executive orders on unemployment, payroll tax, evictions	20 20:32 Vespasian Ebbereng3110 [1822]

    
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                        23:01 Sheanter B. Hayes4334

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                        21:22 charger

                        21:05 Thaith Elmeresing6163

                        20:54 Vespasian Ebbereng3110

                        20:40 newc

                        20:32 Vespasian Ebbereng3110

                        20:18 Spavith Angusoting7830

                        20:15 Jenter Oppressor of the Esquimeaux1317

                        20:08 KBK

                        19:50 Iblis

                        19:44 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        19:41 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        19:33 jpal

                        19:32 Omick Turkeyneck9291

                        18:47 Grunter

                        18:46 Secret Master

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6	Hezbollah
3	Moslem Colonists
2	Arab Spring
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Islamic State
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Taliban

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Sun 2020-08-09
Lebanese Army evacuates protestors from government buildings

Sat 2020-08-08
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Fri 2020-08-07
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Thu 2020-08-06
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Wed 2020-08-05
Death toll from Beirut blast reaches 100 but is expected to rise even further

Tue 2020-08-04
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Mon 2020-08-03
Israel army says it has foiled a terror attack at the border with Syria

Sun 2020-08-02
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Sat 2020-08-01
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Fri 2020-07-31
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Thu 2020-07-30
ISIS claims responsibility for killing of top Iraqi commander

Wed 2020-07-29
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf

Tue 2020-07-28
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Mon 2020-07-27
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