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Convicted ISIS supporter tells Chicago judge he's 'just a normal guy'
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Border Stories: New Mexico police officer shot in the head during routine stop in February, new video shows	2 13:55 Procopius2k [1742]
Chicago-area shootings on expressways prompt Illinois State Police to spend $12.5M on cameras	5 18:33 swksvolFF [1745]
‘Suspicious' blackout strikes Iran's Natanz nuclear site	5 18:17 trailing wife [1749]
Two explosions in Somalia kill five as country faces election crisis	0 [1765]
Jewish family in bus pelted with stones in East Jerusalem, vehicle set alight	0 [1754]
Convicted ISIS supporter tells Chicago judge he's 'just a normal guy'	5 23:22 Lumpy Guelph4716 [1809]
Russian forces thwart HTS terrorist plot in Crimea	4 18:43 Mercutio [1753]
Iraqi PM confirms death of high-ranking ISIS commander in special operation	1 10:34 Sonny Black [1744]
Turkey Sent Another 380 Syrian Mercenaries to Libya	0 [1754]
Saudi Defense Ministry: 3 Soldiers Executed for High Treason	1 07:30 Mercutio [1741]
Israel Carries out 29 Strikes on Syria	2 09:31 b [1761]
31 Houthis Killed in 24 Hours in Yemen’s Marib	0 [1749]
No Negotiations With Students' Kidnappers Warns Nigerian State	0 [1747]
Antifa gathered in a preannounced riot to vandalize the Rapid Response business in Portland	4 11:14 Pearl Lover of the Welsh8583 [1751]
28-count indictment against an Indiana BLM leader for the attempted murder of police using IEDs	2 01:19 CrazyFool [1741]
Civilians are demonstrating against the Turkish-backed SNA factions occupying Tel Abyad	0 [1739]
Afghanistan: 107 People Killed in Violent Incidents in A Week	0 [1754]
NDS detains key ‘Daeshi Taliban’ leader in Kabul: First VP’s Office	0 [1754]
J&K: 5 terrorists gunned down, 31 toes up thus far in 2021 plus 138 tied up	2 01:09 trailing wife [1762]
ABT terrorist from Bangladesh who tried to establish multiple modules gets 7 year jail term	0 [1752]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: Marxist Black Lives Matter Co-founder Bought Four Homes since 2016	12 23:45 Wherese Smiter of the Texans1200 [1781]
German Police Expose Iran’s Vast Terrorist and Spy Network in 22 European Cities	4 19:41 Crusomble Darling of the Hemps2401 [1773]
Khalistan terrorists who plotted several acts of terror in India charged by NIA	0 [1743]
Iran says nuke program testing newest advanced centrifuge	4 12:16 CrazyFool [1757]
Libyan National Army to Build 3 Cities in Benghazi Outskirts	0 [1741]
Houthis Accused of Blocking 2nd Agreement for Transfer of Goods to N. Yemen	0 [1741]
Famine Threatens Prisoners in Lebanon	1 19:03 Sluse Grealet9429 [1745]
Israeli FM Fears Fatah Rift May Lead to Hamas Victory in Palestinian Elections	0 [1748]
Houthis Set Up Fund to Divert, Loot Humanitarian Relief in Yemen	0 [1746]
Nigeria: Authorities Blame Separatist Group for Massive Jailbreak	0 [1754]
Parliamentary Team to Probe Pakistani Plane Diversion For Old Unexploded Ordinance on Field	0 [1746]
Defense officials call to probe leak of alleged Israeli op. against Iran	2 09:51 b [1743]
Experts: Terror Attacks by Women Show Indonesia Doesn’t Take Female Militancy Seriously	0 [1758]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korean education official reportedly executed for 'anti-party activities'	4 17:02 Raj [1754]
David Hogg drops out of ‘progressive pillow company'	14 21:23 CrazyFool [1777]
Ramsey Clark, US attorney general under Lyndon Johnson, dead at 93	7 21:43 Clem [1779]
Real-world Israeli study shows SA variant can break through Pfizer vaccine	4 18:06 trailing wife [1748]
Keeping the COVID crisis going - AP runs 50 health ads, only 6 are non-COVID related.	2 13:13 Gravirong and Tenille8116 [1742]
Official says 'Made In China' vaccines not very powerful, have low effectiveness	6 19:54 Raj [1783]
40 percent of Marines have declined the coronavirus vaccine	17 19:58 Clem [1767]
Bill Gates buys big on a farmland shopping spree	19 16:55 Skidmark [1771]
NYT Journalist Erases ENTIRE Twitter After National Pulse Unearths Posts Admitting ‘Working’ For The Chinese Communist Party.	2 05:44 NN2N1 [1744]
India Protests US Navy's Transit Through its Exclusive Economic Zone	5 21:17 magpie [1767]
Benin to Hold Elections Without Main Opposition Parties	0 [1743]
Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters: Monitoring Group	0 [1754]
Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams' brain to be studied for CTE after deadly shooting spree	7 20:44 Flitch Bluetooth7331 [1772]
St. Vincent Volcano: Only those vaccinated for COVID-19 can evacuate - PM	7 21:07 magpie [1773]
Back into quarantine? German govt plans new harsh Covid-19 restrictions in draft law	5 09:57 Clem [1756]
Covid-19: Why have deaths soared in Brazil?	5 20:47 Sonny Sproing8622 [1776]
Page 4: Opinion
VDH: The 10 radical new rules that are changing America	0 [1743]
In Defense of MLB	6 18:55 Sluse Grealet9429 [1752]
A 70 Year Old Apologizes	8 17:38 Frank G [1752]
Another Tripwire Crossed – Pentagon Orders Updated Screening of Military to Identify ‘Extremist’ Outlooks in Preparation for What is to Come…	5 19:46 Wholuter Thud2664 [1778]
The Master and Margarita... A review by M. Murcek	2 15:43 trailing wife [1744]
Page 6: Politix
Two months into his term, the Biden administration has yet to name a cybersecurity director	9 18:53 Sluse Grealet9429 [1739]
Deflection: ‘Reforms’ follow deadly year in New York nursing homes	2 03:06 Shoque Ebbereger9179 [1766]
Pete Buttigieg: Racism is 'physically built into' country's highways	16 23:21 Clem [1787]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules State Shouldn’t Purge Thousands of Voters Who May Have Moved From Rolls	2 07:23 Bobby [1749]
USSC 5-4 decision on Friday night again overrules Ninth Circuit decision	10 17:45 trailing wife [1751]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2021-04-11
Convicted ISIS supporter tells Chicago judge he's 'just a normal guy'

Sat 2021-04-10
Somali army captures Al-Shabab bases in central region

Fri 2021-04-09
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband, dead at 99

Thu 2021-04-08
US vows to ‘return to compliance’ with Iran nuclear deal, lift sanctions

Wed 2021-04-07
Iranian ship affiliated with IRGC attacked

Tue 2021-04-06
Puntland troops foil car bombs, kill 24 ISIS militants in operation

Mon 2021-04-05
Mozambican Armed Forces Secure Palma Airstrip

Sun 2021-04-04
Police arrest 100 gang members who smuggled drugs into Spain on speed boats

Sat 2021-04-03
125 ISIS arrested in al-Hol operation

Fri 2021-04-02
Sri Lankan boat associated with Pak drug network intercepted off Kerala coast with 300 kg heroin, arms

Thu 2021-04-01
Taliban targets coalition base in Khost province

Wed 2021-03-31
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town

Tue 2021-03-30
DHS Readies Welcome for 800,000 ‘Family Migrants'

Mon 2021-03-29
Nigeria: Troops Kill 48 Terrorists, Rescue Victims

Sun 2021-03-28
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