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ReutersTime running out for missing Indonesian submarine as U.S. joins search
BANYUWANGI/DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -Rescue teams from several countries were battling against time on Friday to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew, which would be rapidly running out of oxygen if not already crushed by water pressure. Search helicopters and more navy ships left Bali and a naval base in Java at first light heading to the area where contact was lost with the 44-year-old KRI Nanggala-402 on Wednesday as it prepared to conduct a torpedo drill. "The main priority is the safety of the 53 crew members," President Joko Widodo said late on Thursday.
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Stacey Abrams goes viral for obliterating GOP lawmaker with explanation of Georgia voting law
‘Do. Not. Come. For. Stacey. Abrams.’
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Prince Andrew: ‘Outrageous’ that year has passed since royal vowed to cooperate with FBI, says lawyer
It is ‘never too late to do the right thing’, lawyer says
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls AOC a ‘scared little girl’ as she badgers her to debate Green New Deal
Controversial Republican says New York progressive ‘doesn’t know anything about the economy or economics’
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COVID-19 Now And Next: School nurses play key role in contact tracing at schools
As more kids return to classrooms, there are more risks for exposure if there has the virus. As such, a big part of making sure that schools are opening safely is a system of contact tracing. That process looks at everyone who may have been in contact with a person infected with the virus. In many districts that contact tracing job falls on one office: the school nurse.
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The Idaho Way: Please, Idaho legislators, just go home before the session gets worse
The Idaho Way is a weekly roundup of opinions, commentary and your views from around the region brought to you by the Opinion editor of the Idaho Statesman.
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People are climbing over Trump’s border wall with $5 ladders, report says
‘Unlike the wall, these ladders are functional,’ a Texas activist tells Texas Monthly
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Pentagon blames Russia for mystery illness affecting US troops
The Pentagon has investigated the incidents, and has privately told lawmakers it believes Moscow is behind them
- The State
Cop who fatally shot teen in Tennessee school bathroom won’t face charges, official says
Anthony Thompson Jr., 17, died during a confrontation with police.
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‘Gaslighting 101’: Ted Cruz ridiculed over claim GOP has never tried to pack the Supreme Court
‘You didn’t see us try to pack the court,’ Texas senator says
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148 bills to give GOP lawmakers more power over elections could be ‘death knell’ for democracy, officials warn
From ‘hijacking’ results to ‘micromanaging’ elections, new report reveals how Republicans are trying to strip oversight to gain permanent control
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South Korean president calls Trump failure who ‘beat around the bush’ on North Korea
If tensions between the United States and China intensify, North Korea can take advantage of it and capitalise on it’, says Moon Jae-in
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Fox host says those protesting police violence should be ‘barred’ from calling 911
‘Let’s just hope, in your life, you never need a police officer,’ Brian Kilmeade says
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Hilary Duff fans, rejoice: She'll lead new show 'How I Met Your Father' on Hulu
Hilary Duff will star as Sophie in Hulu's "How I Met Your Father," a new series inspired by CBS' long-running hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."
- Business Insider
House votes to make Washington, DC, the US's 51st state
The bill faces serious hurdles in the Senate, where it likely won't receive the 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster.
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Trump administration ‘delayed’ $20billion of aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, new report claims
New report by US Inspector General’s housing department claims Trump administration delayed $20billion of aid to Puetro Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017
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NASA rover extracts first oxygen from Mars
NASA has announced yet another first on Mars Wednesday, having literally created oxygen out of the red planet's thin air.That's thanks to an experimental device carried by the six-wheeled rover vehicle called Perseverance, that landed there in February.The gadget is called MOXIE and in its first activation, it created 5 grams of oxygen from Mars' atmosphere, which is mostly carbon dioxide.That's enough for an astronaut to breathe for 10 minutes.It may sound small, but that's big news; marking the first experimental extraction of natural resources from another planet - that humans can directly use.NASA says it's the first technology of its kind that may help future missions "live off the land" of another world.Oxygen is needed not only to see humans on Mars someday, it is also crucial for the fuel to get them home.MOXIE's success comes a day after another achievement on Mars with a miniature robot helicopter, NASA pulled off the first controlled powered flight of an aircraft on another planet.
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Thousands gather to wish Chad's slain president "a deserved rest"
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered at the main square in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Friday to pay their respects to the late President Idriss Deby, who was killed while leading his troops against a rebel offensive on Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron, Guinean President Alpha Conde and several other African leaders were expected to attend the funeral, despite rebel warnings they should not attend for security reasons. Deby ruled Chad for more than 30 years and was one of Africa's wiliest political survivors, holding on to power despite rebellions that reached as far as his palace gates.
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Russia Is Murdering the Kremlin's Biggest Critic in Plain Sight. Who Will Save Alexei Navalny?
Protesters hold phones with flashlights turned on during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow on April 21. “If you saw me now—maybe you would have a good laugh,” Alexei Navalny wrote on Facebook April 20. Navalny has been starving himself for three weeks.
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Syrian missile explodes near Israeli nuclear reactor
A Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded over southern Israel on Thursday, triggering sirens near a secretive nuclear site and prompting retaliatory strikes against Damascus. The Israeli military said the missile, which did not cause any damage or injuries, was fired at an Israeli jet but missed its target and strayed into the Negev desert. "A surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to Israel's southern Negev," said a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces [IDF]. "In response, we struck the battery from which the missile was launched and additional surface-to-air batteries in Syria." The missile fired from Syria reportedly landed around 20 miles away from Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility, and comes two weeks after Iran accused Israel of attacking its own Natanz nuclear facility, which was hit by a mysterious explosion. There was some speculation after the missile exploded that it may have been fired by pro-Iran forces in Syria, as a newspaper close to the regime demanded an “eye for an eye” attack on Dimona in an editorial last week. However, an Israeli military official said the missile launched from Syria in the early hours of Thursday morning was not targeting the nuclear site. “There was no intention of hitting the nuclear reactor in Dimona,” said IDF spokesman Hidai Zilberman.