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North Korean projectiles were ballistic missiles, flew about 250 km: South Korea

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The unidentified projectiles launched by North Korea early on Wednesday were ballistic missiles that flew about 250 km (155 miles), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MlUjMK via IFTTT

Deputy who plays bailiff on courtroom TV show hurt in weekend shooting that killed his wife

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The deputy, who also does acting work, was hurt in the shooting that killed his wife in southeast Houston. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/339xqlI via IFTTT

President Trump's Attacks on Baltimore Came as Elijah Cummings Quietly Built Effective Investigations Into the Administration

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President Trump's Twitter tirade against Elijah Cummings highlighted the effectiveness of the Congressman's oversight strategy from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SNM1OV via IFTTT

Fighting talk: Ireland raises stakes in Brexit showdown

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With the prospect of a no-deal Brexit becoming ever more likely under Boris Johnson, the remaining EU member state with most to lose -- Ireland -- is hardening its rhetoric. Ireland has a land border with Britain that it wants to keep free-flowing after Brexit and it fears massive economic disruption if Britain crashes out of the EU. Since Johnson took over on Wednesday, Irish leaders have warned his plans are unrealistic and could lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom and a united Ireland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YxgQfO via IFTTT

Chaos and fear in Libya's Mitiga airport after missiles halt air traffic

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Missiles on Monday hit Tripoli's only functioning Mitiga airport which remained closed to air traffic, causing chaos and fear among passengers, witnesses said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/310QHUl via IFTTT

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Britain tells Iran: release ship to 'come out of the dark'

Britain told Iran on Monday that if it wants to "come out of the dark" it must follow international rules and release a British-flagged oil tanker seized by its forces in the Gulf. Iranian commandos seized the Stena Impero near the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important waterway for oil shipments, on July 19. "If the Iranians want to come of the dark and be accepted as a responsible member of the intentional community they need to adhere to rules-based system of the international community," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Sky News. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZiXxUS via IFTTT

'Stay inside and lock your doors': Tiny Canadian village on lockdown as teenage murder spree suspects spotted scavenging for food

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A massive police manhunt has been launched in a remote part of northern Canada for a pair of teenager double murder suspects.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been chasing Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, for weeks since the pair were connected to two separate killings in British Columbia earlier this month.The teenagers have been tracked in a series of stolen cars as they have travelled thousands of miles across Canada, from its Pacific coast in the west all to the way east to rural Manitoba.Police helicopters, a plane, drones, dog units and armed officers have flooded the area around York Landing, a small village in remote northern Manitoba, where a local indigenous neighbourhood watch group had spotted the duo.Officers tweeted residents in York Landing should stay inside and lock all their doors and windows while the heavy police presence searched their community.James Favel from the Bear Clan Patrol, the First Nations group which reported the sighting, said som