World Cup Iran-US: Why Iran gave the US players flowers in 1998
Amid harsh barbs and heated geopolitics, the last World Cup match-up between Iran and the United States began with an unlikely gesture – bouquets of white flowers.
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Canada buys land in France’s Juno Beach due to condo plan
Canada will help buy a plot of land in France that was once stormed by allied troops on D-Day during World War Two.
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Man gets 4 years for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
A Michigan man who plotted with others to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-gets-4-years-plotting-kidnap-michigan-gov-whitmer-rcna51141
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US moves aircraft carrier strike group near Korea after North’s missile launches, South Korea says
A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group is moving into waters off the Korean Peninsula as tensions flare after a spate of North Korean missile launches over the past two weeks, South Korean security officials said.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/05/asia/north-korea-missile-intl/index.html
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Trump’s latest delay tactic over Mar-a-Lago documents may not work for him at the Supreme Court
The right wing Supreme Court majority built by ex-President Donald Trump has ruled just as conservatives had hoped on politically charged cases on abortion, climate and religion.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/05/politics/trump-supreme-court-mar-a-lago-documents/index.html
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill limiting the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal proceedings
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in the state.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/01/politics/rap-lyrics-in-court-california-gavin-newsom/index.html
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The Thule Bomb Accident 1968: A Series of Catastrophic Events
During the 1950s and the 1960s, The United States of America installed several military bases in Greenland. One of those bases was Camp Century, a military base located in the northern-eastern region of Greenland.
https://weird-history-facts.com/the-thule-bomb-accident-1968/
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Simo Häyhä ‘White Death’: The Deadliest Sniper in History 1939-1940
The so-called “Winter War” broke out shortly after the start of World War II (1939-1945) when the Soviets had already annexed Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and were eager to take over Finland.
https://weird-history-facts.com/simo-hayha-white-death-deadliest-sniper/
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California’s week of heat and wildfires foretell a punishing autumn
The fall season traditionally brings the highest fire risk to the west, but experts are bracing for even more explosive blazes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/07/california-wildfires-heatwave-whats-ahead
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States’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe.
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