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U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Extensive Damage at Greek Migrant Camp after Fire, Protests	6 13:44 charger [11129]
Local Police Commander Killed in Badghis Attack	0 [11129]
Afghan forces repel Taliban attack, retake port from militants in Jawzjan	2 08:02 Clem [11127]
Taliban commanders killed due to internal difference in Faryab	3 12:36 Frank G [11131]
Precision airstrikes kill 10 Taliban militants, wound 16 others in Logar	0 [11129]
HTS clamps down on "Hurras_al_Din" and the jihadi group responds by releasing statement deploring HTS intentions of opening crossings with regime authorities	0 [11129]
‘Al-Amshat’ faction demands huge sums of money from homeowners for returning their homes	0 [11128]
Turkish army shells civilian homes in Ain_Issa area, north of Raqqa	0 [11128]
Two explosions target military headquarters of ‘National_Defense_Forces’ in Al-Qamishli	0 [11127]
Fugitive cocaine boss expelled from Mozambique to Brazil after 20 years on run	5 12:25 Woodrow [11127]
Iraqi activist, paramedic kidnapped after slamming Sadr	0 [11127]
Iraqi military launches airstrike against ISIS militants, west of al-Dor region in Salahuddin	0 [11130]
Iraqi police arrest drug trafficking gang in Basra	0 [11125]
Iraqi forces arrest ISIS logistical mastermind	0 [11129]
New Russian T-14 #Armata tank tested in Syria	12 19:12 Lex [11126]
LNA in the Toicha area of south Tripoli capture senior GNA human smuggling leader in the region of Saleh Al-Dabbashi	5 23:37 trailing wife [11132]
Heavy #LNA airstrikes now on large gatherings of #GNA militias as they are offloading ammunitions and weapons near AbuGrian	1 07:47 Frank G [11126]
Turkish UAV TAI Anka downed by the #LNA over Alwashka	0 [11127]
Video published by GNA terrorists of the civilians kidnapped today in the Tarhuna district	0 [11125]
LNA has captured a member of the Benghazi shura council Salam Bilaid AlSiwew	0 [11128]
Violent clashes are going on now in the #Abu_slim area	0 [11130]
Iraqi official tells AFP: "Washington told us they'd simultaneously hit 122 targets in #Iraq if more Americans died."	5 12:26 Woodrow [11128]
Illegal Alien MS-13 Gang Member Accused of Murdering Girl Previously Freed into U.S.	4 18:15 Woodrow [11130]
Palos Hills man out on bond for anti-Christian hate crime crimes tried to burn down church center, police say	1 06:27 Lex [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
PA receives coronavirus medical aid from China	2 13:05 Iblis [11125]
Pentagon to extend troop movement freeze to June 30	0 [11123]
US 'Violates' Deal, Claims Taliban, Sharing List of Attacks	0 [11123]
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%	17 23:56 Uncle Carl I. [11133]
People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) announces on Sunday that the #Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 31,500 in 294 cities across Iran	2 16:43 jpal [11126]
Turkey reports 4,000 new coronavirus cases, upping the total to more than 68,000, which exceeds the announced toll of China.	0 [11125]
IRGC warns #Iran will give 'decisive' response to any #US provocation	1 10:36 Mercutio [11126]
LNA spox Re the sultan's pet terrorists burning down homes, raiding stores, executions	0 [11128]
Iran state TV releases new footage of IRGCN and US navy in v. close proximity	0 [11126]
‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls global drug trade	15 22:48 Lex [11131]
Attorney General Barr Blocks Release of 9/11 Documents Despite Promises to Victims' Families	9 13:38 g(r)omgoru PB [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Overall U.S. death rate is at a multi-year LOW	14 22:40 Lex [11133]
‘We Needed to Go': Rich Americans Activate Pandemic Escape Plans	19 21:47 Procopius2k [11125]
Harvard Law Prof Calls for Ban on Homeschooling, Saying It's 'Dangerous' to Leave Children with Their Parents 24/7	5 12:47 g(r)omgoru [11127]
43.7 years old NRO sat decides to die.	10 20:08 Skidmark [11124]
UK pubs could stay closed until Christmas as they'll be ‘last to reopen' when coronavirus lockdown ends.	8 23:43 Clem [11130]
Man is shot and killed by cops in California Walmart after swinging baseball bat at officers and 'saying he wanted to die'	13 20:33 bbrewer126 [11130]
Man, 20, is arrested for ‘murdering four members of a family including a two-year-old toddler ' in Texas after authorities discovered bodies in vacant lots	2 06:50 Procopius2k [11126]
Moment brazen Brooklyn gunman shoots 39-year-old in the head in broad daylight after arguing with his son	5 12:47 charger [11126]
Hilarious moment runaway pig leads cops on 45-minute chase before the officers finally manage to catch it by using a trash can	1 12:34 Woodrow [11125]
WWII veteran, 96, shaves his hair into a mohawk to bring joy during the coronavirus pandemic – seven decades after he first wore the hairstyle before D-Day	4 20:35 bbrewer126 [11127]
Man, 31, hijacks bus in Texas and shoots at officers while leading them on a chase before being shot dead by cops	2 16:28 jpal [11125]
Masks help Syrian Kurd family integrate in France	0 [11124]
Is Belarus the next Crimea? Nearby Baltic nations fear new Russian aggression	4 12:42 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11130]
Manager fired due to International Attention:	7 12:51 charger [11126]
Coronaplague roundup	3 12:44 Iblis [11129]
Director of Wuhan lab denies coronavirus escaped from his facility	6 20:11 Skidmark [11127]
Nova Scotia shooter identified as denturist Gabriel Wortman	7 12:40 Woodrow [11126]
U. of North Texas Prof Fired for Saying ‘Microaggressions’ Are ‘Garbage’	7 14:16 Old Patriot [11128]
CCP Youth League: "95% of Americans don't deserve to be alive at all!"	13 20:42 bbrewer126 [11126]
China 'cornered' PPE market and 'is profiteering'	3 13:54 rjschwarz [11124]
Beer may lose its fizz as CO2 supplies go flat during pandemic	7 20:13 Skidmark [11127]
Harvard Professor Wants A ‘Presumptive Ban‘ On Homeschooling, Claims It Promotes White Supremacy	22 22:05 Lex [11129]
Germany sends China £130billion bill for 'coronavirus damages' – sparks fury in Beijing	6 12:45 Woodrow [11127]
South Florida boaters make waves for POTUS (video)	2 23:16 Lex [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
America's Huddled Masses Yearn to Breathe Free	1 13:55 JohnQC [11124]
The new coronavirus may be mutating to a less deadly form	1 16:58 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11124]
If colleges cut sports programs, could new models emerge?	18 20:15 Skidmark [11125]
Coronavirus brings Europe's borders back	0 [11126]
Kissinger's folly: The threat to world order is China	5 15:36 ruprecht [11127]
Researchers Release Report Claiming China's Outbreak May Have Started in September	9 18:44 SteveS [11129]
Are We Brewing a New Feudalism?	13 13:53 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Downstate New York Is Skewing the United States’ Coronavirus Numbers	9 14:38 Lex [11126]
Dr. SHIVA Ayyadurai, MIT PhD Crushes Dr. Fauci (video)	16 22:52 Whiskey Mike [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: Why I'm Running Against AOC	2 19:07 Matt [11124]
Netanyahu, Gantz sign a unity government agreement	0 [11124]
SD Gov. Noem Drops a Truth Bomb on Critics Demanding She Issue a Stay-at-Home Order	17 18:39 Bobby [11129]
Joonathan Turley hits back at Pelosi ''not understanding'' people protesting lockdown orders	8 15:18 Whiskey Mike [11125]
Kentucky’s GOP legislature overrides governor’s veto on voter ID requirements	3 22:13 Silentbrick [11128]
Protest with social distancing in Israel	3 02:13 g(r)omgoru [11124]
No more online gaming or chatting with Non-Chinese	1 07:17 Procopius2k [11124]

    
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5	Arab Spring
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3	Moslem Colonists
3	Narcos
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority
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