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El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	12 22:40 Lex [11131]
ISIS executioner captured in Saladin operation: Iraqi army	3 14:24 gorb [11130]
Afghan forces prevent rocket barrage on Kabul city, 1 Talib toes up in clash	0 [11131]
US Reports Deaths Of Civilians In Somalia Air Strike	4 21:59 Chris [11125]
Suicide attack targets the intelligence department in al-#Qadisiya district in #Kirkuk	0 [11126]
Syrian Army launches attack on jihadist front-lines in southern Idlib	0 [11131]
ISIS suffers tremendous losses during large-scale Iraqi military operation	0 [11130]
Russian 'ISIS killer' submarine heads to Syria armed with cruise missiles	4 11:35 Skidmark [11129]
Turkish drone carries out rare attack in northern #Syria	2 19:12 jpal [11127]
Israel suppressed Syrian radar and defense systems during attack	0 [11130]
What began as a protest in front of the Central Bank has now turned into a march in popular neighborhoods of Beirut,	0 [11126]
United States Military Cargo Planes have landed at Al-Omar Oilfield Base and Qasrak Base in Deir Ez Zor and Hasakah	3 13:59 g(r)omgoru [11133]
Lebanese army reinforcements have been summoned to central #Tripoli as violent protests continue	0 [11128]
Haftar’s armed groups attacked with rockets a field hospital in the Airport Road in #Tripoli	0 [11128]
Ganunu: Air Force targets Al-Wattia base with five airstrikes	0 [11129]
Libya's Interior Ministry arrests ISIS media expert	0 [11130]
More Syrians on their way to Libya	0 [11130]
El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic	2 07:45 Gomez Hapsburg1959 [11138]
Massive VBIED in Afrin	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Gantz on Independence Day: Israel must prepare for tough times	12 20:35 KBK [11124]
SDF denies infiltrating Turkish-controlled northern Syria	0 [11130]
Taliban fighting gov’t forces in 14 provinces	0 [11125]
Taliban appoints first Shia Hazara as shadow district chief of the group	0 [11125]
U.S. does not support al-Hilu call for self-determination	0 [11130]
Iraqi Parliament Urges Peshmerga Cooperations to Counter IS in Kirkuk	0 [11127]
Iran threatens ‘decisive response’ to US provocations in Middle East	3 10:06 Raj [11128]
Iran accuses #US and #Saudi Arabia of promoting arms race in Middle East	1 07:51 Sonny Black [11127]
Israel is pushing Iran out of #Syria, will not stop: MoD	1 03:49 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Naim Qassem: The resistance is ready to face any aggression, blah blah blah	0 [11123]
IRGC boosting Qaani's profile as a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war	0 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
VW, FCA, Porsche, Tesla Ready to Restart Car Production amid COVID-19	2 18:42 Lex [11127]
US doctors org. supports anti-coronavirus drug recommended by President Trump	15 21:35 Lex [11125]
IBM Raises Dividend for 25th Consecutive Year	1 22:32 Clem [11129]
Both Remdesvir and HCQ studies Have Good News in Preprint	6 20:14 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Satellite images reveal Kim Jong-un may be at luxury family villa	9 23:22 Clem [11129]
11-year-old coronavirus patient regains conscienceness	3 14:26 Glenmore [11129]
U.S. believes many Chinese labs doing contagious pathogen work under unknown security	3 14:35 AlanC [11126]
India Clashes With China After Returning Order of Half a Million ‘Faulty' Coronavirus Antibody Test Kits	0 [11127]
Some good news for a change	0 [11127]
AZ Woman Who Blamed Trump for Chloroquine Ingestion Now Subject of Homicide Investigation	4 13:23 gorb [11129]
Hawaiian Brewery Under Investigation for Hand Sanitizer Giveaway	7 21:19 Clem [11128]
Wash. State Came One Vote Away From Releasing Green River Serial Killer So He Wouldn't Get Wuhan Virus	3 11:08 M. Murcek [11125]
More Than 700 Dead in Iran After Ingesting Methanol as Coronavirus Cure	5 21:07 KBK [11128]
Somebody at Google is going to be fired	5 20:22 Anomalous Sources [11123]
Pentagon shifts money from overseas projects to fill hole caused by border wall funding	8 11:30 Mercutio [11124]
World Bank Launches [2017] First-Ever Pandemic Bonds to Support $500 Million Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility	4 12:17 AlanC [11133]
Study Finds 'Historic' Drop In Math, Reading Scores Since Adoption Of Common Core	31 23:29 trailing wife [11126]
French doctor still treating patients at 98	3 07:58 Clem [11126]
Miss. Justice Institute sues Jackson mayor over suspension of open carry law	2 07:56 Skidmark [11126]
Large house parties violating Chicago's stay-at-home order	3 11:15 Cesare [11126]
SWEDEN's Tegnell: curve now flat for 2+ weeks; herd immunity in sight: 27% of hospital staff now immune	13 11:57 Clem [11126]
For a Glimpse at What Reopening Looks Like, Head to Waffle House	3 12:30 g(r)omgoru [11123]
The Strange Story of a Las Vegas Radio Station Co-Opted by China	1 11:46 Skidmark [11143]
YouTube Censors Viral Video of Doctors Criticizing ‘Stay-at-Home' Order	4 11:45 49 Pan [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
The secret group of scientists and billionaires pushing a Manhattan Project for COVID-19	2 17:25 Clem [11125]
The computer algorithm that was among the first to detect the coronavirus outbreak	6 14:02 Besoeker [11124]
Do Lockdowns Save Many Lives? In Most Places, the Data Say No	6 19:03 Lex [11126]
Antibody tests support what's been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu	19 23:25 swksvolFF [11127]
As Sweden's death rate rises, the country defends its refusal to lock down	5 12:26 rjschwarz [11131]
'Corona-Killing' UV Bots Could Be Deployed At Military Bases	5 23:34 Whiskey Mike [11128]
Biden: Defense Against Charge of Sexual Assault (satire)	3 18:35 Lex [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Schumer Demands Oversight Hearings for Trump's ‘Abject Failure' Implementing Coronavirus Relief	10 16:51 gorb [11127]
Christopher Steele testimony suggests Hillary Clinton knew about the dossier	6 20:45 KBK [11125]
Ex-NAACP Leader Kweisi Mfume Wins Maryland Seat in Congress	7 23:32 Hellfish [11126]
Christopher Steele Had Undisclosed Meeting With DNC, Clinton Campaign Lawyers	1 03:09 Besoeker [11125]
Surprise discovery in Flynn case: former lawyers find evidence they failed to produce	21 21:22 Clem [11127]
Democratic Rep Lacy Clay Rips Stacey Abrams For VP Lobbying Campaign: ‘You Can't Show Up At The Winner's Window With Loser's Tickets'	7 23:48 Whiskey Mike [11125]
Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden	17 23:52 CrazyFool [11125]
Pelosi: A Minimum Guaranteed Income May Now Be ‘Worthy of Our Attention’	12 15:28 M. Murcek [11125]
Democrats backtrack on plan to reconvene House next week	1 07:24 Frank G [11127]
Supreme Court Puts Government On the Hook for $12 Billion in Obamacare Payments	6 13:36 Vernal Hatrick [11128]
Mayor reopens town in defiance of state lockdown order, braces for confrontation	8 21:54 Procopius2k [11126]
REPORT: Virginia Governor Northam Violating Stay-at-Home Orders With Travel to North Carolina Vacation Home	7 13:26 Clem [11128]
Stacey Abrams escalates pressure campaign to be Biden's running mate	20 23:44 Whiskey Mike [11134]

    
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5	Islamic State
4	Sublime Porte
4	Commies
3	Hezbollah
3	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Syria
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1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Narcos
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-04-29
El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Tue 2020-04-28
Haftar declares himself a ruler of Libya

Mon 2020-04-27
Pakistan to keep Mosques open during Ramadan

Sun 2020-04-26
GNA Refuses Operation IRINI Because It Will Disrupt Arms Supplies From Turkey

Sat 2020-04-25
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un again rumored to be dead

Fri 2020-04-24
Poland Detains Lebanese Man Suspected of 'Planning Attacks'

Thu 2020-04-23
Afrin: Kurdish population more than halved since 2018 offensive

Wed 2020-04-22
Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy
Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships

Tue 2020-04-21
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger
after surgery, or so they ay

Mon 2020-04-20
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%

Sun 2020-04-19
44 suspected Boko Haram jihadis found dead in Chad prison

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

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