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Explosion as fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Massive blaze rips through Iranian port near nuclear power station as seven ships burn - after a series of mysterious explosions around the country	12 20:59 Raj [8]
Black Leaders Call on NYPD to Bring Back Anti-Crime Unit as Shootings Spike	8 20:10 Frank G [5]
U.S. soldier dies of non-combat related incident in South of Afghanistan	0 [11]
Afghan forces kill, wound at least 68 Taliban militants in the North: Shahen Corps	0 [15]
Good morning	9 22:29 trailing wife [14]
IED Kills 5 People in Surobi	1 16:34 jpal [12]
Samangan Residents Call for Probe into Attack on NDS Facility	0 [6]
NIA Chargesheets 17 Islamic State Suspects	0 [4]
Iran announces the death of an IRGC Fatemiyoun Brigade fighter killed on 1st July in Syria	1 10:23 Frank G [13]
Yemen's Saudi-Led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed four missiles and six explosive drones launched overnight by Houthi forces	4 17:24 AlanC [12]
Explosion as fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex	13 15:52 trailing wife [12]
Ballistic missile hits a residential neighborhood in Marib city in Yemen	1 10:34 Frank G [11]
Libyan National Army Spokesman Ahmed Al-Mismari : The coming hours will see a major battle in the vicinity of Sirte and AlJafra cities	0 [14]
Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, from Texas, was arrested by federal police for allegedly striking an officer with a hammer	7 18:20 Cheaderhead [11]
At the left-wing riot today in Paris, a large group of extremists attacked police at the Place de la Bastille, causing them to retreat	5 17:55 g(r)omgoru [8]
Antifa in Portland track down and accost a random Asian male who they accuse of being Andy Ngo	3 10:59 g(r)omgoru [9]
Antifa & BLM extremists attacked @PortlandPolice union building on 13–14 July	0 [10]
Child rapist arrested at Antifa brawl in Washington state	1 08:02 Rob Crawford [16]
Portland Mayor tells federal authorities to clean up the graffiti left on the federal courthouse by antifa	12 18:45 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [6]
Libyan Parliament gives Egypt green light to intervene in civil war	2 12:01 Chris [13]
Russian and Turkish forces come under attack inside Syria’s Idlib	0 [6]
Turkey occupies 15 km of Iraqi border territory	0 [15]
Captured US-backed fighters admit to obtaining info about Iranian targets in Syria	0 [10]
Egypt's court upholds life sentences for top Brotherhood leader Badie	0 [7]
GNA insists on Jufra, Sirte offensive as Libyan parliament authorises Egyptian military action	0 [5]
Iran says ex-defense worker executed for selling info to CIA	2 20:33 Procopius2k [19]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hmmm: Georgia Expands Criminal Probe Into DA In Rayshard Brooks Case ‐ Who's Now On His Third Explanation On Subpoenas	0 [10]
Netanyahu ally says US not keen on annexation in West Bank right now — report	9 18:45 Skidmark [13]
Afghan Civilian Casualties Fell 11% But Still High	0 [11]
Five Bases Closed in Afghanistan: US Official	0 [8]
Palestinians said arrested after backing annexation in Israeli TV report	0 [6]
French court orders trial over brutal, alleged anti-Semitic murder of woman, 85	1 23:44 Titus Tingle1814 [14]
Islamists in Sudan call for toppling government over penal code amendments	0 [10]
Iraqi Al-Nujaba Militia Official Alaa Al-Jazaeri: U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Is Actually a Heavily Armed Military Base	1 12:04 Chris [11]
Ukraine: it's too early to blame human error for downing of passenger plane in Iran	7 17:34 AlanC [17]
El Sonni says Haftar's conditions to reopen oil ports reveal his foreign agenda	0 [8]
Turkey vows to stand with Azerbaijan against Armenia	0 [10]
New Quds Force commander threatens US, Israel: ‘The difficult days have not come yet’	0 [11]
US commander warns Hezbollah of severe consequences if they attack Israel	0 [15]
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upholds acquittal of Mubarak-era interior minister Habib El-Adly	0 [8]
Tunisia sentences woman to six months for Koranic Facebook joke	3 19:09 Frank G [5]
Hamas denies Saudi report commander defected to Israel, provided detailed intelligence	0 [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Israel's nursing union declares general strike over coronavirus conditions	9 22:54 Vernal Hatrick [7]
India sends 375million people back into lockdown as country suffers record spike of 29,429 new coronavirus cases with total infections nearing one million	18 21:50 Vernal Hatrick [15]
Big MASK and Fries: Furious McDonald's customer brutally beats a restaurant worker after ‘being reminded to put on a face mask' in Hong Kong	2 14:03 g(r)omgoru PB [8]
Bodycam video shows moment deputy shoots dead knife-wielding suspect who'd stabbed elderly man, 77, in grocery store argument over a face mask	11 18:50 Skidmark [2]
Devastating China flooding puts controversial Three Gorges Dam under new scrutiny	1 11:54 Bobby [8]
Former Ohio State professor arrested trying to flee to China with stolen laptops, USB drives	3 11:11 Skidmark [7]
The dam that could start a war between Egypt and Ethiopia: Tensions rise as £3billion mega-project built by Chinese firms begins filling up - threatening to reduce the Nile to a trickle	1 11:21 g(r)omgoru [4]
Tech companies are ending leases and consolidating offices as remote work is here to stay	2 11:51 Clem [6]
Work Continues To Contain Fire On Navy Ship Thought Extinguished Overnight	18 19:11 Frank G [9]
FBI Fielded More Background Checks For Gun Buyers In June Than Ever Before	12 22:32 swksvolFF [8]
Covid-19 vaccine developed by US biotech firm Moderna enters final stage trial	14 18:43 Iblis [6]
Group Holds "Love March" In Chicago To End Gang Violence Without More Police	2 13:50 SteveS [8]
Confirmed coronavirus patient was at Tel Aviv economic protest	0 [4]
Subways sparkle, but does cleaning decrease COVID-19 risk?	2 08:09 Bobby [5]
China slaps tit-for-tat sanctions on US lawmakers in human rights spat	2 06:41 Herb Omomosing8705 [9]
One more thing for New Yorkers to worry about ... NYC Health Department issues a warning after mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus are detected in the city	4 23:24 Bobby [12]
Poonch: One Injured In Bear Attack In Sawjian	1 09:22 Skidmark [2]
Imagery of the LAC show PLA units may have fallen back into support camps	0 [3]
Armenia claim that Azerbaijan have used Grad multiple rocket launchers in the ongoing clashes near Tavush	4 22:54 trailing wife [9]
15-year-old boy has died from the bubonic plague in Mongolia	0 [5]
President @realDonaldTrump signs executive order to hold China accountable for actions against Hong Kong	1 18:31 gorb [8]
China tests powerful missiles capable of sinking US warships	1 01:57 Glenmore [9]
Belgium, once hard-hit, reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since March	4 23:12 Clem [10]
Moroccan 'revenge porn' victims smash taboos by speaking out	2 23:32 Maggie Poodle6767 [7]
Washington man 'drove 800 miles to San Francisco with stolen AR-15-style rifle to attack a stockbroker whom he had a grudge against and confessed he was ready to shoot it out with cops if he hadn't been found asleep in his car'	1 19:45 Cheaderhead [4]
Women are drinking more than men to cope with coronavirus due to 'psychological distress' and the presence of children in the home during the pandemic	4 13:17 Vernal Hatrick [5]
WHO says no return to normality for ‘foreseeable future’	7 15:38 magpie [7]
Page 4: Opinion
The American Heritage of Iran's Special Forces	3 18:40 Skidmark [9]
About that wall....	1 11:47 Iblis [7]
More than 1,000 CDC employees sign letter decrying 'toxic culture' of racism in agency	19 19:51 Snoluper Hupamble1802 [9]
Georgia Democrat Defends Trump, Eviscerates Black Lives Matter Narrative	3 12:36 Silentbrick [8]
It’s not just police: Public servants of all stripes are now under assault	4 19:56 49 Pan [7]
The logic of political violence	1 02:56 g(r)omgoru [4]
Yet Another Beatdown - What If They Restarted Sports And No One Came	10 19:40 Glenmore [5]
Page 6: Politix
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from hospital	6 23:15 Clem [7]
Brazil President Bolsonaro again tests positive for coronavirus	3 22:45 Xenobia Floger6220 [10]
Report: Kanye West drops out of presidential race	3 13:17 Vernal Hatrick [3]
Medical Professionals Criticize Report That Attempts To Clean Up Cuomo's Nursing Home Disaster	0 [3]
New York Gov. Cuomo says AOC's claim that surge in crime is because of rent struggles is 'factually impossible' due to city's eviction freeze - as shootings soar by 185% and murder rate doubles from last year	7 19:02 trailing wife [4]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, is hospitalized for treatment of possible infection	15 22:47 Whiskey Mike [12]
Jeff Sessions loses US Senate primary runoff in Alabama	15 19:16 Skidmark [9]
Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail by New York judge	13 23:09 Clem [18]
NYT writer resigns, calls out the woke rot in the media	9 23:21 Bobby [18]

    
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6	Govt of Iran
6	Antifa/BLM
6	Commies
4	Taliban
4	Muslim Brotherhood
3	Arab Spring
3	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Houthis
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic State

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2020-07-15
Explosion as fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex

Tue 2020-07-14
BLM activist claimed in ultra-viral tweet that racist messages were left on his car. Video shows he placed them there himself

Mon 2020-07-13
Florida man crashes into Catholic Church,
sets it on fire with worshipers inside

Sun 2020-07-12
Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan

Sat 2020-07-11
Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque

Fri 2020-07-10
Latest explosions in Tehran reportedly hit warehouses of rockets that belong to the IRGC

Thu 2020-07-09
Yemen's Ansarallah forces threaten to target Saudi palaces

Wed 2020-07-08
22 Taliban militants killed, wounded on Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Tue 2020-07-07
Iraqi security analyst Husham Al Hashimi assassinated outside his Baghdad home

Mon 2020-07-06
Sen Tammy Duckworth in favor of tearing down George Washington Statues!

Sun 2020-07-05
Officer draws gun on two men who beat him in the Bronx— de Blasio calls for his resignation

Sat 2020-07-04
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Fri 2020-07-03
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Thu 2020-07-02
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Wed 2020-07-01
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