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Poland Detains Lebanese Man Suspected of 'Planning Attacks'
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
More than 40 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Kandahar clashes	5 16:18 Zhang Fei [9]
4 Taliban militants killed while making a bomb inside a mosque in Ghazni	4 10:52 gorb [11]
Clashes in Doshi district cut electricity supply to Kabul and other provinces	0 [5]
Afghan forces kill Mullah Khaliq, capture 4 Taliban compounds in Balkh province	0 [8]
GNA terrorist militia, Muhammad al-Murtah, was killed by the Libyan Army #LNA	0 [2]
Fathi Bashaga : the corruption in libya is great 35 billion dollars have been drained, and 7 billion dollars stolen through fake transactions.#GNA	3 14:12 trailing wife [3]
LNA strikes vehicles and tanks belonging to the #GNA	0 [5]
Libyan Armed Forces air patrols to secure the south from smuggling gangs	0 [3]
Iran's military satellite likely a failure	7 18:40 Frank G [10]
Police: Border guard hurt in ramming-stabbing attack outside Jerusalem	1 04:09 g(r)omgoru [9]
Poland Detains Lebanese Man Suspected of 'Planning Attacks'	1 12:15 Clem [5]
Page 2: WoT Background
A collection of Wu related Islamic Iranian conspiracy theories	1 12:10 g(r)omgoru [7]
Four PMF brigades to fall under Iraqi PM's command	2 14:25 Bob Wheatch4268 [8]
Lebanese daily reports progress in possible prisoner swap with Hamas	0 [6]
Turkey has confirmed 3,116 new #COVID19 cases and 115 new deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the country's total to 101,790 with 2,491 deaths	1 14:10 Skidmark [3]
Commander of the space command of #IRGC Aerospace Force sez they are now developing a new version of Qased rocket which is going to have solid fuel rocket motors for all of its 3 stages	7 14:18 SteveS [4]
LNA denies use of toxic gases and said it is ready to conduct an international investigation on the issue	1 11:15 Mike Kozlowski [1]
Berlin approves the participation of German forces in new naval military mission launched by the European Union - Operation #Irini	3 14:25 g(r)omgoru [8]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Language barriers at shuttered Smithfield meat plant where employees speak 40 languages helped turn the South Dakota factory into coronavirus hotspot with 800 cases, CDC says	12 20:36 Skidmark [6]
Israel to fine NIS 200 anyone caught without face mask starting Monday	6 21:09 Clem [5]
Women's studies lecturer worries a UK-developed COVID-19 vaccine will increase patriotism	10 16:18 Bobby [3]
Chinese experimental space plane about to launch?	7 19:25 Lex [4]
Immigration Ban to Last Up to 90 ~~Years~~ Days, Target Those Seeking Permanent Residency	0 [7]
CES convention held in Las Vegas earlier this year may have played a key role in spreading the coronavirus throughout the US, report reveals	24 17:49 Clem [3]
'It's like a horror movie': Grim warning by mayor of Brazilian city worst-hit by coronavirus as bodies are piled up in refrigerated trucks after President Bolsonaro dismissed Covid-19 as 'flu'	9 15:10 g(r)omgoru [3]
Sweden's chief epidemiologist says lockdowns may not save lives because 50% of their deaths are in care homes - and they'll handle second wave better because they now have higher levels of immunity	1 11:29 g(r)omgoru [5]
Muslims around the world celebrate a Ramadan like no other as the Holy Month begins amid widespread coronavirus lockdowns	2 13:14 M. Murcek [3]
Massachusetts beachfront town refuses to turn on the WATER at summer homes to stop seasonal residents spreading the coronavirus during lockdown	3 12:06 g(r)omgoru [7]
Tyson shutters Washington beef plant over COVID-19 - one day after closing its largest pork facility in the US - as union says more than 5,000 meat processing workers have been exposed to the virus	9 21:11 Clem [3]
Texas county judge's coronavirus mask order faces court challenge, hundreds of protesters	3 21:45 SteveS [7]
Judge tosses California law requiring background checks for ammunition	3 11:35 Bobby [6]
[Israeli] Gov't approves opening stores and beauty salons	1 11:11 lord garth [6]
French Doctor Didier Raoult Cites ‘Scientific Misconduct' in Recent VA Study on Hydroxychloroquine; Two Major Flaws	22 23:01 Marilyn Tojo7566 [12]
Survey: Increased Use Of Low-Contact Services May Prove Permanent	6 14:42 Skidmark [3]
Weed sellers see spike in demand as Israelis deal with coronavirus crisis	0 [4]
Iran imposes flogging on Christian convert for peaceful protest	0 [11]
Saudi Arabia declares start of Ramadan after sighting moon	0 [12]
IDF begins scaling back role in fight against coronavirus	2 18:35 jpal [2]
Vote by Mail in Wisconsin Helped a Liberal Candidate, Upending Old Theories	9 18:50 ruprecht [9]
Migrants in Greece Shot after Apparently Breaking Quarantine	7 15:43 Skidmark [9]
JCPenney Prepares To File For Bankruptcy	0 [4]
Airman accused of stealing copper from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, selling it for $18K	5 06:51 Mike Kozlowski [3]
5 Classic Deer Rifles That Are Still American Made Staples	2 13:19 Sock Puppet of Doom [5]
Coronavirus roundup: Africa’s 43% jump in COVID-19 cases in one week worries experts	3 06:01 Frank G [9]
Another UN body wants to screw us	0 [6]
Does military's biodefense lab hold a key to future coronavirus treatment?	2 15:47 Skidmark [10]
CNN'S Weir Says Coronavirus Claims Virus Came From Deforestion	5 08:51 Bobby [8]
South Carolina breweries may be forced to dump beer during shutdown, report claims	3 08:06 Phusotle Dingle5823 [5]
Coronavirus pandemic hits Florida's farmers hard as many on verge of total-loss in early growing season	8 16:00 Tom [5]
Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins	2 12:56 NoMoreBS [4]
Graduation canceled...except for 'students of color' and 'LGBTQIA+' students	9 14:20 Mercutio1 [6]
Robotic dog is working with medical staff in Boston to remotely treat coronavirus patients and could soon collect vitals needed to fight outbreak	2 15:48 Skidmark [5]
Woman pepper sprays cop who attempted to question her leaving home during coronavirus lockdown in Argentina	0 [1]
Images from satellites in orbit can detect patches of plastic pollution in the oceans as small as a quarter of an inch - and it could help clean the world's waterways, scientists say	3 14:39 ruprecht [4]
Texas man, 36, is arrested for streaming himself on Facebook Live searching for a police officer to 'ambush and kill' as it's revealed he was a part of 'boogaloo boys' anti-government group	5 18:56 JohnQC [10]
Professor accused of St. Patrick's Cathedral fire plot kills self after release from New York prison due to the coronavirus outbreak	1 11:26 49 Pan [3]
Police arrest 30 pedophiles in Fairfax County, VA as part of a 'Covid crackdown' operation set up to help protect children who are vulnerable to online abuse while taking classes on the internet	4 12:25 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [2]
Page 4: Opinion
The Wuhan Virus may not have been a bioweapon but it was certainly used as one.	3 20:09 49 Pan [6]
Who Gains From Ratting on Johnson in Bombshell Report?	1 11:59 Bobby [6]
Trumping Poverty	0 [7]
Hell hath no fury like Bibi-haters scorned – opinion	3 14:59 Lex [11]
What Did U.S. Intel Really Know About the ‘Chinese' Virus?	17 16:13 Besoeker [7]
Fauci: US needs to 'significantly ramp up' testing	70 21:33 Lex [6]
Homeschooling and Harvard's Mythmaking	6 12:42 g(r)omgoru [8]
Ex-Sanders campaign official Nina Turner: If Democrats want to defeat Trump they need more 'excitement'	9 14:13 Omesing Whemp2822 [11]
What if Cultural Behavior Influences Coronavirus Susceptibility?	9 15:56 Skidmark [9]
If Face Masks Are Mandatory, Then It's Time to End Mask Patents	2 08:57 Bright Pebbles [8]
‘Flattening the Curve,’ And Other Lies	9 10:08 Bright Pebbles [3]
Page 6: Politix
Republican Group Sings Biden's Praises In New Political Ad	4 17:24 M. Murcek [2]
Michigan lawmakers want to strip Gov. Whitmer of her powers	9 18:11 Frank G [9]
Fake News: Trump Didn't Fire Vaccine Chief for Questioning Hydroxychloroquine	1 13:13 M. Murcek [9]
Joe Biden predicts that Trump will try and delay 2020 election	17 11:48 M. Murcek [3]
NSC's Fleitz: ‘ Brennan suppressed high-quality intel suggesting Putin wanted the more predictable, malleable Clinton to win in 2016’	3 06:30 g(r)omgoru [7]
Stacey Abrams signals 'concern' if Biden's VP pick isn't a woman of color	25 21:02 USN, Ret. [13]
New York Times Admits Obama Admin Deployed Multiple Spies Against Trump Campaign In 2016	4 18:31 JohnQC [8]
Dossier Author Testified His Emails Were ‘Wiped,' He No Longer Has Documents Related To Primary Source	13 12:39 Lex [5]
Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother dies of coronavirus, Maxine boasts about her dying sister	4 12:59 Whiskey Mike [9]
Vindictive Detroit Democrats to Censure Lawmaker for Saying Trump Saved Her Life	7 17:08 Marilyn Tojo7566 [13]

    
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                        21:59 daniel                                                                                                                                  

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1	Hamas
1	Islamic State
1	Moslem Colonists
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

Sun 2020-04-12
Houthi militia has sentenced four journalists to death in Yemen for ‘treason and espionage,’

Sat 2020-04-11
Krakatoa volcano blows up

Fri 2020-04-10
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

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