North Korea Launches Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
South Korea and the United States say North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile north of Pyongyang that traveled about 500 miles before landing off the east coast amid U.N. resolution violations. A U.S. official confirmed a Rodong missile likely launched from a road mobile launcher, marking the North’s first medium-range test since 2014.
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North Korea
U.N
Seoul
Washington
Kim Jong UN
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pyongyang
Department
U.S. Defense
Pentagon
U.N. Security Council
Pianist Finds Daughters Slain in Fort Worth Area Home
Renowned concert pianist Vadym Kholodenko found his daughters, Nika five and Michela one, dead in their beds at his estranged wife Sofya Tsygankova’s Fort Worth area home. Tsygankova, injured, faces a mental health evaluation. no suspects are sought.
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Dallas
Texas
Vadym Kholodenko
Fort Worth
Nika
Michela
Benbrook
David Babcock
Sofya Tsygankova
Kholodenko
Babcock
Tsygankova
Fourteen Warren Air Force Base Guards Under Drug Probe
Fourteen members of the 90th Missile Wing security group at Warren AFB Wyoming are under investigation for possible illegal drug activity including cocaine use. The unit oversees 450 Minuteman 3 missiles across Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska. The investigation follows prior reviews of training and conduct in the nuclear missile corps.
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Washington
Air Force
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Defense
Associated Press
EE. Warren Air Force Base
90Th Missile Wing
Cheyenne
Wyo
Robin Rand
Air Force Global Strike Command
Rand
Barksdale Air Force
Louisiana
EE. Warren
Nuclear Missile Corps
90Th Security Forces Group
Christopher L. Corley
90Th
Stephen Kravitsky
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Brazil's Zika response hampered by shortages and recession
As Zika emerged in Brazil, Campina Grande and other cities faced pesticide shortages amid a deep recession. Officials cite disorganization and corruption as factors, with hospitals underfunded and Brazil-wide larvicide rationing evident from August to October. Pernambuco and Paraiba report high microcephaly rates with 6480 cases.
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Lara
Pedro Hospital
Campina Grande
Paraiba State
Brazil
Dilma Rousseff
Associated Press
Rossandra Oliveira
Rousseff
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Marcelo Castro
Castro
Pernambuco
Health Ministry
Paraiba
Syrian troops push toward historic Palmyra capture
Syrian forces backed by Russian air power press the offensive toward Palmyra to recapture the historic site from Islamic State. U.S. and Russian officials report air and artillery activity, with Russia claiming 20 to 25 daily sorties in support amid a broader Syria pullout. If successful, the capture would mark a major IS setback in Homs province.
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Beirut
Palmyra
Islamic State
Syria
SANA
Moscow
Defense Ministry
Sergei Rudskoi
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Geneva
U.N
Homs
EU Turkey strike deal to return migrants
The EU and Turkey announce a pact to send asylum seekers who arrive in Greece back to Turkey. Turkey gains fast track aid, visa concessions, and EU bid revival. rights groups cite concerns over asylum safeguards and Kurdish conflict.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Tribune Publishing Co
Orange County Register
California
Register
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Riverside
U.S. Department of Justice
Turkey
Brussels
European Union
Greece
Ankara
Europe
Ahmet Davutoglu
Syria
Davutoglu
U.N. Refugee Agency
Deficien
Cies
EU Council
Donald Tusk
Amnesty International
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