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North Korea boat carrying skeletal remains found near Japan coast

UPI 5 hours ago 

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TOKYO, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Another wooden boat possibly of North Korean origin was found near the coast of Japan, Tokyo's coast guard said Monday. Two bodies were found on board the vessel discovered near the city of Sado in Niigata Prefecture, on the west coast of Honshu Island, local television network NHK reported. According to the report, the coast guard discovered the boat Saturday as it drifted near the Japanese coast. Investigators found two human skeletons and clothing on board. The black wooden ship measured 10 meters in length and 3 meters wide. Inscriptions in the Korean language on the bow of the boat were found, the coast guard said. According to the ninth region of the Japanese coast ...

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Prince William and Princess Kate Pay Tribute to the Duke of Westminster at Somber Memorial Service

erinhilltimeinc,People 7 hours ago 

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Prince William and Princess Kate paid their respects to the sixth Duke of Westminster at a somber memorial service Monday morning.

The royal couple were among the hundreds of guests to attend the service at Chester Cathedral. Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Princess Eugenie were also in attendance.

Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, died on August 9 at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire, England, after developing a sudden illness at his home, Abbeystead Estate. He was 64.

The Duke of Westminster

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Close family members attended a private funeral service in the days after his death.

The late Duke was Britain’s wealthiest landowner and a friend to the royal family.

He served in the British Army for nearly 40 years, eventually obtaining the rank of Major General. He is survived by his wife, Natalia, their four children, Tamara, Edwina, Hugh and Viola, as well as four grandchildren.

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Throughout his life, he was close to several members of the royal family, including Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William and Princess Kate. His wife, Natalia, is one of Prince William’s godparents.

His only son, 24-year-old Hugh Grosvenor — who is also one of Prince George’s godparents — inherited his title, as well as the bulk of his father’s wealth, and is now the 7th Duke of Westminster.

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Cruz to Trump, GOP: If we don't deliver 'there will be pitchforks and torches in the streets'

CNN Sun, Nov 27 8:10 AM PST 

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Washington (CNN)Sen. Ted Cruz warned President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican leaders they may face a popular revolt if they don't carry through on some of their biggest campaign promises, including repealing Obamacare. "If we're given the White House and both houses of Congress and we don't deliver, I think there will be pitchforks and torches in the streets," Cruz said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "And I think quite rightly. I think people are so fed up with Washington, this election was a mandate with change and the most catastrophic thing Republicans could do is go back to business as usual." Cruz was responding to a question about some Trump's flips on campaign promises, just weeks ...

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Pelosi faces big leadership challenge

CNN Sun, Nov 27 9:44 AM PST 

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House Democrats pick their leadership team this week, and while Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi remains a prohibitive favorite, there is more drama than usual because of discontent over the presidential election and calls for fresh stewardship. Her rival is a congressman she once mentored, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who says he remains a huge Pelosi fan but that it is time for new leadership. "She's taking steps to reassure skeptics that she is listening to them, bringing in new voices into the leadership team and also telling these top rank-and-file members that they will have more of a platform on the committees to voice their positions," said Raju. There is a new leader on the Democratic side in the Senate -- New York's Chuck Schumer -- and he is raring to battle the Trump White House and congressional Republicans on two big health care issues. ...

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Vietnam floods kill 25 as new typhoon approaches

AFP Mon, Oct 17 11:58 AM PDT 

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Severe flooding in central Vietnam has killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes, officials said Monday, as the country braced for further destruction with a typhoon barrelling closer.

Images from flood-hit provinces showed houses almost completely submerged and people paddling down waterlogged streets following heavy rain that started last week.

Four people are still missing after the deluge, which has destroyed or damaged more than 240,000 homes in several central provinces since Friday, the Natural Disaster Prevention office said on its website.

Nguyen Khac Vinh, a resident in the hardest-hit province of Quang Binh, said there was still no water for drinking and cooking at his house which was totally flooded.

"The water came so quick... our rice, chicken and ducks, our belongings were all swept away," Vinh said, standing in knee-deep water in the streets of Kien Giang township.

State-run media earlier reported that at least one local hydropower plant suddenly released water from its reservoir, which contributed to some of the destruction over the weekend.

The government said it was looking into whether the Ho Ho hydropower plant in Ha Tinh province should have released the water without warning.

Meanwhile, Typhoon Sarika which lashed the Philippines over the weekend is expected to hit Vietnam Wednesday, with northern provinces on high alert.

Local forecasters said they expect Sarika to be the biggest storm of the season. Authorities said they may issue evacuation orders and a ban on ships going to sea, according to reports.

Vietnam is hit every year by up to a dozen tropical storms or typhoons, which often cause widespread destruction along coastal regions.

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U.N. chides North Korea for latest "grave violation"

CBS News Tue, Oct 18 3:05 AM PDT 

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UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch, which failed, as a “grave violation” of its sanctions banning such tests. The U.N.’s most powerful body, in a statement approved Monday by its 15 members, deplored all North Korean missile tests, saying they contribute to the country’s “development of nuclear weapons delivery systems and increase tension.” The council noted that Saturday’s attempted launch followed 11 previous ballistic missile launches and a nuclear test on Sept. 9, all in violation of its resolutions. Council members reiterated their demand that Pyongyang halt all launches and tests, and called on all countries ...

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Iran-Backed Yemen Fires on U.S. Navy

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Twice last week—and possibly a third time—U.S. Navy ships on patrol in the Gulf of Aden were attacked by sophisticated cruise missiles. The American warships were not hit, but they did have to fire SM-2 and Sea Sparrow defensive missiles and use Nulka anti-ship missile decoy countermeasures to disable the incoming weapons. The Houthi attack utilized cruise missiles—variants of Silkworm missiles, weapons Iranians are known to use. In response, the U.S. ships destroyed three radar stations along the Red Sea Coast in Yemen. The radar sites helped guide the missiles, and they too were operated by Iranians. The American warships—two guided-missile destroyers, the USS Mason and USS Nitze, as well as ...

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There is nothing we can do to stop an asteroid apocalypse

New York Post Mon, Oct 17 11:29 AM PDT 

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Earth’s defense systems against giant space rocks are woefully inadequate, leaving the planet dangerously exposed, a leading expert has warned. Colossal asteroids and meteors hurtling through our solar system could hit the planet at any time. Earth is regularly hit by smaller space rocks. In fact, roughly 100,000 pounds of material falls on our planet every day, NASA estimates. But many of the galactic projectiles are big enough to level cities or even potentially destroy all life on the planet. And the warning systems currently in place to detect approaching asteroids are insufficient to tackle the looming threat. This means asteroids can potentially “sneak up” — smashing into the planet without ...

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