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• BNSF: Estimated 230,000 gallons of oil spilled in derailment

  23-06-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  DOON, Iowa (AP) — An estimated 230,000 gallons (870,619 liters) of crude oil spilled into floodwaters in the northwestern corner of Iowa following a train derailment, a railroad official said Saturday.
  
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• US-backed force ousts IS from Syria's Hasakeh province

  23-06-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  US-backed fighters have ousted the last Islamic State group jihadists from Syria's northeast province of Hasakeh, the force and a monitor said late Saturday.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by the Washington-led coalition, have captured swathes of the country's north and east from IS since 2015.On Saturday, they cleared a string of outposts in Hasakeh, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor.
  
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• Jogger Detained After Accidental Border Crossing

  23-06-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  A 19-year-old woman who traveled from France to Canada to visit her mother in British Columbia says U.S. officials detained her for two weeks after she accidentally crossed the border while jogging. (June 23)
  
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• Ethiopian PM escapes grenade attack, one dead, scores hurt

  23-06-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  By Aaron MaashoADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed survived a grenade attack on Saturday at a massive rally in support of his push for radical political and economic reforms, including a peace deal with regional arch-enemy Eritrea.Police said six suspects had been detained, without givingdetails, while state media said nine police officials, including the deputy commissioner of the Addis Ababa Police Commission, were being held over security failings.Despite boasting one
  
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• Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash Was Watching 'The Voice'

  23-06-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward.
  
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• Details Emerge in Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion, Police Say He Was Targeted

  23-06-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Two masked gunmen ambushed the rapper.
  
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• Sarah Sanders kicked out of restaurant because she works for Donald Trump

  23-06-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  Sarah Sanders was kicked out of a Virginia restaurant because she works for Donald Trump, becoming the latest administration official to be singled out for their support of the president.The White House press secretary said that she was asked to leave by the owner of the Red Hen, in Lexington, on Friday night and she “politely left”.The senior Trump official said that the owner’s actions “say far more about her than they do about me”.
  
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• France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship

  23-06-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  EU states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, prompting a furious response from Rome on the eve of an emergency mini-summit in Brussels about the escalating crisis dividing Europe.Macron's comments came after Italy's new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships, after accusing fellow EU members of failing to share the burden of migrant arrivals.
  
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• Crude oil pours into river after train derails in US

  23-06-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  A freight train that derailed in Iowa is leaking crude oil into a river, raising concerns that water supplies downstream could be contaminated.Some of the tankers were damaged, causing them to gush oil into flooded fields and the rain-swollen Rock River.“We are containing the oil that was spilled as close to the incident as possible using containment booms and recovering it with skimmers and vacuum trucks,” said BNSF Railway spokesman Andy Williams.
  
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• PS4 Weekly Recap: Loads Of Games Coming, But No Crossplay In Sight

  23-06-2018 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Now that E3 has come and gone, we've got a ton to look forward to this fall and early next year. This week's PS4 news is all about what's coming soon, and what isn't coming.This week we got a peek at From Sotware's Deracine, learned The Last of Us Part 2 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will have multiplayer, and saw Days Gone might not be as exciting as we had hoped. Nintendo and Xbox are showing off crossplay in Minecraft, but Sony has yet to join in on the fun; an ex-Sony developer says it's bec
  
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• Nintendo Switch Weekly Recap: Lots Of Titles Coming And Tons Of Switch Deals

  23-06-2018 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Loads of new games are headed to Switch this year and next, and we've got all the details in this week's roundup. Outside of the forthcoming titles, you'll want to make sure you take a peek at this week's deals to snag some summer steals.Starting out this week's roundup on a high note, Pokemon's latest free title, Pokemon Quest, is coming to iOS and Android soon. If you pre-order Dragon Ball FighterZ on Switch, you'll get another game too--the rare SNES title Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden. But w
  
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• Xbox One Weekly Recap: Looking Towards The Future, Killer Deals, And Industry Buzz

  23-06-2018 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  This week's Xbox One news is all about what's to come. Although there's an overwhelming amount of headlines on forthcoming releases, make sure you don't miss out on this week's deals and also the industry buzz.This week, we got confimration the release date for the first episode of Life is Strange Season 2, learned more about E3's biggest titles such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76, and Resident Evil 2's remake. State of Decay 2 was May's best selling game, and Bioware's
  
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• Discarded napkin helps US police crack 32-year-old murder mystery

  23-06-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  The mystery of the sexual assault and murder of a US teenager in Washington state has been resolved 32 years after the crime thanks to a discarded napkin, DNA tests and genetic genealogy.Gary Hartman, 66, has been arrested and is scheduled to appear in court Monday on rape and murder charges in the case, which has long shocked the city of Tacoma, in the northwestern US state.It began on March 26, 1986, when 12-year-old Michella Welch disappeared while playing with her two young sisters at a park
  
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• 1 dead after attack at huge rally for Ethiopia's new PM

  23-06-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A thwarted attempt to hurl a grenade at Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister led to a deadly explosion Saturday at a massive rally in support of sweeping changes in Africa's second most populous country. Nine police officials were arrested, state media reported.
  
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• This moon blob meme was the one good thing on the internet this week

  23-06-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  This is One Good Thing
  , a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week. First up: A very cute meme. It was a tough week. Between the reports of horrific conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border and Trump's bizarre anti-immigration event where he autographed photos of murder victims, keeping up with the news has beenso emotionally taxing. Staying informed is part of being an active member of society, but it can be rough sometimes.  The only g
  
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• Macron proposes migrant centers in Europe to assess cases

  23-06-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced a proposal Saturday that would create closed migrant centers on European soil so authorities can quickly decide whether arriving migrants are eligible to apply for asylum and send back those who don't qualify.
  
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• Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria: military

  23-06-2018 19:21 via yahoo.com
  Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders inside neighboring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group, its military said on Saturday.Islamic State, which once occupied a third of Iraq's territory, has been largely defeated in the country but still poses a threat along the border with Syria."Iraqi F-16 jets carried out a successful air strike that targeted a meeting of Daesh leaders ... in the Hajin area within Syrian territory.
  
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• Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Pulled Off the First Happy Game of Thrones Wedding

  23-06-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  And all their castmates were there to support them
  
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• Displaced mothers from Yemen's Hodeida find shelter in Sanaa school

  23-06-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  Travelling by bus or taxi with children in tow, scores of mothers have fled fighting in Yemen's key port city of Hodeida in recent weeks, finding shelter at a school in the rebel-held capital Sanaa.Ismail told AFP this was the first time she had been to the capital.
  
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• What was Melania Trump signaling on border visit?

  23-06-2018 18:05 via yahoo.com
  First Lady Trump and the president’s daughter Ivanka carefully waded into the debate over the separation of migrant children this week. Richard Lui talks to Jennifer Rubin and Gabriela Domenzain, former Obama campaign spokesperson.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies

  23-06-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  By Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali KucukgocmenISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a day before presidential and parliamentary elections widely viewed as the most crucial in Turkey for decades.The winner of Sunday's presidential contest will acquire sweeping new executive powers under a constitutional overhaul backed by Erdogan and endorsed last year by a narrow majority of Turks in a re
  
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• Short on answers: What's next for migrant children?

  23-06-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  NBC’s Cal Perry talks to Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) about his visit to a tent city for separated migrant children in Tornillo, Texas. Most of those children remain in limbo, waiting to learn when they will be reunited with their parents.
  
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• 10 Games That Didn't Appear At E3 2018

  23-06-2018 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  These are the heavy-hitters that, for one reason or another, failed to appear at E3 2018.
  
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• 10 Big Games Missing From E3 2018

  23-06-2018 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We missed you at E3!
  This year's E3 was exciting for many reasons: CD Projekt Red finally unveiled Cyperpunk 2077, a game we've waited years to see in action. Nintendo let Super Smash Bros. Ultimate loose, which comes out in just a few short months and will launch with every playable character from every previous Smash game.Not one to disappoint, Bethesda finally confirmed two games that have only existed as rumors until now: The Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield. Oh yeah, and they revealed a little
  
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• Iraq PM warns armed groups against stockpiling weapons

  23-06-2018 17:59 via yahoo.com
  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned on Saturday he would not allow militias to stockpile arms, two weeks after a weapons depot belonging to an armed group exploded in Baghdad.At least 16 people were killed and around 30 injured when the cache, owned by a group close to populist cleric Moqtada Sadr, blew up in his stronghold of Sadr City on June 7."There are groups who have taken advantage of the war against (the Islamic State group) to stock up weapons in order to threaten the state," Ab
  
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• How Russia grapples with monuments from Soviet past

  23-06-2018 17:55 via yahoo.com
  As Americans debate the proper placement of Confederate statues, Russians have found a unique solution to a similar issue.
  
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• Kim Jong-un 'erases his father and grandfather' from new mandatory national oath

  23-06-2018 17:53 via yahoo.com
  Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has introduced a new national oath playing down the achievements of his father and grandfather and instead praising his own ideology and leadership. The oath, which must be recited by all citizens, was originally introduced in the 1970s, when Kim Il-sung, the founder of the nation and the grandfather of the present dictator, exercised control over the nation. The oath was made up of 10 articles that extolled the wisdom and greatness of Mr Kim
  
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• 'Making Mistakes Was Not an Option.' Michelle Obama on the Pressure of Being 'The First'

  23-06-2018 17:53 via yahoo.com
  'You're the one that's laying the red carpet down for others to follow'
  
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• Mike Huckabee's Racist Tweet Calls MS-13 Nancy Pelosi's 'Campaign Committee'

  23-06-2018 17:49 via yahoo.com
  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) suggested that MS-13 gang members are
  
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• Mike Huckabee Seems To Equate Kids Torn From Parents With MS-13 In Racist Tweet

  23-06-2018 17:49 via yahoo.com
  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) appeared to equate migrant children
  
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• Protests as children remain in limbo and separated families await reunification

  23-06-2018 17:48 via yahoo.com
  As outrage grows over the nearly 2,000 children still in limbo, demonstrators protested the Trump administration’s policies outside the nation’s largest immigration processing facility and in cities across the U.S.
  
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• Delta Air Lines Bans Pit Bulls as Service and Support Animals

  23-06-2018 17:44 via yahoo.com
  The decision is being criticized.
  
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• 4 arrested in Pittsburgh police shooting protest

  23-06-2018 17:39 via yahoo.com
  Four people were arrested Friday in an hours-long protest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager June 19. Diane Hodges reports.
  
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• The Latest: Macron wants asylum centers to hold migrants

  23-06-2018 17:30 via yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on immigration issues in Europe (all times local):
  
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• This massive pile of barrels will break your bourbon-loving heart

  23-06-2018 17:22 via yahoo.com
  To the bourbon fans out there: I'm sorry for what you're about to witness.  I know it will pain you to see thousands of barrels piled up in a mess of broken wood and metal scraps rather than stacked neatly along the walls of your favorite distillery, but that's the unfortunate reality down in Bardstown, Ky. right now. SEE ALSO: 7 smoky beers to challenge your taste buds As theCourier-Journal reports, part of a warehouse at Barton 1792 Distillery collapsed on Friday, sending an estimated 9,0
  
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• Rep. DeSantis: Strzok's FBI conduct was connected to bias

  23-06-2018 17:20 via yahoo.com
  FBI agent Peter Strzok subpoenaed to testify before Congress; Rep. Ron DeSantis weighs in on 'Fox & Friends.'
  
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• Erdogan, rival Ince trade blows on eve of crunch Turkey polls

  23-06-2018 17:18 via yahoo.com
  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival Muharrem Ince on Saturday traded blows in mass rallies on the final day of campaigning for Turkey's most fiercely contested elections in years.After mega meetings by Ince in Izmir and Ankara over the last two days, hundreds of thousands packed the vast Maltepe shoreside on the Asian side of Istanbul for his final rally.Ince claimed that five million people had surged to the Istanbul rally but it was not possible to immediately confirm the numbers
  
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• XXXTentacion murder: Police reveal how killers tracked rapper in final moments before fatal shooting

  23-06-2018 17:17 via yahoo.com
  The killers of rapper XXXTentacion tracked his movements before shooting him dead in a robbery, police have revealed.CCTV footage studied by detectives showed two men, one in orange sandals, following XXXTentacion into a motorbike dealership, where they bought a red mask, according to court documents.A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murdering the rapper, real name Jahseh Onfroy, after he was ambushed and fatally shot in his BMW electric car in Florida.
  
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• The F***ed Up Comic History of Preacher (Jesse Custer)

  23-06-2018 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Preacher's Jesse Custer has an extremely unique, traumatizing and violent past. Don't believe us? Take a look at his comic book origins as you prepare for Season 3 of Preacher on AMC.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Talks RPG Inspirations And Story Details

  23-06-2018 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  During a visit to Ubisoft Quebec, we had the opportunity to play the upcoming Assassin's Creed Odyssey for about five hours. It was a small slice of the huge open world of Ancient Greece, set in 431 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. We spent that time on the Delos Islands completing side quests, leading a rebellion, and engaging in many of the RPG elements that are new to the franchise. Dialogue options aren't the only thing that are new, as facing the consequences of yo
  
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• 21 Games You May Have Missed From E3 2018

  23-06-2018 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The underdogs of E3 2018
  This year's E3 was packed with games that immediately captured our attention. Whether it was CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, EA's showcase of Anthem and Battlefield V, Sony's impressive demos for Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-Man, or the reveal of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's massive roster--there was definitely a lot to take in, leaving little room to properly digest some of the more lesser-known games. We at GameSpot explored the E3 show floor and its surrounding event
  
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• A Woman Was Detained for 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing the Canadian Border While Jogging

  23-06-2018 16:59 via yahoo.com
  She says she didn't see any signs
  
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• Israelis, Palestinians await William's inaugural royal visit

  23-06-2018 16:57 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Prince William is set to arrive in Israel and the Palestinian territories this week for the first official visit of a member of the British royal family, ending the monarchy's decades-long mostly hands-off approach to one of the world's most sensitive regions.
  
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• Cynthia Nixon celebrates #TransDayofAction with heartfelt Instagram post about her son

  23-06-2018 16:57 via yahoo.com
  In honor of Trans Day of Action, Cynthia Nixon shared a touching Instagram post to celebrate her oldest child. On Friday, theSex and the City star — who's currently running for governor in New York — shared a photo of her and her son Samuel, announcing that he's transgender. SEE ALSO: Don't know how to open up about your mental health? Lady Gaga's mom has some advice. "I’m so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Mozes (called Seph) who graduated college this month," Nixon wrote. "I sa
  
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• Rescuers pick up hundreds of migrants across Mediterranean ahead of EU talks

  23-06-2018 16:43 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA/VALLETTA (Reuters) - Spanish coast guards rescued nearly 600 migrants trying to make the perilous crossing from Africa, authorities said on Saturday, while off the coast of Libya coastguards recovered bodies of five migrants and picked up 185 survivors.Elsewhere in the Mediterranean, Malta's army made a medical evacuation from a stranded rescue ship that Italy and Malta have refused to take in, while the container ship Alexander Maersk picked up 113 migrants from a boat off southern It
  
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• Ethiopian prime minister escapes rally grenade attack that kills one, wounds scores

  23-06-2018 16:09 via yahoo.com
  By Aaron MaashoADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital that killed one person and left scores wounded, officials and witnesses said.The attack was launched by an unidentified assailant moments after 41-year-old prime minister, a former soldier who took office in April, finished his speech to tens of thousands of people gathered in the centre of Addis Ababa.Addressing the nation on television shortly after the
  
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• Pompeo warns Iran on nuclear arms; hopes military force will never be needed

  23-06-2018 15:53 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons, saying it would face the "wrath of the entire world" if it did so, but added that he hoped it would never be necessary for the United States to take military action against the country.In an interview with political columnist Hugh Hewitt conducted on Friday and broadcast the following day on MSNBC, Pompeo said that whatever the fate of the international nuclear deal with Iran, it would not be in Tehran's i
  
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• Iraq says it killed 45 IS jihadists in Syria strike

  23-06-2018 15:32 via yahoo.com
  Iraq said Saturday it had killed 45 jihadists from the Islamic State group, including senior members, in an air strike in eastern Syria, the second such operation in less than a month.Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out a "successful strike targeting a meeting of Daesh (IS) leaders" on Friday in the Hajin region, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, a military statement said.Three houses linked by an underground tunnel were also destroyed, it said, adding that the air strike was carried
  
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• Suits you Sir! How Thomas Markle's royal wedding outfit was put to good use after he cancelled on Meghan

  23-06-2018 15:26 via yahoo.com
  It should have played centre stage at one of the most eagerly anticipated events of recent years; the wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle. But after Thomas Markle was let unable to fly to Britain after suffering a heart attack, the suit he would have worn to lead his daughter up the aisle of St George’s Chapel was left languishing in a tailor’s wardrobe. And there it would have stayed, but for an unlikely twist of fate. When sports PR Johnno Spence decided to g
  
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• Why China's Anti-Air Exercises in the South China Sea Should Spook the U.S. Military

  23-06-2018 15:09 via yahoo.com
  The drills were reported by the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post (SCMP), which cited an article in the People’s Liberation Army Daily, the Chinese military’s official newspaper.The drills simulated defeating an aerial attack, the SCMP said, and including “three target drones making flyovers of a ship formation at varying heights and directions.” The PLA Daily report said that the drones were used to “precisely verify the feasibility and effectiveness t
  
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