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`Let's go home': Afghan war vets torn on US-Taliban deal

Yahoo! News 

Veterans of America's longest war are finding themselves torn as the U.S. signs a potentially historic peace accord with the Taliban in Afghanistan. For many, the U.S. is long overdue in withdrawing its forces after more than 18 years of fighting. Others question the trustworthiness of the Taliban, whose hard-line government the U.S.-led forces overthrew in 2001.

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Over 500 firemen, 26 fire tenders dousing oil warehouse fire in Chennai

Business Standard 

Over 500 firemen, 26 fire tenders have been deployed to douse a massive fire that broke out at an oil warehouse in Madhavaram on Saturday."Over 500 firemen, 26 fire tenders and 6 foam tenders on the job. To a large extent, the fire has been put out. It is a godown of a chemical-based material used for medical purpose, so the possibility of poisonous gas ruled out," Sylendra Babu, Additional Director, Fire and Rescue Service, told ANI.Property damage in the fire is yet to be examined.

St Louis game

UDPride.com 

This will be a tough and brutal game as it is Senior night. We traditionally do pretty poor at SLU. I'll be there to root the flyers on. Thank...

Lachlan McHugh Wins at Archerfield Speedway

TJ Slideways.com 

Lachlan McHugh won the sprint car feature Saturday at Ausdeck Archerfield Speedway. McHugh inherited the lead from Brent Kratzman and led the final 16 laps on the way to victory. [...]

Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

A clock starts ticking when the light turns red at Baltimore intersections. Young men huddled on the sidewalk jump into the street, a squeegee in one hand, a bottle of glass cleaner in the other.



Iran reports new surge in coronavirus cases

Yahoo! News 

Iran on Saturday reported a surge in new coronavirus cases as the number of deaths jumped to 43, but it dismissed as "rumours" a report the real toll was much higher. Since it announced its first deaths from COVID-19, Iran has scrambled to bring the outbreak under control, shutting schools, suspending cultural and sporting events and halting meetings of the cabinet and parliament. The health ministry on Saturday reported nine new deaths and a 53 percent jump in infections over the previous 24 hours... Читать дальше...

Germany takes World Cup women’s, doubles luge overall titles

TheRepublic.com 

KOENIGSSEE, Germany — Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken won the World Cup doubles overall title on Saturday, and Germany’s Julia Taubitz claimed the 2019-20 women’s championship. Both crowns were decided in the final race of the season for each discipline. Eggert and Benecken won the World Cup season title for the fourth season in a

France Bans Gatherings Of More than 5,000 as New Cases of Coronavirus Announced

News.com.au 

France’s government announced new measures on February 29 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, including the cancellation of a half-marathon in Paris and a ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people in confined environments. The announcements came following an extraordinary meeting of the French cabinet, and as the government announced new cases of the coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 73, Le Monde and others reported. The announcement was made by France’s health minister, Olivier Veran. Читать дальше...

New calendar could revolutionize the way we live

CBSNews.com 

Since the beginning of civilization, societies have made different calendars in an attempt to most accurately track the passage of time. Now, two professors at Johns Hopkins University are the biggest backers of a radical new calendar that would eliminate leap years and standardize dates to be the same each year. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Jeff Glor spoke to the experts to learn more about their idea.

See This F-35 Stealth Fighter? Russia Helped 'Create' It.

The National Interest 

Brad Howard

Security,

Or inspire it. Here is how. 

Key point: It’s almost certain that the data gleaned from the old Soviet VTOL project were most likely utilized in the development of the VTOL variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

For all the yelling and shouting over the Department of Defense’s much-maligned F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, there’s an unusual, often overlooked footnote in the trillion-dollar project’s history: its origins as an experimental... Читать дальше...

Two tasers found in hotel room

KentOnline (kentonline.co.uk) 

A man caught with cocaine in his car was later found to have two tasers in a hotel room, police have alleged.

The Dish: Hollywood food stylist previews new cookbook recipes

CBSNews.com 

Born in Philadelphia, Susan Spungen turned her love of food into a career as a magazine editor at "Martha Stewart Living." She produced, cooked and styled tasty creations right from the publication's first issue before making the leap to Hollywood films such as “Eat Pray Love.” Spungen joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to share some recipes from her upcoming cookbook.

How effective will the new U.S.-Taliban peace deal be?

MSNBC 

The United States and Taliban have reached a new deal to move towards peace in the region. Ali Velshi speaks to Mike Fuchs of the Center for American Progress about how effective the deal can be.

A festival of ideas in Lahore

The Hindu 

The 8th edition of the LLF saw a host of delegates discussing issues from poetry to multilateralism

Juicy J Trashes His Label On "Fuk Columbia Records"

HotNewHipHop.com 

Juicy J makes his beef with his label, Columbia Records, public on this new explosive diss track.
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/juicy-j-trashes-his-label-on-fuk-columbia-records-new-song.1986353.html

Mumbai: BMC set to ban single-use plastic from May 1

Business Standard 

Aiming to make Mumbai free of single-use plastic by May 1 this year in line with Maharashtra government's announcement for the state, the BMC on Saturday said it will take strict action against those using such plastic. In a statement, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation urged citizens, traders and hawkers to not use the prohibited plastic. Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray had, on Friday, announced in the Legislative Council that the state will be made free of single-use plastic items by May 1 this year. Читать дальше...

FLÜCHTLINGE WERDEN IN MASSEN AN DIE GRENZEN ZU EUROPA GEFAHREN FB lisaks tõlge

Eesti Elu 

Hasan Oezden Eile kell 10:51 FLÜCHTLINGE WERDEN IN MASSEN AN DIE GRENZEN ZU EUROPA GEFAHREN Busse werden eingesetzt um Flüchtlinge an die Grenzen zu bringen. Gedränge und Tumult artige Zustände in vielen Städten der Türkei Griechenland soll Kriegsschiffe aufs Mittelmeer versendet haben. Bulgarien und Griechenland verstärken den Grenzschutz. Erste Boote mit schaaren von Flüchtlingen an griechischen Inseln angekommen. Laut türkischen Medien sind es über 500.000Flüchtlinge die man über die Einwanderungsbehörden der Bezirke mobilisiert hat.


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