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Egypt Condemns Seven To Death Over IS Links, Beheadings
Death sentences in Egypt are subject to review by the country's mufti as the official interpreter of Islamic law, although his verdict is not legally binding. He narrowly won the vote but was soon accused of failing to represent all Egyptians and of trampling the ideals of the anti-Mubarak uprising. Of the seven defendants, three were sentenced to death in absentia, the officials said.
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Woman, who was caught on camera slapping Army soldier, arrested; auto sized
Kalra, who received major backlash on social media for assaulting a soldier, was produced in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen, who granted her bail, Additional DCP (South), Chinmoy Biswal was quoted by Deccan Chronicle as saying.
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Wallabies rally to brush aside Pumas 45-20
Coach Michael Cheika demanded more urgency and pace from his team in the second half and the Wallabies responded to dominate the Pumas. Australia was also ruthless in taking advantage of the sin-binning of Pumas prop Enrique Pieretto, running in three tries in the final 10 minutes to halfbacks Will Genia and Nick Phipps then second-Test hooker Jordan Uelese, the first of what should be many.
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McMaster says there is military option against N. Korea
Ahead of President Donald Trump's first U.N. General Assembly next week in New York, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected discuss the president's goals for the summit, as well as his speech to world leaders while there, in a news briefing Friday.
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Dozens Of Nursing Homes Still Lack Power
Flood coverage premiums average US$450, providing coverage of $250,000 on the structure and $100,000 for the contents, says the Insurance Information Institute. And, criminal charges should follow should investigations nail down what looks for all the world like willful negligence. The nursing home has a history of safety violations and citations, including two for not following generator regulations in 2014 and 2016.
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U.S. options on North Korea 'effective and overwhelming'
The president will meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in NY next Thursday, McMaster said. The sanctions were announced days before North Korea's latest provocation this week, the launching of a missile over Japan into the Pacific. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Friday in NY to discuss the crisis, though no further sanctions were expected to be agreed.