WORLD STORIES - 08/09/2018

AMA: I'm Emma Best, covering FOIA releases and declassified documents. I occasionally leak things, including the 11,000 messages from one of WikiLeaks' private chat - Ask Me Anything!.

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Saudi Arabia crucified a man in Mecca while aggressively calling out Canada over human rights.

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Russia is quietly seizing territory in Georgia as it warns of a ‘horrible conflict’ if the Eurasian country joins NATO.

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I'm Rick Wilson, Republican ad-maker, political strategist, Never Trump founder, columnist, and author the best-selling book Everything Trump Touches Dies. Ask Me Anything!.

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Secret recording shows GOP's Nunes saying Rosenstein impeachment would delay Supreme Court pick.

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99-Year-Old Nuremberg Prosecutor Calls Trump's Detention of Children a 'Crime Against Humanity'.

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Scientists have taught a drone how to herd birds away from flight paths.

imperial.ac.uk
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New research shows that humans "see" the actions of others not quite as they really are, but slightly distorted by their expectations. The study could explain why people get others' actions so wrong and see ambiguous behaviour as meaningful.

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The cannabidol non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana drugs may have positive effects for children with severe epilepsy where other medications for the major neurological disorder are not effective, according to the latest Australian research..

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DATE: 08/09/2018