QWorld: Trump’s Vulgar Jibe, NASA Cancels Mars Probe Mission
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Trump Uses Vulgar Term to Describe Clinton’s 2008 Presidential Run
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used a vulgarity to describe Hillary Clinton’s loss to Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential race and then derided her over the time she took for a bathroom break during a debate.
San Bernardino Killer Denied Militancy in US Entry Papers
San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik denied having any militant sympathies or intentions when she was asked in an application form for US visa two years ago, documents described to Reuters show.
NASA Cancels Launch of Next Mars Probe Due to Instrument Leak
A US science satellite slated to launch to Mars in March has been grounded due to a leak in a key research instrument, NASA said on Tuesday, creating uncertainty about the future of a widely anticipated effort to study the interior of the planet.
Pentagon Eyes Proposal For M&A Changes in ‘Weeks’
The Pentagon and other US government agencies should complete a legislative proposal in coming weeks to let regulators block proposed mergers for national security reasons, instead of just antitrust concerns, a top official said.
US Imposes Ukraine-Related Sanctions on 34 Individuals, Entities
The United States imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities as part of its efforts to pressure Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, the US Treasury Department said.
UN Says Planning For Syria Talks Toward End of January
The UN envoy on Syria, Staffan de Mistura, plans to convene peace talks in Geneva in about a month’s time, a senior UN official said.
Brazil Lawmaker’s Report Could Sink Impeachment Push
A key member of Brazil’s Congressional budget committee recommends approval of the 2014 accounts of President Dilma Rousseff’s government, which could undermine her opponents’ case for impeaching her.
Quebec Court Rules Assisted Suicide Can Proceed, First in Canada
Quebec can implement Canada’s first law permitting physician-assisted suicide, while the federal government decides on a framework for how to handle the tricky ethical issue, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled.
FIFA Ethics Committee Unlikely to Stop at Blatter, Platini
Sources close to world soccer’s ethics panel told Reuters that there are many more cases in the pipeline after FIFA’s ethics committee handed eight-year bans to FIFA President Sepp Blatter and European soccer chief Michel Platini.
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