By Ciro Scotti, The Fiscal Times: China sent president-elect Donald Trump a not-so-subtle signal on Monday when its first aircraft carrier, accompanied by five warships, sailed in disputed waters of the South …
December 29, 2016
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Trump Says He Had ‘Good Talk’ With Obama After Blasting Him for Disrupting ‘Smooth Transition’
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Alexander Mallin, Good Morning America: President-elect Donald Trump said he had a “nice conversation” with President Barack Obama Wednesday following a string of tweets in which he went so far …
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By John Davison, Reuters: A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey which back opposing sides in the conflict, got off to a shaky start after midnight on …
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By Reuters World News: The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia would harm relations between Moscow and Washington. …
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Obama Orders Sanctions Against Russia, Expels Operatives, In Response to Hacking
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Fox News: The Obama administration announced sanctions Thursday against Russia’s intelligence services, while ejecting dozens of intelligence operatives from the U.S. as part of a response to what it …
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OpsLens Poll: Do You Think President Trump Should Reinvigorate the U.S. Space Program?
by OpsLensby OpsLensAs China announces their intentions to reach Mars by the end of 2020 and the U.S. space program struggles, do you think it is time to reinvigorate our efforts with …
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Netanyahu Hits Back at John Kerry After His ‘Shame’ of a Speech On Israel and It’s Pure Fireworks
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Justen Charters, IJR: John Kerry’s speech on Israel isn’t getting good reviews from Israel itself. His speech, which harshly criticized the Jewish state for building settlements in ‘occupied Palestinian territory,’ …
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Bernie Sanders Supporter Boasts on Facebook About Refusing to Help Stranded Motorist Because She Had a Trump Bumper Sticker
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Daily Mail Reporter: A motorist boasted that he had refused to help a woman whose car was stuck in the snow after he spotted her Trump bumper sticker. Troy …
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Asked About Russia Sanctions, Trump Says ‘We Ought to Get on with Our Lives’
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Richard Cowan, Reuters: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that the United States and Russia lay to rest the controversy over Moscow’s computer hacking of Democratic Party computers, …
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By Steven Jiang, CNN: China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade. China’s ambitious and fast-growing space program is targeting a landing on the dark …