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Russian Nuclear-Powered Missile “Lost At Sea” – Recovery Efforts Underway, Says US Intelligence

Unnamed US officials made the astounding claim while citing a classified intelligence report detailing the Russian operation.

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A bombshell CNBC report says that Russia is seeking to recover an advanced nuclear-powered missile that was "lost at sea"after a failed flight test which occurred in late 2017. Unnamed US officials made the astounding claim while citing a classified intelligence report detailing the Russian operation. CNBC explains based on its intelligence

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Facebook is Judging User Credibility and Assigning Secret Reputation Scores

The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has developed over the last year, has evolved to include measuring the credibility of users to help identify malicious actors.

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In a hideous reflection of China's already-prevalent 'Social Credit' system - which is a rating assigned to each citizen based on government data regarding their economic and social status - The Washington Post reports that Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to

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North Korea Agrees to Allow UN Inspectors to Observe Missile Launches

Assurances were given to high-ranking ICAO representatives by North Korea’s General Administration of Civil Aviation.

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A submarine missile is paraded across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un, April 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

North Korea has agreed to allow the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to conduct an on-site inspection of the country's missile launches in order to ensure the safety of international flights from the country's missile launches, reports the Japan Times, citing officials with the Montreal-based UN agency. Inspections by the ICAO

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Wisconsin Company is Injecting RFID Microchips Into Hands of Employees – “They Love It”

The implant, which is about the size of a grain of rice, is also found in credit cards, debit cards, key fobs, and smartphones.

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Wisconsin technology firm Three Square Market has injected 80 employees with their own brand of RFID microchips over the last year, and according to MIT Technology Review, "they love it." The implant, which is about the size of a grain of rice, utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, also found in credit cards, debit cards, key fobs,

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China’s Long Range Bombers “Likely Training For Strikes” Against US, Pentagon Warns

The warning is contained in an annual Pentagon report prepared for Congress called Military and Security Developments Involving The People’s Republic of China 2018, which further notes a defense spending estimate of $190 billion — a third that of the United States.

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People walk past a poster of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers on display in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016

A new Pentagon report has sounded the alarm over China's expanding military reach and says the rival to American power is increasing its ability to send bombers further afield while "likely training for strikes" against the United States and its allies. The warning is contained in an annual Pentagon report prepared for Congress called Military

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Pompeo Forms “Iran Action Group” to Coordinate Iran Strategy, Reports Directly to White House

Pompeo told reporters the action group would be “directing, reviewing and coordinating all aspects of the State Department’s Iran-related activity.”

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Pompeo denounced WikiLeaks, calling the anti-secrecy group a "hostile intelligence agency." (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday that the United States has formed an "Iran Action Group" within the State Department to guide Washington's post-nuclear deal policy. The group will coordinate all activity and policy related to Iran, including inter-agency initiatives after President Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear

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More Fallout from Trump’s Economic War as Turkey Joins Russia In Liquidating US Treasuries

The Turkish selloff certainly continued into July and August as U.S. relations with Turkey deteriorated this week after President Trump doubled steel and aluminum tariffs to pressure the nation to release a jailed American pastor.

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A worker at a currency exchange shop worker lays out Turkish lira banknotes depicting modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Istanbul, Aug. 15, 2018. Lefteris Pitarakis | AP

Last month, when we reported that Russia had liquidated the bulk of its US Treasury holdings in just two months, we said that "we can't help but wonder - as the Yuan-denominated oil futures were launched, trade wars were threatened, and as more sanctions were unleashed on Russia - if this wasn't a dress-rehearsal, carefully coordinated with Beijing

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