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	World Daily update ⋅ August 6, 2020
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	Washington Post Senate Republicans advance Ukraine probe aimed at Biden despite foreign interference concerns Washington Post One of President Trump's top supporters in the Senate is pressing ahead with a politically fraught investigation into former vice president Joe Biden and Ukraine, despite warnings from Democrats that he risks laundering Russian disinformation into the United ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Ammonium nitrate may have sparked the Beirut explosion. It happened in Texas, in 1947, too CNN (CNN) Lebanon's government has blamed a large quantity of poorly stored ammonium nitrate for the huge blast that rocked its capital, Beirut, killing scores of people and devastating swathes of the city. What is this chemical, and why did it explode? Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Shock turns to anger as Beirut assesses damage inflicted by massive explosion Washington Post An estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer and bombmaking ingredient, has been identified as the immediate cause of the blast that engulfed the city on Tuesday, killing at least 135 people, injuring more than 3,000 and leaving more than 100 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What we know about the Beirut blast CNN (CNN) A massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday evening, leaving dozens dead and thousands injured. The blast has been linked to a large supply of confiscated and potentially unsecured explosive material, stored in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Why the Kremlin cares about protests on the other side of Russia Washington Post MOSCOW — The Russian government official sounded concerned in comments to Sergei Furgal, the governor of a province in Russia's Far East: "Your rating is going up, and the president's is falling." The official was Putin's envoy to the Far East, Yuri Trutnev, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The Latest: Mexico is nearing 50000 deaths from COVID-19 Washington Post MEXICO CITY — Mexico is nearing 50,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19. The federal Health Department reported 829 newly confirmed deaths Wednesday, giving the country a total of 49,698 such deaths. That is the third highest number of pandemic ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Former Army Delta Force officer, US ambassador sign secretive contract to develop Syrian oil fields CNN Washington (CNN) The Trump administration has approved the first-ever deal for an American firm to develop and modernize oil fields in northeast Syria under control of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The secretive contract, which has ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Acting State Department watchdog resigns months after previous inspector general was fired CNN Akard, an ally of Vice President Mike Pence, was picked to replace Steve Linick who was fired late on a Friday evening in May. He worked under then-Indiana Gov. Pence as the head of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse linked to catastrophic Beirut explosion CNN However, the Prime Minister's account appeared to be backed by Lebanon's General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim, who said a "highly explosive material" had been confiscated years earlier and stored in the warehouse, just minutes' walk from Beirut's shopping ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A Russian ship's cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years CNN It was carrying 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate, an industrial chemical commonly used around the world as a fertilizer -- and in explosives for mining. The Moldovan-flagged ship stopped in Greece to refuel. Flag as irrelevant
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