ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

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October 12, 2016 (San Diego's East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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Russia says U.S. actions threaten its national security (Reuters)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he had detected increasing U.S. hostility towards Moscow and complained about what he said was a series of aggressive U.S. steps that threatened Russia's national security.

Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 8 points after debate (Time)

Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump by eight points among likely voters, according to a national tracking poll released Wednesday. The new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that after Sunday’s second presidential debate and the leaked video of lewd comments he made regarding women in 2005, Republican voters are in a tight spot.

What's Driving Up the Number of Deaths by Car Accidents? (NPR)

The number of people killed in car accidents rose by 10.4 percent in the first half of this year. That's a sharp increase from 2015.

Arizona 'jihadist' agrees to plead guilty to terrorism, conspiracy(Reuters)

An Arizona teenager who the FBI said professed himself to be an "American jihadist" has agreed to plead guilty to terrorism and conspiracy charges stemming from a suspected plot to bomb a state motor vehicle office, court documents showed on Monday.

Postal service offering discounted shipping for military families (KNSD-7)

The U.S. Postal Service is offering discounted shipping of presents and cards to military members this holiday season.

Putin cancels US plutonium disposal program, reflecting widening rift (CSMonitor)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a deal aimed at reducing weapons-grade plutonium stockpiles of both the US and Russia. The move is expected to strain the already-tense relations between the two countries.

Comcast Fined $2.3 Million for Improperly Charging Customers (NPR)

Federal regulators say Comcast charged customers for gear and services they didn't order. Officials say the fine is the largest civil penalty assessed against a cable operator.

US takeover of Puerto Rico's finances: A nudge toward statehood? (CS Monitor)

Puerto Rico takeover: The US Congress appointed a seven-person board that now runs the island's finances. Political debates over its future status may never be the same.

Millennials aren't big spenders or risk-takers, and that's going to reshape the economy (San Diego Union-Tribune)

They’re known for bouncing around jobs, delaying marriage and holing up in their parents’ basements. Dubbed recently as the "children of the Great Recession" by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, millennials are the best educated and most diverse population of young people in U.S. history. They are also perhaps the most coddled, some would say spoiled. As they emerge this year as the United States’ largest demographic group — some 75 million strong — millennials are taking up the mantle as the most impactful generation since the baby boomers.

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Warming Russia-Turkey relations send a chill through Ukraine (CS Monitor)

A joint natural gas pipeline, announced Monday, would help Turkey become an energy hub and give Russia a way to cut out Ukraine from gas exports to the EU.

U.S., other countries issue declaration on export, use of armed drones (Reuters)

The United States and more than 40 other countries issued a declaration on Wednesday laying out principles they said should govern the export and use of armed drones to ensure they do not cause instability or help terrorism and organized crime.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard unveils new attack drones (JerusalemPost)

The drone, called Saegheh, or lightning, was unveiled at an expo showcasing the latest achievements by the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace arm.

China Imposes Restrictions to Try to Cool Real Estate Bubble (NPR)

Many Chinese returned from a weeklong national holiday to discover that they could no longer purchase real estate, as local governments imposed restrictions intended to control massive asset bubbles.

He Did It Again: Philippine President Keeps Insulting the U.S. (And Obama) (NPR)

Rodrigo Duterte's repeated provocative statements are straining relations with the U.S. And his disparaging remarks about the U.S. president aren't helping Obama's pivot to Asia.

Central banks rush to gold (Marketplace)

Since the financial crisis eight years ago, there’s been something of a gold rush as worried investors have piled into the yellow metal. But a new study has revealed that part of the stampede into bullion has come from a rather surprising quarter: the central banks.

India arrests 70 call-center workers accused of duping U.S. citizens (Reuters)

Police in India said they arrested 70 call-centre workers on Wednesday on suspicion of tricking American citizens into sending them money by posing as U.S. tax officials.

Sweden Proposes Tax Breaks for Repairs (NPR)

The proposed legislation would provide tax breaks that encourage people to get things repaired rather than throw them away.

The United Nations Is Launching a Space Mission (NPR)

The U.N. is planning to send its first spacecraft into orbit, packed with scientific experiments from countries that can't afford their own space programs.

Russia builds up forces in Syria, Reuters data analysis shows  (Reuters)

Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows…It appears to be Russia's biggest military deployment to Syria since President Vladimir Putin said in March he would pull out some of his country's forces.

US Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen (JerusalemPost)

The failed missile attack on the USS Mason began around 7 p.m. local time, when the ship detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast, the US military said.

Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States  (Reuters)

Russia said on Wednesday it was suspending its nuclear and energy research agreement with the United States as a countermeasure against Washington for imposing sanctions on Russia over Ukraine.

Israeli aircraft attack Hamas in Gaza after rocket hits Israeli town (Reuters)

Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, wounding at least one person, witnesses said, after a rocket fired from the enclave hit an Israeli border town.


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