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5 Quick Major Headline Updates From This Week

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Don't have time to catch up on this week's news? Then I've got you covered! This short list of five quick major headline updates will fill you in on the need-to-knows and ensure that you stay informed without having to scan through numerous news sites and read through lengthy articles.

1. Updates On The Kavanaugh Mueller Probe Investigation

Kavanaugh in court.

The Inquisitr

On Thursday, Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing unfolded, regarding his suspected communication with Trump-connected law firm Kasowitz Benson & Torres about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Despite the Democrats' investigation into Kavanaugh, he claims to have no recollection of any Mueller discourse with Trump's law firm.

Kavanaugh told senators at his hearing that he didn't participate in any "inappropriate conversations about that investigation with anyone." Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California told reporters that "I have good reason to believe there was a conversation. Information that I've received is reliable and I asked him a clear question and he couldn't give a clear answer."

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2. Emirates Flight 203 Quarantined Due to 100 Sick Passengers

Emirates Flight 203 was quarantined upon landing at JFK.

The Wall Street Journal

On Thursday, September 5th, Emirates Flight 203 arrived in New York from Dubai, landing with 106 ill passengers. The CDC has screened all 500 passengers onboard, and New York City acting Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot told CNN reporters that the likely cause of sickness was "probably influenza." Passengers experienced various flu-like symptoms, such as coughing, fever and vomiting.

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3. Russia Accused By World Leaders of Novichok Poisoning Allegations 

Security footage of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, the GRU men suspected of carrying out the approved poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Scripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury on March 4th.

The Irish Times

This week, leaders from the US, France, Germany and Canada have sided with the UK's statement that Putin is to blame for the backed poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Scripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on March 4th. The UK claims that Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov (men from the Russian military intelligence agency, the GRU), entered the UK with Russian passports and committed the Novichok poisonings. A joint statement including the US, UK, France, Germany and Canada concluded that, "We have full confidence in the British assessment that the two suspects were officers from the Russian military intelligence service, also known as the GRU."

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4. Israeli Scientists' Research Debunks The "Probiotics For Gut Health" Myth

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Research conducted by scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has led scientists to conclude that, although probiotics are loaded with good bacteria and are praised as saviors of all-gut-problems, they actually don't do much of anything for your tum. The team of scientists administered a home-brewed probiotic drink with 11 common good bacteria and administered the concoction to 25 healthy volunteers for a month. The results detailed in the journal Cell expose that the probiotic, in all cases, was either excreted or pushed-out by existing gut microbes.

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5. The First Starbucks In Italy Has Officially Opened 

The interior of the Milanese Starbucks.

The Wall Street Journal

Starbucks Coffee, the popular American coffee chain, was born out of inspiration after a visit by it's founder, Howard Schultz, to Milan over 35 years ago. According to Jonny Forsyth, associate director of food and drink at market research firm Mintel, the Milanese Starbucks chain will not include Frappuccinos and will stick to more traditional beverages, as "such cultural coffee differences cannot simply be ignored."

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