10 things you need to know today: October 17, 2016

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Headlines for today … here they are!!

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THE WEEK

1. Iraq launches assault on ISIS in Mosul
Iraqi government forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters launched their long-anticipated U.S.-backed offensive to drive the Islamic State out of the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said early Monday. The U.S.-led coalition is providing air support. More than one million civilians reportedly remain trapped in the city, Iraq’s second largest and ISIS’ de facto capital in Iraq. Thousands of Iraqi troops massed near the city in recent weeks in preparation for the battle, and ambulances were lined up by the dozens waiting to ferry out casualties.

Source: The Washington Post

2. Donald Trump doubles down on ‘rigged’ election claim
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump broadened his claim that the Nov. 8 presidential election was being “rigged” by the media in favor of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, tweeting Sunday that cheating was…

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I'm originally from Puerto Rico. I was born in Santurce and raised in Rio Piedras. Have lived in Florida since 1999. I have a doctorate degree in Medicine; completed in 1976. My Internal Medicine specialty was completed in 1979. Worked for Puerto Rico's health system until 1985. At this time, I'm happily retired after working for the federal government for almost 28yrs. I want to offer any knowledge that I have to anyone "out there" who is interested. My views are liberal in almost every sense. My knowledge is "eclectic" - a bit of everything. Music and reading are my passion. Blogging has also become a very interesting endeavor. Metaphysical topics attract me. I'm interested in news reporting human issues like injustice, discrimination and abuse - the "wrongly" affected. My intention is to bring this knowledge to an understandable level and to help anyone in need. I'm open to questions and will answer them to the best of my ability. Currently working on an enterprise whose main mission will be to bring peoples of all walks of life together. To be one .... since we ALL are ONE!! The future looks bright and promising!!!

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