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Clarence Thomas on Track to Become Longest-Serving Justice on Supreme Court
- April 05, 2017
Democrats continued to vent over last year's refusal by the Senate's Republican majority to consider former president Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claims he argued against that at the time. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the Democrats of setting "a very risky precedent" by stopping Gorsuch's nomination with a filibuster. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Democrats continued to vent over last year's refusal by the Senate's Republican majority to consider former president Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claims he argued against that at the time. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the Democrats of setting "a very risky precedent" by stopping Gorsuch's nomination with a filibuster. (more...)
Trump, El-Sisi exchange vows of support, pledging to fight terrorism together
- April 05, 2017
Trump praised what he called the great work of Sisi under hard circumstances. Almost four years after seizing power in a military coup, Egyptian ruler Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has made his first official visit to the United States , meeting with President Trump, who has been talking up the idea of "rebooting" U.S. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Trump praised what he called the great work of Sisi under hard circumstances. Almost four years after seizing power in a military coup, Egyptian ruler Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has made his first official visit to the United States , meeting with President Trump, who has been talking up the idea of "rebooting" U.S. (more...)
Suspected St Petersburg bomber identified as Kyrgyz-born Russian
- April 05, 2017
That metro inspector contacted bomb experts and led people away from the area, St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko said Tuesday. The bombing occurred on Monday at 2:20 p.m. Investigators said body parts of the suspect, Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, were found in the third vehicle of the mangled train. Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security identified one suspect as Kyrgyz-born Russian national Akbarzhon Dzhalilov , aged between 21 and 22. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
That metro inspector contacted bomb experts and led people away from the area, St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko said Tuesday. The bombing occurred on Monday at 2:20 p.m. Investigators said body parts of the suspect, Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, were found in the third vehicle of the mangled train. Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security identified one suspect as Kyrgyz-born Russian national Akbarzhon Dzhalilov , aged between 21 and 22. (more...)
Trump's Failure to Raise Human Rights with Sisi Harms US Interests
- April 05, 2017
Both leaders are on official visits to the United States to meet American President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials. The Arab uprisings of 2011, for example, will be forever linked to Egypt and the events that happened in Cairo and Alexandria. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Both leaders are on official visits to the United States to meet American President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials. The Arab uprisings of 2011, for example, will be forever linked to Egypt and the events that happened in Cairo and Alexandria. (more...)
Tennessee Woman Files for Divorce After Husband Runs Off With Student
- April 05, 2017
Authorities in Tennessee have confirmed the first sighting of missing teen Elizabeth Thomas and her 50-year-old alleged kidnapper, Tad Cummings, the student's former teacher. That was more than a month after a student reported seeing Cummins and Thomas kiss. A lawyer for Thomas' family told ABC that the image of Thomas and Cummins is "very scary", saying, "She looks subservient to him, walking behind him, looking to him". (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Authorities in Tennessee have confirmed the first sighting of missing teen Elizabeth Thomas and her 50-year-old alleged kidnapper, Tad Cummings, the student's former teacher. That was more than a month after a student reported seeing Cummins and Thomas kiss. A lawyer for Thomas' family told ABC that the image of Thomas and Cummins is "very scary", saying, "She looks subservient to him, walking behind him, looking to him". (more...)
May visits Saudi Arabia without headscarf
- April 05, 2017
The announcement came as British Prime Minister Theresa May was preparing for a three-day visit to the Middle East, which will also include a trip to Saudi Arabia for official talks. "We will be continuing with that", she told the BBC. This is true. In 2010 a Saudi human informant inside al-Qaeda in Yemen tipped off MI6 that a bomb was hidden in cargo on a plane heading for Britain. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
The announcement came as British Prime Minister Theresa May was preparing for a three-day visit to the Middle East, which will also include a trip to Saudi Arabia for official talks. "We will be continuing with that", she told the BBC. This is true. In 2010 a Saudi human informant inside al-Qaeda in Yemen tipped off MI6 that a bomb was hidden in cargo on a plane heading for Britain. (more...)
IS propaganda team killed in Iraq air strike: US-led coalition
- April 05, 2017
US -led forces fighting the Islamic State are adjusting their tactics in Iraq and Syria based on evidence that the terrorist group lures airstrikes at buildings in which they have trapped civilians, a spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said Thursday. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
US -led forces fighting the Islamic State are adjusting their tactics in Iraq and Syria based on evidence that the terrorist group lures airstrikes at buildings in which they have trapped civilians, a spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said Thursday. (more...)
This day in Trump, Day 74: More Russia ties, meetings with Egyptians
- April 05, 2017
According to senior administration officials, two and a half hours of conversation- in the Oval, the Cabinet Room and over a private lunch- were to focus on the threat of terrorism. "You are standing very strong in the counterterrorism field , to counter this evil ideology that is claiming innocent lives, that is bringing devastation to communities and nations, and that is terrorizing innocent people", Sissi said. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
According to senior administration officials, two and a half hours of conversation- in the Oval, the Cabinet Room and over a private lunch- were to focus on the threat of terrorism. "You are standing very strong in the counterterrorism field , to counter this evil ideology that is claiming innocent lives, that is bringing devastation to communities and nations, and that is terrorizing innocent people", Sissi said. (more...)
Amid accusations, Senate heads for showdown on Gorsuch
- April 05, 2017
Likewise, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), coming out of Monday's committee vote, told TPM that the prospects of a deal to avoid the nuclear option weren't "very realistic" because "Mitch [McConnell] has been planning for this eventuality ever since he stopped Garland". (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Likewise, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), coming out of Monday's committee vote, told TPM that the prospects of a deal to avoid the nuclear option weren't "very realistic" because "Mitch [McConnell] has been planning for this eventuality ever since he stopped Garland". (more...)
France says Assad's allies enabling him to act with impunity in Syria
- April 05, 2017
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Muraikhi, the U.N. Secretary General's Humanitarian envoy, told the Doha meeting that Syria faces a huge humanitarian crisis which requires up to $8 billion in aid for the current year. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin signed the agreement in Moscow on March 28. Baloch says United Nations agencies are pinning their hopes on the ministerial conference that opens in Brussels Wednesday. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Muraikhi, the U.N. Secretary General's Humanitarian envoy, told the Doha meeting that Syria faces a huge humanitarian crisis which requires up to $8 billion in aid for the current year. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin signed the agreement in Moscow on March 28. Baloch says United Nations agencies are pinning their hopes on the ministerial conference that opens in Brussels Wednesday. (more...)
Trump Administration Floats Compromise on Health Care
- April 05, 2017
But some conservative leaders say the tensions between Trump and the Freedom Caucus could be fleeting because the president may eventually need them to enact legislation in the coming months. "I'm not going to raise expectations, but I think that there are more and more people coming to the table with more and more ideas about how to grow that vote", Spicer said. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
But some conservative leaders say the tensions between Trump and the Freedom Caucus could be fleeting because the president may eventually need them to enact legislation in the coming months. "I'm not going to raise expectations, but I think that there are more and more people coming to the table with more and more ideas about how to grow that vote", Spicer said. (more...)
Severe weather expected in Alabama and Georgia
- April 05, 2017
An isolated strong/severe storm can not be ruled out Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City said most of north and middle Georgia is at a moderate risk of severe weather Wednesday. and 4 p.m., with precipitation tailing off until a final round of thunderstorms moves through the area between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. He says tornadoes are likely and there's a strong chance of baseball-sized hail. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
An isolated strong/severe storm can not be ruled out Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City said most of north and middle Georgia is at a moderate risk of severe weather Wednesday. and 4 p.m., with precipitation tailing off until a final round of thunderstorms moves through the area between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. He says tornadoes are likely and there's a strong chance of baseball-sized hail. (more...)
Croydon attack: Further six charged with attacking teenage asylum seeker Reker Ahmed
- April 05, 2017
Comments left by supporters echoed those sentiments, condemning the attack that also left two of Ahmed's friends with minor injuries. LONDON (AP) - Authorities have charged six more people in the vicious beating of an asylum-seeker in south London. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Comments left by supporters echoed those sentiments, condemning the attack that also left two of Ahmed's friends with minor injuries. LONDON (AP) - Authorities have charged six more people in the vicious beating of an asylum-seeker in south London. (more...)
Spanish minister tells United Kingdom to 'not lose temper' over Gibraltar
- April 05, 2017
After an European Union document suggested that Spain would be given a say on post-Brexit agreements governing the British overseas territory, Lord Howard said he was certain that the Prime Minister would be ready to defend the Rock as Margaret Thatcher did the Falklands. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
After an European Union document suggested that Spain would be given a say on post-Brexit agreements governing the British overseas territory, Lord Howard said he was certain that the Prime Minister would be ready to defend the Rock as Margaret Thatcher did the Falklands. (more...)
Britain expresses regret over "disturbance" during Saudi aide's London visit
- April 05, 2017
The Prime Minister has faced repeated calls to suspend arms sales to Riyadh amid claims of widespread human rights abuses in Yemen during the coalition bombing campaign it is leading, which includes Jordan. On her first visit to Jordan as Prime Minister, she will also confirm a plan to improve cooperation on countering violent extremism in the region in wake of the recent Westminster attack and discuss means of cooperation to address the repercussions of the Syrian conflict. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
The Prime Minister has faced repeated calls to suspend arms sales to Riyadh amid claims of widespread human rights abuses in Yemen during the coalition bombing campaign it is leading, which includes Jordan. On her first visit to Jordan as Prime Minister, she will also confirm a plan to improve cooperation on countering violent extremism in the region in wake of the recent Westminster attack and discuss means of cooperation to address the repercussions of the Syrian conflict. (more...)
Senate begins closing Gorsuch debate, amid partisan standoff over nominee
- April 05, 2017
Democrats have opposed President Donald Trump at every turn, and now they're urging Trump to "simply consult" with them in choosing a Supreme Court nominee who can pass Democrat muster. Someone, as Sen. Orrin Hatch stated, "like Judge Merrick Garland". The Judiciary Committee approved Gorsuch's nomination Monday, sending it to the full Senate. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Democrats have opposed President Donald Trump at every turn, and now they're urging Trump to "simply consult" with them in choosing a Supreme Court nominee who can pass Democrat muster. Someone, as Sen. Orrin Hatch stated, "like Judge Merrick Garland". The Judiciary Committee approved Gorsuch's nomination Monday, sending it to the full Senate. (more...)
United States will tackle North Korea alone
- April 05, 2017
Despite the decrease, Americans still tend to be concerned about United States trade and economic relations with China , with 60 per cent of the respondents seeing the large amount of American debt held by China as a "very serious" problem. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Despite the decrease, Americans still tend to be concerned about United States trade and economic relations with China , with 60 per cent of the respondents seeing the large amount of American debt held by China as a "very serious" problem. (more...)
Family of terror victim Kurt Cochran thank Londoners for 'outpouring of love'
- April 05, 2017
Clint Payne agreed, saying, "He was an incredible individual who loved everyone and tried to make the world a better place". "... [W] e got online and looked and realized that that was our loved ones and so that's how we found out", Melissa's father, Dimmon Payne, said . (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Clint Payne agreed, saying, "He was an incredible individual who loved everyone and tried to make the world a better place". "... [W] e got online and looked and realized that that was our loved ones and so that's how we found out", Melissa's father, Dimmon Payne, said . (more...)
London Terror Attack: US Man Named As One of Three Victims
- April 05, 2017
Cochran and his wife, Melissa , had stopped in London during a tour of Europe and were planning to return home Thursday, a family spokesman said . "All of us who associated with Kurt are in mourning". Kurt, you are a HERO , and we will never forget you'. "She's sad that her love was taken away from her", Jenny said , "but grateful the world will know him". (more...)
- April 05, 2017
Cochran and his wife, Melissa , had stopped in London during a tour of Europe and were planning to return home Thursday, a family spokesman said . "All of us who associated with Kurt are in mourning". Kurt, you are a HERO , and we will never forget you'. "She's sad that her love was taken away from her", Jenny said , "but grateful the world will know him". (more...)
White House officials outed as sources of Nunes surveillance reports
- April 05, 2017
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer - who previously said the idea of Trump administration aides giving House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes info "doesn't pass smell test" - would not comment on a report that says two administration officials were involved in giving Nunes information that showed President Trump and his associates' communications were incidentally collected in foreign surveillance exercise by USA intelligence agencies. (more...)
- April 05, 2017
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer - who previously said the idea of Trump administration aides giving House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes info "doesn't pass smell test" - would not comment on a report that says two administration officials were involved in giving Nunes information that showed President Trump and his associates' communications were incidentally collected in foreign surveillance exercise by USA intelligence agencies. (more...)
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