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Why Are Chemical Weapons a 'Red Line' for US Intervention?
- April 13, 2017
Secondly, we don't see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there. "Assad's principal backer is Russian Federation". "Three months ago Syria wasn't really an issue for them but our push and recent events have made a difference". "We deplore Russia's continued defence of the Assad regime even after the chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians". -Russian negotiated deal to turn over "every single bit" of its chemical weapons stockpiles for destruction and declared its intention to join the ... (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Secondly, we don't see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there. "Assad's principal backer is Russian Federation". "Three months ago Syria wasn't really an issue for them but our push and recent events have made a difference". "We deplore Russia's continued defence of the Assad regime even after the chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians". -Russian negotiated deal to turn over "every single bit" of its chemical weapons stockpiles for destruction and declared its intention to join the ... (more...)
Hillary Clinton Explains Why She Really Lost to Trump
- April 13, 2017
In the interview at Tina Brown's eighth annual Women in the World Summit in New York City with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Clinton said she will never run for office again. Comparing herself with Mary Mallon, who was isolated after she became the first person in United States to be diagnosed with typhoid, Clinton said that public opinion changed when she showed interest in running for the White House. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
In the interview at Tina Brown's eighth annual Women in the World Summit in New York City with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Clinton said she will never run for office again. Comparing herself with Mary Mallon, who was isolated after she became the first person in United States to be diagnosed with typhoid, Clinton said that public opinion changed when she showed interest in running for the White House. (more...)
Trump spokesman Sean Spicer says he 'screwed up' with Hitler comments
- April 13, 2017
Mr Spicer said during an interview with CNN he had been trying to make a point about President Assad's use of chemical weapons and gas against his people. "It will go down as not a very good day in my history", Spicer said. "On Passover no less, Sean Spicer has engaged in Holocaust denial, the most offensive form of fake news imaginable, by denying Hitler gassed millions of Jews to death ". (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Mr Spicer said during an interview with CNN he had been trying to make a point about President Assad's use of chemical weapons and gas against his people. "It will go down as not a very good day in my history", Spicer said. "On Passover no less, Sean Spicer has engaged in Holocaust denial, the most offensive form of fake news imaginable, by denying Hitler gassed millions of Jews to death ". (more...)
Trump says China won't be labelled a currency manipulator
- April 13, 2017
After meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last weekend, Trump said he changed his mind on what was a signature campaign promise: labeling China a currency manipulator - a country that lessens the value of its currency to cheat on trade. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
After meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last weekend, Trump said he changed his mind on what was a signature campaign promise: labeling China a currency manipulator - a country that lessens the value of its currency to cheat on trade. (more...)
Venezuela's AG Breaks Ranks With Maduro, Criticizes Court's Congressional Takeover
- April 13, 2017
Protesters calling for early elections also blocked streets in the working-class Petare neighborhood, and opposition lawmakers clashed with Maduro supporters downtown. Venezuelans have been thrust into a new round of political turbulence after the government-. The Organisation of American States (OAS), meanwhile, had a special session slated for Monday in Washington. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Protesters calling for early elections also blocked streets in the working-class Petare neighborhood, and opposition lawmakers clashed with Maduro supporters downtown. Venezuelans have been thrust into a new round of political turbulence after the government-. The Organisation of American States (OAS), meanwhile, had a special session slated for Monday in Washington. (more...)
Tillerson now in Moscow to ask Russian Federation to ditch Syria's Assad
- April 13, 2017
The comments came out as U.S. secretary of state Rex Tillerson and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held tense talks following an alleged Syrian chemical attack and subsequent missile strike by Washington. The White House official slammed Russian Federation for siding with the Assad regime that has used chemical weapons against its own people. However, many legislators feel that these pieces of legislation are dated and need to be modified or replaced if the U.S.is to continue operating ... (more...)
- April 13, 2017
The comments came out as U.S. secretary of state Rex Tillerson and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held tense talks following an alleged Syrian chemical attack and subsequent missile strike by Washington. The White House official slammed Russian Federation for siding with the Assad regime that has used chemical weapons against its own people. However, many legislators feel that these pieces of legislation are dated and need to be modified or replaced if the U.S.is to continue operating ... (more...)
Prosecutor has no compassion for serial killer
- April 13, 2017
A spokeswoman for Ohio's prison system says Harvey was found badly beaten Tuesday, March 28, 2017, . He escaped the death penalty by entering into a plea deal and had been serving an 80-year minimum sentence. "I'm not upset that Donald Harvey has now been a victim himself ... not upset at all", Nadel said following reports of his prison attack. He said he killed majority during the time he worked as a nurse's aide in Cincinnati and London, Kentucky hospitals. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
A spokeswoman for Ohio's prison system says Harvey was found badly beaten Tuesday, March 28, 2017, . He escaped the death penalty by entering into a plea deal and had been serving an 80-year minimum sentence. "I'm not upset that Donald Harvey has now been a victim himself ... not upset at all", Nadel said following reports of his prison attack. He said he killed majority during the time he worked as a nurse's aide in Cincinnati and London, Kentucky hospitals. (more...)
Hillary Clinton: Free NY tuition plan is progressive victory
- April 13, 2017
NY will be the first state to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students under a state budget approved by lawmakers Sunday. Unfortunately the plan will come at a big expense to taxpayers and will do little to address the most pressing problems facing the state. It will be phased in over three years, beginning for New Yorkers making up to $100,000 annually in the fall of 2017, increasing to $110,000 in 2018, and reaching $125,000 in 2019. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
NY will be the first state to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students under a state budget approved by lawmakers Sunday. Unfortunately the plan will come at a big expense to taxpayers and will do little to address the most pressing problems facing the state. It will be phased in over three years, beginning for New Yorkers making up to $100,000 annually in the fall of 2017, increasing to $110,000 in 2018, and reaching $125,000 in 2019. (more...)
Russia, The Place Where U.S. Presidents Get Their Hopes Dashed
- April 13, 2017
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting in Daraa erupted Monday when rebels attacked a government-held area in the city center. Moscow's relationship with Trump and the future of sanctions are far more important priorities to Putin than the future of the Assad regime. Is that a long-term alliance that serves Russia's interest? Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement that it hoped for "productive talks". (more...)
- April 13, 2017
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting in Daraa erupted Monday when rebels attacked a government-held area in the city center. Moscow's relationship with Trump and the future of sanctions are far more important priorities to Putin than the future of the Assad regime. Is that a long-term alliance that serves Russia's interest? Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement that it hoped for "productive talks". (more...)
French election race tightening three weeks from vote, poll shows
- April 13, 2017
French Far-left Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon ruled out in a newspaper interview asking Benoit Hamon, the official Socialist party candidate he has overtaken in opinion polls, to pull out of the race and join him. Separately a BVA poll released on Saturday showed Fillon at 19 percent and Melenchon at 15 percent. Hamon's base of sure voters is just 45 percent, it noted, and many of them could end up being split - about equally - between Melenchon and Macron. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
French Far-left Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon ruled out in a newspaper interview asking Benoit Hamon, the official Socialist party candidate he has overtaken in opinion polls, to pull out of the race and join him. Separately a BVA poll released on Saturday showed Fillon at 19 percent and Melenchon at 15 percent. Hamon's base of sure voters is just 45 percent, it noted, and many of them could end up being split - about equally - between Melenchon and Macron. (more...)
Stockholm Attacker Was 'Rejected Asylum Seeker': British Citizen Among Dead
- April 13, 2017
Flowers are seen on a fence by Ahlens department store following Friday's attack in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 9, 2017. They would not confirm his status in Sweden. Nine wounded people are still hospitalized. Ciuraru said she "tried to get up and run but got a huge rock over my leg". The Ahlens department store apologized "for a bad decision" in a statement on its Facebook page. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Flowers are seen on a fence by Ahlens department store following Friday's attack in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 9, 2017. They would not confirm his status in Sweden. Nine wounded people are still hospitalized. Ciuraru said she "tried to get up and run but got a huge rock over my leg". The Ahlens department store apologized "for a bad decision" in a statement on its Facebook page. (more...)
Do Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million?
- April 13, 2017
McIlroy chose to take up the President on the offer, but the White House not only did not disclose Trump was playing golf with McIlroy, they didn't acknowledge that Trump played more than a previously stated intention of a few holes. Baker said the helicopter would be at Mar-a-Lago until Sunday. A Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy keeps an eye on demonstrators in Manalapan during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit last week. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
McIlroy chose to take up the President on the offer, but the White House not only did not disclose Trump was playing golf with McIlroy, they didn't acknowledge that Trump played more than a previously stated intention of a few holes. Baker said the helicopter would be at Mar-a-Lago until Sunday. A Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy keeps an eye on demonstrators in Manalapan during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit last week. (more...)
Eric Trump says Syria strike was influenced by 'heartbroken and outraged' Ivanka
- April 13, 2017
Eric Trump then took it a step further in a newly published interview with the Telegraph , saying nepotism is, in fact, "a attractive thing". Trump added that he believed his father had a moral obligation to act against the Syrian government. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Eric Trump then took it a step further in a newly published interview with the Telegraph , saying nepotism is, in fact, "a attractive thing". Trump added that he believed his father had a moral obligation to act against the Syrian government. (more...)
Norway police find 'bomb-like' device, arrest suspect
- April 13, 2017
Police cordon off an area in central Oslo. The youth was detained on Saturday night after a witness alerted police to a person on his knees holding a suspicious package beside a vehicle in a dark street. "We'll be back with more", Oslo police wrote on Twitter . The discovery led police to evacuate people from bars and restaurants around an area near the Groenland metro station on Saturday night. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Police cordon off an area in central Oslo. The youth was detained on Saturday night after a witness alerted police to a person on his knees holding a suspicious package beside a vehicle in a dark street. "We'll be back with more", Oslo police wrote on Twitter . The discovery led police to evacuate people from bars and restaurants around an area near the Groenland metro station on Saturday night. (more...)
Trump administration to lift federal hiring freeze
- April 13, 2017
If Bannon's stature continues to fade, Mulvaney could provide an important anti-establishment counterweight to Cohn within Trump's inner circle, especially given Cohn is now reportedly pushing policies such as a carbon tax and revenue neutral tax reform that are in direct contradiction to the will of the Republican electorate, and the administration is already said to have scrapped the Trump campaign tax plan. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
If Bannon's stature continues to fade, Mulvaney could provide an important anti-establishment counterweight to Cohn within Trump's inner circle, especially given Cohn is now reportedly pushing policies such as a carbon tax and revenue neutral tax reform that are in direct contradiction to the will of the Republican electorate, and the administration is already said to have scrapped the Trump campaign tax plan. (more...)
Trump officials say no new USA focus on ousting Syria's Assad
- April 13, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the United States strike as an "act of aggression" and said it violated global law. "Our priority is first the defeat of ISIS", Tillerson told George Stephanopoulos on ABC. The missiles -launched from the USS Ross and USS Porter warships deployed in the Mediterranean - targeted the base's two airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition depots, USA officials said. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the United States strike as an "act of aggression" and said it violated global law. "Our priority is first the defeat of ISIS", Tillerson told George Stephanopoulos on ABC. The missiles -launched from the USS Ross and USS Porter warships deployed in the Mediterranean - targeted the base's two airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition depots, USA officials said. (more...)
Trump's next target is North Korea. US sends aircraft carrier
- April 13, 2017
Third Fleet officials said in a statement . In a statement, U.S. Pacific Command spokesman David Benham said the Carl Vinson Strike Group set sail toward the peninsula from Singapore. And while a United States unilateral strike on North Korea from a shorter range might be more militarily effective, it likely would endanger many civilians in South Korea, experts warn. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Third Fleet officials said in a statement . In a statement, U.S. Pacific Command spokesman David Benham said the Carl Vinson Strike Group set sail toward the peninsula from Singapore. And while a United States unilateral strike on North Korea from a shorter range might be more militarily effective, it likely would endanger many civilians in South Korea, experts warn. (more...)
Adam Silver Stopped Mavs From Playing Romo By Refusing To Honor Contract
- April 13, 2017
Nowitzki scored 21 for Dallas . Murray added 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Both were walking toward the scorer's table like Romo was going to check into the game. Everyone within the organization was on board with the idea, including star Dirk Nowitzki. "I told him what I was going to do and I said, 'Fine me if you don't like it , '" Cuban said before the game with a smile. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
Nowitzki scored 21 for Dallas . Murray added 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Both were walking toward the scorer's table like Romo was going to check into the game. Everyone within the organization was on board with the idea, including star Dirk Nowitzki. "I told him what I was going to do and I said, 'Fine me if you don't like it , '" Cuban said before the game with a smile. (more...)
Chinese Leader Advocates Peaceful Solution to North Korea Tensions
- April 13, 2017
North Korea's parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, nominally the highest organ of government, opened Tuesday with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, taking the center seat. Although the meetings were seen as mostly positive, Trump wrote in a tweet on Tuesday that if China, North Korea's sole ally, refused to assist "we will solve the problem without them!" White House spokesman Sean Spicer said yesterday Trump "has made it clear with respect to North Korea , that their behavior and ... (more...)
- April 13, 2017
North Korea's parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, nominally the highest organ of government, opened Tuesday with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, taking the center seat. Although the meetings were seen as mostly positive, Trump wrote in a tweet on Tuesday that if China, North Korea's sole ally, refused to assist "we will solve the problem without them!" White House spokesman Sean Spicer said yesterday Trump "has made it clear with respect to North Korea , that their behavior and ... (more...)
Iran expresses support for Syria's Assad
- April 13, 2017
In the strongest condemnation of Russia's involvement from a senior United Kingdom minister, the Defence Secretary called on Putin to rein in its ally's use of chemical weapons in order to absolve itself of responsibility for future attacks. (more...)
- April 13, 2017
In the strongest condemnation of Russia's involvement from a senior United Kingdom minister, the Defence Secretary called on Putin to rein in its ally's use of chemical weapons in order to absolve itself of responsibility for future attacks. (more...)
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