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President Trump scraps tax plan, timetable threatened
- April 14, 2017
Before the election, Trump inked a "contract with the American voter" saying he'd work with Congress to present an ambitious tax reform plan within the first 100 days of his presidency. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Tuesday, "We filed our financial disclosure forms the other day in a way that allows everyone to understand". (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Before the election, Trump inked a "contract with the American voter" saying he'd work with Congress to present an ambitious tax reform plan within the first 100 days of his presidency. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Tuesday, "We filed our financial disclosure forms the other day in a way that allows everyone to understand". (more...)
USA drops 'mother of all bombs' in Afghanistan
- April 14, 2017
General John Nicholson, commander of USA forces in Afghanistan, ordered the bomb's use. The weapon was brought into Afghanistan specifically for this mission, Martin reports. U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the use of this bomb was a sign that the United States was committed to Afghanistan. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
General John Nicholson, commander of USA forces in Afghanistan, ordered the bomb's use. The weapon was brought into Afghanistan specifically for this mission, Martin reports. U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the use of this bomb was a sign that the United States was committed to Afghanistan. (more...)
North Korea defiant over nuclear test plan despite United States pressure
- April 14, 2017
China is not obliged to help defend North Korea as the latter's development of nuclear weapons has breached a mutual defence pact, Chinese diplomatic and military observers told the South China Morning Post (SCMP). "Military force can not resolve the issue", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Reuters in Beijing. The Voice of America, quoting USA government and other sources, said North Korea "has apparently placed a nuclear device in a tunnel and it could be detonated Saturday AM Korea ... (more...)
- April 14, 2017
China is not obliged to help defend North Korea as the latter's development of nuclear weapons has breached a mutual defence pact, Chinese diplomatic and military observers told the South China Morning Post (SCMP). "Military force can not resolve the issue", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Reuters in Beijing. The Voice of America, quoting USA government and other sources, said North Korea "has apparently placed a nuclear device in a tunnel and it could be detonated Saturday AM Korea ... (more...)
US hit IS with largest non-nuclear bomb ever used
- April 14, 2017
Thursday's bombing was the first time the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb had been used in combat. United States forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an ISIL tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with "the mother of all bombs", the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the American military. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Thursday's bombing was the first time the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb had been used in combat. United States forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an ISIL tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with "the mother of all bombs", the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the American military. (more...)
China Ready To Cut Oil Supplies To North Korea
- April 14, 2017
Foreign journalists visiting North Korea gathered in Pyongyang for "a big and important event" on Thursday with tensions high over the possibility of a new weapons test by the isolated state and as a USA carrier group sails toward the Korean Peninsula. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Foreign journalists visiting North Korea gathered in Pyongyang for "a big and important event" on Thursday with tensions high over the possibility of a new weapons test by the isolated state and as a USA carrier group sails toward the Korean Peninsula. (more...)
Assad says chemical attack in northern Syria was a 'fabrication'
- April 14, 2017
Syrian President Bashar-al Assad has said reports of a chemical attack by his forces were "100% fabrication". The United States and its allies say the Syrian military carried out the Idlib attack, something Syria has already denied. "It's deplorable, and we regret what is going on, but we can do little except asking to back accusations with facts", Mr Lavrov said. Assad's government told the organization it had a 1,300-ton stockpile of chemical weapons and chemicals used to make them. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Syrian President Bashar-al Assad has said reports of a chemical attack by his forces were "100% fabrication". The United States and its allies say the Syrian military carried out the Idlib attack, something Syria has already denied. "It's deplorable, and we regret what is going on, but we can do little except asking to back accusations with facts", Mr Lavrov said. Assad's government told the organization it had a 1,300-ton stockpile of chemical weapons and chemicals used to make them. (more...)
Putin told Tillerson why US-Russian ties in bad state
- April 14, 2017
President Donald Trump declared that US-Russia ties "may be at an all-time low", and Mr Tillerson struck a similar tone after a day of talks in Moscow. Deputy Russian UN Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told the council that "the main problem was that the draft resolution by the Troika appointed the guilty party prior to the investigation, prior to an independent and objective investigation". (more...)
- April 14, 2017
President Donald Trump declared that US-Russia ties "may be at an all-time low", and Mr Tillerson struck a similar tone after a day of talks in Moscow. Deputy Russian UN Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told the council that "the main problem was that the draft resolution by the Troika appointed the guilty party prior to the investigation, prior to an independent and objective investigation". (more...)
Four people shot at Atlanta public transit station
- April 14, 2017
In light of the incident, a spokesperson for MARTA said that the transit authority will increase the number of MARTA Police officers across the entire transit system. WXIA reports that a shooting incident occurred at the West Lake MARTA transit station in Atlanta Thursday afternoon. Two men and a woman who were wounded by gunfire were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
In light of the incident, a spokesperson for MARTA said that the transit authority will increase the number of MARTA Police officers across the entire transit system. WXIA reports that a shooting incident occurred at the West Lake MARTA transit station in Atlanta Thursday afternoon. Two men and a woman who were wounded by gunfire were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. (more...)
Donald Trump warns North Korea 'NEXT' after dropping MOAB on Afghanistan
- April 14, 2017
Chinese media have now reported that Beijing has also said that North Korea should not make a sixth nuclear test. U.S. officials said Mr Trump was considering sanctions that could include an oil embargo, banning North Korea's airline, intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks doing business with it. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Chinese media have now reported that Beijing has also said that North Korea should not make a sixth nuclear test. U.S. officials said Mr Trump was considering sanctions that could include an oil embargo, banning North Korea's airline, intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks doing business with it. (more...)
Trump seems dazzled by being able to bomb Syria over dessert
- April 14, 2017
He said: "I really liked him. We had the most attractive piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen, and President Xi was enjoying it, and I was given the message from the generals that the ships are locked and loaded". Mr Trump said the Chinese President paused and got his interpreter to translate for a second time. "He said to me, anybody that uses gases - you could nearly say or anything else - but anybody that was so brutal and uses gases to do that to young children and babies, it's ... (more...)
- April 14, 2017
He said: "I really liked him. We had the most attractive piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen, and President Xi was enjoying it, and I was given the message from the generals that the ships are locked and loaded". Mr Trump said the Chinese President paused and got his interpreter to translate for a second time. "He said to me, anybody that uses gases - you could nearly say or anything else - but anybody that was so brutal and uses gases to do that to young children and babies, it's ... (more...)
Steven Gerrard set to take control of Liverpool youth team in summer
- April 14, 2017
Borussia Dortmund face the hard challenge of recovering from Tuesday's frightening bomb attack on their team bus as they prepare to host Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga this weekend. "I tried to come to terms with it with my family, tried to wind down and switch off". We wanted to have a bit more time to deal with it. "It was close but also very far from us and last night we felt how it is like to be in a situation like this and I don't wish anyone a feeling like this". (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Borussia Dortmund face the hard challenge of recovering from Tuesday's frightening bomb attack on their team bus as they prepare to host Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga this weekend. "I tried to come to terms with it with my family, tried to wind down and switch off". We wanted to have a bit more time to deal with it. "It was close but also very far from us and last night we felt how it is like to be in a situation like this and I don't wish anyone a feeling like this". (more...)
Syria's Assad: Idlib Chemical Attack 'Fabrication'
- April 14, 2017
In response to the attack, the USA launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles Thursday in a strike targeting a Syrian air base. Chemical weapons investigators from Turkey and the United Kingdom have confirmed the use of sarin gas in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, in an attack that reportedly killed at least 87 civilians. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
In response to the attack, the USA launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles Thursday in a strike targeting a Syrian air base. Chemical weapons investigators from Turkey and the United Kingdom have confirmed the use of sarin gas in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, in an attack that reportedly killed at least 87 civilians. (more...)
New Zealanders evacuated from parts of coast as storm hits
- April 14, 2017
The storm - expected to bring torrential rain and winds gusting at up to 150km/h (93mph) - has been classified as an extra-tropical cyclone. The New Zealand Transport Authority is considering closing the Auckland Harbour Bridge , a major thoroughfare into and out of the city for its 1.37 million residents. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
The storm - expected to bring torrential rain and winds gusting at up to 150km/h (93mph) - has been classified as an extra-tropical cyclone. The New Zealand Transport Authority is considering closing the Auckland Harbour Bridge , a major thoroughfare into and out of the city for its 1.37 million residents. (more...)
Can North Korea Hit The USA Or UK With A Nuclear Missile?
- April 14, 2017
A report from the institute said: "As of June 2016, North Korea has about 13-21 nuclear weapons, where one weapon was subtracted to reflect the underground test in early 2016". Trump signs a resolution that will allow USA states to restrict how federal funds for contraception and reproductive health are spent, a move cheered by anti-abortion campaigners. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
A report from the institute said: "As of June 2016, North Korea has about 13-21 nuclear weapons, where one weapon was subtracted to reflect the underground test in early 2016". Trump signs a resolution that will allow USA states to restrict how federal funds for contraception and reproductive health are spent, a move cheered by anti-abortion campaigners. (more...)
New York Lawmakers Approve Plan for Tuition-free College
- April 14, 2017
Middle-class families could save up to $25,880 for a four-year degree at a State University or City University of NY school. Meaning if a student leaves NY for a job after graduating, the scholarship will then be transferred into a loan. Though other cities and states - Tennessee , Oregon , and San Francisco, for example - have offered free tuition for community colleges, ny state is the first to include four-year institutions. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Middle-class families could save up to $25,880 for a four-year degree at a State University or City University of NY school. Meaning if a student leaves NY for a job after graduating, the scholarship will then be transferred into a loan. Though other cities and states - Tennessee , Oregon , and San Francisco, for example - have offered free tuition for community colleges, ny state is the first to include four-year institutions. (more...)
Trump Admin Will Continue to Pay Obamacare Subsidies
- April 14, 2017
Under former Speaker John Boehner, House Republicans sued the Obama administration to prevent it from doling out the subsidies. But with the Obama administration gone, it's up to the Trump administration and its allies to keep the money flowing. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Under former Speaker John Boehner, House Republicans sued the Obama administration to prevent it from doling out the subsidies. But with the Obama administration gone, it's up to the Trump administration and its allies to keep the money flowing. (more...)
Sheila Abdus-Salaam: New Yorkers Mourn Judge's Death
- April 14, 2017
The death of a respected NY state judge whose body was found floating in the Hudson River on Wednesday afternoon is being investigated as a possible suicide. "We have a long way to go", NY police Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a press conference on Thursday, referring to the investigation. She held a series of judicial posts after being elected to a New York City judgeship in 1991. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
The death of a respected NY state judge whose body was found floating in the Hudson River on Wednesday afternoon is being investigated as a possible suicide. "We have a long way to go", NY police Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a press conference on Thursday, referring to the investigation. She held a series of judicial posts after being elected to a New York City judgeship in 1991. (more...)
Uber used secret program to track Lyft drivers
- April 14, 2017
They'd then get information about multiple nearest available drivers and eventually see how many Lyft drivers were available for rides at any given time across a city, as well as where they were and how much trips would cost. This, the sources claim, made it easier for Uber to track the location and driving habits of workers they sought to lure away from Lyft . It's crafty as hell: Uber first created a bunch of fake Lyft rider accounts and spoofed their locations. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
They'd then get information about multiple nearest available drivers and eventually see how many Lyft drivers were available for rides at any given time across a city, as well as where they were and how much trips would cost. This, the sources claim, made it easier for Uber to track the location and driving habits of workers they sought to lure away from Lyft . It's crafty as hell: Uber first created a bunch of fake Lyft rider accounts and spoofed their locations. (more...)
Easter fun at Elephant and Castle shopping centre
- April 14, 2017
All funds raised go to the Van Wert County Salvation Army. The Pop Shop is at 1 S. Main Street. The Easter Bunny will be there for free pictures provided by Vividly Unique Photography. Group #2 Ages 4 to 12. Recommended ages: three to 10. The Lions Club holds its Easter egg hunt at McCosh Park starting at noon for children up to 12 years old. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
All funds raised go to the Van Wert County Salvation Army. The Pop Shop is at 1 S. Main Street. The Easter Bunny will be there for free pictures provided by Vividly Unique Photography. Group #2 Ages 4 to 12. Recommended ages: three to 10. The Lions Club holds its Easter egg hunt at McCosh Park starting at noon for children up to 12 years old. (more...)
Improperly stored raw meat among violations found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
- April 14, 2017
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago has been getting a ton of attention since he became president. The Miami Herald reported that the state inspection came just days before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the club. The two coolers in which these meats were stored were not in proper working order. "The infractions were corrected on-site, and the establishment was immediately brought into compliance", Lawson said Thursday. (more...)
- April 14, 2017
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago has been getting a ton of attention since he became president. The Miami Herald reported that the state inspection came just days before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the club. The two coolers in which these meats were stored were not in proper working order. "The infractions were corrected on-site, and the establishment was immediately brought into compliance", Lawson said Thursday. (more...)
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