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South Koreans stay cool as the political temperature on the peninsula rises
- April 26, 2017
North Korea's drills coincided with military exercises held by United States and South Korean navies in the Yellow Sea, off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula. "We agreed to maximise pressure on North Korea by imposing punitive measures that would be unbearable to them if the North continues further provocations despite our warnings", Mr Kim said . (more...)
- April 26, 2017
North Korea's drills coincided with military exercises held by United States and South Korean navies in the Yellow Sea, off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula. "We agreed to maximise pressure on North Korea by imposing punitive measures that would be unbearable to them if the North continues further provocations despite our warnings", Mr Kim said . (more...)
Teacher to return to Tennessee to face charges
- April 26, 2017
During 38 days on the run, Cummins tried to avoid detection by switching license plates on a 2015 Nissan Rogue he stole from his wife and disabling its GPS system, authorities said. Instead, he picked up Elizabeth in Columbia, Tenn., on March 13 and the pair went on the run. Barry, who is now a caretaker of a forested California property, is from Brentwood. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
During 38 days on the run, Cummins tried to avoid detection by switching license plates on a 2015 Nissan Rogue he stole from his wife and disabling its GPS system, authorities said. Instead, he picked up Elizabeth in Columbia, Tenn., on March 13 and the pair went on the run. Barry, who is now a caretaker of a forested California property, is from Brentwood. (more...)
Gorsuch's First Big Top Court Vote Allows Arkansas Execution
- April 26, 2017
Asa Hutchinson had originally set out a plan to execute eight prisoners before the state's batch of the lethal injection drug, midazolam, expires at the end of April. Supreme Court. McKesson Medical Surgical Inc. argued its vecuronium bromide was intended only for medical purposes, not executions, and that the Arkansas Department of Corrections "misled" the company when it purchased the drug, according to a court brief. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Asa Hutchinson had originally set out a plan to execute eight prisoners before the state's batch of the lethal injection drug, midazolam, expires at the end of April. Supreme Court. McKesson Medical Surgical Inc. argued its vecuronium bromide was intended only for medical purposes, not executions, and that the Arkansas Department of Corrections "misled" the company when it purchased the drug, according to a court brief. (more...)
'El Chapo Act' introduced to fund Trump's border wall
- April 26, 2017
As reported by the New York Post , Cruz plans to repurpose the $14 billion for Trump's wall. The senator wants El Chapo to pay for the U.S. -Mexico border wall. Even though Cruz's effort would avoid using a government spending bill to fund the wall, O'Rourke argued it would still be an "extraordinary waste" of resources because any money that is seized from El Chapo can go to other uses instead. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
As reported by the New York Post , Cruz plans to repurpose the $14 billion for Trump's wall. The senator wants El Chapo to pay for the U.S. -Mexico border wall. Even though Cruz's effort would avoid using a government spending bill to fund the wall, O'Rourke argued it would still be an "extraordinary waste" of resources because any money that is seized from El Chapo can go to other uses instead. (more...)
Palestinian hunger strike sparks clashes with Israeli forces in Bethlehem
- April 26, 2017
Palestinians marked Monday as Prisoners' Day. Many are held under the Administrative Detention provision, which allows suspects to be held without charge for six months, BBC reported. This is not the first time there has been hunger strikes carried out by Palestinian inmates, with the first beginning in 1998 and continuing on a number of occasions throughout the years. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Palestinians marked Monday as Prisoners' Day. Many are held under the Administrative Detention provision, which allows suspects to be held without charge for six months, BBC reported. This is not the first time there has been hunger strikes carried out by Palestinian inmates, with the first beginning in 1998 and continuing on a number of occasions throughout the years. (more...)
Lavrov: 'Thorough investigation into Syria chemical attack necessary'
- April 26, 2017
Lavrov said he emphasized the need for a wide-ranging OPCW probe during Wednesday's talks in Moscow with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, suggesting that Western nations, Russian Federation and some regional powers could dispatch additional experts to join the investigation. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Lavrov said he emphasized the need for a wide-ranging OPCW probe during Wednesday's talks in Moscow with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, suggesting that Western nations, Russian Federation and some regional powers could dispatch additional experts to join the investigation. (more...)
US Nuclear Submarine Arrives in South Korea
- April 26, 2017
Japanese officials say USA representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun met Tuesday with his Japanese counterpart Kenji Kanasugi and Kim Hong-kyun of South Korea to share their latest analyses and discuss cooperation. The U.S. military has started moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defense system into a planned deployment site in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, amid high tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Japanese officials say USA representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun met Tuesday with his Japanese counterpart Kenji Kanasugi and Kim Hong-kyun of South Korea to share their latest analyses and discuss cooperation. The U.S. military has started moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defense system into a planned deployment site in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, amid high tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. (more...)
'The Wall's Going to Get Built, Folks': Trump Defiant on Border Wall
- April 26, 2017
Instead, Trump told a group of conservative journalists Monday that he's planning to make his request in September when his administration hopes to pass its first budget. "The President and his advisers are every day, I think learning new lessons about how delicate and complicated this process is". "In case anyone has any questions, the wall's going to get built, and it's going to stop drugs and a lot of people from coming in that shouldn't be here". (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Instead, Trump told a group of conservative journalists Monday that he's planning to make his request in September when his administration hopes to pass its first budget. "The President and his advisers are every day, I think learning new lessons about how delicate and complicated this process is". "In case anyone has any questions, the wall's going to get built, and it's going to stop drugs and a lot of people from coming in that shouldn't be here". (more...)
Philippines lawyer alleges President Duterte link to deaths
- April 26, 2017
From the time he was mayor of Davao City up to the time he became president, Duterte has been "repeatedly, unchangingly and continuously" committing mass murders "constituting crimes against humanity", Sabio said in the complaint . The Philippines signed on in 2011. 'I kept that first memory vividly, because at that very moment I told myself that I will never want to see my father cry again, I never want him to ever be hurt'. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
From the time he was mayor of Davao City up to the time he became president, Duterte has been "repeatedly, unchangingly and continuously" committing mass murders "constituting crimes against humanity", Sabio said in the complaint . The Philippines signed on in 2011. 'I kept that first memory vividly, because at that very moment I told myself that I will never want to see my father cry again, I never want him to ever be hurt'. (more...)
Government shutdown, health bill rescue at stake in Congress
- April 26, 2017
Trump said the wall would stop the "flow of drugs" coming over the border, "stop a lot of people from coming in that shouldn't be here". Durbin said the final spending deal may include "border security " money "as long as it's clear that it does not go to the wall". (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Trump said the wall would stop the "flow of drugs" coming over the border, "stop a lot of people from coming in that shouldn't be here". Durbin said the final spending deal may include "border security " money "as long as it's clear that it does not go to the wall". (more...)
Tim Farron: 'Bogus' Brexit arguments not the reason Theresa May called election
- April 26, 2017
Polls give May's governing Conservative party a lead of around 20 percentage points, enough to potentially give her a parliamentary majority of more than 100 seats, but May said she was not complacent. The leader's position hadn't been that clear earlier in the day. A Downing Street source said the PM would not appear on the same stage as another leader on television, but did not rule out an individual event with a studio audience. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Polls give May's governing Conservative party a lead of around 20 percentage points, enough to potentially give her a parliamentary majority of more than 100 seats, but May said she was not complacent. The leader's position hadn't been that clear earlier in the day. A Downing Street source said the PM would not appear on the same stage as another leader on television, but did not rule out an individual event with a studio audience. (more...)
Ukraine launches investigation into death of OSCE monitor
- April 26, 2017
The LPR has controlled the area where the explosion occurred since 2014, Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said, telling Interfax-Ukraine , "There can be no Ukrainian sabotage groups, and are none" in the area. It appeared to be the worst loss of lives reported in weeks. The secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Turchynov, said the explosion "was a planned terrorist act directed at the OSCE mission in Donbas". (more...)
- April 26, 2017
The LPR has controlled the area where the explosion occurred since 2014, Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said, telling Interfax-Ukraine , "There can be no Ukrainian sabotage groups, and are none" in the area. It appeared to be the worst loss of lives reported in weeks. The secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Turchynov, said the explosion "was a planned terrorist act directed at the OSCE mission in Donbas". (more...)
10 arrested in probe of Paris attacks
- April 26, 2017
An eight-month long investigation showed that several of the men arrested in Spanish terror raids had relationships with some of the people who were arrested after the 2016 Brussels attack. Anti-terror police also arrested four others on Wednesday in Trappes, Yvelines, in the western suburbs of Paris suspected of wanting to procure weapons, French daily Le Figaro said. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
An eight-month long investigation showed that several of the men arrested in Spanish terror raids had relationships with some of the people who were arrested after the 2016 Brussels attack. Anti-terror police also arrested four others on Wednesday in Trappes, Yvelines, in the western suburbs of Paris suspected of wanting to procure weapons, French daily Le Figaro said. (more...)
Park Could Face Life in Jail After Indictment
- April 26, 2017
Park, 65, was charged with colluding with her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil to receive tens of millions of USA dollars in bribes from Samsung Group and Lotte Group , while demanding millions dollars from SK Group. Park, 65, has been behind bars at a detention centre since her arrest last month. Park, 65-year-old daughter of the late former dictator Park Chung-Hee, spent almost two decades living in Seoul's sprawling presidential palace, before the allegations of corruption engulfed ... (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Park, 65, was charged with colluding with her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil to receive tens of millions of USA dollars in bribes from Samsung Group and Lotte Group , while demanding millions dollars from SK Group. Park, 65, has been behind bars at a detention centre since her arrest last month. Park, 65-year-old daughter of the late former dictator Park Chung-Hee, spent almost two decades living in Seoul's sprawling presidential palace, before the allegations of corruption engulfed ... (more...)
U.S. military buildup off Koreas gathers pace - Hawaii News Now
- April 26, 2017
South Korea's navy has said it plans to hold a joint drill with the USA strike group late this month. In a separate statement, the South Korean President's Office said a meeting had been held to discuss the situation. Yun told reporters after a meeting in Tokyo that all diplomatic, military and economic actions on North Korea will be coordinated among the allies. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
South Korea's navy has said it plans to hold a joint drill with the USA strike group late this month. In a separate statement, the South Korean President's Office said a meeting had been held to discuss the situation. Yun told reporters after a meeting in Tokyo that all diplomatic, military and economic actions on North Korea will be coordinated among the allies. (more...)
Distracted Driving Awareness Week Created in IL
- April 26, 2017
Distracted Driving has become a nationwide epidemic. At the conference, Chief James Kruger, the President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, Beth Mosher, the Director of Public Affairs at AAA, and Representative Robert Martwick spoke about the importance of ending distracted driving, as well as what will go into building this anti-distracted driving initiative. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Distracted Driving has become a nationwide epidemic. At the conference, Chief James Kruger, the President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, Beth Mosher, the Director of Public Affairs at AAA, and Representative Robert Martwick spoke about the importance of ending distracted driving, as well as what will go into building this anti-distracted driving initiative. (more...)
Ramos receives one-match ban for Messi foul in El Clasico
- April 26, 2017
Both the superstars scored two goals each with Ronaldo putting Real in the lead in the 22nd minute which was then cancelled out by Messi in the 31st minute. And, asked what he would alter from the game, Zidane said: "I would not change anything. It went as we'd hoped". "In modern football when everyone is tactically and physically better he still makes the difference". (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Both the superstars scored two goals each with Ronaldo putting Real in the lead in the 22nd minute which was then cancelled out by Messi in the 31st minute. And, asked what he would alter from the game, Zidane said: "I would not change anything. It went as we'd hoped". "In modern football when everyone is tactically and physically better he still makes the difference". (more...)
Oilers take series in six!
- April 26, 2017
McDavid scored his only even-strength point of the series with an empty-netter in the final second of Edmonton's 3-1 series-clinching victory in Game 6 on Saturday night. The Wild didn't shy away on the brink of elimination, scoring twice in a five minute span on goals from Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker to force the extra period. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
McDavid scored his only even-strength point of the series with an empty-netter in the final second of Edmonton's 3-1 series-clinching victory in Game 6 on Saturday night. The Wild didn't shy away on the brink of elimination, scoring twice in a five minute span on goals from Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker to force the extra period. (more...)
Trump's tax plan could face a budget deficit challenge
- April 26, 2017
Officials with the Federal Reserve estimate that the economy will grow at a 2.1 percent clip this year and at 1.8 percent in the longer run. The Trump administration has yet to provide details about its planned tax reforms. "It's unclear if we will get more of the details on Wednesday", Talev said. Putting a finer point on it, "if they want to assume 3% to 4% growth, the plan may pay for itself on paper". (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Officials with the Federal Reserve estimate that the economy will grow at a 2.1 percent clip this year and at 1.8 percent in the longer run. The Trump administration has yet to provide details about its planned tax reforms. "It's unclear if we will get more of the details on Wednesday", Talev said. Putting a finer point on it, "if they want to assume 3% to 4% growth, the plan may pay for itself on paper". (more...)
At least three dead in Venezuela anti-government protests
- April 26, 2017
Vatican-mediated negotiations also broke down with the sides accusing each other of bad faith. Caracas-based newspaper El Nacional reported that a 17-year-old died after being shot in the head by presumed government supporters known as colectivos early in the morning. (more...)
- April 26, 2017
Vatican-mediated negotiations also broke down with the sides accusing each other of bad faith. Caracas-based newspaper El Nacional reported that a 17-year-old died after being shot in the head by presumed government supporters known as colectivos early in the morning. (more...)
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