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Kellyanne Conway Secretly Hates Donald Trump, Claims 'Morning Joe' Hosts
- May 15, 2017
Monday's "Morning Joe" broadcast included an entire segment highlighting false statements Conway had made, including on the size of Trump's inauguration crowd and on the Trump counselor's reference to a nonexistent terrorist attack . "I don't know that she ever said 'I'm doing this for the money, ' but this is just my summer vacation, my summer in Europe". Conway also previously called Trump out for failing to pay contractors, and said he should release his tax returns . (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Monday's "Morning Joe" broadcast included an entire segment highlighting false statements Conway had made, including on the size of Trump's inauguration crowd and on the Trump counselor's reference to a nonexistent terrorist attack . "I don't know that she ever said 'I'm doing this for the money, ' but this is just my summer vacation, my summer in Europe". Conway also previously called Trump out for failing to pay contractors, and said he should release his tax returns . (more...)
US accuses Syria of mass executions and burning the bodies
- May 15, 2017
The Syrian strongman has authorized thousands of extrajudicial hangings at the Sednaya prison about 45 minutes outside the capital city of Damascus, a State Department official said in a news conference. The findings are part of declassified information available to the intelligence community and humanitarian organizations. The Syrian regime has also systematically targeted eastern Aleppo's hospitals and made a practice of abducting civilians, Jones said. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
The Syrian strongman has authorized thousands of extrajudicial hangings at the Sednaya prison about 45 minutes outside the capital city of Damascus, a State Department official said in a news conference. The findings are part of declassified information available to the intelligence community and humanitarian organizations. The Syrian regime has also systematically targeted eastern Aleppo's hospitals and made a practice of abducting civilians, Jones said. (more...)
Mattis tells Turkey's PM: US committed to your security
- May 15, 2017
The SDF is a multiethnic group spearheaded by the YPG, an organization Ankara considers the Syrian affiliate of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization in Turkey, the USA, and EU. His comments came a day after Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said that the U.S. wants to reassure the people and government of Turkey that it is committed to preventing additional security risks and protecting its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
The SDF is a multiethnic group spearheaded by the YPG, an organization Ankara considers the Syrian affiliate of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization in Turkey, the USA, and EU. His comments came a day after Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said that the U.S. wants to reassure the people and government of Turkey that it is committed to preventing additional security risks and protecting its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally. (more...)
Journalist was threatened and harassed while covering Kushner pitch to Chinese investors
- May 15, 2017
It began a quarter-century ago as a well-intentioned plan to attract worldwide capital to the United States by awarding permanent residency to 10,000 foreigners per year who agreed to invest at least $500,000 into a USA business, creating at least 10 jobs directly or indirectly. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
It began a quarter-century ago as a well-intentioned plan to attract worldwide capital to the United States by awarding permanent residency to 10,000 foreigners per year who agreed to invest at least $500,000 into a USA business, creating at least 10 jobs directly or indirectly. (more...)
Conservatives hold 18 point poll lead - Survation
- May 15, 2017
It would also create a new target to tackle the problem of delayed discharge, ensuring that 80 per cent of patients leave hospital within a week of being deemed ready for release. The move forms part of a "new deal for workers", which Tories are describing as the greatest extension of rights and protections for employees ever offered by the party. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
It would also create a new target to tackle the problem of delayed discharge, ensuring that 80 per cent of patients leave hospital within a week of being deemed ready for release. The move forms part of a "new deal for workers", which Tories are describing as the greatest extension of rights and protections for employees ever offered by the party. (more...)
Sean Spicer Rebuts Report that Trump Asked Comey to Pledge His Loyalty
- May 15, 2017
In July 2016, he publicly stated that Mrs Clinton had been careless but not criminal in handling sensitive material on her private email server, and that she should not be prosecuted. From there, things began to unravel. "It's impossible for a person, or two people, or three people, who are press people, to cover every aspect of what I'm thinking and what I'm doing", said Trump. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
In July 2016, he publicly stated that Mrs Clinton had been careless but not criminal in handling sensitive material on her private email server, and that she should not be prosecuted. From there, things began to unravel. "It's impossible for a person, or two people, or three people, who are press people, to cover every aspect of what I'm thinking and what I'm doing", said Trump. (more...)
UNSC To Hold Urgent Consultations On NKorea Missile Test
- May 15, 2017
That's higher and closer to Russian Federation than other North Korean tests, according to United States officials. This set of photos carried by North Korea's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun on May 15, 2017, shows a new North Korean mid-to-long-range ballistic missile , called the Hwasong-12, which was launched a day earlier . (more...)
- May 15, 2017
That's higher and closer to Russian Federation than other North Korean tests, according to United States officials. This set of photos carried by North Korea's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun on May 15, 2017, shows a new North Korean mid-to-long-range ballistic missile , called the Hwasong-12, which was launched a day earlier . (more...)
PM invites new president of South Korea to India
- May 15, 2017
Earlier this week, he said: "I will urgently try to solve the security crisis". Taking the oath of office in Seoul on Wednesday, Moon said he will further bolster the alliance and "immediately fly to Washington if necessary" for the sake of peace on the Korean Peninsula. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Earlier this week, he said: "I will urgently try to solve the security crisis". Taking the oath of office in Seoul on Wednesday, Moon said he will further bolster the alliance and "immediately fly to Washington if necessary" for the sake of peace on the Korean Peninsula. (more...)
New FBI boss could be revealed next week
- May 15, 2017
President Donald Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch as the new justice for the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., the United States, on January 31, 2017. President Donald Trump is considering more than a dozen candidates- including several lawmakers, attorneys, and law enforcement officials. He said in an interview with NBC News he had already made a decision to sack Mr Comey by the time Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's memo came to him. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
President Donald Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch as the new justice for the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., the United States, on January 31, 2017. President Donald Trump is considering more than a dozen candidates- including several lawmakers, attorneys, and law enforcement officials. He said in an interview with NBC News he had already made a decision to sack Mr Comey by the time Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's memo came to him. (more...)
Merkel's conservatives win North Rhine-Westphalia vote
- May 15, 2017
Last week, Merkel's CDU, which is allied with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), scored another election victory in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Her party's election victory in Germany's most populous state on Sunday (May 14) highlights her backing among voters as Merkel stands up for free trade, vows to hold the European Union together and fends off Trump's attacks in a conflict over defence spending. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Last week, Merkel's CDU, which is allied with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), scored another election victory in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Her party's election victory in Germany's most populous state on Sunday (May 14) highlights her backing among voters as Merkel stands up for free trade, vows to hold the European Union together and fends off Trump's attacks in a conflict over defence spending. (more...)
South China Sea Dispute: China and Philippines to Start Talks, Ambassador Says
- May 15, 2017
Part of the agreement between the Philippines and China during President Rodrigo Duterte's state visit in October is a formal talk relative to the controversial West Philippine Sea maritime dispute. China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about US$5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. China has continued militarizing and building up the territories it controls, reclaiming land to turn sandbars into islands, and equipping them with airfields, ports and ... (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Part of the agreement between the Philippines and China during President Rodrigo Duterte's state visit in October is a formal talk relative to the controversial West Philippine Sea maritime dispute. China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about US$5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. China has continued militarizing and building up the territories it controls, reclaiming land to turn sandbars into islands, and equipping them with airfields, ports and ... (more...)
Trump lawyers: Tax returns show no income from Russian Federation with few exceptions
- May 15, 2017
The law firm did not release copies of the returns, rendering its assessment of the documents impossible to verify independently. It also says nothing about potential financial ties that occurred more than ten years ago. He also sold a Palm Beach estate to a Russian businessman in 2008. The letter notes that Trump has an interest in more than 500 entities that all do business as The Trump Organizaton (TTO). (more...)
- May 15, 2017
The law firm did not release copies of the returns, rendering its assessment of the documents impossible to verify independently. It also says nothing about potential financial ties that occurred more than ten years ago. He also sold a Palm Beach estate to a Russian businessman in 2008. The letter notes that Trump has an interest in more than 500 entities that all do business as The Trump Organizaton (TTO). (more...)
Penn State frat brother 'didn't know what to do' about unconscious pledge
- May 15, 2017
And, by that time, it was too late.The 19-year-old sophomore student from New Jersey died at a hospital two days later on February 4 as a result of a traumatic brain injury. The video shows his limp body unresponsive as brothers throw liquid on his face in an effort to revive him. Piazza also vomited. The brothers became frustrated and one even struck Piazza "hard one time in the abdomen with his open right hand", detectives said. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
And, by that time, it was too late.The 19-year-old sophomore student from New Jersey died at a hospital two days later on February 4 as a result of a traumatic brain injury. The video shows his limp body unresponsive as brothers throw liquid on his face in an effort to revive him. Piazza also vomited. The brothers became frustrated and one even struck Piazza "hard one time in the abdomen with his open right hand", detectives said. (more...)
China's Xi says Belt and Road needs to reject protectionism
- May 15, 2017
Wary of Islamist militants, Pakistan has set up a new army division to protect the economic corridor. "We shall not be able to live up to these challenges should we fail to overcome the stagnation of the global economic development". A number of leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan applauded the initiative, which Xi unveiled in 2013 and hailed as "a project of the century". (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Wary of Islamist militants, Pakistan has set up a new army division to protect the economic corridor. "We shall not be able to live up to these challenges should we fail to overcome the stagnation of the global economic development". A number of leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan applauded the initiative, which Xi unveiled in 2013 and hailed as "a project of the century". (more...)
Merkel's conservatives clinch victory in key state vote
- May 15, 2017
The SPD is trailing Merkel's CDU and its Bavaria-based Christian Social Union sister party by about 10 percentage points at the national level. Almost 18m live in the area. It could give conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel new momentum in her quest for a fourth term - or offer her center-left challenger some relief. In January, the Social Democrats' national ratings soared after former European Parliament president Martin Schulz was nominated as Mrs Merkel's challenger. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
The SPD is trailing Merkel's CDU and its Bavaria-based Christian Social Union sister party by about 10 percentage points at the national level. Almost 18m live in the area. It could give conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel new momentum in her quest for a fourth term - or offer her center-left challenger some relief. In January, the Social Democrats' national ratings soared after former European Parliament president Martin Schulz was nominated as Mrs Merkel's challenger. (more...)
China pledges $124bn to Silk Road initiative
- May 15, 2017
Putin, Turkish President Recep Tay-yip Erdogan and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, echoed Xi's theme that economic development would help nurture political stability and neutralize support for radical groups. In what is being called a major geostrategic initiative, China on Sunday inaugurated the two-day Belt and Road summit in Beijing . "We should build an open platform of cooperation and uphold and grow an open world economy", Xi told the opening of a summit on the new Silk Road . (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Putin, Turkish President Recep Tay-yip Erdogan and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, echoed Xi's theme that economic development would help nurture political stability and neutralize support for radical groups. In what is being called a major geostrategic initiative, China on Sunday inaugurated the two-day Belt and Road summit in Beijing . "We should build an open platform of cooperation and uphold and grow an open world economy", Xi told the opening of a summit on the new Silk Road . (more...)
Conservative drops out of Iran election to back hard-liner
- May 15, 2017
His landmark policy has been the reduction of sanctions against Iran via rolling back on the county's nuclear programme. A Raisi victory could alarm investors and set Iran on a more confrontational course with the Trump White House - which has called the nuclear deal a "disaster" - and its Sunni Gulf Arab allies. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
His landmark policy has been the reduction of sanctions against Iran via rolling back on the county's nuclear programme. A Raisi victory could alarm investors and set Iran on a more confrontational course with the Trump White House - which has called the nuclear deal a "disaster" - and its Sunni Gulf Arab allies. (more...)
Labour's Tom Watson warns of dangers of large majority for Theresa May
- May 15, 2017
Speaking at the Chatham House worldwide affairs think-tank in London , Corbyn said the world was "becoming more dangerous" due to war, climate change, the refugee crisis and a "grotesque level of inequality". "The bus slogans and sticking plasters let patients down and they must avoid the temptation". Janet Davies, the college's chief executive and general secretary, urged party leaders to "put patients before politics by committing to the hard cash and staff the NHS needs". (more...)
- May 15, 2017
Speaking at the Chatham House worldwide affairs think-tank in London , Corbyn said the world was "becoming more dangerous" due to war, climate change, the refugee crisis and a "grotesque level of inequality". "The bus slogans and sticking plasters let patients down and they must avoid the temptation". Janet Davies, the college's chief executive and general secretary, urged party leaders to "put patients before politics by committing to the hard cash and staff the NHS needs". (more...)
Top senator says public faith in FBI has been tested lately
- May 15, 2017
The FBI began a counterintelligence investigation last July into whether Russian Federation had coordinated with Trump campaign associates to influence the American election, but he did not disclose that until a hearing in March, after Trump had been elected and taken office. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
The FBI began a counterintelligence investigation last July into whether Russian Federation had coordinated with Trump campaign associates to influence the American election, but he did not disclose that until a hearing in March, after Trump had been elected and taken office. (more...)
Ransomware attack should be a 'wake-up call' for governments
- May 15, 2017
The effects were felt around the globe, disrupting computers that run factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems in nations as diverse as Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Spain, India and the U.S. It is possible more damage was done over the weekend, and we'll find out as people get back to work tomorrow. @ malwaretechblog's accidental kill switch and the arrival of the weekend gave individuals and organizations some room to breathe. (more...)
- May 15, 2017
The effects were felt around the globe, disrupting computers that run factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems in nations as diverse as Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Spain, India and the U.S. It is possible more damage was done over the weekend, and we'll find out as people get back to work tomorrow. @ malwaretechblog's accidental kill switch and the arrival of the weekend gave individuals and organizations some room to breathe. (more...)
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