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Trump, Francis: After clashing, a search for common ground
- May 24, 2017
Trump evidence of Pope Francis's hypocrisy, after the pontiff a year ago, responding to a reporter's question about the U.S. -Mexico border, said wall-builders are "not Christian". President Trump arrives to Italy May 23 after stopping in both Saudi Arabia and Israel as part of his first worldwide trip, which lasts nine days. President Trump has broken most norms during his brief time as President, while Pope Francis has defied numerous traditional expectations of the papacy as well. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Trump evidence of Pope Francis's hypocrisy, after the pontiff a year ago, responding to a reporter's question about the U.S. -Mexico border, said wall-builders are "not Christian". President Trump arrives to Italy May 23 after stopping in both Saudi Arabia and Israel as part of his first worldwide trip, which lasts nine days. President Trump has broken most norms during his brief time as President, while Pope Francis has defied numerous traditional expectations of the papacy as well. (more...)
Trump denounces Manchester attack by 'evil losers'
- May 24, 2017
But the warm reception that President Donald Trump received during his trip to Israel this week signaled that the Israeli Prime Minister is glad and perhaps even relieved by the recent change in USA leadership. Mr Trump's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories is part of his first trip overseas as president, and follows an initial leg in Saudi Arabia, where he urged Islamic leaders to confront extremism . (more...)
- May 24, 2017
But the warm reception that President Donald Trump received during his trip to Israel this week signaled that the Israeli Prime Minister is glad and perhaps even relieved by the recent change in USA leadership. Mr Trump's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories is part of his first trip overseas as president, and follows an initial leg in Saudi Arabia, where he urged Islamic leaders to confront extremism . (more...)
Trump, Abbas meet in Bethlehem
- May 24, 2017
Also on Monday, Trump became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem , land that was seized from the Palestinians by the Israeli military during the Six-Day War in 1967. Earlier, Greater Manchester police said they are treating the bombing as a "terrorist incident until police know otherwise". "President Trump addressed a recent controversy as well", Smith said on "Shepard Smith Reporting". (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Also on Monday, Trump became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem , land that was seized from the Palestinians by the Israeli military during the Six-Day War in 1967. Earlier, Greater Manchester police said they are treating the bombing as a "terrorist incident until police know otherwise". "President Trump addressed a recent controversy as well", Smith said on "Shepard Smith Reporting". (more...)
Coca-Cola, Yankees to skip Puerto Rican parade
- May 24, 2017
Oscar Lopez Rivera freed after 35 years following Barack Obama's decision to shorten commuted his sentence. It asked, did the parade "go too far by creating and giving the title of "National Freedom Hero" to Oscar López Rivera, causing great controversy and division in the Puerto Rican community?" "Many in the Puerto Rican community, here and on the island, are elated to have him here", she said. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Oscar Lopez Rivera freed after 35 years following Barack Obama's decision to shorten commuted his sentence. It asked, did the parade "go too far by creating and giving the title of "National Freedom Hero" to Oscar López Rivera, causing great controversy and division in the Puerto Rican community?" "Many in the Puerto Rican community, here and on the island, are elated to have him here", she said. (more...)
'Peace Is A Choice,' Trump Says During Appearance With Palestinian Leader
- May 24, 2017
Protests against supposed American support of the Israeli occupation were organised across the West Bank and Gaza, and one Palestinian faction called for a " day of rage " during the United States delegation's trip, leading Israel to deploy an extra 10,000 security forces on its streets. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Protests against supposed American support of the Israeli occupation were organised across the West Bank and Gaza, and one Palestinian faction called for a " day of rage " during the United States delegation's trip, leading Israel to deploy an extra 10,000 security forces on its streets. (more...)
Michael Flynn misled Pentagon over Russian ties and income
- May 24, 2017
The letter to committee chairmen also states that Flynn is "the target on almost a daily basis of outrageous allegations, often attributed to anonymous sources in Congress or elsewhere in the United States Government, which, however fanciful on their face and unsubstantiated by evidence, feed the escalating public frenzy against him ". (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The letter to committee chairmen also states that Flynn is "the target on almost a daily basis of outrageous allegations, often attributed to anonymous sources in Congress or elsewhere in the United States Government, which, however fanciful on their face and unsubstantiated by evidence, feed the escalating public frenzy against him ". (more...)
US stock indexes edge higher in early trading; oil down
- May 24, 2017
The retail giant reported that its total revenue increase 1.4% to $117.5 billion. Wal-Mart said US same-store sales rose by 1.4 percent, with USA e-commerce sales up 63 percent. Additionally, Wal-Mart also reported positive comparable growth in groceries, due in part to a lack of market deflation in food, excluding price investments. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The retail giant reported that its total revenue increase 1.4% to $117.5 billion. Wal-Mart said US same-store sales rose by 1.4 percent, with USA e-commerce sales up 63 percent. Additionally, Wal-Mart also reported positive comparable growth in groceries, due in part to a lack of market deflation in food, excluding price investments. (more...)
White House Faces New Pressure on Comey, Russia
- May 24, 2017
The White House initially said that Trump did so based on a separate memo written by Rosenstein; however, Trump himself later said that he was going to fire Comey regardless of the recommendation, and cited the " Russia thing" as something that was on his mind when he chose to let Flynn go. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The White House initially said that Trump did so based on a separate memo written by Rosenstein; however, Trump himself later said that he was going to fire Comey regardless of the recommendation, and cited the " Russia thing" as something that was on his mind when he chose to let Flynn go. (more...)
Donald Trump acknowledges India as 'victim of terrorism' at Riyadh summit
- May 24, 2017
He's also railing against Iran , calling the country "the spearhead of global terrorism". There was instead a much calmer United States leader telling Muslim counterparts that "this is not a battle between different faiths" but "a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it". (more...)
- May 24, 2017
He's also railing against Iran , calling the country "the spearhead of global terrorism". There was instead a much calmer United States leader telling Muslim counterparts that "this is not a battle between different faiths" but "a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it". (more...)
China's top diplomat says hopes South Korea can resolve THAAD issue
- May 24, 2017
Relations between Seoul and Beijing have soured, since the deployment of a US missile defense system known as THAAD , to the Korean peninsula. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to media on the matter, said the new strategy was based on President Moon's vision that "keeping inter-Korea relations as icy as it is now" would disturb the more important goal of stabilizing peace on the Korean Peninsula. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Relations between Seoul and Beijing have soured, since the deployment of a US missile defense system known as THAAD , to the Korean peninsula. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to media on the matter, said the new strategy was based on President Moon's vision that "keeping inter-Korea relations as icy as it is now" would disturb the more important goal of stabilizing peace on the Korean Peninsula. (more...)
New Amazon Echo Will Unveil With Touchscreen
- May 24, 2017
As with most things Amazon is doing in this space, we can probably expect Amazon to roll this feature out in the United States first. Amazon says that this Alexa calling and messaging is "coming soon" to Echo devices. The "things" it can show you are photos, YouTube videos, weather forecasts, music lyrics, to-do lists, and security cameras (for the truly affluent), and chat with other Echo users. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
As with most things Amazon is doing in this space, we can probably expect Amazon to roll this feature out in the United States first. Amazon says that this Alexa calling and messaging is "coming soon" to Echo devices. The "things" it can show you are photos, YouTube videos, weather forecasts, music lyrics, to-do lists, and security cameras (for the truly affluent), and chat with other Echo users. (more...)
Donald Trump condemns 'evil losers' in Manchester terror attack
- May 24, 2017
Trump also laid a wreath and spoke at a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Trump's speech drew on the symbolic nature of his first foreign trip, as he has jetted from Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, to Israel and then to the Vatican on Tuesday night, calling on members of the three faiths to "set aside our sectarian differences" and work toward peace. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Trump also laid a wreath and spoke at a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Trump's speech drew on the symbolic nature of his first foreign trip, as he has jetted from Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, to Israel and then to the Vatican on Tuesday night, calling on members of the three faiths to "set aside our sectarian differences" and work toward peace. (more...)
Trump's Budget Puts the Poor and the Planet in the Crosshairs
- May 24, 2017
On May 22, the Trump administration unveiled its 2018 budget, calling for over $1 trillion in cuts to programs for Americans in poverty and the middle class within the next decade. "This is, I think, the first time in a long time that an administration has written a budget through the eyes of the people who are actually paying the taxes", Mulvaney told reporters on Monday. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
On May 22, the Trump administration unveiled its 2018 budget, calling for over $1 trillion in cuts to programs for Americans in poverty and the middle class within the next decade. "This is, I think, the first time in a long time that an administration has written a budget through the eyes of the people who are actually paying the taxes", Mulvaney told reporters on Monday. (more...)
NK rebukes UNSC's condemnation over its latest missile test
- May 24, 2017
Ambassador Francois Delattre said Monday. The UN Security Council is due to meet on Tuesday behind closed doors to discuss Sunday's test, which defies Security Council resolutions and sanctions. He said Japan is talking to the U.S., South Korea, and close neighbors Russian Federation and China to make sure pressure on the North is continued "and even strengthened so that North Korea will change its policy". (more...)
- May 24, 2017
Ambassador Francois Delattre said Monday. The UN Security Council is due to meet on Tuesday behind closed doors to discuss Sunday's test, which defies Security Council resolutions and sanctions. He said Japan is talking to the U.S., South Korea, and close neighbors Russian Federation and China to make sure pressure on the North is continued "and even strengthened so that North Korea will change its policy". (more...)
Turkish president looks on his bodyguards attack
- May 24, 2017
The Trump administration acknowledged it released two members of Erdogan's detail after holding them briefly after the incident. Royce's letter states that that bodyguards "viciously beat multiple individuals, throwing them to the ground and kicking them in the head". (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The Trump administration acknowledged it released two members of Erdogan's detail after holding them briefly after the incident. Royce's letter states that that bodyguards "viciously beat multiple individuals, throwing them to the ground and kicking them in the head". (more...)
Trump to stay in 'armored suite' in Israel
- May 24, 2017
The maps, shown in a video promoting President Donald Trump's visit to Israel and other Middle Eastern countries, removed the West Bank and Golan Heights area as belonging to Israel. Israel had previously sought to insist on Netanyahu accompanying Trump, to which U.S. consular officials noted that the Western Wall is in occupied territory and that it wasn't Israel's call either way. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The maps, shown in a video promoting President Donald Trump's visit to Israel and other Middle Eastern countries, removed the West Bank and Golan Heights area as belonging to Israel. Israel had previously sought to insist on Netanyahu accompanying Trump, to which U.S. consular officials noted that the Western Wall is in occupied territory and that it wasn't Israel's call either way. (more...)
Bivins, Weaver, Rezin oppose Senate move to raise income tax
- May 24, 2017
The revenue package would raise the individual income tax rate from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent; accounting for about $5 billion of the estimated revenue. It would go from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent. "Please explain to me what the income tax will be with $24 billion in backlog", Hutchinson said. Illinois Senate Democrats are choosing to hike taxes again rather than enact much-needed spending reforms. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The revenue package would raise the individual income tax rate from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent; accounting for about $5 billion of the estimated revenue. It would go from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent. "Please explain to me what the income tax will be with $24 billion in backlog", Hutchinson said. Illinois Senate Democrats are choosing to hike taxes again rather than enact much-needed spending reforms. (more...)
US, Japan, S Korea call 'urgent' Security Council meet
- May 24, 2017
The test missile flew in a high-lofting path from North Korea's west coast across the country and toward Japan, landing in the Sea of Japan. It "immediately went towards the North ", a South Korean official said at the time. Kim Jong Un ordered the launch and watched from an observation post, state media reported Monday. "If we do not know from where the North launches a missile using a mobile launcher, we can't destroy the mobile launcher even if it carries out additional attacks against ... (more...)
- May 24, 2017
The test missile flew in a high-lofting path from North Korea's west coast across the country and toward Japan, landing in the Sea of Japan. It "immediately went towards the North ", a South Korean official said at the time. Kim Jong Un ordered the launch and watched from an observation post, state media reported Monday. "If we do not know from where the North launches a missile using a mobile launcher, we can't destroy the mobile launcher even if it carries out additional attacks against ... (more...)
Progress made on draft of South China Sea code of conduct
- May 24, 2017
House leaders rallied behind the proposed "gentleman's agreement" between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to ensure stable and peaceful West Philippine Sea on Sunday, May 21. While Huang called the agreement "very significant progress", Ian Storey, senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, a Singapore-based think tank, described it as more of a "small step forward", based on a draft of the document agreed to in March. (more...)
- May 24, 2017
House leaders rallied behind the proposed "gentleman's agreement" between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to ensure stable and peaceful West Philippine Sea on Sunday, May 21. While Huang called the agreement "very significant progress", Ian Storey, senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, a Singapore-based think tank, described it as more of a "small step forward", based on a draft of the document agreed to in March. (more...)
Thailand reassures foreigners following Bangkok hospital attack
- May 24, 2017
On 15 May a bomb went off near the National Theater in Bangkok's Old Quarter, wounding 2 people. Thailand's military government, opposition parties and human rights groups have denounced the targeting of patients in a bomb-attack at a military-run hospital . (more...)
- May 24, 2017
On 15 May a bomb went off near the National Theater in Bangkok's Old Quarter, wounding 2 people. Thailand's military government, opposition parties and human rights groups have denounced the targeting of patients in a bomb-attack at a military-run hospital . (more...)
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