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MIT says Donald Trump totally misunderstood its climate science
- June 04, 2017
Conway would only say: "The president believes in a clean environment, clean air, clean water". It was a burning question the day after Trump announced that he had chose to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. "I can not support a deal that punishes the United States, the world's leader in environmental protection, while imposing no meaningful obligations on the world's leading polluters...." Bloomberg said on CNN Friday that action on climate change now falls to ... (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Conway would only say: "The president believes in a clean environment, clean air, clean water". It was a burning question the day after Trump announced that he had chose to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. "I can not support a deal that punishes the United States, the world's leader in environmental protection, while imposing no meaningful obligations on the world's leading polluters...." Bloomberg said on CNN Friday that action on climate change now falls to ... (more...)
Social media rushes to define President Trump's 'covfefe' tweet
- June 03, 2017
The notion of world leaders calling each other up via cellphone may seem unremarkable in the modern, mobile world. "He's gained weight. He doesn't have anybody whom he trusts". The White House and the Russian bank have offered conflicting explanations for the meeting between Kushner and Sergey Gorkov, a Putin appointee, which has only fueled the intrigue around the senior Trump aide who was named as a point of focus in the FBI's criminal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, ... (more...)
- June 03, 2017
The notion of world leaders calling each other up via cellphone may seem unremarkable in the modern, mobile world. "He's gained weight. He doesn't have anybody whom he trusts". The White House and the Russian bank have offered conflicting explanations for the meeting between Kushner and Sergey Gorkov, a Putin appointee, which has only fueled the intrigue around the senior Trump aide who was named as a point of focus in the FBI's criminal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, ... (more...)
Monday marks JFK's 100th birthday
- June 03, 2017
Navy F-18 flyover at 3 p.m. followed by a birthday cake cutting ceremony created by Montilio's Baking Company (the same bakery created the wedding cake for JFK and Jackie). The Boston museum unveiled a new exhibit Friday featuring 100 original artifacts, documents and photographs from Kennedy's life and political career. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Navy F-18 flyover at 3 p.m. followed by a birthday cake cutting ceremony created by Montilio's Baking Company (the same bakery created the wedding cake for JFK and Jackie). The Boston museum unveiled a new exhibit Friday featuring 100 original artifacts, documents and photographs from Kennedy's life and political career. (more...)
Trump to keep Israeli embassy in Tel Aviv
- June 03, 2017
In this photo taken April 24, 2017, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to the media in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. policy toward Israel earlier in the week over the White House's approach to the ultra-sensitive status of occupied Jerusalem . Israel complained that a US representative rejected allowing Israel's prime minister to join Trump for a visit to the Western Wall because it isn't in Israeli territory. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
In this photo taken April 24, 2017, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to the media in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. policy toward Israel earlier in the week over the White House's approach to the ultra-sensitive status of occupied Jerusalem . Israel complained that a US representative rejected allowing Israel's prime minister to join Trump for a visit to the Western Wall because it isn't in Israeli territory. (more...)
Trump reportedly considering major overhaul of
- June 03, 2017
Kushner, Trump added, is "respected by virtually everyone" and "is a very good person". The Associated Press and other news organizations reported that Kushner in December proposed a back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Kushner, Trump added, is "respected by virtually everyone" and "is a very good person". The Associated Press and other news organizations reported that Kushner in December proposed a back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team. (more...)
White House Asks US Supreme Court To Reinstate Travel Ban
- June 03, 2017
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that kept in place a freeze on President Donald Trump's revised ban. Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday night to hear arguments on an expedited basis and to reinstate his executive order on travel in the interim. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that kept in place a freeze on President Donald Trump's revised ban. Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday night to hear arguments on an expedited basis and to reinstate his executive order on travel in the interim. (more...)
National Spelling Bee a fiercer competition than NBA Finals Game 1
- June 03, 2017
The victor of the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee joined CNN's "New Day" on Friday morning, and the show's co-hosts took the opportunity to ask her to spell " covfefe ". Now, she'll return only in a ceremonial role to help present the trophy to next year's victor. For Rohan, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Edmond, Oklahoma, it was his first and only time on the national stage, but he's competed for years in other bees and he sought tutelage from another Oklahoman, Cole Shafer-Ray, who ... (more...)
- June 03, 2017
The victor of the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee joined CNN's "New Day" on Friday morning, and the show's co-hosts took the opportunity to ask her to spell " covfefe ". Now, she'll return only in a ceremonial role to help present the trophy to next year's victor. For Rohan, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Edmond, Oklahoma, it was his first and only time on the national stage, but he's competed for years in other bees and he sought tutelage from another Oklahoman, Cole Shafer-Ray, who ... (more...)
Mayors of Madison, Milwaukee vow to stick to Paris accord
- June 03, 2017
As a mayor that has served through annual natural disasters and been left to figure out a way to afford the clean-up, we must take climate change very seriously. He's also part of the group of mayors, governors and businesses who have pledged to stick with the emissions regulations negotiated under the Paris Agreement . (more...)
- June 03, 2017
As a mayor that has served through annual natural disasters and been left to figure out a way to afford the clean-up, we must take climate change very seriously. He's also part of the group of mayors, governors and businesses who have pledged to stick with the emissions regulations negotiated under the Paris Agreement . (more...)
Republican governor joins coalition to uphold Paris climate agreement
- June 03, 2017
But Britain did not sign a joint statement by the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, who said they regretted Trump's decision and insisted that the accord can not be renegotiated. "Americans are not walking away from the Paris Climate Agreement ", Bloomberg added. Those efforts had been led by citizens and cities, he added, not the federal government , aided by market forces that have made solar and wind energy cheaper than coal ."I want the world to know that the USA will meet ... (more...)
- June 03, 2017
But Britain did not sign a joint statement by the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, who said they regretted Trump's decision and insisted that the accord can not be renegotiated. "Americans are not walking away from the Paris Climate Agreement ", Bloomberg added. Those efforts had been led by citizens and cities, he added, not the federal government , aided by market forces that have made solar and wind energy cheaper than coal ."I want the world to know that the USA will meet ... (more...)
Macron visits troops in Mali, keeping campaign pledge
- June 03, 2017
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said his new administration will push for a Greek debt relief deal. Speaking last Friday, Russia's ambassador to France, Alexander Orlov, said Moscow had a "positive perception" of Macron, describing him as "very intelligent, realistic and pragmatic". (more...)
- June 03, 2017
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said his new administration will push for a Greek debt relief deal. Speaking last Friday, Russia's ambassador to France, Alexander Orlov, said Moscow had a "positive perception" of Macron, describing him as "very intelligent, realistic and pragmatic". (more...)
Macron's white-knuckle handshake with Trump 'wasn't innocent'
- June 03, 2017
Trump's performance at a "shocking" North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit has dealt a major blow to the alliance and may hand a win to Vladimir Putin, analysts say. " Donald Trump , the President of Turkey or the President of Russian Federation are of a mindset of power relations, which doesn't bother me", Macron said, adding: "I don't believe in diplomacy of the public invective but in bilateral dialogues". (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Trump's performance at a "shocking" North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit has dealt a major blow to the alliance and may hand a win to Vladimir Putin, analysts say. " Donald Trump , the President of Turkey or the President of Russian Federation are of a mindset of power relations, which doesn't bother me", Macron said, adding: "I don't believe in diplomacy of the public invective but in bilateral dialogues". (more...)
India, France to deepen cooperation to tackle terrorism
- June 03, 2017
Modi also sidestepped a question on which side he stood after Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Change accord. He met the newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace, his official residence, in Paris . (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Modi also sidestepped a question on which side he stood after Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Change accord. He met the newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace, his official residence, in Paris . (more...)
You tiny, tiny man: Rowling to Trump on 'shoving' Montenegro PM
- June 03, 2017
A video surfaced of President Donald Trump apparently shoving Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic out of his way during a NATO Summit Meeting on Thursday (May 25) in Brussels , Belgium . When Trump tried to lighten the mood with a joke about NATO's gleaming new home base - "I never asked once what the new NATO Headquarters cost" - there was no laughter from his counterparts. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
A video surfaced of President Donald Trump apparently shoving Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic out of his way during a NATO Summit Meeting on Thursday (May 25) in Brussels , Belgium . When Trump tried to lighten the mood with a joke about NATO's gleaming new home base - "I never asked once what the new NATO Headquarters cost" - there was no laughter from his counterparts. (more...)
Vladimir Putin Fights Election-tampering Accusations with His Own Shots at US
- June 03, 2017
Two heads of state in the world right now maintain that the Russian government didn't perpetrate a cyber attack on the US election previous year: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin . He compared repeated USA assertions that Moscow deliberately tried to undermine Clinton to "anti-Semitism" and said it was like "blaming the Jews". (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Two heads of state in the world right now maintain that the Russian government didn't perpetrate a cyber attack on the US election previous year: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin . He compared repeated USA assertions that Moscow deliberately tried to undermine Clinton to "anti-Semitism" and said it was like "blaming the Jews". (more...)
'Houdini' of Alabama death row executed for murder-for-hire
- June 03, 2017
Prison officials said he was allowed to have a picture of his children in the lethal injection chamber, where he could see it as he lost consciousness. Arthur's lawyers had asked the US Supreme Court to halt the execution. The Death Penalty Information Center said, Arthur was the 12 person executed this year in the USA and the first in Alabama. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Prison officials said he was allowed to have a picture of his children in the lethal injection chamber, where he could see it as he lost consciousness. Arthur's lawyers had asked the US Supreme Court to halt the execution. The Death Penalty Information Center said, Arthur was the 12 person executed this year in the USA and the first in Alabama. (more...)
May's lead falls to 3 percentage points
- June 03, 2017
A Kantar poll showed the Conservatives' share of the vote had increased by one percentage point since last week to 43pc, while Labour's had dropped by one point to 33pc. On the other hand, the Labour Party says that faced with falling living standards, growing job insecurity and shrinking public services, people are under increasing strain. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
A Kantar poll showed the Conservatives' share of the vote had increased by one percentage point since last week to 43pc, while Labour's had dropped by one point to 33pc. On the other hand, the Labour Party says that faced with falling living standards, growing job insecurity and shrinking public services, people are under increasing strain. (more...)
IS claims attack on Iraqi training camp north of Baghdad
- June 03, 2017
The militants are effectively holding hundreds of thousands of civilians hostage as human shields to slow their advance. "I can't give timelines but I don't expect it's going to be long". The UK newspaper reports that British and USA forces verified the papers as those belonging to Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL). The city fell to IS fighters during a lightning charge in June 2014 that left almost a third of Iraq in IS militants' hands and plunged the country into its most ... (more...)
- June 03, 2017
The militants are effectively holding hundreds of thousands of civilians hostage as human shields to slow their advance. "I can't give timelines but I don't expect it's going to be long". The UK newspaper reports that British and USA forces verified the papers as those belonging to Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL). The city fell to IS fighters during a lightning charge in June 2014 that left almost a third of Iraq in IS militants' hands and plunged the country into its most ... (more...)
Ivanka terms Saudi visit 'amazing and historic'
- June 03, 2017
Donald Trump's first speech during his first trip overseas as president had all the ingredients for disaster. His speech sought to rally Islamic leaders behind a renewed push to tackle extremism, with Trump urging religious leaders to condemn violence and governments of Muslim countries to make further efforts to end support for extremists. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Donald Trump's first speech during his first trip overseas as president had all the ingredients for disaster. His speech sought to rally Islamic leaders behind a renewed push to tackle extremism, with Trump urging religious leaders to condemn violence and governments of Muslim countries to make further efforts to end support for extremists. (more...)
French President Macron meets Russian President Putin
- June 03, 2017
Speaking through a translator, Putin said the two countries were "totally capable of trying to progress together" on world affairs. "Maybe they were Russian hackers, maybe they were not", he said, dismissing the claims as unsubstantiated. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Speaking through a translator, Putin said the two countries were "totally capable of trying to progress together" on world affairs. "Maybe they were Russian hackers, maybe they were not", he said, dismissing the claims as unsubstantiated. (more...)
12 killed in explosions at Kabul funeral
- June 03, 2017
Police fired their weapons - into the air as a warning at first- as about a hundred of the demonstrators rushed toward them, some throwing rocks. "Shame on you, both the president and Abdullah", said protester Niloofar Nilgoon. But in an already tense political climate, the violence underlined the risk of protests exacerbating divisions and resentments between ethnic and political groups within the government camp. (more...)
- June 03, 2017
Police fired their weapons - into the air as a warning at first- as about a hundred of the demonstrators rushed toward them, some throwing rocks. "Shame on you, both the president and Abdullah", said protester Niloofar Nilgoon. But in an already tense political climate, the violence underlined the risk of protests exacerbating divisions and resentments between ethnic and political groups within the government camp. (more...)
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