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California sixth-grader wins National Spelling Bee
- June 04, 2017
The language of origin was easy: gibberish. Here's a brief list of words the pair spelled correctly at the end of the Bee that in no way should make you feel really, really dumb. A 12-year-old Fresno , California has won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. This year, the spelling bee has a single victor for the first time since 2013, having had two kids sharing the title over the past three years. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The language of origin was easy: gibberish. Here's a brief list of words the pair spelled correctly at the end of the Bee that in no way should make you feel really, really dumb. A 12-year-old Fresno , California has won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. This year, the spelling bee has a single victor for the first time since 2013, having had two kids sharing the title over the past three years. (more...)
Last Ditch Appeal: Trump Team Takes Travel Ban to Supreme Court
- June 04, 2017
Last March, President Trump signed an executive order barring entry for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days while the US government implements stricter visa screening. Another conservative justice is the man Trump appointed to the high court, Neil Gorsuch. That decision "globally enjoins a formal national security determination by the president of the United States, on the basis that he - and, by implication, the Cabinet-level officials who ... (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Last March, President Trump signed an executive order barring entry for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days while the US government implements stricter visa screening. Another conservative justice is the man Trump appointed to the high court, Neil Gorsuch. That decision "globally enjoins a formal national security determination by the president of the United States, on the basis that he - and, by implication, the Cabinet-level officials who ... (more...)
Police responding to three separate incidents in London
- June 04, 2017
A Downing Street spokesman said that Prime Minister Theresa May was "in contact with officials and is being regularly updated on the incident at London Bridge ". Saturday's incident came less than two weeks after the terror attack in Manchester, England, killed 23 people following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
A Downing Street spokesman said that Prime Minister Theresa May was "in contact with officials and is being regularly updated on the incident at London Bridge ". Saturday's incident came less than two weeks after the terror attack in Manchester, England, killed 23 people following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande. (more...)
Mayors come out against Trump's Paris catastrophe
- June 04, 2017
Trump announced Thursday that his administration would immediately stop implementing the 195-nation accord brokered by Barack Obama in 2015 in tandem with Chinese leaders. "Truly, Paris at its core was a bunch of words committed to very, very minimal environmental benefit and costs this country a substantial amount of money". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Trump announced Thursday that his administration would immediately stop implementing the 195-nation accord brokered by Barack Obama in 2015 in tandem with Chinese leaders. "Truly, Paris at its core was a bunch of words committed to very, very minimal environmental benefit and costs this country a substantial amount of money". (more...)
London Bridge and Borough Market incidents are terror attacks
- June 04, 2017
The man said there were three attackers, one of whom had a long knife and was stabbing people, including a young woman. Reports of a stabbing in Vauxhall was later determined to be unrelated to the London Bridge and Borough Market. FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Hi, Michel. We need the courts to give us back our rights. What are authorities telling us? Earlier in the evening, we understand, as you were just mentioning to listeners, that a van jumped the curb. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The man said there were three attackers, one of whom had a long knife and was stabbing people, including a young woman. Reports of a stabbing in Vauxhall was later determined to be unrelated to the London Bridge and Borough Market. FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Hi, Michel. We need the courts to give us back our rights. What are authorities telling us? Earlier in the evening, we understand, as you were just mentioning to listeners, that a van jumped the curb. (more...)
Ex-Penn State officials face sentencing in Sandusky scandal
- June 04, 2017
The case also badly damaged the reputation of Joe Paterno , the revered head football coach, who was accused of knowing about allegations against Sandusky. The three former Penn State officials all apologized for their actions and to Sandusky's victims before the sentences were handed down. Paterno was sacked but never charged with a crime; he died of lung cancer at age 85 two months after Sanduskys arrest. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The case also badly damaged the reputation of Joe Paterno , the revered head football coach, who was accused of knowing about allegations against Sandusky. The three former Penn State officials all apologized for their actions and to Sandusky's victims before the sentences were handed down. Paterno was sacked but never charged with a crime; he died of lung cancer at age 85 two months after Sanduskys arrest. (more...)
Ronaldo helps Real Madrid become 1st team to retain CL title
- June 04, 2017
After Mario Mandzukic scored an incredible first-half equaliser with an audacious overhead kick, Real didn't let the Italians get away from them. Zinedine Zidane , a head coach for only 17 months, became the first manager to oversee back-to-back European Cup successes since Arrigo Sacchi's fabled AC Milan team won the tournament in 1989 and 1990. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
After Mario Mandzukic scored an incredible first-half equaliser with an audacious overhead kick, Real didn't let the Italians get away from them. Zinedine Zidane , a head coach for only 17 months, became the first manager to oversee back-to-back European Cup successes since Arrigo Sacchi's fabled AC Milan team won the tournament in 1989 and 1990. (more...)
Pentagon chief turns up heat on North Korea and China
- June 04, 2017
Mattis used his speech on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security forum in Singapore , to affirm U.S. alliances that he said had helped keep the peace for decades in Asia. Like Mr Yamada, panellist Ha Jungyul, the vice-chairman of the policy committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, said strengthening the alliance with the U.S. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Mattis used his speech on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security forum in Singapore , to affirm U.S. alliances that he said had helped keep the peace for decades in Asia. Like Mr Yamada, panellist Ha Jungyul, the vice-chairman of the policy committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, said strengthening the alliance with the U.S. (more...)
Israel set to approve 2500 settlement housing units
- June 04, 2017
Most of the worldwide community deems Israeli settlements to be illegal. No Israeli government, however, has turned its back on the settlers. When Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, visited Trump in Washington, DC in February, the U.S. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Most of the worldwide community deems Israeli settlements to be illegal. No Israeli government, however, has turned its back on the settlers. When Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, visited Trump in Washington, DC in February, the U.S. (more...)
New Trump trade rep Lighthizer spars over protectionism in Asia
- June 04, 2017
Ministers from Asia-Pacific countries discussed the changing global trade landscape on Saturday after US President Donald Trump upended the old order with an "America First" policy that has sparked fears of protectionism. Japan's TPP minister Nobuteru Ishihara said at a press conference that chief negotiators from the 11 members will meet in Tokyo in July. New Zealand's top trade official said his country wouldn't gain much from major changes to a Pacific trade pact, highlighting obstacles ... (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Ministers from Asia-Pacific countries discussed the changing global trade landscape on Saturday after US President Donald Trump upended the old order with an "America First" policy that has sparked fears of protectionism. Japan's TPP minister Nobuteru Ishihara said at a press conference that chief negotiators from the 11 members will meet in Tokyo in July. New Zealand's top trade official said his country wouldn't gain much from major changes to a Pacific trade pact, highlighting obstacles ... (more...)
President Trump Condemns Islamic Extremism in Saudi Speech
- June 04, 2017
The groups that the United States has been fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere since the September 11, 2001 attacks on Washington and NY are mostly Sunni Muslims, and enemies of Iran. "This is a battle between good and evil", Trump said. It was the second day of a marathon foreign trip that will take Trump to Israel on Monday, where he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The groups that the United States has been fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere since the September 11, 2001 attacks on Washington and NY are mostly Sunni Muslims, and enemies of Iran. "This is a battle between good and evil", Trump said. It was the second day of a marathon foreign trip that will take Trump to Israel on Monday, where he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall. (more...)
Facebook and Twitter Under Pressure at G7 Terrorist Session
- June 04, 2017
And she will call for an worldwide forum to develop the means of intervening where danger is detected, and for companies to develop tools which automatically identify and remove harmful material based on what it contains and who posted it. Three weeks ago, Facebook said it was hiring an extra 3,000 staff to remove violent content such as gruesome killings and suicides broadcast on its video platform. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
And she will call for an worldwide forum to develop the means of intervening where danger is detected, and for companies to develop tools which automatically identify and remove harmful material based on what it contains and who posted it. Three weeks ago, Facebook said it was hiring an extra 3,000 staff to remove violent content such as gruesome killings and suicides broadcast on its video platform. (more...)
Spelling Bee Champ Asked to Spell Covfefe Superfan TV
- June 04, 2017
The two finalists went through a competitive final round, where they spelled words such as "cheiropompholyx, durchkomponiert and tchefuncte" all in a row, BBC reported . Ananya wasn't one of them. Her score on the written spelling and vocabulary test would have been high enough to make the top 50 a year ago, but she missed a relatively easy word, "multivalent", on stage. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The two finalists went through a competitive final round, where they spelled words such as "cheiropompholyx, durchkomponiert and tchefuncte" all in a row, BBC reported . Ananya wasn't one of them. Her score on the written spelling and vocabulary test would have been high enough to make the top 50 a year ago, but she missed a relatively easy word, "multivalent", on stage. (more...)
United Kingdom police rush to London Bridge after reports of van hitting pedestrians
- June 04, 2017
Police also responded to reports of a stabbing in the Vauxhall area, but said it was not related to the previous two. British Prime Minister Theresa May has called the London Bridge incident a " potential act of terrorism ". Passerby says 15-20 people have been run over. A van is reported to have ploughed into pedestrians on the bridge and people were reportedly stabbed at the popular food market in south London . (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Police also responded to reports of a stabbing in the Vauxhall area, but said it was not related to the previous two. British Prime Minister Theresa May has called the London Bridge incident a " potential act of terrorism ". Passerby says 15-20 people have been run over. A van is reported to have ploughed into pedestrians on the bridge and people were reportedly stabbed at the popular food market in south London . (more...)
Canadians shouldn't be smug about America's Paris accord retreat
- June 04, 2017
There was a mix of dismay and anger across the world. India is a responsible nation with regard to climate change.We can milk the nature. The United States under this accord had pledged to cut greenhouse emissions 26 to 28 per cent by 2025 and agreed to pay 3 billion dollar in aid for other poor and developing countries by 2020. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
There was a mix of dismay and anger across the world. India is a responsible nation with regard to climate change.We can milk the nature. The United States under this accord had pledged to cut greenhouse emissions 26 to 28 per cent by 2025 and agreed to pay 3 billion dollar in aid for other poor and developing countries by 2020. (more...)
Militants drive van into people on London Bridge, stab others
- June 04, 2017
The first incident took place on London Bridge , where witnesses described seeing a white van mounting the sidewalk and injuring at least six people at about 10:30 p.m. The condition of the stabbed people was not known. British Prime Minister Theresa May says the incident is being treated as a " potential act of terrorism ". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The first incident took place on London Bridge , where witnesses described seeing a white van mounting the sidewalk and injuring at least six people at about 10:30 p.m. The condition of the stabbed people was not known. British Prime Minister Theresa May says the incident is being treated as a " potential act of terrorism ". (more...)
Report of multiple casualties in incident on London Bridge
- June 04, 2017
Trump earlier retweeted a Drudge Report post calling it a "new terror attack". One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough". "Our initial priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries, and ensure that those people in most need are treated first and taken to hospital". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Trump earlier retweeted a Drudge Report post calling it a "new terror attack". One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough". "Our initial priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries, and ensure that those people in most need are treated first and taken to hospital". (more...)
US Admits Almost 500 Civilians Killed in Iraq Attacks
- June 04, 2017
The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition added 132 civilians to the total in its April report, including 105 who died when a USA aircraft dropped a bomb on an IS sniper target in west Mosul in Iraq on March 17. US Central Command (CentCom) insisted it "takes extraordinary efforts to strike military targets in a manner that minimises the risk of civilian casualties" but claimed: "In some incidents casualties are unavoidable". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition added 132 civilians to the total in its April report, including 105 who died when a USA aircraft dropped a bomb on an IS sniper target in west Mosul in Iraq on March 17. US Central Command (CentCom) insisted it "takes extraordinary efforts to strike military targets in a manner that minimises the risk of civilian casualties" but claimed: "In some incidents casualties are unavoidable". (more...)
Trump argues for travel ban after attacks hit London
- June 04, 2017
Gunshots were later heard in the area while one social media user has posted a photograph appearing to show one of the attackers lying on the ground outside a pub in the food market, with what seemed to be canisters strapped to his body. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Gunshots were later heard in the area while one social media user has posted a photograph appearing to show one of the attackers lying on the ground outside a pub in the food market, with what seemed to be canisters strapped to his body. (more...)
United States intel chief mum on possible Trump pressure on Russian Federation probe
- June 04, 2017
Coats told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand , D-N.Y., he would share details of his conversation with the president if he is asked to testify by the House or Senate intelligence committees, both of which are investigating Russia's election hacking and whether the Trump campaign colluded in that effort. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Coats told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand , D-N.Y., he would share details of his conversation with the president if he is asked to testify by the House or Senate intelligence committees, both of which are investigating Russia's election hacking and whether the Trump campaign colluded in that effort. (more...)
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