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London Bridge Closed Following Reports That Vehicle Plowed Into Pedestrians
- June 04, 2017
The incident on Saturday started shortly after 10pm when a van swerved off the road on London Bridge into a crowd of pedestrians, police said. "It looked to me that the van was aiming at the people". London's Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The incident on Saturday started shortly after 10pm when a van swerved off the road on London Bridge into a crowd of pedestrians, police said. "It looked to me that the van was aiming at the people". London's Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. (more...)
Goldman Gives Lifeline to Venezuela's Socialist Dictator
- June 04, 2017
Which is all to say that when Goldman Sachs bought $2.8 billion in state-issued Venezuelan bonds on the secondary market last week, the bank's calculations rested on facts, not feelings. "We agree that life there has to get better, and we made the investment in part because we believe it will", Goldman Sachs said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal . (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Which is all to say that when Goldman Sachs bought $2.8 billion in state-issued Venezuelan bonds on the secondary market last week, the bank's calculations rested on facts, not feelings. "We agree that life there has to get better, and we made the investment in part because we believe it will", Goldman Sachs said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal . (more...)
False! Trump Claims Paris Deal Would Only Make 'Tiny' Difference
- June 04, 2017
Trump said that under the agreement , China will be able to increase these emissions by a staggering number of years - 13. Think of it: India can double their coal production. Juncker tweeted that the withdrawal - announced by Trump in a highly anticipated statement from the White House rose Garden - was "a seriously wrong decision". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Trump said that under the agreement , China will be able to increase these emissions by a staggering number of years - 13. Think of it: India can double their coal production. Juncker tweeted that the withdrawal - announced by Trump in a highly anticipated statement from the White House rose Garden - was "a seriously wrong decision". (more...)
Does Trump Believe In Climate Change? White House Won't Say
- June 04, 2017
The second part of that is true, but it has been proven that there are far more jobs available in clean energy, so dropping coal will negatively effect the economy. And Pruitt doesn't seem concerned European leaders said they don't think the agreement can be renegotiated. The three world leaders also urged other countries to increase their green efforts and help developing countries to reach their own goals. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The second part of that is true, but it has been proven that there are far more jobs available in clean energy, so dropping coal will negatively effect the economy. And Pruitt doesn't seem concerned European leaders said they don't think the agreement can be renegotiated. The three world leaders also urged other countries to increase their green efforts and help developing countries to reach their own goals. (more...)
Vladimir Putin Tells Megyn Kelly: US Hackers Could Have Framed Russia
- June 04, 2017
Putin, according to Kelly , suggested to her that the Central Intelligence Agency could have been behind the hacking scandal surrounding the election. Putin also said that Trump's promise to negotiate new conditions for the United States of America leaves hope for reaching a compromise before the Paris deal is set to take effect in 2021. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Putin, according to Kelly , suggested to her that the Central Intelligence Agency could have been behind the hacking scandal surrounding the election. Putin also said that Trump's promise to negotiate new conditions for the United States of America leaves hope for reaching a compromise before the Paris deal is set to take effect in 2021. (more...)
3 top Penn State officials get jail time related to Sandusky case
- June 04, 2017
Judge John Boccabella set that report date in post-sentence orders Friday for former Penn State president Graham Spanier , former athletic director Tim Curley , and former senior vice president for business and finance Gary Schultz . As a result of the Sandusky case, the university has paid out almost a quarter-billion dollars in fines, court verdicts, settlements and other costs. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Judge John Boccabella set that report date in post-sentence orders Friday for former Penn State president Graham Spanier , former athletic director Tim Curley , and former senior vice president for business and finance Gary Schultz . As a result of the Sandusky case, the university has paid out almost a quarter-billion dollars in fines, court verdicts, settlements and other costs. (more...)
Prosecutor urges jail for Penn State ex-president in sex abuse scandal
- June 04, 2017
Three former Pennsylvania State University administrators, including former president Graham Spanier , were each sentenced to serve at least two months in jail Friday for failing to alert law enforcement about a 2001 incident involving retired football coach Jerry Sandusky and a boy in a campus shower. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Three former Pennsylvania State University administrators, including former president Graham Spanier , were each sentenced to serve at least two months in jail Friday for failing to alert law enforcement about a 2001 incident involving retired football coach Jerry Sandusky and a boy in a campus shower. (more...)
Working with world leaders
- June 04, 2017
In linking his grievances over North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members' military spending to his grievances over the US trade deficit with Germany - as he did broadly on the campaign trail and as he did again last week bluntly to Merkel - the president casts USA relationships with other nations as zero-sum games in which there are only winners and losers. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
In linking his grievances over North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members' military spending to his grievances over the US trade deficit with Germany - as he did broadly on the campaign trail and as he did again last week bluntly to Merkel - the president casts USA relationships with other nations as zero-sum games in which there are only winners and losers. (more...)
USM students studying overseas safe after London attacks
- June 04, 2017
The van seemed to head straight toward the pedestrians, and shortly after the vehicle struck the bus stop Roberts said he heard what he thought sounded like gunshots. He said: "They were running up going "this is for Allah", they ran up and stabbed this girl, I don't know how many times, ten times, maybe 15". And people just tried to get out of the way of the van. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The van seemed to head straight toward the pedestrians, and shortly after the vehicle struck the bus stop Roberts said he heard what he thought sounded like gunshots. He said: "They were running up going "this is for Allah", they ran up and stabbed this girl, I don't know how many times, ten times, maybe 15". And people just tried to get out of the way of the van. (more...)
London terror attacks: What we know and don't know
- June 04, 2017
London's Metropolitan Police have not issued a report, saying only that an "incident" occurred on the bridge. "We saw injured people on the road, injured people on the pavement", witness Will Heaven told Sky News . "We didn't know what to do until police came in the front door and busted us all out", he said. Three major London hospitals said that they were on lockdown to keep patients and staff safe. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
London's Metropolitan Police have not issued a report, saying only that an "incident" occurred on the bridge. "We saw injured people on the road, injured people on the pavement", witness Will Heaven told Sky News . "We didn't know what to do until police came in the front door and busted us all out", he said. Three major London hospitals said that they were on lockdown to keep patients and staff safe. (more...)
Six victims and three suspects dead in London terror attack
- June 04, 2017
The London Ambulance Service released a statement several hours after the initial event took place, confirming they'd taken at least 20 patients to six different hospitals in the aftermath of the London Bridge incident. Witness Elsbeth Smedley told CNN that a man ran into Elliot's, a cafe in Borough Market , and stabbed two people before running out. "They were stabbing people". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The London Ambulance Service released a statement several hours after the initial event took place, confirming they'd taken at least 20 patients to six different hospitals in the aftermath of the London Bridge incident. Witness Elsbeth Smedley told CNN that a man ran into Elliot's, a cafe in Borough Market , and stabbed two people before running out. "They were stabbing people". (more...)
This Time, Trump Is Right About Trade
- June 04, 2017
STELZENMULLER: Well, it's certainly a very unusual way to conduct diplomatic relations. To the editor: Is it any wonder that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cast grave doubt on America's reliability in the era of President Trump? "I think the relationship that the president has had with Merkel, he would describe as fairly unbelievable". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
STELZENMULLER: Well, it's certainly a very unusual way to conduct diplomatic relations. To the editor: Is it any wonder that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cast grave doubt on America's reliability in the era of President Trump? "I think the relationship that the president has had with Merkel, he would describe as fairly unbelievable". (more...)
Police say incidents in London "terrorist" attacks
- June 04, 2017
Authorities say at least three suspects have been killed by police. London police are unsure if all the militants involved in a deadly attack on the London Bridge area late on Saturday have been accounted for, Sky News reported on Sunday. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Authorities say at least three suspects have been killed by police. London police are unsure if all the militants involved in a deadly attack on the London Bridge area late on Saturday have been accounted for, Sky News reported on Sunday. (more...)
London terror attack: Bulgarian embassy collecting information
- June 04, 2017
A white van driver came speeding - probably about 50 miles per hour - veered off the road into the crowds of people who were walking along the pavement, it said . He said a waitress was stabbed in the throat and a man was stabbed in the back. Armed police officers from Scotland Yard rushed to respond, with police cars wailing their way to the scene. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
A white van driver came speeding - probably about 50 miles per hour - veered off the road into the crowds of people who were walking along the pavement, it said . He said a waitress was stabbed in the throat and a man was stabbed in the back. Armed police officers from Scotland Yard rushed to respond, with police cars wailing their way to the scene. (more...)
Trump Keeps Everyone Happy By Ignoring Details - But Leaves Israel Emptyhanded
- June 04, 2017
Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also condemned the Manchester attack. At a news conference in Bethlehem alongside Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas , Trump expressed his condolences to those affected by the attack - Britain's first suicide bombing in more than a decade. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also condemned the Manchester attack. At a news conference in Bethlehem alongside Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas , Trump expressed his condolences to those affected by the attack - Britain's first suicide bombing in more than a decade. (more...)
Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh With Heavy Wind And Rain
- June 04, 2017
About 18 million people live in 19 coastal districts, with 10 of them being at high-risk areas. Three people have been killed by the cyclone . Significant damage was reported in refugee camps housing Rohingya Muslims from neighbouring Myanmar, BBC reported. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
About 18 million people live in 19 coastal districts, with 10 of them being at high-risk areas. Three people have been killed by the cyclone . Significant damage was reported in refugee camps housing Rohingya Muslims from neighbouring Myanmar, BBC reported. (more...)
Trump lobbies for travel ban, offers condolences
- June 04, 2017
Police sent out security advice to Londoners on Twitter saying "run, hide, tell" if they were caught in an attack . A statement from the Elysee said: "The attack which struck London , days after that which took place in Manchester , is a new abominable and cowardly attack against our free society". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Police sent out security advice to Londoners on Twitter saying "run, hide, tell" if they were caught in an attack . A statement from the Elysee said: "The attack which struck London , days after that which took place in Manchester , is a new abominable and cowardly attack against our free society". (more...)
India have edge over Pakistan in CT clash, says Stephen Fleming
- June 04, 2017
Ramachandra Guha, who quit a Supreme Court-appointed four-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) overseeing the BCCI in protest, has said in his letter of resignation, "If indeed the captain and the head coach were not getting along, why was this not attended to as soon as the Australia series was over in late March?" Salman, who has scored five ODI centuries in 21 games against India , feels a win against India will leave the players in good stead to qualify for the semi-finals. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
Ramachandra Guha, who quit a Supreme Court-appointed four-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) overseeing the BCCI in protest, has said in his letter of resignation, "If indeed the captain and the head coach were not getting along, why was this not attended to as soon as the Australia series was over in late March?" Salman, who has scored five ODI centuries in 21 games against India , feels a win against India will leave the players in good stead to qualify for the semi-finals. (more...)
Business and Trump's Paris Climate Agreement Decision
- June 04, 2017
A letter on behalf of Apple, Google , Unilever and more, outlined the reasons why the USA must remain committed to the climate agreement, arguing it will strengthen competitiveness, create jobs, and reduce business risks. Scientists say Earth is likely to reach more risky levels of warming sooner as a result of the president's decision because America's pollution contributes so much to rising temperatures. (more...)
- June 04, 2017
A letter on behalf of Apple, Google , Unilever and more, outlined the reasons why the USA must remain committed to the climate agreement, arguing it will strengthen competitiveness, create jobs, and reduce business risks. Scientists say Earth is likely to reach more risky levels of warming sooner as a result of the president's decision because America's pollution contributes so much to rising temperatures. (more...)
Terror incident on London Bridge
- June 04, 2017
The Sun newspaper, whose offices are beside London Bridge, reported hearing explosions about three hours after the attacks began. Without referring explicitly to London , Trump wrote on his personal account: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough". (more...)
- June 04, 2017
The Sun newspaper, whose offices are beside London Bridge, reported hearing explosions about three hours after the attacks began. Without referring explicitly to London , Trump wrote on his personal account: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough". (more...)
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