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JUST IN: 7 dead as multiple blasts hit Borno IDP camps
- July 25, 2017
The Nigeria-based extremist group Boko Haram often targets the city with suicide bombers and increasingly has been using female ones. " We just had the fourth one this (Monday) morning and we are heading there to evacuate the casualties , " he said. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
The Nigeria-based extremist group Boko Haram often targets the city with suicide bombers and increasingly has been using female ones. " We just had the fourth one this (Monday) morning and we are heading there to evacuate the casualties , " he said. (more...)
The meaning of Arya's direwolf reunion scene
- July 25, 2017
Instead, however, the wolf refused to leave her pack. Hot Pie , another surprise returning character, told Arya that her brother ( really cousin, but she doesn't know that) Jon Snow is alive and well in the North, so she chose to change course and head for Winterfell instead of King's Landing. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Instead, however, the wolf refused to leave her pack. Hot Pie , another surprise returning character, told Arya that her brother ( really cousin, but she doesn't know that) Jon Snow is alive and well in the North, so she chose to change course and head for Winterfell instead of King's Landing. (more...)
Vikings Begin 2017 Training Camp
- July 25, 2017
The Vikings traded for Bradford on September 3 of a year ago, just eight days before the start of the regular season and more than three weeks after breaking camp and leaving Mankato. "We get back coaching, talking and teaching, and doing the things that we do", offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. "We have played 15 games together and now we have had nearly a whole offseason program together, so we are starting to get to that point where you put in all these extra reps and you start to see ... (more...)
- July 25, 2017
The Vikings traded for Bradford on September 3 of a year ago, just eight days before the start of the regular season and more than three weeks after breaking camp and leaving Mankato. "We get back coaching, talking and teaching, and doing the things that we do", offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. "We have played 15 games together and now we have had nearly a whole offseason program together, so we are starting to get to that point where you put in all these extra reps and you start to see ... (more...)
Jordan refuses to allow Israeli guard in shooting to leave country
- July 25, 2017
Before the shooting, Jordanians had entered the apartment building for carpentry work, it said . Monday's report in Hala Akhbar says Jordan wants to investigate the shooter and if Israel refuses to allow that, it will take "diplomatic measures". (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Before the shooting, Jordanians had entered the apartment building for carpentry work, it said . Monday's report in Hala Akhbar says Jordan wants to investigate the shooter and if Israel refuses to allow that, it will take "diplomatic measures". (more...)
Search teams rescue 8 hikers, still need to reach 9 others
- July 25, 2017
Seventeen hikers rescued from floodwaters in southeastern Arizona on Sunday and Monday morning are now recovering after their ordeal. Eight of the hikers, including a 4-year-old boy, were airlifted from the scene. Rescuers helped seven hikers in a less risky area walk to safety by Sunday night. The female caller said, her family was trapped. The hikers were in several groups and spread out in the canyon when the flash flood hit, authorities said. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Seventeen hikers rescued from floodwaters in southeastern Arizona on Sunday and Monday morning are now recovering after their ordeal. Eight of the hikers, including a 4-year-old boy, were airlifted from the scene. Rescuers helped seven hikers in a less risky area walk to safety by Sunday night. The female caller said, her family was trapped. The hikers were in several groups and spread out in the canyon when the flash flood hit, authorities said. (more...)
Let women put together health care plan
- July 25, 2017
Keep in mind that this isn't the first time the GOP's gratuitously cruel effort to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act has looked dead. Despite pressure from movers and shakers on the conservative right, Capito has not budged. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Keep in mind that this isn't the first time the GOP's gratuitously cruel effort to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act has looked dead. Despite pressure from movers and shakers on the conservative right, Capito has not budged. (more...)
European Union warns the U.S. against unilateral tightening of Russian Federation sanctions
- July 25, 2017
Russia feels " extremely negative " on the topic of U.S. sanctions, Russian President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Monday, as cited by state-run news agency TASS. Bipartisan negotiators are finalizing some tweaks to several areas of the bill, including details on Congress' power to enforce sanctions and changes that were added at the request of USA businesses who expressed concerns the current bill could put them at a competitive disadvantage. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Russia feels " extremely negative " on the topic of U.S. sanctions, Russian President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Monday, as cited by state-run news agency TASS. Bipartisan negotiators are finalizing some tweaks to several areas of the bill, including details on Congress' power to enforce sanctions and changes that were added at the request of USA businesses who expressed concerns the current bill could put them at a competitive disadvantage. (more...)
Federal Judge in Detroit Blocks Mass Deportation of Iraqis
- July 25, 2017
In a 35-page order, United States District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith granted a request for a preliminary injunction, saying the group of Iraqis - many of whom are in their home country's Christian minority - could face "grave harm and possible death" if returned to Iraq . (more...)
- July 25, 2017
In a 35-page order, United States District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith granted a request for a preliminary injunction, saying the group of Iraqis - many of whom are in their home country's Christian minority - could face "grave harm and possible death" if returned to Iraq . (more...)
Trump commends Scouts during appearance at 2017 Jamboree
- July 25, 2017
The President raged against the Washington "cesspool", boasted about the big Midwest swing state wins that got him to the White House, slammed the "fake news" media and mocked Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton . "What a date. Do you remember that famous night on television, November 8, where they said - these dishonest people - where they said there is no path to victory for Donald Trump? ". (more...)
- July 25, 2017
The President raged against the Washington "cesspool", boasted about the big Midwest swing state wins that got him to the White House, slammed the "fake news" media and mocked Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton . "What a date. Do you remember that famous night on television, November 8, where they said - these dishonest people - where they said there is no path to victory for Donald Trump? ". (more...)
Duterte wins significant majority to extend martial law in Mindanao
- July 25, 2017
The Philippines moved to extend martial law in the south as troops continued a street-by-street fight to take back the city of Marawi from Islamic State-backed militants. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana played down concerns of military abuses, saying no major human rights violations have been reported since Duterte declared martial law to deal with the Marawi violence, the worst crisis in his yearlong presidency. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
The Philippines moved to extend martial law in the south as troops continued a street-by-street fight to take back the city of Marawi from Islamic State-backed militants. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana played down concerns of military abuses, saying no major human rights violations have been reported since Duterte declared martial law to deal with the Marawi violence, the worst crisis in his yearlong presidency. (more...)
Trump Reviewing Russia Sanctions Bill to Ensure Americans Get 'Best Deal'
- July 25, 2017
The 36-year-old also denied that Russians finance any of his businesses in the private sector. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is scheduled to be interviewed by Senate intelligence committee staffers behind closed doors Monday and speak with the House intelligence committee members Tuesday. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
The 36-year-old also denied that Russians finance any of his businesses in the private sector. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is scheduled to be interviewed by Senate intelligence committee staffers behind closed doors Monday and speak with the House intelligence committee members Tuesday. (more...)
Woman Pleads Guilty in Fiancé's Kayak Death on Hudson River in '15
- July 25, 2017
Graswald, 37, admitted she caused Viafore's drowning death by removing the plug from his kayak . Graswald told another investigator she had pulled a plug on Viafore's kayak and manipulated the ring on his paddle, state police senior investigator Aniello Moscato testified. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Graswald, 37, admitted she caused Viafore's drowning death by removing the plug from his kayak . Graswald told another investigator she had pulled a plug on Viafore's kayak and manipulated the ring on his paddle, state police senior investigator Aniello Moscato testified. (more...)
Man with chain saw injures five in Swiss town
- July 25, 2017
Police official Ravi Landolt identified the suspected perpetrator as Franz Wrousis. Swiss authorities distributed pictures of the suspect whom Chief Prosecutor Peter Sticher described as "aggressive, risky and mentally conspicuous". He is pictured standing alone in what appears to be a forested area. A journalist in Schaffhausen , Marco Latzer, told CNN that helicopters also responded to the scene. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Police official Ravi Landolt identified the suspected perpetrator as Franz Wrousis. Swiss authorities distributed pictures of the suspect whom Chief Prosecutor Peter Sticher described as "aggressive, risky and mentally conspicuous". He is pictured standing alone in what appears to be a forested area. A journalist in Schaffhausen , Marco Latzer, told CNN that helicopters also responded to the scene. (more...)
Third Australian politician hit by dual citizenship row
- July 25, 2017
Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan has resigned from the frontbench to check whether he holds dual Italian-Australian citizenship. But unlike Greens Senators, Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters who quit Parliament upon also discovering they were dual citizens, Senator Canavan is refusing to leave the Senate and will fight it in the High Court. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan has resigned from the frontbench to check whether he holds dual Italian-Australian citizenship. But unlike Greens Senators, Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters who quit Parliament upon also discovering they were dual citizens, Senator Canavan is refusing to leave the Senate and will fight it in the High Court. (more...)
Hajj flight operation begins
- July 25, 2017
According to details, Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf was present at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad to see off the 328 intending pilgrims who would perform Haj under the government scheme. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
According to details, Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf was present at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad to see off the 328 intending pilgrims who would perform Haj under the government scheme. (more...)
3-month-old killer whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio
- July 25, 2017
A post-mortem examination is scheduled, but park veterinarians suspect she died of pneumonia , a common illness in whales both in the wild and in captivity. A full post mortem exam will determine the cause of death, SeaWorld said. It may take several weeks before results are finalised. According to Sea World Of Hurt , a site created exclusively to document the amusement park's cruelty toward animals, dolphins and killer whales are often kept in isolation or among incompatible groups. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
A post-mortem examination is scheduled, but park veterinarians suspect she died of pneumonia , a common illness in whales both in the wild and in captivity. A full post mortem exam will determine the cause of death, SeaWorld said. It may take several weeks before results are finalised. According to Sea World Of Hurt , a site created exclusively to document the amusement park's cruelty toward animals, dolphins and killer whales are often kept in isolation or among incompatible groups. (more...)
United States judge allows Donal Trump election commission to seek voting data
- July 25, 2017
A federal judge ruled Monday against a privacy organization's effort to halt the nationwide request for voter information made by Kris Kobach . But let's reflect some more on that request for voter information that the commission issued a few weeks ago, only to have it immediately spurned by election officials in more than 20 states. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
A federal judge ruled Monday against a privacy organization's effort to halt the nationwide request for voter information made by Kris Kobach . But let's reflect some more on that request for voter information that the commission issued a few weeks ago, only to have it immediately spurned by election officials in more than 20 states. (more...)
Senate Republicans 'have not done their job' on ending 'Obamacare nightmare'
- July 25, 2017
But it remained unclear over the weekend which version of the bill the senators would ultimately vote on. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talked of trying for a repeal and delay bill that would allow the GOP to do what it promised in getting rid of President Obama 's signature healthcare law. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
But it remained unclear over the weekend which version of the bill the senators would ultimately vote on. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talked of trying for a repeal and delay bill that would allow the GOP to do what it promised in getting rid of President Obama 's signature healthcare law. (more...)
MA court: State, local authorities can't hold immigrants for ICE
- July 25, 2017
The unanimous SJC ruling states the law provides "no authority for MA court officers to arrest and hold an individual exclusively on the basis of a Federal civil immigration detainer beyond the time that individual would otherwise be entitled to a release from State custody". (more...)
- July 25, 2017
The unanimous SJC ruling states the law provides "no authority for MA court officers to arrest and hold an individual exclusively on the basis of a Federal civil immigration detainer beyond the time that individual would otherwise be entitled to a release from State custody". (more...)
Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner 'inadvertently omitted' $10 million assets
- July 25, 2017
Kushner has added more than 70 assets worth at least $10.6 million to his revised personal financial disclosure. Some 60 of those were related to one collection of bonds. Bush. His attorneys said it was an inadvertent mistake. The Office of Government Ethics has certified Jared's financial disclosure, reflecting its determination that his approach complies with federal ethics laws. (more...)
- July 25, 2017
Kushner has added more than 70 assets worth at least $10.6 million to his revised personal financial disclosure. Some 60 of those were related to one collection of bonds. Bush. His attorneys said it was an inadvertent mistake. The Office of Government Ethics has certified Jared's financial disclosure, reflecting its determination that his approach complies with federal ethics laws. (more...)
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