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Syrians documented the remains of the UAV sent to spy against Israel
- September 21, 2017
Israel shot down a pilotless plane over the Golan Heights on Tuesday and said it was probably an Iranian-built aircraft on a reconnaissance mission for the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group along Israel's frontier with Syria. BISLACH AIR BASE, Israel-Israel and the United States inaugurated the first American military base on Israeli soil September 18, which will serve dozens of soldiers operating a missile defense system. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Israel shot down a pilotless plane over the Golan Heights on Tuesday and said it was probably an Iranian-built aircraft on a reconnaissance mission for the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group along Israel's frontier with Syria. BISLACH AIR BASE, Israel-Israel and the United States inaugurated the first American military base on Israeli soil September 18, which will serve dozens of soldiers operating a missile defense system. (more...)
Connecticut Coastline Under Tropical Storm Watch As Hurricane Jose Approaches
- September 21, 2017
Wednesday for Nassau County's South Shore bays and Suffolk's shores, except western areas of Suffolk. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect based on the National Hurricane Center forecast. Heavier rain and gusty winds are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The combination of Jose's winds and the new moon would cause unsafe riptides and higher than normal high tides, meteorologists said . (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Wednesday for Nassau County's South Shore bays and Suffolk's shores, except western areas of Suffolk. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect based on the National Hurricane Center forecast. Heavier rain and gusty winds are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The combination of Jose's winds and the new moon would cause unsafe riptides and higher than normal high tides, meteorologists said . (more...)
Merkel: Germany disagrees with Trump's remarks on DPRK in UN Assembly
- September 21, 2017
He also employed a Korean idiomatic phrase, a "dog dream" which is one that makes no sense. When asked by reporters what he thought of Mr Trump's "rocket man" comments, Mr Ri said: "I feel sorry for his aides". "What is needed to do is not dialogue, but pressure", said Abe, who devoted his entire speech to North Korea. US Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi "reaffirmed the importance of robust enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and ... (more...)
- September 21, 2017
He also employed a Korean idiomatic phrase, a "dog dream" which is one that makes no sense. When asked by reporters what he thought of Mr Trump's "rocket man" comments, Mr Ri said: "I feel sorry for his aides". "What is needed to do is not dialogue, but pressure", said Abe, who devoted his entire speech to North Korea. US Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi "reaffirmed the importance of robust enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and ... (more...)
Kids party entertainer 'let go' for same-sex marriage view hits back
- September 21, 2017
On Sunday, Madeline's former boss, business owner Madlin Sims, announced on Facebook that she had fired the nanny. "Advertising your homophobia is hate speech", Sims wrote on Facebook . She noted, though, that employers "can generally prescribe what workers can and can't say and do on the job to clients". The Guardian reports that Sims' firing of Madeline "may have broken the law" under Austrailia's ACT Discrimination Act, which protects religious and political beliefs. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
On Sunday, Madeline's former boss, business owner Madlin Sims, announced on Facebook that she had fired the nanny. "Advertising your homophobia is hate speech", Sims wrote on Facebook . She noted, though, that employers "can generally prescribe what workers can and can't say and do on the job to clients". The Guardian reports that Sims' firing of Madeline "may have broken the law" under Austrailia's ACT Discrimination Act, which protects religious and political beliefs. (more...)
Parsons Green: Man arrested over Tube bombing
- September 21, 2017
Following the 7/7 bombings in 2005, the government attempted to get the maximum period of detention without charge extended to 90 days, but the proposal was defeated in the House of Commons. Local media said the home belongs to a couple who have fostered hundreds of children, including refugees. The co-owner of Aladdin's named the man arrested as Yahya Farroukh, a Syrian national. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Following the 7/7 bombings in 2005, the government attempted to get the maximum period of detention without charge extended to 90 days, but the proposal was defeated in the House of Commons. Local media said the home belongs to a couple who have fostered hundreds of children, including refugees. The co-owner of Aladdin's named the man arrested as Yahya Farroukh, a Syrian national. (more...)
Afghanistan's president praises Trump's Afghan strategy at UN
- September 21, 2017
President Trump last month announced a new strategy that includes sending 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan, in addition to about 8,400 US and 5,000 North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops there advising Afghan security forces. The remainder of United States forces in Afghanistan carry out counterterrorism missions in the country. "The future of Afghanistan matters because we are on the front lines of the global effort to eradicate the threat of terrorism", he said. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
President Trump last month announced a new strategy that includes sending 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan, in addition to about 8,400 US and 5,000 North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops there advising Afghan security forces. The remainder of United States forces in Afghanistan carry out counterterrorism missions in the country. "The future of Afghanistan matters because we are on the front lines of the global effort to eradicate the threat of terrorism", he said. (more...)
Richard Branson criticises Donald Trump after hurricanes
- September 21, 2017
Sir Richard Branson has a message for climate change deniers: enough is enough. Sir Richard Branson, whose own Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands was devastated by Hurricane Irma , is urging the creation of a long-term "Marshall Plan" for the British Virgin Islands, modeled on the massive USA aid package that helped to rebuild Europe after World War II. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Sir Richard Branson has a message for climate change deniers: enough is enough. Sir Richard Branson, whose own Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands was devastated by Hurricane Irma , is urging the creation of a long-term "Marshall Plan" for the British Virgin Islands, modeled on the massive USA aid package that helped to rebuild Europe after World War II. (more...)
Trump to work on building United States business ties at UN assembly
- September 21, 2017
Trump also says long gas lines are forming in North Korea, calling it "too bad". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres - who, like Trump, took office in January - plans to meet separately with "concerned parties", including North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, on the sidelines of the 72nd General Assembly. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Trump also says long gas lines are forming in North Korea, calling it "too bad". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres - who, like Trump, took office in January - plans to meet separately with "concerned parties", including North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, on the sidelines of the 72nd General Assembly. (more...)
Show leadership and end Rohingya suffering, Boris Johnson tells Burma's Suu Kyi
- September 21, 2017
It said the images corroborate refugee accounts of arson, killings and looting by the Myanmar security forces and mobs of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, who form a majority in the state, since the military began retaliating for coordinated attacks by carried out by Rohingya militants on security posts on August 25. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
It said the images corroborate refugee accounts of arson, killings and looting by the Myanmar security forces and mobs of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, who form a majority in the state, since the military began retaliating for coordinated attacks by carried out by Rohingya militants on security posts on August 25. (more...)
South Korea says Moon, Trump plan stronger North Korea sanctions
- September 21, 2017
Those arguments were buttressed from within Trump's administration last month when Steven Bannon concurred that America was essentially bluffing about military options, shortly before he was pushed out as the president's strategic adviser. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Those arguments were buttressed from within Trump's administration last month when Steven Bannon concurred that America was essentially bluffing about military options, shortly before he was pushed out as the president's strategic adviser. (more...)
Trump praises Africa's potential, says friends go there to become rich
- September 21, 2017
But it really can't have been welcome to the African leaders who Trump was meeting with at the United Nations - imagine how Americans might feel if an African leader talked about the great USA state of Tansas. It has tremendous business potential, representing huge amounts of different markets. It's an odd thing to say to African leaders. The rich natural resources of Africa attracted the European titans. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
But it really can't have been welcome to the African leaders who Trump was meeting with at the United Nations - imagine how Americans might feel if an African leader talked about the great USA state of Tansas. It has tremendous business potential, representing huge amounts of different markets. It's an odd thing to say to African leaders. The rich natural resources of Africa attracted the European titans. (more...)
Jimmy Kimmel: Senator 'lied right to my face' on health care
- September 21, 2017
Cassidy has since developed with Sen. Kimmel noted that Graham-Cassidy would kick an expected 30 million people off their insurance, raise premiums and allow individual states to regulate whether insurers can set lifetime caps or discriminate based on pre-existing conditions. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Cassidy has since developed with Sen. Kimmel noted that Graham-Cassidy would kick an expected 30 million people off their insurance, raise premiums and allow individual states to regulate whether insurers can set lifetime caps or discriminate based on pre-existing conditions. (more...)
Two more Parsons Green terror suspects arrested in Wales
- September 21, 2017
It comes after a second man was arrested in relation to the attack, which left 30 people injured when the device partially exploded on a District Line train on Friday morning. Officials raised the total number of people injured Friday by the partial detonation of a bomb on the subway train and the stampede that followed to 30. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
It comes after a second man was arrested in relation to the attack, which left 30 people injured when the device partially exploded on a District Line train on Friday morning. Officials raised the total number of people injured Friday by the partial detonation of a bomb on the subway train and the stampede that followed to 30. (more...)
Iran's Rouhani slams 'rogue newcomer' Trump in United Nations speech
- September 21, 2017
Trump is of the opinion that it is wrong to extract the nuclear issue from the whole aspects of disputes between Iran and the US, Lane said. "I declare before you that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be the first country to violate the agreement", Rouhani said. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Trump is of the opinion that it is wrong to extract the nuclear issue from the whole aspects of disputes between Iran and the US, Lane said. "I declare before you that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be the first country to violate the agreement", Rouhani said. (more...)
Philadelphia's Puerto Rican community reacts to devastation in Puerto Rico
- September 21, 2017
Maria slowly crossed the island, knocking down communication towers, snapping trees and unloading heavy rains. "The sound of it is deafening, it's scary", said Suzette Sanchez, who has family on the island. "The difficulty is not knowing when we're going to be able to communicate with them again to assure us that they're alright", Rodriguez said. "We are giving strength to each other by talking about it", Rosa said. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Maria slowly crossed the island, knocking down communication towers, snapping trees and unloading heavy rains. "The sound of it is deafening, it's scary", said Suzette Sanchez, who has family on the island. "The difficulty is not knowing when we're going to be able to communicate with them again to assure us that they're alright", Rodriguez said. "We are giving strength to each other by talking about it", Rosa said. (more...)
Two more arrests in London Tube attack inquiry
- September 21, 2017
It was reported that he and the 18-year-old had spent time with carers, whose home in Surrey was raided by armed police on Saturday morning. London police said they regarded the blast as a terrorist attack. "It is inevitable that so-called Islamic State, or Daesh, will reach in and try and claim responsibility". Photos published by the Sun newspaper showed a man being detained outside a fast-food restaurant in Hounslow, which was searched by police. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
It was reported that he and the 18-year-old had spent time with carers, whose home in Surrey was raided by armed police on Saturday morning. London police said they regarded the blast as a terrorist attack. "It is inevitable that so-called Islamic State, or Daesh, will reach in and try and claim responsibility". Photos published by the Sun newspaper showed a man being detained outside a fast-food restaurant in Hounslow, which was searched by police. (more...)
Prosecutors recommend two-year prison sentence for Weiner
- September 21, 2017
Prosecutors say Weiner needs a stiff sentence because his prior conduct shows he's slow to learn what he's done is wrong. Sexting for Skype: Weiner posed as T Dog when he messaged the 15-year-old and eventually Skyped her twice. Such conduct warrants a meaningful sentence of incarceration. Weiner, 53, said in a submission last week that he's undergoing treatment and is profoundly sorry for subjecting the North Carolina high school student to what his lawyers called his 'deep sickness'. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Prosecutors say Weiner needs a stiff sentence because his prior conduct shows he's slow to learn what he's done is wrong. Sexting for Skype: Weiner posed as T Dog when he messaged the 15-year-old and eventually Skyped her twice. Such conduct warrants a meaningful sentence of incarceration. Weiner, 53, said in a submission last week that he's undergoing treatment and is profoundly sorry for subjecting the North Carolina high school student to what his lawyers called his 'deep sickness'. (more...)
Teen caught on camera returning wallet to owner
- September 21, 2017
A teen is receiving praise on the internet after returning a wallet he found with $1,500 cash inside. "When I checked the video, he had walked away already", Vang told ABC 10 . Video of Mr Opdyke's good deed has since gone viral on Facebook with more than 45,000 views. "His act of kindness can not go unrecognized". He then went about handing out the rest of his fliers without giving the decision a second thought. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
A teen is receiving praise on the internet after returning a wallet he found with $1,500 cash inside. "When I checked the video, he had walked away already", Vang told ABC 10 . Video of Mr Opdyke's good deed has since gone viral on Facebook with more than 45,000 views. "His act of kindness can not go unrecognized". He then went about handing out the rest of his fliers without giving the decision a second thought. (more...)
Trump to Netanyahu: Good Chance' for Peace Between Israel and the Palestinians
- September 21, 2017
During their meeting Trump and Netanyahu reportedly will discuss their shared goal of escalating hostilities with Iran, and their vision of a "peace process" that will enable Israel to continue its expansion and military control over Palestinian lives and land. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
During their meeting Trump and Netanyahu reportedly will discuss their shared goal of escalating hostilities with Iran, and their vision of a "peace process" that will enable Israel to continue its expansion and military control over Palestinian lives and land. (more...)
Paul Manafort reportedly offered to brief Russian billionaire on 2016 campaign
- September 21, 2017
Manafort's dealings with Ukraine were a major factor in his exit . Although Deripaska reportedly isn't mentioned by name, he is frequently referred to by his initials. The New York Times reported shortly afterward that investigators were looking for tax documents and foreign banking records. The billionaire, Oleg Deripaska, had done business with Manafort in the past, the Post said, citing sources. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Manafort's dealings with Ukraine were a major factor in his exit . Although Deripaska reportedly isn't mentioned by name, he is frequently referred to by his initials. The New York Times reported shortly afterward that investigators were looking for tax documents and foreign banking records. The billionaire, Oleg Deripaska, had done business with Manafort in the past, the Post said, citing sources. (more...)
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