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Marine Corps Gets First Female Infantry Officer
- September 22, 2017
She is expected to graduate on September 25. The new class will be attending a celebratory "warrior breakfast" around 35 miles south of their training grounds at Quantico on Monday. The Marines first opened the Infantry Officer Course to women on an experimental basis in 2012, allowing them to attempt it as a part of broader research across the Defense Department examining how to integrate all-male units. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
She is expected to graduate on September 25. The new class will be attending a celebratory "warrior breakfast" around 35 miles south of their training grounds at Quantico on Monday. The Marines first opened the Infantry Officer Course to women on an experimental basis in 2012, allowing them to attempt it as a part of broader research across the Defense Department examining how to integrate all-male units. (more...)
Trump orders widened sanctions targeting North Korean trade and cash flow
- September 22, 2017
In a hard-edged speech to the UN General Assembly, Trump offered a grim portrait of a world in peril, adopted a more confrontational approach to solving global challenges from Iran to Venezuela, and gave an unabashed defence of U.S. It comes as South Korea approved a plan to send $8 million worth of aid to North Korea , while China has warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula was getting more serious by the day. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
In a hard-edged speech to the UN General Assembly, Trump offered a grim portrait of a world in peril, adopted a more confrontational approach to solving global challenges from Iran to Venezuela, and gave an unabashed defence of U.S. It comes as South Korea approved a plan to send $8 million worth of aid to North Korea , while China has warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula was getting more serious by the day. (more...)
China reiterates calls for S.Korea to remove THAAD
- September 22, 2017
President Trump said on Thursday there would be additional sanctions on North Korea . "They can choose to do business with the United States or with North Korea, but not both". Asked whether there were any military options the USA could take with North Korea that would not put Seoul at grave risk, Mr Mattis said there were, but declined to give details. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
President Trump said on Thursday there would be additional sanctions on North Korea . "They can choose to do business with the United States or with North Korea, but not both". Asked whether there were any military options the USA could take with North Korea that would not put Seoul at grave risk, Mr Mattis said there were, but declined to give details. (more...)
U.S. must suffer 'painful responses' from Iran after Trump speech: Guards chief
- September 22, 2017
He told reporters on Wednesday that he had made his decision about staying in the agreement but declined to reveal it. "I didn't know he was gonna' say he's made a decision", Tillerson said Wednesday evening. During a global conference meant to promote peace, the comments of Rouhani and Trump put the USA and Iran on a more antagonistic path. That's not so clear , according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with President Trump earlier this week. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
He told reporters on Wednesday that he had made his decision about staying in the agreement but declined to reveal it. "I didn't know he was gonna' say he's made a decision", Tillerson said Wednesday evening. During a global conference meant to promote peace, the comments of Rouhani and Trump put the USA and Iran on a more antagonistic path. That's not so clear , according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with President Trump earlier this week. (more...)
South korea approves $8m aid package for the North
- September 22, 2017
Among the total, US$4.5 million would be provided for the WFP project, while the remaining US$3.5 million was allotted to the UNICEF project. But is it easy to get aid to the people who need it most? The aid decision was made after a meeting of government officials chaired by Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
Among the total, US$4.5 million would be provided for the WFP project, while the remaining US$3.5 million was allotted to the UNICEF project. But is it easy to get aid to the people who need it most? The aid decision was made after a meeting of government officials chaired by Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon. (more...)
Trump sets new sanctions on North Korea
- September 22, 2017
Trump said North Korea's textiles, fishing, information technology, and manufacturing industries were among those the United States could target. He said the order would also allow the USA to identify new industries - including textiles, fishing and manufacturing - as potential targets for future actions. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
Trump said North Korea's textiles, fishing, information technology, and manufacturing industries were among those the United States could target. He said the order would also allow the USA to identify new industries - including textiles, fishing and manufacturing - as potential targets for future actions. (more...)
Perez donates 3m pesos to Mexico natural disaster fund
- September 22, 2017
More than 220 people lost their lives in Tuesday's (19Sep17) 7.1 magnitude shaker, and the news footage from the disaster has reminded the Frida star of the country's catastrophic 1985 quake, which killed at least 5,000 people. "Anything you can give will make a big difference". "I will match the first $100,000 that are donated", she added. In order to show the example, the american actress, has donated $ 100,000 to Unicef to assist in reconstruction. (more...)
- September 22, 2017
More than 220 people lost their lives in Tuesday's (19Sep17) 7.1 magnitude shaker, and the news footage from the disaster has reminded the Frida star of the country's catastrophic 1985 quake, which killed at least 5,000 people. "Anything you can give will make a big difference". "I will match the first $100,000 that are donated", she added. In order to show the example, the american actress, has donated $ 100,000 to Unicef to assist in reconstruction. (more...)
Armed police to remain in Surrey as terror threat reduced
- September 21, 2017
The second man arrested in connection with the attack on a London underground train last week is originally from Syria, i understands. A sixth arrest, this time of a 17 year-old boy, has been made by detectives investigating the Parsons Green terrorist attack in Thornton Heath this morning, Thursday, 21 September. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The second man arrested in connection with the attack on a London underground train last week is originally from Syria, i understands. A sixth arrest, this time of a 17 year-old boy, has been made by detectives investigating the Parsons Green terrorist attack in Thornton Heath this morning, Thursday, 21 September. (more...)
Russian Federation and China urge 'peaceful' solution with North Korea
- September 21, 2017
Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In spoke by phone on Saturday and vowed to exert "stronger pressure" on the North, with Moon's office warning that further provocation would put it on a "path of collapse". Moon did not directly criticise Trump - who two days earlier threatened from the same podium to "totally destroy" North Korea - but appealed for calm. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In spoke by phone on Saturday and vowed to exert "stronger pressure" on the North, with Moon's office warning that further provocation would put it on a "path of collapse". Moon did not directly criticise Trump - who two days earlier threatened from the same podium to "totally destroy" North Korea - but appealed for calm. (more...)
Health Care Shares Drift As ACA Repeal Floated Again - Health Care Roundup
- September 21, 2017
Those bills would have cost Virginia an estimated $790 million to $1.4 billion over seven years, primarily by replacing the current cost-sharing arrangement for Medicaid with federal per-capita grants to limit federal spending on the program. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Those bills would have cost Virginia an estimated $790 million to $1.4 billion over seven years, primarily by replacing the current cost-sharing arrangement for Medicaid with federal per-capita grants to limit federal spending on the program. (more...)
Vodafone all set for iPhone 8 pre-orders
- September 21, 2017
The company launched three new iPhones - iPhone 8 , iPhone 8 Plus and its tenth anniversary iPhone dubbed iPhone X . All three new iPhones were launched at an event held in the company's new Apple Park campus, also called "spaceship" campus. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The company launched three new iPhones - iPhone 8 , iPhone 8 Plus and its tenth anniversary iPhone dubbed iPhone X . All three new iPhones were launched at an event held in the company's new Apple Park campus, also called "spaceship" campus. (more...)
House Republicans To Hold Tax Policy Retreat
- September 21, 2017
Tax cuts are not going to lessen the financial impact of the hurricanes, and there often is an economic stimulus after major storms as communities recover. He also proposed cutting the corporate tax from 35 to 15 percent. Other elements of the tax plan that Trump campaigned on would also benefit the wealthy, including his call for eliminating the estate tax. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Tax cuts are not going to lessen the financial impact of the hurricanes, and there often is an economic stimulus after major storms as communities recover. He also proposed cutting the corporate tax from 35 to 15 percent. Other elements of the tax plan that Trump campaigned on would also benefit the wealthy, including his call for eliminating the estate tax. (more...)
Neb. inmate escapes prison transport, considered armed and risky
- September 21, 2017
He was set to appear in Dodge County Court for a preliminary hearing on several new charges including sexual assault of a child and incest. According to a press release from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was transporting Scott from the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center in Lincoln to the Dodge County jail when a physical altercation occurred in the vehicle between Scott and the deputy. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
He was set to appear in Dodge County Court for a preliminary hearing on several new charges including sexual assault of a child and incest. According to a press release from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was transporting Scott from the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center in Lincoln to the Dodge County jail when a physical altercation occurred in the vehicle between Scott and the deputy. (more...)
NASA gets an infrared view of large Tropical Storm Jose
- September 21, 2017
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured infrared data on Tropical Storm Jose on September 20 at 2:55 a.m. Block Island has had the highest gust as of 8AM. The storm will probably continue to spin along the East Coast for several days, according to forecasters. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured infrared data on Tropical Storm Jose on September 20 at 2:55 a.m. Block Island has had the highest gust as of 8AM. The storm will probably continue to spin along the East Coast for several days, according to forecasters. (more...)
South Korea's Moon urges North to give up nuclear weapons
- September 21, 2017
The MOU said the United Nations agencies will provide supplies, not cash, including medicine and nourishing foods for children, and that there is "virtually no possibility" that the aid will be misused. On the bilateral front, the two sides exchanged views on China's economic retaliation over South Korea's hosting of a USA missile defense system called THAAD. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The MOU said the United Nations agencies will provide supplies, not cash, including medicine and nourishing foods for children, and that there is "virtually no possibility" that the aid will be misused. On the bilateral front, the two sides exchanged views on China's economic retaliation over South Korea's hosting of a USA missile defense system called THAAD. (more...)
Russian Federation and China Join Forces for Navy Drills Off North Korean Coast
- September 21, 2017
The trial of two women, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese, charged for the murder of Kim, is set to begin in Kuala Lumpur on Oct.2, but the North Koreans sought by police were believed to have fled Malaysia soon after the murder. We have tried to do this through dialogue, we have tried to do this through sanctions, we have tried every diplomatic measure that we possibly can. China and Russian Federation then joined Japan, the United States and South Korea to create the six-party talks with the ... (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The trial of two women, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese, charged for the murder of Kim, is set to begin in Kuala Lumpur on Oct.2, but the North Koreans sought by police were believed to have fled Malaysia soon after the murder. We have tried to do this through dialogue, we have tried to do this through sanctions, we have tried every diplomatic measure that we possibly can. China and Russian Federation then joined Japan, the United States and South Korea to create the six-party talks with the ... (more...)
India denounces terror support systems in South Asia
- September 21, 2017
India told its BRICS partners on Thursday that terrorist groups are continuing to find "sustenance and support systems" in South Asia and in countries that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy - an obvious reference to Pakistan , whose "all-weather ally" China is a member of this group. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
India told its BRICS partners on Thursday that terrorist groups are continuing to find "sustenance and support systems" in South Asia and in countries that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy - an obvious reference to Pakistan , whose "all-weather ally" China is a member of this group. (more...)
Trump says signs new order to widen sanctions against North Korea
- September 21, 2017
In his first address to the United Nations , Trump threatened North Korea with total destruction if it attacks the USA or its allies. While many observers say Trump's speech was unprecedented at the United Nations , it's not surprising for Trump - it's a page straight out of the "madman" playbook. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
In his first address to the United Nations , Trump threatened North Korea with total destruction if it attacks the USA or its allies. While many observers say Trump's speech was unprecedented at the United Nations , it's not surprising for Trump - it's a page straight out of the "madman" playbook. (more...)
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) Move as Institutional Investors' Sentiment Drops
- September 21, 2017
It has underperformed by 20.72% the S&P500. Eastern Bank sold 10,881 shares as Wells Fargo & Co ( WFC)'s stock declined 8.66%. The institutional investor held 314.76M shares of the major banks company at the end of 2017Q2, valued at $17.44B, up from 311.13M at the end of the previous reported quarter. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
It has underperformed by 20.72% the S&P500. Eastern Bank sold 10,881 shares as Wells Fargo & Co ( WFC)'s stock declined 8.66%. The institutional investor held 314.76M shares of the major banks company at the end of 2017Q2, valued at $17.44B, up from 311.13M at the end of the previous reported quarter. (more...)
States would lose $215B in GOP health bill
- September 21, 2017
Sloan said that's because federal funding would be tied to how state's cover the poorest residents. But until now, he had avoided making public comments on the bill, a stark contrast to his engagement on previous failed efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act . (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Sloan said that's because federal funding would be tied to how state's cover the poorest residents. But until now, he had avoided making public comments on the bill, a stark contrast to his engagement on previous failed efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act . (more...)
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