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Giuliani: Briefing may prompt calls to end Russia probe
- May 27, 2018
Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump's attorneys, told The Associated Press on Friday that the White House hopes to get a readout of the materials next week. Instead, Obama warned Putin privately during a summit in China - a move that officials thought was productive because the White House detected no further Russian attempts to tamper with state election databases, which was their chief worry at the time . (more...)
- May 27, 2018
Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump's attorneys, told The Associated Press on Friday that the White House hopes to get a readout of the materials next week. Instead, Obama warned Putin privately during a summit in China - a move that officials thought was productive because the White House detected no further Russian attempts to tamper with state election databases, which was their chief worry at the time . (more...)
Trump says still looking at June 12 summit with Kim
- May 27, 2018
President Trump addresses plans moving forward to make a meeting with Kim Jong Un happen. Read the full story here. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that preparations for a June 12 summit with Kim were going ahead, despite having called off the meeting last week. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
President Trump addresses plans moving forward to make a meeting with Kim Jong Un happen. Read the full story here. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that preparations for a June 12 summit with Kim were going ahead, despite having called off the meeting last week. (more...)
Kim Jong Un Still Committed To Meeting With Trump, South Korea Says
- May 27, 2018
Mr Trump told reporters that they were still considering Singapore as the venue for their talks. The atmosphere was "just like an ordinary meeting between friends" and the two held "candid talks", Moon said. Trump canceled the planned talks Thursday, blaming recent threatening statements by Pyongyang to pull out of the summit over what it saw as confrontational remarks by US officials. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
Mr Trump told reporters that they were still considering Singapore as the venue for their talks. The atmosphere was "just like an ordinary meeting between friends" and the two held "candid talks", Moon said. Trump canceled the planned talks Thursday, blaming recent threatening statements by Pyongyang to pull out of the summit over what it saw as confrontational remarks by US officials. (more...)
Largely Roman Catholic Ireland votes 2-to-1 to repeal abortion ban
- May 27, 2018
The country has had one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, which is enshrined in its constitution. Varadkar claimed Ireland was united - with men and women, almost every age group and every social class opting for reform in Friday's referendum . (more...)
- May 27, 2018
The country has had one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, which is enshrined in its constitution. Varadkar claimed Ireland was united - with men and women, almost every age group and every social class opting for reform in Friday's referendum . (more...)
Mostly dry conditions Saturday ahead of Alberto's rains Sunday
- May 27, 2018
A tropical storm watch also is in place along the Florida panhandle coast eastward to the Aucilla River, according to the Hurricane Center. Forecasters say heavy rains are likely across western Cuba, much of Florida and the northern Gulf Coast into early next week. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
A tropical storm watch also is in place along the Florida panhandle coast eastward to the Aucilla River, according to the Hurricane Center. Forecasters say heavy rains are likely across western Cuba, much of Florida and the northern Gulf Coast into early next week. (more...)
Obama and Democrats Did ‘Nothing’ on Trade With China
- May 27, 2018
Washington and Beijing both claimed victory on Monday as the world's two largest economies stepped back from the brink of a global trade war and agreed to hold further talks to boost USA exports to China. "So right now, we have agreed to put the tariffs on hold while we try to execute the framework", Mnuchin said on " Fox News Sunday ". News reports have outlined a proposed trade deal with China being negotiated by the White House, which would lift a seven-year ban that prevents USA ... (more...)
- May 27, 2018
Washington and Beijing both claimed victory on Monday as the world's two largest economies stepped back from the brink of a global trade war and agreed to hold further talks to boost USA exports to China. "So right now, we have agreed to put the tariffs on hold while we try to execute the framework", Mnuchin said on " Fox News Sunday ". News reports have outlined a proposed trade deal with China being negotiated by the White House, which would lift a seven-year ban that prevents USA ... (more...)
Newly adopted 1-year-old dies after being left in hot truck
- May 27, 2018
A 1-year-old girl has died after her adoptive father left her inside a hot pick-up truck in Nashville. Paramedics transported Katera to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival . Website noheatstroke.org found that between 1998 and 2018 25 children have died as a result of being left in a hot vehicle. In such cases, the person can experience heat stroke - becoming dizzy, disoriented and confused, feeling tired or falling into a coma, according to the ... (more...)
- May 27, 2018
A 1-year-old girl has died after her adoptive father left her inside a hot pick-up truck in Nashville. Paramedics transported Katera to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival . Website noheatstroke.org found that between 1998 and 2018 25 children have died as a result of being left in a hot vehicle. In such cases, the person can experience heat stroke - becoming dizzy, disoriented and confused, feeling tired or falling into a coma, according to the ... (more...)
Two suspects seen running from Mississauga restaurant explosion; 15 injured
- May 27, 2018
Three of the 15 injured had critical injuries, the local paramedic service said in a Tweet . The men, whose faces had been covered, fled the scene shortly after dropping the device. Bonnie Crombie, the mayor of Mississauga, sent her condolences to the wounded. The second, also white, thin built and wearing faded blue jeans, dark zip-up hoodie hood pulled over head, grey T-shirt and dark coloured skate shoes. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
Three of the 15 injured had critical injuries, the local paramedic service said in a Tweet . The men, whose faces had been covered, fled the scene shortly after dropping the device. Bonnie Crombie, the mayor of Mississauga, sent her condolences to the wounded. The second, also white, thin built and wearing faded blue jeans, dark zip-up hoodie hood pulled over head, grey T-shirt and dark coloured skate shoes. (more...)
Utah Man Jailed In Venezuela Freed After Two Years
- May 27, 2018
He was looking for a Mormon bride who spoke Spanish. Bob Corker , chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Maduro on Friday - the outcome of months of secret, backchannel talks about Holt between one of the senator's aides and close allies of the Venezuelan president. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
He was looking for a Mormon bride who spoke Spanish. Bob Corker , chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Maduro on Friday - the outcome of months of secret, backchannel talks about Holt between one of the senator's aides and close allies of the Venezuelan president. (more...)
Venezuela ‘hostage’ flying home to meet family at White House
- May 27, 2018
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has Trump's ear on Latin America issues and spoke to Trump at length Friday night, said the couple's release "will in no way change US policy toward the dictatorship in Venezuela". Should be landing in D.C. this evening and be in the White House, with his family, at about 7:00 P.M. The great people of Utah will be very happy! Orrin Hatch , R-Utah, along with Corker and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, worked to secure the release of Holt and his wife, Thamy. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has Trump's ear on Latin America issues and spoke to Trump at length Friday night, said the couple's release "will in no way change US policy toward the dictatorship in Venezuela". Should be landing in D.C. this evening and be in the White House, with his family, at about 7:00 P.M. The great people of Utah will be very happy! Orrin Hatch , R-Utah, along with Corker and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, worked to secure the release of Holt and his wife, Thamy. (more...)
White House still a go on planning trip for North Korea summit
- May 27, 2018
She referred to Vice President Mike Pence as a "political dummy" for his earlier comments on North Korea and said it was up to the Americans whether they would 'meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown'. South Korea's government said in a statement released Saturday that it was relieved about the revived talks for a summit. Trump's announcement came one day after he announced he was canceling the meeting . (more...)
- May 27, 2018
She referred to Vice President Mike Pence as a "political dummy" for his earlier comments on North Korea and said it was up to the Americans whether they would 'meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown'. South Korea's government said in a statement released Saturday that it was relieved about the revived talks for a summit. Trump's announcement came one day after he announced he was canceling the meeting . (more...)
Hero Noblesville science teacher shot while tackling student shooter to ground
- May 27, 2018
The shooter fired off several rounds before "Mr. Seaman started running at him, he's a teacher, a science teacher - he tackled him to the ground", a student, who did not wish to be identified told Fox 59 . The shooting took place one week after 10 people were killed in a school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas. Seaman's brother, Jeremy, told the IndyStar that the teacher was conscious. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
The shooter fired off several rounds before "Mr. Seaman started running at him, he's a teacher, a science teacher - he tackled him to the ground", a student, who did not wish to be identified told Fox 59 . The shooting took place one week after 10 people were killed in a school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas. Seaman's brother, Jeremy, told the IndyStar that the teacher was conscious. (more...)
Get This: Police investigate how a handgun ended up in driver's bumper
- May 27, 2018
That's when he discovered the gun, lodged barrel-first into the bumper just below his driver's side headlight. Troopers turned the gun over to police in the community of Lakewood for further investigation. Gill calls it a "completely weird way to recover a weapon". It's not immediately clear where the firearm came from. Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler says the department is investigating whether it was linked to a nearby fight where shots were fired. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
That's when he discovered the gun, lodged barrel-first into the bumper just below his driver's side headlight. Troopers turned the gun over to police in the community of Lakewood for further investigation. Gill calls it a "completely weird way to recover a weapon". It's not immediately clear where the firearm came from. Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler says the department is investigating whether it was linked to a nearby fight where shots were fired. (more...)
Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military
- May 27, 2018
An global team of investigators says detailed analysis has established a Buk missile which hit the airliner almost four years ago came from a Russian-based military unit. The Joint Investigative Team (JIT), comprising authorities from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, made the announcement at a press conference on May 24 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
An global team of investigators says detailed analysis has established a Buk missile which hit the airliner almost four years ago came from a Russian-based military unit. The Joint Investigative Team (JIT), comprising authorities from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, made the announcement at a press conference on May 24 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. (more...)
Top congressmen meet with intelligence officials about Federal Bureau of Investigation informant
- May 27, 2018
The second, which lasted slightly longer on Capitol Hill, was to the Gang of Eight, which includes the top Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, as well as the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Intelligence committees. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
The second, which lasted slightly longer on Capitol Hill, was to the Gang of Eight, which includes the top Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, as well as the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Intelligence committees. (more...)
Donald Trump Announces Venezuela's Release of Hostage Joshua Holt
- May 27, 2018
The police said they found a hand grenade and automatic weapons at the home, but eyewitnesses to the arrest told the Miami Herald that the evidence had been planted. Corker says that, at the request of Hatch, he began discussing and trying to secure the couple's release with the Venezuelan government. The Utah senator Orrin Hatch announced Holt's release. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
The police said they found a hand grenade and automatic weapons at the home, but eyewitnesses to the arrest told the Miami Herald that the evidence had been planted. Corker says that, at the request of Hatch, he began discussing and trying to secure the couple's release with the Venezuelan government. The Utah senator Orrin Hatch announced Holt's release. (more...)
'We are lucky to be alive': Yulia Skripal in first interview
- May 26, 2018
Yulia's father was discharged from hospital on May 18. She was in a coma for 20 days and released from hospital on April 9. Britain says the Russian state poisoned the Skripals with a Soviet-designed nerve agent dubbed Novichok. Russia's Channel One on Monday showed an interview with the woman it said was Sergei Skripal's mother. " We are glad to have seen Yulia Skripal alive and well . (more...)
- May 26, 2018
Yulia's father was discharged from hospital on May 18. She was in a coma for 20 days and released from hospital on April 9. Britain says the Russian state poisoned the Skripals with a Soviet-designed nerve agent dubbed Novichok. Russia's Channel One on Monday showed an interview with the woman it said was Sergei Skripal's mother. " We are glad to have seen Yulia Skripal alive and well . (more...)
American Citizen Held in Venezuela Released, Trump Announces
- May 26, 2018
Holt and his family have always maintained his innocence, saying he traveled to Venezuela in June 2016 to marry Thamara Caleño, a fellow Mormon whom he met on a religious dating site. Instead, the couple was arrested at her family's government housing complex on the outskirts of Caracas. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said in a statement that Holt's release followed two years of intense lobbying, working with two presidential administrations, countless diplomatic contacts around the world, ... (more...)
- May 26, 2018
Holt and his family have always maintained his innocence, saying he traveled to Venezuela in June 2016 to marry Thamara Caleño, a fellow Mormon whom he met on a religious dating site. Instead, the couple was arrested at her family's government housing complex on the outskirts of Caracas. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said in a statement that Holt's release followed two years of intense lobbying, working with two presidential administrations, countless diplomatic contacts around the world, ... (more...)
Trump Administration Reaches Deal to Keep ZTE in Business, Sources Say
- May 26, 2018
The deal proposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce would allow ZTE to receive American exports, but in exchange, the Chinese company would have to pay a "substantial" fine, make changes to its management team, and hire officers dedicated to American compliance to ensure the company fixes its behavior. (more...)
- May 26, 2018
The deal proposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce would allow ZTE to receive American exports, but in exchange, the Chinese company would have to pay a "substantial" fine, make changes to its management team, and hire officers dedicated to American compliance to ensure the company fixes its behavior. (more...)
Putin hints at becoming prime minister again in 2024
- May 26, 2018
The US delegation at this year's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum tallied 550 people and was the most substantial, Anton Kobyakov said . Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is developing at the best level in history and the prospect is very good. (more...)
- May 26, 2018
The US delegation at this year's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum tallied 550 people and was the most substantial, Anton Kobyakov said . Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is developing at the best level in history and the prospect is very good. (more...)
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