President Trump says US Navy ship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
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- 2019-07-18 20:52:00Z
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Hong Kong Protesters Who Stormed Legco Seek Asylum in Taiwan, Apple Daily Says
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- 2019-07-19 10:27:27Z
(Bloomberg) -- Dozens of Hong Kong protesters involved in the ransacking of the city's Legislative Council this month have arrived in Taiwan to seek asylum, the Apple Daily newspaper reported.About 30 protesters have already landed in Taiwan, while as many as 30 others -- and possibly more -- are planning to try soon, the Hong Kong newspaper said, citing unidentified people who assisted them.The fleeing activists were part of the group that smashed into the legislature on July 1, the paper said. The people who assisted the protesters told the paper they had been in contact with Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which handles the island's relations with Beijing, to seek help.The council...
Iran claims US shot down its own drone by mistake
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- 2019-07-19 08:23:33Z
Iran denied on Friday denied lost a drone in the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said that a US Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone. Abbas Araqchi, Deputy Foreign Minister, said: "We have not lost any drone in the Strait of Hormuz nor anywhere else. I am worried that USS Boxer has shot down their own UAS [Unmanned Aerial System] by mistake!." Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, an Iranian armed forces spokesman., added: Despite Trump's baseless and delusional claims, all of (Iran's) drones... have safely returned to their bases." "There have been no reports of a confrontation with the American USS Boxer" naval vessel, he added,...
The Latest: Trump claims he was 'not happy' with chant
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- 2019-07-18 22:58:10Z
President Donald Trump says he "was not happy" when his supporters at a rally Wednesday night in North Carolina chanted "send her back" in reference to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. Trump said this weekend that Omar and other progressive Democratic lawmakers of color should leave the country and "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came" over their criticism of his administration.
President Trump says US Navy ship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
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- 2019-07-18 20:52:00Z
"The Boxer took defense action against the drone which had closed into a very close distance, approximately a thousand yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew," Trump said at the White House. "This is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by Iran against vessels operating in international waters," he continued.
Closer to War: U.S. Troops Aboard Amphibious Assault Ship Force Down Iranian Drone
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- 2019-07-18 20:42:00Z
U.S. troops aboard an amphibious assault ship on July 18, 2019 forced down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. president Donald Trump announced.The downing comes just a few weeks after Iranian forces downed an American drone in the same area. The mutual shoot-downs could escalate the already tense situation in the Persian Gulf region.Trump said the unmanned aerial vehicle threatened USS Boxer.Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told The New York Times that Boxer was in international waters at the time of the incident. The drone "closed within a threatening range" before Boxer took action.U.S. Marines embarked on Boxer used radio-jamming gear to bring down the drone, CNN...
DNC tells 2020 presidential candidates to stop using FaceApp as Schumer calls for investigation
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- 2019-07-18 18:28:27Z
Schumer asked the FBI to determine whether the data uploaded to FaceApp "may be finding its way into the hands of the Russian government."
No-Deal Brexit Risk Recedes as U.K. Parliament Moves to Stop It
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- 2019-07-18 15:47:28Z
(Bloomberg) -- Members of Britain's Parliament moved to stop the next prime minister forcing the country out of the European Union without an agreement. It was a clear warning to Boris Johnson, the favorite to become premier, that he will have a fight on his hands if he tries to deliver a no-deal Brexit.The pound rose after a mass rebellion from at least 30 Conservative MPs defeated the government and passed measures designed to prevent the next leader closing down Parliament to force through a no-deal split against their wishes.One minister resigned in order to support the rebellion while a clutch of cabinet heavyweights -- including Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond -- defied...
Italy police deal blow to 'violent' Nigerian mafia
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- 2019-07-18 14:31:44Z
Italian police said Thursday they had arrested 19 suspected members of a Nigerian mob, including the leaders of a clan which forged alliances with other mafias and violently punished anyone who rebelled. In an operation dubbed "Burning Flame", coordinated by police in Bologna and Turin, over 300 officers carried out arrests and searches in nine cities across northern Italy from Bergamo to Modena, Parma and Ravenna. A two-year probe -- aided significantly by a man on the inside who fed details to investigators -- "has allowed us to destroy much of what, within the Nigerian community, is known as the 'Maphite' cult," police said in a statement.
Crime Cartels Wield 'Unprecedented' Influence in Southeast Asia
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- 2019-07-18 11:43:32Z
(Bloomberg) -- Transnational crime syndicates are raking in tens of billions of dollars a year selling everything from drugs to counterfeit goods as cartels outpace law enforcement to expand their influence across Southeast Asia, the United Nations has found.Major crime groups operating in the region -- some based in Macau, China and Hong Kong -- have achieved "unprecedented influence" working in tandem with corrupt government officials and private enterprises, according to a new United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report released Thursday."Profits have expanded and illicit money is increasingly moving through the regional casino industry and other large cash flow...
The Latest: 15 die after van with migrants crashes in Turkey
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- 2019-07-18 11:28:33Z
A Turkish official says at least 15 people have died after a van carrying migrants crashed in eastern Turkey. Gov. Mehmet Emin Binmez told state-run Anadolu Agency that around 20 migrants were also injured in the accident. The van rolled into a roadside ditch on a highway near the town of Ozalp, close to Turkey's border with Iran, after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
I was a military doctor. The Pentagon's plan to cut doctors will make whole system worse.
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- 2019-07-18 11:00:10Z
As an Army physician, I earned my patients' trust by serving side-by-side with them. Now,
UPDATE 3-Iran's Revolutionary Guards impound foreign ship in the Gulf - state TV
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- 2019-07-18 10:44:24Z
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has seized a foreign ship smuggling fuel in the Gulf, state television quoted Iran's elite force as saying in a statement on Thursday. "A foreign vessel smuggling one million litres of fuel in the Larak Island of the Persian Gulf has been seized," the station said, adding that the ship was seized on Sunday. Iranian state TV earlier said the seized vessel was the same one Iran towed after it sent a distress call on Sunday, but there was no confirmation of this in the statement issued by the Revolutionary Guards about the impounded vessel.
Congress Needs to Retake Its Power to Declare War
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- 2019-07-18 10:30:05Z
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Here are two facts Americans should be aware of: there will be men and women deploying to Afghanistan for the first time this September who were born after Sept. 11, 2001; the authorization for that war was signed so long ago that 80% of the men and women in Congress today never voted on it. Put these facts together and one comes to the inescapable conclusion that Congress is overdue in revisiting and updating the legal foundations on which the war in Afghanistan is based.I'm not opposed to war in principle. I enlisted in the Army, volunteered to lead men and women into combat, and fought in Afghanistan. But if the president of the United States believes there is a...
Samantha Bee Shocked Kellyanne Conway Somehow Even 'More Racist' Than Trump
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- 2019-07-18 03:23:50Z
TBSSamantha Bee didn't have time to cover all of President Trump's recent "racisms," instead choosing to zero in on his demand that four freshmen Congresswomen of color go back to the countries "from which they came." "Sadly, the only thing that should surprise anyone is that he wrote 'from which they came' to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition," the Full Frontal host joked. "Way to go, Shakespeare, now return your head to the orifice from which it came." "Of course, it wasn't long before spokes-golem Kellyanne Conway leapt to his defense by somehow sounding more racist than her boss," Bee continued before playing the clip of the White House counselor literally responding to a...
Woman killed while riding in SUV with husband was just minutes from home before shooting
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- 2019-07-17 19:18:29Z
'You have taken an angel from us' Saron James and her husband Cleveland had been married for 40 years before someone opened fire on their SUV and killed her.
How missing 2-year-old Michigan girl was reunited with her family
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- 2019-07-17 15:27:52Z
"I asked her if she wanted to go see mommy and she lit up - she came right to me and gave me a big hug," said Lt. Brandon Kieft, a first responder.
The Latest: Iran's Zarif walks back more from missile remark
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- 2019-07-17 11:00:53Z
Iran's foreign minister says his country has no choice but to manufacture missiles for defensive purposes - comments that reflect more backtracking after a remark by the top diplomat suggesting the missiles could be up for negotiations. Meanwhile, NO ONE sold Iran any means of defense.
We Asked Two Experts If a War with Iran Is Coming
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- 2019-07-17 00:00:00Z
Pollack stated that Washington's actions were counterproductive to America's interests in securing a new, better nuclear deal. America's policy of maximum pressure on Iran continues, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury announcing new sanctions on eight Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commanders. That directive was tweeted during a luncheon event on Iran at the Center for the National Interest, which was moderated by Geoffrey Kemp, the Senior Director of Regional Security Programs at CFTNI who also served in the White House during the first Reagan administration as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Near East and South...
Man Arrested in Slaying of 75-year-old African American History Museum Founder
- World/Latin America
- 2019-07-16 23:59:57Z
The suspect in the slaying of a community leader who founded Baton Rouge's African American history museum was a tenant who owed her back rent, authorities said Tuesday.
MS-13 gang members indicted after 'medieval-style' killing spree in Los Angeles
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- 2019-07-16 23:22:42Z
Federal racketeering, murder and other charges were filed against 22 alleged MS-13 gang members linked to a series of grisly killings in Los Angeles.
Trump declines to criticize Turkey's Russia missile purchase
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- 2019-07-16 22:03:38Z
President Donald Trump declined Tuesday to criticize Turkey's acquisition of a Russian missile system assailed by the Pentagon and NATO, making no mention of sanctions Washington had threatened over the purchase. In his first comments since Turkey began taking delivery of the S-400 system last Friday, Trump said Turkey was forced into the move by his predecessor Barack Obama, and that he understood why they opted to buy the Russian missiles.
Utah Police Find New Evidence in MacKenzie Lueck Case
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- 2019-07-16 21:55:40Z
Ayoola Ajayi made his first court appearance in connection to the murder of University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck.
New Jersey brother charged in family's murder accused of insurance fraud
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- 2019-07-16 16:56:42Z
Paul Caneiro is now charged with insurance fraud on top of the murder, aggravated arson and other charges he previously faced in connection with the death of his brother Keith, his sister in law Jennifer, and their two kids, 11-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Sophia.
UPDATE 1-EU braces for no-deal Brexit or another delay under Boris Johnson
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- 2019-07-16 15:01:47Z
BRUSSELS/LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - The European Union is bracing for either a no-deal Brexit or another delay if Boris Johnson becomes Britain's prime minister next week with a pledge to renegotiate a deal the bloc says it will not reopen. The three-year Brexit crisis could be about to deepen as Johnson's pledge to leave the EU "do or die" -- with or without a deal -- on Oct. 31 sets Britain on a collision course with the bloc's 27 other leaders and his own parliament. Such is the concern about the likely impact on the $18.7 trillion EU economy that European capitals are ramping up pressure on Ireland to accelerate preparations for a no-deal exit that could roil financial markets and...
AIDS deaths down a third since 2010: UN
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- 2019-07-16 11:02:03Z
HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000 -- some 33 percent lower than in 2010 -- the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned that global efforts to eradicate the disease were stalling as funding dries up. An estimated 37.9 million people now live with HIV -- and a record 23.3 million of those have access to some antiretroviral therapy (ART), UNAIDS said in its annual report. Highlighting the enormous progress made since the height of the AIDS epidemic in the mid-1990s, the report showed that the number people dying from the disease fell from 800,000 in 2017 to 770,000 last year.
China tries to play down Taiwan Strait military exercises to avoid upsetting the US
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- 2019-07-16 09:30:00Z
China has mobilised some of its elite military forces for an exercise near the Taiwan Strait but has softened its rhetoric to avoid antagonising the United States, military analysts said on Monday.The Military of Defence announced on Sunday that the PLA was staging "routine drills" close to the Taiwan Strait " less than a week after Washington approved the sale of US$2.2 billion worth of military equipment to Taiwan and following a visit by the island's president Tsai Ing-wen to New York.Beijing regards the self-ruled island as renegade province and has warned the US not to cross its red lines by fostering formal relations with Taipei.According to the announcement by the...
Top Iran diplomat says talks on ballistic missiles possible
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- 2019-07-16 08:24:29Z
Iran's foreign minister has suggested for the first time that the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile program could be up for negotiations with the U.S., a possible opening for talks as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal. Mohammad Javad Zarif
Russia Hints at Swap of Jailed Sailors as Ukraine Nears Key Poll
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- 2019-07-16 06:20:56Z
(Bloomberg) -- Russia said it's in talks about a possible prisoner swap involving Ukrainian sailors that it detained last year, signaling a potential Kremlin concession to Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelenksiy, as he appeals for support in parliamentary elections."It's being discussed -- we're thinking about it," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Monday, the Interfax news service reported.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskiy, a former TV comic who won a landslide election victory in April, discussed the 24 imprisoned sailors during the first phone call between the two leaders last week. Zelenskiy, a political novice, pledged to secure the release of the...
Duterte May Cut Ties With Iceland After Its Push for UN Probe Into Drug War
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- 2019-07-16 00:35:44Z
(Bloomberg) -- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is "seriously considering" cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland after it called for a United Nations probe on the Southeast Asian nation's drug war, his spokesman said.Iceland's resolution that the UN Human Rights Council adopted is "based on false
Macron vows to help restart Serbia-Kosovo dialogue
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- 2019-07-15 22:02:46Z
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to help restart dialogue and reach a long-lasting agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, former war foes who have been locked in a diplomatic spat for months. Visiting Serbia's capital Belgrade, Macron said that he would organise a meeting in the coming
Mom wants health industry to focus on protein-packed diet after daughter's unexpected death
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- 2019-07-15 19:17:28Z
A heartbroken Australian mother is speaking out about the potential dangers of protein shakes and supplements after she says her 25-year-old daughter's diet triggered an undiagnosed condition which ultimately contributed to her death two years ago.
Joe Biden worried in 1977 that certain de-segregation policies would cause his children to grow up 'in a racial jungle'
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- 2019-07-15 18:26:31Z
"Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle," Biden said.
The Latest: 2 accusers speak at Epstein bail hearing
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- 2019-07-15 16:38:12Z
Two of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers have spoken at his bail hearing. Annie Farmer says she was 16 when she "had the misfortune" of meeting Epstein and later went to spend time with him in New Mexico. Epstein's lawyers want him released on house arrest.
Iran nuclear deal parties not ready to trigger dispute mechanism - EU's Mogherini
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- 2019-07-15 16:09:28Z
The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal do not see Tehran's breaches as significant non-compliance and have not indicated any intent to trigger the accord's dispute mechanism, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday. "For the time being, none of the parties to
Beto O'Rourke says he is descended from slave owners, supports reparations to unite 'two Americas'
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- 2019-07-15 16:08:53Z
The Democratic presidential hopeful from Texas published a blog post in which he discussed his family's history and his support for reparations.
Hunger on the rise worldwide as 821 million affected, says UN
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- 2019-07-15 15:59:27Z
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday -- the third year in a row that the number has risen. After decades of decline, food insecurity began to increase in 2015 and reversing the trend is one of the
Award-Winning Reporter to Counter-Sue Man Who Bankrolled Brexit for 'Harassment'
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- 2019-07-15 10:51:52Z
Caitlin Ochs/REUTERSLONDON-The award-winning journalist whose investigations led to the collapse of Donald Trump's campaign data gurus Cambridge Analytica and a record $5 billion fine for Facebook has launched a lawsuit for harassment against the man who bankrolled Brexit.Carole Cadwalladr, a freelance
REFILE-France's Le Drian says Europeans must stay united on Iran issue
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- 2019-07-15 08:03:39Z
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that Europe had to remain united in trying to preserve the Iran nuclear deal, and said Tehran should reverse its decision not to comply with parts of the accord. "The Europeans have to stay united on this issue," Le Drian told
An Air Force Pilot Told Us What It Is Like to Attack with an F-15 Strike Eagle
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- 2019-07-15 07:46:00Z
Developed to meet the U.S. Air Force (USAF) requirement for air-to-ground missions, the F-15E Strike Eagle can carry 23,000 pounds of air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons and is equipped with an advanced navigation and an infrared targeting system, protecting it from enemy defenses.Thanks to its capabilities the F-15E has been at the centre of every conflict in which the USAF has been involved since 1990 from Desert Shield to Operation Inherent Resolve.In 2002 during Operation Enduring Freedom a Strike Eagle belonging to 335th Fighter Squadron (FS) "Chiefs" from 4th Fighter Wing (FW) dropped the first-ever BLU-118/B Thermobaric Bomb.Lauded by the international press as a grisly weapon...
South Korea calls Japan reports of North Korea sanctions breach 'grave challenge'
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- 2019-07-15 06:58:28Z
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday Japan's reported accusations that South Korea had exported banned goods to North Korea posed a "grave challenge" amid a growing dispute over Japanese export curbs. Japan has tightened restrictions on the export of three materials used in high-tech equipment, citing "inadequate management" of sensitive items exported to South Korea. Japanese officials have cited "inadequate management" of sensitive items exported to South Korea as a reason behind the curbs, as well as lack of information sharing on export controls.
NY mayor criticized for being on campaign trail during blackout
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- 2019-07-14 21:51:48Z
New York Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill de Blasio found himself under fire Sunday -- notably from the state's governor -- for being out of town when a major blackout hit the city because he was campaigning in Iowa. De Blasio had planned to spend the night in Iowa, and initially told CNN he needed more information before he could decide whether or not to rush home. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat like De Blasio, pulled no punches when he himself appeared on CNN.
Trump's DMZ Visit Was All Show No Substance
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- 2019-07-14 21:02:00Z
President Donald Trump, accompanied by North Korea's Kim Jong-un, crossed the border at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on June 30 and became the first sitting president to step onto North Korean soil. South Korean president Moon Jae-in was also present and keen to help mediate between the United States and North Korea in hopes of reviving denuclearization talks, which have stalled since the debacle of the abandoned February Hanoi summit.This unprecedented three-way summit appears to have been essentially a made-for-TV spectacular designed for Trump and Kim's domestic audiences. Trump's publicity machine constantly emphasizes the feel-good one-to-one personal relationship between...
Puerto Rico governor rejects calls to resign amid scandal
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- 2019-07-14 20:22:19Z
Protesters in Puerto Rico gathered outside La Fortaleza governor's residence on Sunday, demanding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló step down for his involvement in a private chat in which he used profanities to describe an ex-New York City councilwoman and a federal control board overseeing the island's finances. Undersecretary of La Fortaleza's press office, Michelle De la Cruz, said she did not know if the governor was home. Some activists say they are ashamed of the language used by Rosselló in the group chat and the ways the reputation of the U.S. territory might be affected.
Trump 'Go Back' Tweets at Progressive Congresswomen Spark Furor
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- 2019-07-14 19:53:15Z
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump sparked a furor on Sunday by suggesting that four progressive female Democratic lawmakers, led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, should return to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came."Democrats said the president was being racist and divisive. Three of the four women Trump was apparently referencing were born in the U.S.; none are white. The comments, made in a three-tweet string early Sunday, seem aimed at first-term Representatives Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. "The Squad," as the quartet is known, has been engaged in an intraparty...
U.S. grants visa to Iran's Zarif for UN meeting this week - sources
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- 2019-07-14 16:34:34Z
The United States has granted a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to attend a U.N. meeting in New York this week, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday, saying Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had approved the decision. Had Pompeo not approved giving Zarif, Iran's
Everything to Know About July's Full Buck Moon - the First Full Moon of Summer
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- 2019-07-14 10:00:50Z
The full moon also brings a partial lunar eclipse to many parts of the world
Levees overtopped as Tropical Storm Barry soaks Louisiana
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- 2019-07-13 19:50:13Z
None of the main levees on the Mississippi River in the state have failed or been breached so far.
The Iran crisis will show Russia and China the West still has no answer for 'hybrid warfare'
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- 2019-07-13 16:39:19Z
The current crisis with Iran has lessons that will resonate well beyond the shores of the Gulf. Countries like Russia and China will see in it the attestation of their belief that the West currently has no answer to hybrid warfare, the blend of military and civilian actions for political effect. Iranian naval forces are very weak militarily, comprised mostly of machine gun-toting raiding craft and a few frigates which, if they deployed in anything other than a peaceful way, would be destroyed by the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet. So instead Iran is employing hybrid warfare, which renders largely irrelevant 'hard' military power and which shows up how inadequately prepared the West is to...
There are 2 dozen 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, but it's really only a 5 person race
- World/Africa
- 2019-07-13 12:58:00Z
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg are the only 2020 candidates who have consistently polled viably.
UPDATE 1-Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes in southern Philippines, 25 injured
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- 2019-07-13 10:08:50Z
An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude struck northern Mindanao in the south of the Philippines early on Saturday, injuring 25 people and causing damage to several houses, buildings and infrastructure, Philippine authorities said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which was initially reported as being of 5.8 magnitude by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), occurred at 4:42 a.m. local time and its epicentre was situated in Carrascal, in the Surigao Del Sur area. There was no tsunami warning from the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately after the quake.
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The Latest: Trump claims he was 'not happy' with chant
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- 2019-07-18 22:58:10Z
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Closer to War: U.S. Troops Aboard Amphibious Assault Ship Force Down Iranian Drone
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- 2019-07-18 20:42:00Z
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Iran claims US shot down its own drone by mistake
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- 2019-07-19 08:23:33Z
