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Trump attacks media in flurry of early morning tweets
CNN immediately apologized to Anthony Scaramucci , the Trump transition team member who was reported to be involved in the meeting. CNN reportedly used an unnamed source and stated that Congress was reportedly investigating a "Russian investment fund with ties to Trump officials".
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White House sees 'potential preparations' for chemical weapons attack
On April 4, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces blamed the Syrian government for the incident in Khan Sheikhoun, which allegedly involved the use of chemical weapons. A non-governmental source with close ties to the White House said the administration had received intelligence that the Syrians were mixing precursor chemicals for a possible sarin gas attack in either the east of south of the country, where government troops and their proxies have faced recent ...
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Trump says North Korea threat must be 'dealt with rapidly'
After a meeting of officials from the two Koreas ended on a negative note in December 2015, Park signed a document that gave the green light for a " leadership change " in North Korea . embassy in Seoul on June 24 , accusing President Donald Trump of "forcing" South Korea to deploy a controversial American missile defence system opposed by China .
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Trump demands apology from Investigators on collusion charges
Earlier Trump had questioned the Obama administration as to why they did not take any action if they knew of Russian meddling beforehand. Conway was referring to a quotation in the article by a former senior Obama administration official involved in the Russian Federation discussions who said the Obama White House's handling of the Russian Federation hacking was "the hardest thing" for him to defend from his time in government, and added, "I feel like we sort of choked".
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Oracle Team USA, UC Santa Cruz grad routed in America's Cup
Peter Burling, just 26, became the youngest helmsman to win the America's Cup, according to Nick Vindin of the Guardian . Congratulations to Emirates Team New Zealand for socking it to Oracle and reclaiming the America's Cup. HAMILTON, Bermuda Redemption for a gutty crew of five New Zealanders and one Australian came on the turquoise waters of Bermuda's Great Sound, four years and 3,000 miles removed from one of the most brutal collapses in sports.
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What's next for Trump's travel ban and vetting procedures
On Monday (June 26), some university leaders welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that Trump also claimed as a victory. "Today's ruling allows me to use an important tool for protecting our Nation's homeland", Trump said in his statement . The Trump administration had appealed to the Supreme Court . Civil rights and pro-immigration groups have objected to the order as being unconstitutional discrimination against Muslims .
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State AG disappointed as Sea-Tac prepares to enforce travel ban
The Court's unanimous stay of the 9th circuit court decision specified that foreign nationals who hold a "bona fide relationship to any U.S. person or entity" will be allowed to travel to the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear the case of a suburban Denver baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple on faith-based grounds, in the latest religious freedom case to be considered before the nation's highest court.
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FBI locates car related to missing Chinese scholar case
On Tuesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced it had found the Saturn, but would not say where it was or to whom the vehicle belonged. "While we categorize this as a missing person case, the FBI may use different terminology to categorize its investigations, and kidnapping is one possibility of many that we are pursuing", the web posting said.
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Trump, Modi reaffirm Indian-US relations with a hug
On security issues, both USA and Indian leaders emphasised the importance of combating terrorism, including intelligence exchanges. US President Donald Trump has urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lift barriers to Indian markets for the US goods so that the trade deficit between the two countries could be reduced.
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Putin Accuses US Of Meddling Abroad, Hopes For Better Russia Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to journalists following a live nationwide broadcast call-in in Moscow , Russia, June 15, 2017. Moscow also hopes that the USA could play a "constructive role" in helping settle the Ukrainian crisis, he said. "We don't see America as our enemy", he said.
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Torn between options, what can China do to rein in North Korea?
Some American officials declared that North Korea " murdered " him, and proposed that the US take action against Pyongyang, through travel restrictions and tougher economic sanctions. He was in a coma and died Monday . Beijing was dismayed at Washington's repeated calls for China to sanction the companies, they said, even though US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said both nations agreed Chinese firms should not do business with North Korean entities in accordance with the ...
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Le Pen Announces Plans to Form Parliamentary Group After French Legislative Vote
But while the French voters may have handed Macron the keys to the vehicle of state, there are far too many in the French establishment ready and willing to pour sugar in the petrol tank. "A year ago, no-one would have imagined such a political renewal", Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said. The high abstention rate underlines that Macron will have to tread carefully with reforms in a country with muscular trade unions and a history of street protests that have forced many a past ...
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US drugmaker Merck also affected by cyberattack
Officials said the Kenilworth-based company was investigating the incident but provided no further details. Microsoft issued a security fix in March, but Chris Wysopal, chief technology officer at the security firm Veracode, warned that would only be effective if 100 percent of computers on a company's network were patched, saying that if one computer were infected, the malware could use a backup mechanism to spread to patched computers as well.
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Will Corruption Charges Against Brazil President Stick?
Two-thirds of Brazil's lower house of congress must give permission for the Supreme Court to proceed with the prosecution . In his decision, Janot said that at some point between March and April of this year Temer took a bribe of around $150,000 offered by Joesly Batista , former chairman of meat-packing giant JBS .
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14 pounds! Lexington newborn surprises everyone
At 3 days old, he is already wearing clothing made to fit a 3-to 6-month-old infant. Colin is the heaviest baby he's delivered, the doctor said, and the biggest baby that anyone at Lexington Medical Center can remember . "But I wasn't thinking it would be 14 pounds". Cindy Richmond, after all, gave birth on Friday to a 14.04-pound boy at Lexington, S.C., Medical Center - about double the size of a typical newborn.
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Chernobyl monitoring system hit by global cyber attack
Kiev's main airport appears to have been among the victims of a major cyber-attack in Ukraine . A Maersk representative told AFP that company systems are "down across all business units due to a virus". The spy agency has not publicly said whether it built Eternal Blue and other hacking tools leaked online by an entity known as Shadow Brokers. Petya reportedly shares some of WannaCry's traits - but while computers that had gotten a security patch were safe from WannaCry, Petya can ...
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China's jailed Nobel Peace laureate granted medical parole
Then on 23 May 2017, with three years left on his sentence, Mr Liu was diagnosed with liver cancer. Beijing has hit back at Washington for "irresponsible remarks" after the United States criticised its treatment of Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo.
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SEAT Arona SUV targets Nissan Juke
The Arona will be a front-wheel drive SUV, albeit one with a raised ride height and either manual or automatic gearboxes. Such looks work well - as Renault and Nissan have already discovered with their Captur and Juke compact crossovers - and SEAT is confident the Arona will continue its record breaking sales surge, already up more than 20 per cent in Britain this year to almost 25,000 vehicles.
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May orders investigation into cladding on UK high-rises
Britain's prime minister on Tuesday ordered an investigation into cladding and insulation on high-rise towers across the country, as authorities struggled to contain the risk from construction materials that leave tall structures vulnerable to catastrophic fires.
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Key Takeaways from CBO Score of the Senate's ACA Replacement Plan
Those in the top 0.1%, earning $5 million or more , would receive an average tax cut of almost $250,000 in 2026, according to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center. "Asked if he had seen the Senate bill, McCain said that he hadn't and joked that no other American has". Since the release of the bill's draft last week , five Republican senators have spoken out against the BCRA .
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Robust US home price gains cool slightly in April
Broken down by city, Seattle, Portland, and Dallas experienced the biggest jumps in home prices over the year, with 12.9 percent, 9.3 percent, and 8.4 percent increases, respectively. The inventory of homes for sale stood at 11,615 last month, which is 2.3 months of housing supply, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors.
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Large-scale cyberattack spreading through Russian Federation and Ukraine
Also, it was reported that Posteo administrators have disconnected the email address associated with paying the ransomware . There's very little information about who might be behind the disruption, but technology experts who examined screenshots circulating on social media said it bears the hallmarks of ransomware.
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New wave of cyber attacks spreads across globe
Moller-Maersk, the Danish shipping and energy giant. Early reports indicated the virus affected major companies in Russian Federation and Ukraine as well as the world's largest shipping firm, Maersk , according to the affected companies and government sources.
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Spokeswoman: Cosby town hall's about education, not assault
These town hall meetings are not about sexual assault", she told CNN . Cosby's attorney also said on Tuesday that the comedian will not be speaking about sexual assault issues at town halls this summer, saying that the coming retrial of his criminal case was too important to jeopardize.
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Record 65.6 million people displaced worldwide — United Nations refugee agency
The number of people forced to flee has increased with more than 50% over the last five years, up from 42.3 million in 2012. A United Nations report shows that there are 65.3 million refugees around the world who have been displaced due to war, poverty, economic conditions and natural disasters.
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May sets out Brexit proposals for European Union nationals
All EU nationals who have five years' continuous residence in the United Kingdom will be eligible to apply for " settled status ". The Government also again rejected calls from the EU that the rights of citizens be upheld by the European Court of Justice , stating in its offer document today that the ECJ "will not have jurisdiction in the UK", but would instead be guaranteed by United Kingdom law.
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Lacking Votes, Senate GOP Delay Health Care Vote
President Donald Trump has called the House version "mean" and called on Senate Republicans to approve legislation with more "heart". The CBO also said the Senate's health care plan would decrease federal deficits by $321 billion over the next 10 years.
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Report finds 21% of state's rural highways in poor shape
The report was prepared by the Washington-based group TRIP , which represents insurers, road builders, transport companies and workers. They found that improvements are desperately needed to address deficient roads and bridges, high crash rates, and inadequate connectivity and capacity.
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Twin blasts in NW Pakistan kill at least 11
The incident took place when some unknown terrorists triggered a low intensity blast amid people busy with shopping at a downtown busy Turi market of the city for the coming Eid festival, a holiday which marks the end of the fast month Ramadan.
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McConnell struggling to bring health bill to Senate floor, amid GOP holdouts
It would reduce the federal deficit by $119 billion . And at least three Republican senators said they would not support a motion to proceed with the bill without changes. The AMA said it was especially concerned with a proposal to put the Medicaid healthcare program for the poor on a budget, saying this could "fail to take into account unanticipated costs of new medical innovations or the fiscal impact of public health epidemics, such as the crisis of opioid abuse now ravaging our ...
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Trump Administration Threatens Second Major Strike Against Assad's Military
The White House provided no supporting evidence or further explanation. An Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 2016 report later confirmed that Assad repeatedly violated the Russian brokered deal and held on to some of his chemical weapons arsenal.
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Trump Brands Pakistani Militant 'Terrorist' As Greets Indian Leader Modi
President Donald Trump at the White House here on Monday. "I would like to invite you to India, along with your family". "I laud President Trump's commitment towards strong India-U.S. With India being the biggest importer of arms, the military cooperation hinges more on defence deals, but it seemed a new coalition is forming with the USA and India firmly on one side together.
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Few answers on travel ban as launch deadline looms
The travel ban can take effect in 72 hours and will block many travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the USA for 90 days. According to the ruling, citizens of the six countries who do not have a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in America would be denied entry, but people who can prove they have a relationship to a person or entity inside the USA will be permitted to travel to the country.
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Trump growing frustrated with China, weighs trade steps
He added that apart from that he has no additional details. US President Donald Trump has urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lift barriers to Indian markets for the US goods so that the trade deficit between the two countries could be reduced.
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Air strike kills 42 in Daesh-held town
It said the Mayadeen mission was "meticulously planned and executed to reduce the risk.to non-combatants". The prison was believed to have held a mixture of civilians and captured rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army, reported the Deirezzor24 news website.