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Sanders stands by Trump's 'enemy of the people' media claim

August 03, 2018

From there, Sanders launched into a point-by-point rebuttal. Sanders said it was ironic that media organizations complain about the president's rhetoric when theirs often is so vicious. As far as I know I'm the first press secretary in the history of the United States that's required Secret Service protection. Coats also said: "The intelligence community continues to be concerned about the threats of upcoming us elections, both the midterms and the presidential elections of 2020".

National Archives Says Kavanaugh Doc Request Could Go On Through October

August 03, 2018

The documents in question are all of those from Kavanaugh's time as an associate White House counsel under George W. Bush. "This unprecedented process appears to be designed intentionally by Republicans to deny the Senate and the American people the information they need to evaluate this critically important nomination", Schumer said.

Philippine President Watches Bulldozer Destroy $5.6 Million Worth of Smuggled Supercars

August 03, 2018

A government video shows Duterte watching on as a bulldozer crushes 76 smuggled cars and motorbikes, including models by Lamborghini , Mercedes-Benz and Porsche . Now, Duterte has emphasized that the government is not to profit from any illegal activities. Duterte is in the midst of a controversial crackdown on government smuggling and corruption, his office said in a Facebook release .

Assam register: Four million risk losing India citizenship

August 03, 2018

As the Congress didn't have the courage to implement it, BJP had done it and It will remove all illegal immigrants. After this, in the next one month all these 40 lakh individuals will be informed about the reasons why their names were not included.

Trump, China trade war: 25% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese import

August 03, 2018

Fast forward to today, when the WSJ gives some further color, noting that while "the administration didn't spell out a particular rationale for increasing the tariff...." The US is upset that China chose to adopt a retaliatory strategy in a tit-for-tat response.

Extreme Conditions Expected as Firefighters Battle California Blazes

August 03, 2018

Yosemite Valley and other areas of the park have been closed to tourists since July 25 because of heavy smoke from the fire, which has burned almost 26,000 hectares and is only 39 per cent contained. The request was made to Australia by the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group in the USA, which is co-ordinating the efforts of several emergency response agencies, including the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire).

Malaysia civil aviation chief resigns over MH370 lapses

August 03, 2018

MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. KUALA LUMPUR -The head of Malaysia's civil aviation regulator resigned on Tuesday after an official report found failings in air traffic control when Flight MH370 disappeared.

Foreign Influence Investigations Spanning U.S. to Confront Election Threat

August 03, 2018

Nobody seems to have noted that, wrote US Constitutional lawyer, Laurence Tribe . "He is on trial on financial charges to do with bank fraud and tax evasion and money laundering, but he has very well established connections to Russian Federation".

Trump at rally makes false claim on photo IDs for…

August 03, 2018

He was trying to tell supporters that tighter laws would stop people who aren't USA citizens from voting, and in his argument added that people need IDs for most other things. Earlier this week Trump once again endorsed DeSantis, this time onstage with him at a rally in Tampa. Trump's freaky and inaccurate claims in support of the laws certainly won't help win much additional support on the issue.

GOP rep. dismisses Trump shutdown talk as 'posturing'

August 03, 2018

Likening trying to get immigration reform through Congress as "pulling teeth", Trump said he's not suggesting a shutdown because of politics, but because "it's the right thing to do". The president is seeking $25 billion for a border wall in this year's appropriations, along with other previously stated immigration priorities including ending family reunification and the diversity visa lottery.

Trump received letter from North Korea's Kim on August 1 - White House

August 03, 2018

Critics say the summit has so far failed to deliver on promised steps toward denuclearisation by Pyongyang. "I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action", Trump wrote in a Twitter message. "One of the things that hasn't happened is the demonstrable moves toward denuclearization before we can entertain something like the end-of-war declaration", Harris said, according to Yonhap .

Family of slain doctor pleads for information in suspect's whereabouts

August 03, 2018

Mark Hausknecht . His mother died in surgery under Hausknecht's care more than two decades ago, possibly causing Pappas to hold a 20-year grudge against the doctor. In the days that followed, police appealed to the public, urging residents to comb through their home security footage for any possible images of the suspect.

Israel kills seven armed ISIS terrorists approaching Syria border

August 03, 2018

United Nations peacekeepers returned on Thursday to patrol the frontier between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, years after an escalation in fighting and abduction of United Nations troops had prompted them to withdraw, Russia's Defense Ministry announced .

US officials raise alarm about election interference ahead of midterms

August 03, 2018

Sanders maintained, though, that the White House wants the investigation to "be completed", and said this should happen "sooner rather than later". Also on Wednesday, counsel to the president, Jay Sekulow, told Fox News that the president's tweet was not an order.

Ivanka Trump: Family separations were a 'low point'

August 03, 2018

During an Axios interview on Thursday, Ivanka Trump said that she opposes the administration's practice of separating families at the border, agreeing with other White House staffers that it's a "a low point in the White House". "No, I do not feel that the media is the enemy of the people", Ivanka said. President Trump has tweeted this label about media he considers to be "fake news".

Spotify Purges Alex Jones Podcasts For 'Violating Hate Content Policy'

August 03, 2018

This came after YouTube removed four videos from Jones' channel, saying they violated the company's hate-speech and child-endangerment policies . A gunman killed 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012, in an attack that ranks among the five deadliest mass shootings by a single gunman in US history.

White House chief of staff to stick around for now

August 02, 2018

Trump has reportedly considered replacing Kelly with Nick Ayers , Vice President Mike Pence's longtime aide and chief of staff, and Mick Mulvaney , the Office of Management and Budget chief who also serves as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .

Trump tweet on Muller probe "opinion not order": White House

August 02, 2018

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that President Trump has "every right" to be "deeply" frustrated that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from the Russian Federation probe. Mueller, the former director of the FBI and a registered Republican, took over the investigation after Sessions recused himself previous year due to potential conflicts of interest.

Iran's currency crisis triggers corruption crackdown

August 02, 2018

Having announced in May that it was pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal, the United States is set to reimpose its full range of sanctions in two stages, on August 6 and November 4. The central bank issued a statement on Monday, blaming the currency volatility on the "enemies' conspiracy" and vowing fresh counter-measures "in the coming days".

Pope Francis changes Catholic teaching on death penalty

August 02, 2018

The change addresses several lines of the catechism , the compendium of Catholic teaching, but it sharply amplifies the church's opposition against one of the world's most debated policy practices. "In past centuries, " the death penalty appeared to be the logical effect of the correct application of justice". The new text of the relevant number, 2267, recognizes that recourse to the death penalty "was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an ...

Antisemitism row: Momentum drops Peter Willsman from NEC re-election list

August 02, 2018

Peter Willsman called some members of the Jewish community "Trump fanatics" and suggested they were "making up" problems about anti-Semitism in the party. In the clip acquired by the Jewish Chronicle , Mr Willsman can be heard saying with a raised voice: "Some of these people in the Jewish community support Trump, they are Trump fanatics and all the rest of it".

Company agrees to block 3D-downloadable guns in Pennsylvania

August 02, 2018

Lasnik's ruling comes a day after Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a suit challenging the Trump administration's decision to allow the release of the blueprints. People also can not exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms without being able to buy or make their own firearms, said Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, a gun-rights group that's a part of the lawsuit .

Islamic State claims attack that killed 2 American cyclists in Tajikistan

August 02, 2018

The other two cyclists killed in the attack were from Switzerland and the Netherlands, officials said. The seven cyclists included, as well, two Dutch nationals and three other foreigners, News.com.au reported . The tourists, from the US, Switzerland and the Netherlands, were killed on Sunday. The Associated Press reports , "Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters that one of the survivors had knife wounds and police found knives and guns with some of the suspects".

All Passengers Survive Plane Crash in Mexico

August 02, 2018

The state civil defense office published photos of the plane lying on its belly and in flames . "I remembered the protocol of putting my chest over my knees and my daughter did as well", she said. Dramatic images taken at the scene show thick black smoke billowing from a badly damaged plane surrounded by firefighters. Durango's governor said the plane was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway , causing the plane to lose speed and hit the ground on its left wing.

Man fired after swerving to hit puddles, splash unsuspecting pedestrians

August 02, 2018

The unnamed driver was captured on the dashcam of a auto in front veering across a main road and drenching three separate people in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. The driver will not face criminal charges. The driver's employer, construction firm Black and McDonald, apologized on its Facebook page , saying its driver's actions were "unacceptable".

World's largest king penguin colony declines by almost 90 percent

August 02, 2018

At the time, it was estimated - based on surface measurements of the colony and breeding densities - to contain over 300,000 pairs of king penguins, a number which swelled to 500,000 breeding pairs in 1982-1988. Avian cholera is now ravaging populations of seabirds on other islands in the Indian Ocean, like the albatross of Ile Amsterdam and the penguins of Marion Island.

Cat-calling man punches woman who called him out

August 02, 2018

He then doubles back towards her. A French student has spoken out after she was harassed by a man in a Paris street and then hit in the face when she told him to stop. "But he had heard me and suddenly things happened suddenly". According to the Guardian , the Paris prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry into the incident, but so far the attacker has not been identified.

Giuliani just obliterated the goal posts on Trump-Russia collusion

August 02, 2018

The former NY mayor and federal prosecutor echoed a sentiment he expressed earlier in the day on "Fox and Friends". For months, President Donald Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denied that his campaign conspired with Russian Federation during the 2016 election.

US Welcomes Remains Of War Dead Soldiers From North Korea

August 02, 2018

Some have called the Korean War the "forgotten war". President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday to thank North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the return of suspected remains of fallen USA service members, commending the "kind action" and saying he looked forward to seeing the chairman again soon.

Thieves flee in speedboat with Swedish crown jewels

August 02, 2018

An eyewitness told a local news outlet that once they reached the lake, the thieves jumped into a "little white boat". "It is invaluable items of national interest", police spokesman Thomas Agnevik told Swedish media. The men were seen escaping in a motorboat. The crowns were part of the funeral regalia of Charles IX, son of Gustav Vasa, who was buried in the cathedral in 1611.

USA judge halts 3D-printed gun blueprints hours before planned release

August 02, 2018

Files showing how to replicate the process were immediately made available on the Defense Distributed website and downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Meanwhile, an online organization is fighting to publish the firearm assembly instructions. "Coming to a theater near you, coming to a school near you, these ghost guns are the new wave of American gun violence", said Connecticut Sen.

More than 1,000 homes torched in California wildfires

August 02, 2018

California fire officials say the wildfire burning near Redding for 10 days has scorched 180 square miles (470 square kilometers). The Carr Fire in Redding killed six people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes , making it the sixth most destructive fire in California history.

North Korea is working on new missiles

August 02, 2018

The Korean War , which took place from 1950 to 1953, killed 36,000 American soldiers, and about 7,700 are listed as missing. Friday's transfer of the remains on the Korean Peninsula coincided with the 65th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting between North Korean and Chinese forces and South Korean and US -led forces under the U.N.

Tommy Robinson facing fresh hearing

August 02, 2018

He has been held at Onley jail near Rugby after receiving a 13-month sentence for breaches of reporting restrictions at Leeds and Canterbury crown courts. "That course would have avoided the risk of sacrificing fairness on the altar of celerity". I've got a lot to say, but nothing to you. He was then caught in an off-air rant to Farage as saying: "Tommy Robinson is the f--ing backbone of this country".

Hundreds stranded on Indonesian volcano after natural disaster

August 02, 2018

The quake's epicenter was 80 miles (128.75 km) northeast of the islands main city of Mataram and was very shallow, which would have amplified its effect. local time and the epicenter, with a depth of 10 km under-land, was located 28 km northwest of Lombok Timur, an official of the agency Widyamotko told Xinhua over phone.

South African white lobby group calls ANC land plan 'catastrophic'

August 02, 2018

The ANC's Enoch Godongwana says the party has to balance people's need for land and investor concerns in South Africa . However, the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday that the ANC would support an amendment to a section of South Africa's Constitution to "explicitly" expropriate land without compensation has left opposition parties convinced that either the hearings were a façade or the ruling party has caved to public pressure.

Creepy Facebook influence campaign targeted liberal activists, aimed for offline events

August 02, 2018

The FBI was working with the company to investigate the fraudulent accounts, which tried to sow disinformation on divisive social issues. It said that the websites sought to "promote divisions and set Americans against one another", and used "language patterns that indicate non-native English and consistent mistranslation, as well as an overwhelming focus on polarizing issues".

Ontario government defends move to axe basic income pilot project

August 02, 2018

The basic income pilot project was introduced in April 2017 and was tested in Hamilton, Brantford, Brant County, Lindsay and Thunder Bay and the surrounding area. As well, through the Ontario Works program she was on before being selected for the basic income, any funding Mendowegan received for her education counted as income and would have been deducted from her social assistance.

Donald Trump calls on Jeff Sessions to end Robert Mueller’s Russian Federation investigation

August 02, 2018

Trump called Mueller's probe "a awful situation" that should be stopped "before it continues to stain our country any further". Jens David Ohlin, a law professor at Cornell University, said the tweets would likely not be seen as an order to Sessions, but as "Trump venting his continued frustration with the fact that he can't control the Russian Federation investigation".

Van blast in southern Philippines kills 10

August 02, 2018

Black smoke rises above a mosque in Marawi city, southern Philippines as it tried to wipe out militants linked to the Islamic State group previous year. Duterte spokesman Harry Roque condemned the Basilan attack, describing it a "war crime" apparently intended against civilians. "If he triggered the bomb, he was probably waiting for a more opportune time to inflict harm on a bigger number of people", Besana said, referring to the driver, who died in the blast.

Zimbabwe election: ZANU-PF wins parliamentary majority, electoral body says

August 02, 2018

At least one person was shot dead by the soldiers near a bus rank, witnesses at the scene told a Reuters photographer. Mnangagwa's government, meanwhile, accused Chamisa and his supporters of inciting "violence" by already declaring he had won the election, the first after former leader Robert Mugabe stepped down in November.

Presumed American remains from Korean War head home

August 02, 2018

In recent months, USA agencies have raised their estimates of the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal. The North Koreans provided enough information about where each body was found to allow US officials to match them to battles fought between 1950 and 1951, Byrd said.

Trump praises Florida Gov. Scott ahead of rally for gubernatorial candidate

August 02, 2018

In that tweet, Trump highlighted DeSantis's Ivy League pedigree (Yale, then Harvard Law) and his policy positions that mirrored those of the president, including support for tough border security measures and tax cuts. Bannon's midterm election strategy, which is to stress issues that polarize the electorate to drive voter turnout among the Trump base". For many , Trump's claim brought to mind reports of President George H.W.

ZEC announces Zimbabwe election results

August 02, 2018

Even though the election passed off peacefully, several water cannon trucks patrolled outside the central Harare headquarters of the MDC as its red-shirted supporters danced in the streets. The regional SADC bloc, in its preliminary report, said Wednesday that the campaign and election had "proceeded in a peaceful and orderly manner and were largely in line" in Zimbabwean law.

Paul Manafort's bank fraud trial begins in Virginia

August 01, 2018

Prosecutors say they will introduce evidence that a chairman of one of the banks allowed Manafort to file inaccurate loan information in exchange for a role on the Republican campaign and the promise of a job in the Trump administration that never materialized.

NRC will 'destroy' India's relations with Bangladesh: Mamata Banerjee

August 01, 2018

Whenever I come to Delhi, I meet her. Banerjee has accused the BJP of trying to divide the country with the draft National Register of Citizens or NRC in Assam, which leaves four million people facing the prospect of deportation. Ms Banerjee also met Mr Advani at his chamber. Upon hearing Mamata Banerjee say that he could visit Bengal if he wanted, the BJP president stated: "It does not matter whether I get permission or not, I will definitely go to Kolkata".

Has Tommy Robinson been released? Why was he jailed?

August 01, 2018

Tommy Robinson is still convicted of contempt in relation to his behaviour at Canterbury past year where he received his three month sentence for potentially derailing a fair trial. The judges announced they had dismissed Robinson's appeal in respect of the contempt finding at Canterbury Crown Court. The judge on that occasion gave him a three-month suspended sentence and told him his punishment was not about "freedom of speech or freedom of the press" but about "justice and ensuring that a ...

Trump touts his popularity with Republicans at Florida rally

August 01, 2018

President Trump has been blasted online for being "out of touch" after suggesting people need to show ID when buying groceries. The president made it Twitter-official in June, even though many believed Vice President Mike Pence's close relationship with DeSantis' primary opponent, Florida Agriculture Commissioner and former Rep.

Three dead in plane crash in Greenville

August 01, 2018

Local police said the FAA has indicated that the plane appeared to be having some kind of difficulty just before it crashed. He said he had been receiving calls from aviation authorities informing him that the Canadian plane had communicated it was in distress and needed to make an emergency landing at his community's airport.

Trump urges Attorney General Sessions to end Russian Federation probe

August 01, 2018

Mr. Trump demanded Mr. Sessions stop the investigation "before it continues to stain our country any further", calling the probe a "disgrace". He also expressed optimism about Manafort's trial, predicting that if the former Trump aide emerges victorious from the case, the Mueller probe will likely be over.

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