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Nigerian president off to London for tests

Former US AG Sally Yates Under Fire in Senate Judiciary Hearing
She did not specify what that was. Ms Yates said she was giving President Donald Trump's White House this information so that it could take actions it "deemed appropriate". Specifically, the group has requested emails sent and received during the Trump administration. The only thing that really matters going forward is what led McGahn and the rest of the White House to not act on the warnings ... [Full Article...]
From teacher to lover to France's next first lady? Meet 'Madame Macron'

Executive Order Will Not Affect LDS Church Political Neutrality
Some Mississippi religious leaders are expressing mixed emotions about the president's executive order to allow religious organizations to become more politically active. While the "Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty" order, signed on the National Day of Prayer , calls for the IRS to ease enforcement of the rarely enforced " Johnson Amendment ", the law can not be officially quashed... [Full Article...]
Australia, Japan participate in Balikatan exercises

BJP to form next govt in Tripura without alliance says Amit Shah

North Korea accuses US, South Korea of assassination attempt
The CIA and Seoul's Intelligence Services (IS) have "ideologically corrupted and bribed a DPRK citizen surnamed Kim" to carry out the attack on Jong-Un, the statement said. South Korea said the workers chose to resettle in the South on their own. During the interview, Trump also spoke of the man at the center stage of all this, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. [Full Article...]
Wisconsin-based atheist group sues Trump over church order
But the arguments that have had the most traction in federal courts have been those made by religious groups who say it's against their beliefs to provide birth control to employees. Legal experts said the order would not have a discernible effect on policy. In a statement following the issuance of the order, the BJC's executive director Amanda Tyler charged the President's action showed his i... [Full Article...]
Sunday weather: Sunny skies, highs in the mid-60s
Similar weather is expected Tuesday , but there is a chance for rain later in the week. Temperatures will be coolest Monday and Tuesday with highs mainly in the 60s. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high near 57 . Rain is possible Monday morning, giving way to partly cloudy skies. [Full Article...]
Trump on Israeli-Palestinian peace: 'We will get it done'
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas came to the White House for the first time in almost three years on Wednesday for a meeting with President Trump . Lerman said in a conference call hosted by The Israel Project, which publishes The Tower, that Trump's approach to the peace process would mark a return to the stance adopted by former Secretary of State James Baker, who said, "we can n... [Full Article...]
Trump tries to pressure Senate Republicans on health care
House Republicans have been engaging in this charade for seven years. "We'll take whatever good ideas we find there that meet our goals". The bill will undergo surgery when senators start to work on it, and therefore the future of the legislation remains uncertain. [Full Article...]
Conrad Hilton arrested for alleged car theft in Los Angeles

Clinton: FBI director's letter, Russian hackers cost me presidency
The thought he might have influenced the outcome made him "mildly nauseous," he admitted, but that "wouldn't change my decision". Comey testified for the first time in public on Wednesday, about his decisions during the election campaign, which have brought harsh criticism from Democrats, including Clinton, who on Tuesday said that she was convinced that she would have won the election if the FB... [Full Article...]
Bill Officially Defining Israel As Jewish State Approved By Knesset Committee
If passed, critics say it could undermine Israel's balance of being both a Jewish and democratic state by harming the rights of the country's minorities. "(The bill) is an important step in entrenching our identity, not only in consciousness of the world but primarily in our own minds", Dichter said. Some 17.5 per cent of Israel's population are Arab. [Full Article...]
Israel says Palestinian hunger strike leader ate in secret
Some 6,500 prisoners are being held in Israeli jails, including 51 women, 300 children and 500 without trial and up to 1,800 suffer from varying medical conditions. Trump praised Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation, which the United States helps fund. But he has at times backed away from the idea, such as during the 2015 election, when he said he would never permit a Palestinian state t... [Full Article...]
State Department says aware of North Korean detention of American

Shakespeare & Vardy set Premier League records for Leicester

Only PM Modi can save us from Kashmir unrest: Mehbooba Mufti

Relative calm in Syrian safe zones after deal implemented
Osama Abo Zayd, a spokesman for the Syrian military factions at the Kazakhstan talks, said on Friday that it was "incomprehensible" for Iran to act as a guarantor of the deal . Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry said the next round of expanded Syria talks in Geneva is set for late May while the next Russia , Turkey and Iran-brokered Astana meeting is set for mid-July. [Full Article...]