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Virginia shooting: Republican House Whip Steve Scalise 'critical'
Sanders said he denounced the violence "in the strongest possible terms". Trump called for unity in remarks at the White House on Wednesday, but Sanford and other Republican lawmakers also pointed to the president's own harsh rhetoric. [Full Article...]
UK Parliament opening date set, suggesting Tory deal reached
May flew immediately from Parliament to Paris to hold scheduled talks with newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron on security, terrorism, and proposals to censor the internet and gain access to encrypted content. "Sources say delay over government deal with DUP not because talks are "stuttering" - 95 percent agreed between both sides". The same newspaper published a column Tuesday by f... [Full Article...]
Key takeaways from Attorney General Sessions' testimony
The nation's top intelligence official told associates in March that President Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James B. So it didn't sound as if Trump was trying to stop the Russian Federation investigation at that point. Significantly, Preet Bharara, the India-born former top United States federal prosecutor, earlier this week had said that there was enough ... [Full Article...]
Storms possible Thursday; Chances stick around this weekend
Clouds move into New England overnight as low pressure approaches from the Great Lakes. The overall weather pattern will continue to feature good scattered storm chances right through Monday of next week. A few breaks of sunshine may peek out during the day. That outlook looks the same for Father's Day Sunday, with a humid high of 27 C and a low of around 19 C. [Full Article...]
NIS: N. Korea Developing Middle Stage Missile to Build ICBM
But North Korea has launched five missile tests since President Moon's inauguration last month, and continues to put the blame on Seoul for intensifying the already heightened tension between the two Koreas. About 900 people, including the mayor of Seoul , also attended. Separately, the NIS also told the Assembly that six South Koreans are now detained in North Korea and the figure rises to t... [Full Article...]
Analysts Recommendations Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCAU)
It has outperformed by 18.65% the S&P500. Comparatively, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. posted earnings of $0 per share in the same quarter a year ago. The 52-week range of the share price is from $23.83 - $43.65, while its earnings per share (EPS ) was $1.40. 4,026 shares were sold by Miller Anthony L., worth $95,342 on Friday, March 10. [Full Article...]
Trump Under Investigation for Obstruction of Justice
Earlier Thursday, Trump tweeted that a new report suggesting that special counsel Robert Mueller may investigate him for possible obstruction of justice after he fired FBI Director James Comey is a "phony story". Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee that he believes Trump fired him last month because he resisted a request to drop the Russian Federation investigation, especially as it ... [Full Article...]
Trump Under Investigation For Possible Obstruction Of Justice
Sessions cited executive privilege several times while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, though he acknowledged that President Donald Trump has not in fact invoked it yet. "Rubio, probably so", Sessions replied. The Justice Department has denied such a meeting occurred. "And that's troubling to me, I've got to tell you". [Full Article...]
Thursday's Congressional Baseball Game will still be played
The shooter, a 66-year-old IL native named James T. Hodgkinson has died from his injuries , according to President Donald Trump . The FBI is leading the investigation and will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available. [Full Article...]
Trump hands to Pentagon troop level decisions on Afghanistan
While Mattis declined to give an estimate of how many more forces he might send to Afghanistan, he told lawmakers at Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing that he would deliver an Afghan strategy by mid-July. This sets the stage for USA commanders to begin sending more forces to Afghanistan, after years of reductions made in the hope that Kabul could handle internal threats on its own. [Full Article...]
US OPEN 2017: EVERYONE is talking about the fescue at Erin Hills
PGA Tour victor, Kevin Na demonstrated the sheer difficulty of escaping from the native grasses , which had looked set to devour wayward golf balls and lead to potentially high scores. "I've played the back nine so far and I like it", added Knox. "And that was the only problem I truly had with the Dell Hole is, because we were playing the Dell Hole, we were losing what I think will become one of ... [Full Article...]
Iran has 'proof' of Saudi support for Daesh attacks in Tehran
Iran on Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of promoting terrorism in its border provinces, indirectly blaming Riyadh for the recent Tehran attacks. President Donald Trump is fond of using tweeter to share his opinions but he is yet to reply to Khamenei's tweets. [Full Article...]
Jeff Sessions Testifies in Senate Intelligence Hearing
Sessions opened his testimony to the panel with a fiery assertion that he never had any conversations with Russians about "any type of interference" in the 2016 presidential election . Given that as Federal Bureau of Investigation director Comey was overseeing the probe into Russian Federation and its possible collusion with the Trump team, the firing has led to questions about potential obstruct... [Full Article...]
Chinese President Calls for Solidarity, Cooperation with SCO Members
Congratulating India on the full member status of the SCO along with Pakistan , the prime minister said it was a historic day for Pakistan and the SCO members as well and thanked the founding members including China, Russia and others for their staunch support to Pakistan to become its full-fledged member. [Full Article...]
Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry lead Warriors to NBA title
Curry was no slouch himself in this series, but next to Durant he was merely part of the supporting cast. Fox's more female-skewing veteran So You Think You Can Dance (0.9), which is "returning to basics" this season, was off a tenth from the opener of last year's kid edition. [Full Article...]
President Trump not firing special counselor Robert Mueller, White House says
Finally, one thing we saw from Comey's termination is that firing the investigator is not an effective way to kill an investigation as large and as public as the Russian Federation investigation. Chris Ruddy, a friend of Trump's and the chief executive of Newsmax, a United States news outlet, went so far as to suggest the president was already thinking about "terminating" Mueller. [Full Article...]
Court: UK baby must remain on life support for 6 more days
A High Court judge ruled in favour of the hospital in April, and three judges in the Court of Appeal upheld this ruling. The ECHR previously ordered Charlie's life support to be kept on until today, but has now said this should be extended until midnight on 19 June. [Full Article...]
Alleged leaker's parents fear Trump will be tough on case
Reality Winner , the 25-year-old from Augusta, Georgia plans to plead not guilty following her arrest for allegedly leaking top secret NSA documents, RadarOnline.com has learned. voting software supplier, though there is no evidence the hack affected any votes. Victor served in the Air Force from December 2010 to 2016, leaving as a senior airman who was a cryptologic language analyst. [Full Article...]
Jeff Sessions to testify in open session before Senate Intelligence Committee
America's top law official also told the Senate Intelligence Committee any suggestion he colluded with the Kremlin was "an appalling and detestable lie". Sessions did not say in the letter whether his appearance would be in public or behind closed doors. Until the panel chairman's statement on Monday, it had been unclear whether Sessions would testify in an open or closed setting. [Full Article...]
Police identify lone gunman behind Philippine casino attack
In his first remarks on the assault, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday that the attacker was simply "crazy". The Philippine police on Sunday identified the lone gunman who attacked a casino in Manila last week. "We mourn with you", Albayalde said. "It's like being addicted to drugs". He exits, pulls the weapon out of his backpack and enters the second-floor casino, bypassi... [Full Article...]