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New York Prosecutors Subpoena Trump’s Inaugural Committee
The Wall Street Journal reported in December that federal prosecutors were investigating whether the inaugural committee misspent some of the record 107 million USA dollars it had raised from donors. As part of a plea deal, Patten acknowledged that he steered an illegal foreign donation to Trump's inaugural committee, using an American straw donor. [Full Article...]
College student finds man living in closet, wearing her clothing
Maddie and her roommate thought they had a ghost because of the missing items and odd handprints - until Saturday when the young woman says she found 30-year-old Andrew Swofford in her apartment. Praise to Maddie for the zen she channeled when handling the situation. They said their doors are always locked and they did not see any damage to them. [Full Article...]
Islamic State will be wiped out soon, Trump tells Australia, other allies
He also reaffirmed his determination to pull out roughly 2,000 United States troops from Syria. He had said in December that the pullout would proceed quickly. "And one of the reasons I want to keep it is because I want to be looking a little bit at Iran because Iran is a real problem". As is tradition, Trump's national televised speech was followed by a Democratic response, this time given ... [Full Article...]
Texas man dies after e-cigarette explosion
He was just weeks away from his 25th birthday. William Brown was at a vaporiser store in Keller in the United States when it happened. Alice Brown told the news outlet that her grandson told her he had to go to pick something up for his vehicle and stop at the bank, but that he made a pit stop to buy a vaporizer pen on the way home. [Full Article...]
White House Defends Trump 'Executive Time'
Trump, ever-paranoid, conducts some meetings during Executive Time that he doesn't want West Wing staffers to know about in case of leaks. "If Trump's schedule leads to all this he should be applauded for his focus". Sanders disputes that assessment, contending Trump's schedule allows "for a more creative environment that has helped make him the most productive president in modern history". [Full Article...]
The Debate - Venezuela's next battleground: Maduro rejects humanitarian aid convoys
Major European nations on February 4 joined the United States in recognising opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president of Moscow ally Venezuela , heightening a global showdown over Nicolas Maduro's socialist rule. "We can not buy drugs in Venezuela, you die before you get them". The United States has sought to squeeze Maduro both economically and diplomatically, imposing sanctions ... [Full Article...]
A Memory Stick Loaded With Photos Was Discovered in Frozen Seal Scat
Leopard seal scat is valuable to scientists because it holds a wealth of information about what the Antarctic predators eat, their general health and how long they have been in New Zealand waters. So they set it out to dry and tested it a couple weeks later. The USB stick, which was found by NIWA volunteers, was concealed inside a sample of leopard seal scat (poop) defrosted in January. [Full Article...]
Pope senses 'good will' in UAE for Yemen peace process
Its fateful consequences are before our eyes", he said, naming Yemen , Syria, Iraq and Libya . Although there has been no official comment from Riyadh, the pope has featured on the front pages of some of the main newspapers, which ran pictures of Francis's meetings with the grand imam of Al-Azhar in Abu Dhabi on Monday and UAE officials. [Full Article...]
We'll Come Back to Syria If We Have to
Despite Trump's order to withdraw, American officials maintain that the goal remains the "enduring defeat" of ISIS and are moving ahead with a long-planned meeting of top diplomats from the 79-member US -led coalition this week. "Don't overburden Iraq with you own issues", he said. The report notes that now ISIS is "regenerating key functions and capabilities more quickly in Iraq than Syria". [Full Article...]
May pledges to avoid hard border on island of Ireland
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who leads the anti-EU European Reform Group of Conservative MPs, said that they would not back May's deal, even if she secured a unilateral exit clause, or a time-limit, to the controversial Brexit backstop. May, on a visit to Belfast on Tuesday, tried to reassure Northern Ireland that she can deliver an orderly Brexit that will ensure peace in a province riven by three decades ... [Full Article...]
Political talks with Taliban key part of endgame, says United States commander
But they're all trying to diminish the Kabul government in the lead-up to the elections, which will take place this summer. But he said that if the Moscow meeting creates "an opening for real peace talks, it would still be a step forward". [Full Article...]
Dan Crenshaw takes a shot at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tax plan
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest for the State of the Union address is an activist who cornered then-Sen. Hours after the encounter, Flake, who had voted to move ahead with Kavanaugh's confirmation, reached across the aisle to delay a floor vote on the confirmation for one week to allow the FBI to investigate Ford's claims. [Full Article...]
From abortion to blackface: Northam engulfed in controversy
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks with reporters at a press conference at the Governor's mansion in Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2019. A digest of the top political stories from the Globe, sent to your inbox Monday-Friday. Later, though, he told friends and lawmakers he didn't think he was in the photo. After a nationally televised news conference Saturday in which Northam said he was no... [Full Article...]
US Senate Opposes Plans For Abrupt Withdrawal Of Troops
We have to protect other things that we have . According to NPR , Trump's comments also sparked the ire of Iraq's main militias, who said they could push for a vote in parliament to kick out usa troops. Iraq announced the fight against ISIS was over on December 9, 2017, after the group seized the country's second-largest city Mosul, as well as one-third of the rest of the country, befor... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation to develop new missile systems in 2 years after treaty pullout
Russia's foreign affairs chief, Sergei Lavrov, also that Washington acted in "direct violation" of the 1987 deal. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a key nuclear weapons treaty was opposed by most people in the United States, including fellow members of his Republican Party, a new survey has shown. [Full Article...]
‘Ice storm' to descend on Chicago area Tuesday evening
An ice storm Monday hit the Upper Peninsula and now, most of MI is bracing for freezing rain that's expected to leave roads as icy as the U.P. Several schools in the Kansas City metro area closed early on Tuesday ahead of expected winter weather. [Full Article...]
Iran unveils long-range cruise missile on revolution anniversary
The new "Hoveyzeh" cruise missile can reportedly travel up to 1,200 kilometres. Iran's defense minister says that the new missile hit its target . "It shows that nothing can challenge the determination and will of the Iranian people in the defense field, and as Leader of Islamic Revolution said, "any threat will receive a decisive and corresponding response". [Full Article...]
Federal prosecutors subpoena records from Trump inaugural committee
Cohen and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser to Melania Trump, who worked on the inaugural events. "We have just received a subpoena for documents", said the spokesman to ABC News. Tom Barrack, the inaugural committee's chairman, also declined to comment. The investigation partly arises out of materials seized in the federal probe of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's business deal... [Full Article...]
Brooklyn inmates in jail without power faced 'humanitarian crisis,' lawsuit alleges
And it said prison officials were largely unresponsive when lawyers sought information about "troubling reports " by inmates. "I am frustrated. This is America". NY was recently hit with a wave of cold weather that affected power and electricity in certain areas. We speak with Brad Lander, a NY city councilmember who spoke with prisoners and prison officials this weekend. [Full Article...]
Townsville floods: Crocodiles in the streets as floodgates open in Queensland
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Katarina Carroll said it was impossible to know how many homes had gone under across the city. Dozens of other locals have posted via social media they're perched on kitchen benches and their rooftops awaiting rescues. [Full Article...]