Dozens of Democrats have called for Trump impeachment proceedings in wake of Mueller’s report – but Pelosi has remained steadfast in opposing an inquiryNancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, on 27 June. ‘I don’t think we should go down that path,’ she said of impeaching Trump in March. Photograph: Alex Brandon/APIn the House of Representatives the apparently frustrated...
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Sunday, June 30, 2019
Beto O'Rourke visits children at migrant housing facility downtown
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During his visit to Southwest Key's Casa Sunzal, O'Rourke said the children's situation is like the U.S. turning away Jewish refugees during World War II.
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UPDATE 4-Syrian state media: Israeli missile strike kills four civilians
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CAIRO/BEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes fired missiles targeting Syrian military positions in Homs and the Damascus outskirts in an attack that killed at least four civilians and wounded another 21, Syrian state media said. The Syrian military said Syrian air defences had confronted the attack, which was launched from Lebanese airspace. SANA also reported that...
UPDATE 1-Ball in Europe's court on nuclear deal's future - Iranian state TV
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It is up to Europe to shield Iran from U.S. sanctions and prevent it from further scaling back its compliance with its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, Iranian state TV said on Saturday, with only days left on Tehran's ultimatum. Iran's envoy to a meeting of the remaining signatories to the nuclear accord said on Friday that European countries had offered too little...
US Democrats skeptical on Trump-Kim meeting in Korea
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Democratic White House contenders gave a guarded welcome to Donald Trump's meeting Sunday with Kim Jong Un, with several warning the US president was granting him "legitimacy" despite the lack of progress on curbing North Korea's nuclear arsenal. Senator Bernie Sanders, a leading candidate in the race to face off against Trump in 2020, said he had "no problem" with Trump's...
10 deals you don’t want to miss on Sunday: $30 true wireless earbuds, $25 Wi-Fi extender, $20 LED strip, more
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June is almost over, but we're just getting started when it comes to killer daily deals. Highlights from Sunday's roundup include awesome new true wireless earbuds with touch control for $29.99 instead of $40 when you use the coupon code I7QWMF5M at checkout, a multi-color LED light strip that does everything the $70 Philips Hue model can do for just $19.99, the faster version...
Booker: Biden is 'causing a lot of frustration and even pain with his words'
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., criticized 2020 presidential rival Joe Biden on Sunday, saying the former vice president was doing a poor job of healing racial divisions in the country.
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UPDATE 1-Putin says Britain's May tough on Skripal poisoning case
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he wanted to improve ties with Britain after they were strained by the poisoning of a former Russian spy on British soil, but said Prime Minister Theresa May was taking a tough line on the issue. Putin met May at the G20 summit in Osaka on Friday. May's office said she asked Moscow to hand over the Russian suspects Britain...
The new and improved Gay Street sign is all over NYC Pride Twitter
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This year the New York City Pride March marks 50 years since the Stonewall Riot, and the parade is bigger and more colorful than ever. As the march makes its way to Greenwich Village, one street sign in particular is popping up on social media as a symbol of 2019's much-needed focus on inclusion in the queer community. It's pure coincidence that Gay Street intersects...
Undocumented immigrants should get health care, Julián Castro affirms
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“We're not going to let people living in this country die because they can't see a doctor.“
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Governor Cuomo signs legislation banning 'gay and trans panic' legal defense
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The defense had been used to justify violent reaction to finding out the person someone is with is gay or transgender.
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Biden scrambles after slipping in Democrats' debate
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A wounded Joe Biden scrambled to defend his frontrunner status Friday after getting pummeled over his record on race relations at a Democratic election debate, throwing the battle for the party's nomination to challenge President Donald Trump wide open. Watching from Japan, where he was attending the G20 summit, Trump licked his chops as the 10 Democrats at the Thursday night...
GOP senators set to return to Oregon Capitol after prolonged walkout over cap-and-trade bill
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Oregon's 11 Republican senators are ending a walkout protest over climate legislation that lasted more than a week and garnered national attention.
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'Back on track': Trump, Xi seal trade war truce
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed trade talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as "far better than expected" and vowed to hold off on further tariffs as negotiations continue. The ceasefire that halts damaging trade frictions came after a hotly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world's top two economies on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
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UPDATE 2-Fighting rages across Afghanistan as peace talks continue
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Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 19 people in an attack on a government office on Saturday night, officials said, in the latest episode of violence in Afghanistan as peace talks continue to end the war. The Taliban, which rejects the election process, claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the group's fighters also killed 57...
Newark Airport reopens after being shut down due to 'airport emergency'
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Newark Airport has reopened after it was shut down Saturday morning due to an "airport emergency."
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Your iPhone will charge from 0% to 80% in under an hour with these two accessories
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Here's the good news: all of Apple's iPhones from 2017 and later support 18W fast charging that can charge your phone from 0% all the way up to 80% in about 55 minutes! And now for the bad news: Apple's cheaped out and didn't include a fast charger in the box with any of its iPhone models. Seriously, you can buy a $1,500 iPhone XS Max and Apple still doesn't include a fast...
Trump: If There Was a Wall, Immigrant Dad and Daughter Who Drowned ‘Would Be Saved’
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Kevin Lamarque/ReutersPresident Donald Trump said that if the wall along the southern border with Mexico had been built, the migrant dad and daughter who drowned this week “would be saved.”Speaking at a press conference in Osaka, Japan, where world leaders are gathered at the G20 summit, Trump took a moment to offer his take on the global shock in response to the photo of...
GOP senator: ‘Underestimate Joe Biden at your own peril’
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Lindsey Graham also says of Kamala Harris: “She’s got game.”
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O'Rourke visits Mexico, meets turned away US asylum seekers
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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke visited Mexico on Sunday and listened to tearful immigrants say they fled Central American violence and turmoil to seek asylum in the U.S., but were turned away at the border. A fluent Spanish speaker, O'Rourke met around a table at a shelter with immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, some of whom wept as they...
Pandemonium in Panmunjom: Kim and Trump's hasty DMZ date
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's first two summits were highly choreographed affairs but their third date was an unscripted event seemingly arranged on a social media whim -- and threatened at times to descend into chaos. Trump admitted he did not know whether Kim would spurn his advances, delivered via Twitter. "When I put out the social media notification, if he didn't show...
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Medicinal cannabis: The family that changed Australia's debate
Their heartrending story shifted perceptions on medical cannabis - but, they argue, not far enough.
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Saturday, June 29, 2019
Apple's star designer Jony Ive to set up own firm
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Apple's longtime design chief Jony Ive, who played a key role in the development of the iPhone and other iconic products, is leaving the tech giant to set up his own firm, Apple said Thursday. Ive will depart later this year "to form an independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients," Apple said in a statement. Ive will pursue "personal projects"...
Man charged with murder, kidnapping in case of missing Utah student Mackenzie Lueck
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A man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of missingUniversity of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, CBS News reports
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Mika Brzezinski on the success of ‘Morning Joe’: ‘I’m the reason it’s still going’
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MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski says “Morning Joe” was her husband’s idea, but she’s “the reason it’s still going.” Brzezinski explains that when the show first started, she was booking the guests and managing the show. “I did everything from the get-go, tried to make a space for [Joe Scarborough]’s incredible voice.”
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UK PM May tells Putin to stop destabilizing activities: spokeswoman
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Prime Minister Theresa May told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that their countries can only have a different relationship if Russia stops the behavior that threatens to undermine international security, her spokeswoman said. May also Putin to hand over the Russia suspects Britain blames for poisoning a former double agent and his daughter with a nerve agent in Salisbury,...
Bernie Sanders claims 'ageism' after Eric Swalwell attacked him and Joe Biden in Democratic debate
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 77, was responding to attacks from Rep. Eric Swalwell, 38. "Judge people on the totality of who they are," he said.
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Boeing shares hit as FAA finds new 737 MAX issue
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Shares of Boeing tumbled Thursday, a day after US regulators identified a new issue in the Boeing 737 MAX that will likely slow the plane's return to service following two deadly crashes. The issue -- described by one aviation expert as "another black eye" for the 737 MAX -- came as a major US airline again pushed back the timeframe for returning the planes to service and...
Israel and Hamas Reach Truce to Restore Quiet, Army Radio Says
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(Bloomberg) -- Israel and Hamas reached a truce on Friday that would halt attacks against Israeli farmland in return for measures to ease the economic blockade on Gaza, according to a report by Israeli Army Radio.Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, would stop launching incendiary balloons that for the past year have torched thousands of acres of forest and...
Trump reveals US companies will be allowed to sell to Huawei as China trade talks get ‘back on track’
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed to a new ceasefire in a yearlong trade war between the US and China during their meeting on Saturday at the G20 conference in Japan.Mr Trump said he had agreed with the Chinese president the US would refrain from raising tariffs on China’s imports for now while Beijing would buy more US agricultural products.“We’re holding back on tariffs...
This Is the Battle That Decided World War II (Not What You Think)
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While the tactical result of the battle was stunning – the U.S. sunk four Japanese fleet carriers Hiryu, Soryu, Kaga and Akagi, a heavy cruiser and destroyed 248 enemy aircraft – it is the perilous backdrop of America’s war fortunes in 1942 that make Midway’s tide-turning outcomes all the more significant. Thursday, June 6th saw the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion...
Biden's image as the inevitable nominee, the one to beat Trump, was dinged Thursday
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Analysis: The problem for Joe Biden at the Democratic debate, Day 2, wasn't that he was so bad. It was that Kamala Harris was so good.
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18 kidnapping victims found 'enslaved' in Houston home: Police
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Authorities arrested and charged five people who allegedly kidnapped, smuggled and sexually assaulted multiple people in Houston.
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Sudan: Dying for the revolution
Meet the young protesters in Sudan prepared to die to keep the country's revolution alive.
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Biden responds to attack on his age: 'I'm still holding on to that torch'
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Rep. Eric Swalwell went after former Vice President Joe Biden in the second Democratic presidential primary debate. Swalwell said Biden, who is 76 years old, should “pass the torch.” Biden rejected the California lawmaker’s critique.
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Iraqi general, U.S. Marine dispute murder charge against Navy SEAL
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An Iraqi general and a U.S. Marine testifying in the murder trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL said on Thursday they never saw the platoon leader stab a wounded detainee in the neck, disputing the central allegation in the prosecution's war crimes case. A sworn deposition of Major General Abbas al-Jubouri, videotaped in San Diego earlier this month, was played for the seven-member...
Kamala Harris Is Surging and Birtherism Is Back
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Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyKamala Harris broke out from the other nine Democrats onstage during the second Democratic presidential primary debate on Thursday, calling on her personal experiences of racial injustice as a black woman.“As the only black person on this stage, I would like to speak on the issue of race,” Harris said.That’s when she was attacked...
Landfill Investigated Amid Search for Missing Virginia 2-Year-Old
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The search is still on for a Hampton toddler who went missing Monday morning. Hampton Police focused on the city landfill on Thursday four days days after 2-year-old Noah Tomlin went missing.
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Biden wounded as Democratic tensions boil over at debate
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For months, the 2020 Democratic campaign seemed mostly placid, even cordial. At Thursday’s presidential debate, those frictions came to the fore – and Joe Biden bore the brunt. The former vice president, 76, entered the debate as the front-runner, having led the pack of more than 20 Democratic candidates since he joined the race in April.
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Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions
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Political unease over the White House's tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump's ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress. The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts.
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5 takeaways from Thursday night’s Democratic debate
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A tense exchange between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden highlighted the 2020 cycle's second Democratic primary debate.
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US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions
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The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. The Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have been deployed "to defend American forces and interests," the US Air Forces Central Military Command said in a statement that did not specify how many of the hi-tech...
MacKenzie Lueck case: Utah police arrest man on suspicion of kidnapping, murder of SoCal college student
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Police took a person into custody as the search continues for missing Southern California college student MacKenzie Lueck, authorities said.
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Friday, June 28, 2019
2020 Election Meddling by China, Iran, N. Korea Likely, Administration Officials Warn
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China’s government finances English-language media outlets in the United States to influence U.S. perceptions on various issues, such as trade, the senior intelligence official told reporters during a briefing on election security. Russia isn’t the only threat to election security going into 2020, as Trump administration officials say they are preparing for meddling from...
Democrat debate recap: Are the candidates' values in line with American voters?
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2020 presidential hopefuls call out climate change, China and President Trump as the biggest threats facing the U.S.
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SCOTUS Won’t Revive Alabama Law Banning Dismemberment Abortion
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The Supreme Court declined Friday to revive an Alabama law that would ban dismemberment abortions.The state was forced to appeal to the High Court after a lower court ruled that its 2016 Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, which bans so-called “dilation and evacuation” abortions, violated the precedent established by Planned Parenthood v. Casey in...
Witness could face perjury charge in Navy SEAL court-martial
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A witness who dropped stunning testimony at the war crimes trial of a decorated Navy SEAL by telling the court he had killed an Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017 — not his accused platoon chief — could now face charges of perjury, according to the Navy. The Navy's legal adviser to the commander overseeing the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher notified...
Biden wounded as Democratic tensions boil over at debate
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For months, the 2020 Democratic campaign seemed mostly placid, even cordial. At Thursday’s presidential debate, those frictions came to the fore – and Joe Biden bore the brunt. The former vice president, 76, entered the debate as the front-runner, having led the pack of more than 20 Democratic candidates since he joined the race in April.
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China Says Its Demands for a Trade Deal With the U.S. Haven't Changed
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(Bloomberg) -- There’s no change to China’s conditions for making a trade deal with the U.S. as the two nations’ leaders prepare to meet this weekend, a government spokesman said.“China’s core concerns must be addressed properly,” Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said at a regular briefing in Beijing Thursday, when asked about the three demands laid out by Vice Premier...
AOC says three Democratic candidates stood out during 'breakaway' night of debates
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there were three presidential candidates who stood out during the first Democratic debate \- but that she isn't ready to endorse one just yet. Appearing on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, the youngest-ever congresswoman said: “I really do think this was a breakaway night. “I think Elizabeth Warren really distinguished herself....
Castro decks Beto
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The former Cabinet secretary and mayor had his first big moment of the 2020 campaign taking on his fellow Texan on immigration policy.
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Drowned father, daughter left humble origins in El Salvador
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Julia Pérez makes a living selling pupusas, traditional Salvadoran stuffed pastries, to residents of the Altavista neighborhood who rise before dawn and rush to buses bound for their jobs in the capital about 12 miles (20 kilometers) away. One of her regulars was Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, who would arrive on his motorcycle with his toddler daughter, Valeria, to grab...