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Roller coaster riders thrown, rescued at Daytona Beach boardwalk after auto derails
- June 15, 2018
Firefighters were called to rescue riders on a roller coaster that derailed in Daytona Beach, FL, on Thursday. Two others were forced to hold on until they could be rescued. Ten riders were rescued from the roller coaster. At it's highest point over more than half a mile of track, the Sandblaster is 85 feet high. The accident happened at the amusement park in the Daytona Beach Boardwalk area. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
Firefighters were called to rescue riders on a roller coaster that derailed in Daytona Beach, FL, on Thursday. Two others were forced to hold on until they could be rescued. Ten riders were rescued from the roller coaster. At it's highest point over more than half a mile of track, the Sandblaster is 85 feet high. The accident happened at the amusement park in the Daytona Beach Boardwalk area. (more...)
McCabe sues Trump administration, demanding documents related to firing
- June 15, 2018
McCabe alleges that the Justice Department has failed to identify the policies and procedures it followed before axing him from his post. McCabe, who had served as acting FBI director from May to August in 2017 after Trump's abrupt firing of James Comey , had overseen investigations into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
McCabe alleges that the Justice Department has failed to identify the policies and procedures it followed before axing him from his post. McCabe, who had served as acting FBI director from May to August in 2017 after Trump's abrupt firing of James Comey , had overseen investigations into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. (more...)
Texas site picked for tent city to house immigrant children
- June 15, 2018
Here's the Trump mural I mentioned to @chrislhayes inside the shelter for incarcerated child migrants. With a sharp increase this spring in the number of children taken into government custody, HHS officials said they have been scouting locations where they could install thousands of additional beds. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
Here's the Trump mural I mentioned to @chrislhayes inside the shelter for incarcerated child migrants. With a sharp increase this spring in the number of children taken into government custody, HHS officials said they have been scouting locations where they could install thousands of additional beds. (more...)
Exasperated Reporter Confronts Sanders Over Trump Administration's Cruelty to Immigrant Children
- June 15, 2018
The Trump administration is separating families seeking asylum at the U.S. border, taking kids into custody and housing them in converted Walmarts while sticking their parents in jail. "It reminds me a little bit of a dog kennel, constructed of cyclone fencing", Merkley said. "I kid you not, one of the first things an employee of the shelter said to me is, when we walked inside, 'Can you try to smile at these kids, because it's weird to see people from the outside.'" Soboroff said on MSNBC. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
The Trump administration is separating families seeking asylum at the U.S. border, taking kids into custody and housing them in converted Walmarts while sticking their parents in jail. "It reminds me a little bit of a dog kennel, constructed of cyclone fencing", Merkley said. "I kid you not, one of the first things an employee of the shelter said to me is, when we walked inside, 'Can you try to smile at these kids, because it's weird to see people from the outside.'" Soboroff said on MSNBC. (more...)
Australia PM to make national apology to child sex abuse victims
- June 15, 2018
The apology will coincide with National Children's Week, Turnbull noted. "The royal commission has made very clear that we all have a role to play to keep our children safe". Mr Porter and his counterparts failed to finalise any agreement on the treatment of church confessions at a meeting of the Council of Attorneys-General last week, with their communique saying "further work would be done" on the issue. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
The apology will coincide with National Children's Week, Turnbull noted. "The royal commission has made very clear that we all have a role to play to keep our children safe". Mr Porter and his counterparts failed to finalise any agreement on the treatment of church confessions at a meeting of the Council of Attorneys-General last week, with their communique saying "further work would be done" on the issue. (more...)
Presidents Moon and Trump hold phone conversation on Singapore Summit results
- June 15, 2018
The conflict has also divided many families that have never been reunited. And he will spin that like a carnival barker in the coming days. "I think without him, this whole thing wouldn't have happened because it crystallized when he came back in that condition", Trump said. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
The conflict has also divided many families that have never been reunited. And he will spin that like a carnival barker in the coming days. "I think without him, this whole thing wouldn't have happened because it crystallized when he came back in that condition", Trump said. (more...)
Kim summit pledges peace, but is the nuclear pact the real deal?
- June 15, 2018
New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, on a visit to Tokyo, said "I hope that both parties will accept the fact that, in negotiation, both sides must be prepared to give in certain issues if they expect to reach a good conclusion". After the US president noted his nuclear button was "much bigger and more powerful" than Kim's- "and it works"- Pyongyang branded the outburst the "bark of a rabid dog". (more...)
- June 15, 2018
New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, on a visit to Tokyo, said "I hope that both parties will accept the fact that, in negotiation, both sides must be prepared to give in certain issues if they expect to reach a good conclusion". After the US president noted his nuclear button was "much bigger and more powerful" than Kim's- "and it works"- Pyongyang branded the outburst the "bark of a rabid dog". (more...)
IG report confirms ex-FBI Director Comey's insubordination
- June 15, 2018
June 14, 2018. Also investigated by the IG was Comey's decision, against the recommendation of the Justice Department, to reveal to Congress that the FBI was reopening the email investigation following the discovery of additional messages. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
June 14, 2018. Also investigated by the IG was Comey's decision, against the recommendation of the Justice Department, to reveal to Congress that the FBI was reopening the email investigation following the discovery of additional messages. (more...)
History of negotiations between United States, North Korea
- June 15, 2018
In 1994 President Bill Clinton negotiated the " Agreed Framework" that guaranteed the DPRK would not build nuclear weapons and, in return, the United States would help North Korea develop nuclear generated electric power. ■ Kim changes tactics: After taking power with his father Kim Jong Il's death in late 2011, Kim Jong Un started carrying out an unusually large number of weapons tests as part of his stated objective of building nuclear-tipped missiles capable of reaching the USA mainland. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
In 1994 President Bill Clinton negotiated the " Agreed Framework" that guaranteed the DPRK would not build nuclear weapons and, in return, the United States would help North Korea develop nuclear generated electric power. ■ Kim changes tactics: After taking power with his father Kim Jong Il's death in late 2011, Kim Jong Un started carrying out an unusually large number of weapons tests as part of his stated objective of building nuclear-tipped missiles capable of reaching the USA mainland. (more...)
Former President George HW Bush celebrates 94th birthday
- June 15, 2018
The elder Bush, who served as president from 1989 to 1993, is spending the summer at his family compound in Kennebunkport. Bush is the longest-living former president, a few months older than Jimmy Carter who will turn 94 October 1. Her daughter-in-law, Margaret Bush, marked the occasion by doing something Barbara Bush enjoyed: She read aloud to young patients at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
The elder Bush, who served as president from 1989 to 1993, is spending the summer at his family compound in Kennebunkport. Bush is the longest-living former president, a few months older than Jimmy Carter who will turn 94 October 1. Her daughter-in-law, Margaret Bush, marked the occasion by doing something Barbara Bush enjoyed: She read aloud to young patients at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center. (more...)
Italy and France trade insults as migration row boils over
- June 15, 2018
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has confirmed that he would meet with the French president despite the latter's having earlier slammed the Italian government for its "cynical" response to the migrant ship crisis. Despite criticism from the pope and the United Nations refugee agency, which called the treatment of the migrants on the Aquarius "shameful", Salvini has not changed his position. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has confirmed that he would meet with the French president despite the latter's having earlier slammed the Italian government for its "cynical" response to the migrant ship crisis. Despite criticism from the pope and the United Nations refugee agency, which called the treatment of the migrants on the Aquarius "shameful", Salvini has not changed his position. (more...)
Mark Sanford After Primary Loss: GOP Is Not Party of Trump
- June 15, 2018
Trump took what amounted to a victory lap Wednesday morning, suggesting his tweet just hours before the polls closed in the Palmetto State helped state Rep. Trump has been accused of extra martial affairs. Alabama Rep. Martha Roby was forced into a runoff. While Trump is popular with Republicans, opinion polls show his general approval hovering in the low 40s% overall. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
Trump took what amounted to a victory lap Wednesday morning, suggesting his tweet just hours before the polls closed in the Palmetto State helped state Rep. Trump has been accused of extra martial affairs. Alabama Rep. Martha Roby was forced into a runoff. While Trump is popular with Republicans, opinion polls show his general approval hovering in the low 40s% overall. (more...)
NWS: Confirmed tornado hit Wilkes-Barre shopping area
- June 15, 2018
Teams will also be in Bradford County checking out the damage there, says WYOU. Emergency crews are searching through the debris Thursday for residents who might not evacuated the area yet. An EF2 tornado is categorized as "strong", with winds from 111-135 miles per hour. "Nearly everyone's cars in the parking lot were destroyed", the 18-year-old said. (more...)
- June 15, 2018
Teams will also be in Bradford County checking out the damage there, says WYOU. Emergency crews are searching through the debris Thursday for residents who might not evacuated the area yet. An EF2 tornado is categorized as "strong", with winds from 111-135 miles per hour. "Nearly everyone's cars in the parking lot were destroyed", the 18-year-old said. (more...)
Rising Kashmir editor’s PSOs also dead, Rajnath calls it a cowardice act
- June 14, 2018
He was reportedly hit by multiple bullets fired from a close range. Bukhari was shot in the head multiple times while he sat in a vehicle and a personal security officer (PSO), who was accompanying him, was also shot dead. "Forces inimical to restoring peace in Kashmir Valley have silenced a voice of reason, logic and peace", Press Club of India said in a statement. "Justice will be done", Mehbooba said. (more...)
- June 14, 2018
He was reportedly hit by multiple bullets fired from a close range. Bukhari was shot in the head multiple times while he sat in a vehicle and a personal security officer (PSO), who was accompanying him, was also shot dead. "Forces inimical to restoring peace in Kashmir Valley have silenced a voice of reason, logic and peace", Press Club of India said in a statement. "Justice will be done", Mehbooba said. (more...)
Senate will not 'poke the bear' Trump by passing tariff measure: lawmaker
- June 14, 2018
Rubio's tweet - which came while President Trump is lavishing praise on the North Korean dictator as "a strong guy" with " a very good personality " who is "very strategic" and "very impressive" - piqued Fox News host Sandra Smith, who pointed out to him, "the president, he sits down with Sean Hannity, he's talking about Kim Jong Un as someone who appeared to be amusing, he's smart, the president has said of him". (more...)
- June 14, 2018
Rubio's tweet - which came while President Trump is lavishing praise on the North Korean dictator as "a strong guy" with " a very good personality " who is "very strategic" and "very impressive" - piqued Fox News host Sandra Smith, who pointed out to him, "the president, he sits down with Sean Hannity, he's talking about Kim Jong Un as someone who appeared to be amusing, he's smart, the president has said of him". (more...)
Texts reveal disgraced Federal Bureau of Investigation agent told lover 'we'll stop' Trump
- June 14, 2018
In this instance, Comey said that though the Federal Bureau of Investigation found Clinton and her aides to be "extremely careless" in handling classified material, "no reasonable prosecutor" could have brought a case against her. President Trump is now being briefed on the report, and it will be released to the public at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. In July 2016, Comey made the controversial decision in July 2016 to announce that he was recommending that no charges be filed over the ... (more...)
- June 14, 2018
In this instance, Comey said that though the Federal Bureau of Investigation found Clinton and her aides to be "extremely careless" in handling classified material, "no reasonable prosecutor" could have brought a case against her. President Trump is now being briefed on the report, and it will be released to the public at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. In July 2016, Comey made the controversial decision in July 2016 to announce that he was recommending that no charges be filed over the ... (more...)
Thousands evacuated as raging wildfire devastates Colorado homes
- June 14, 2018
Residents of a total of 2,156 homes have been ordered to evacuate as of Sunday afternoon, La Plata County spokeswoman Megan Graham told The Durango Herald. "We recognize that this is hard for the local businesses and the local economy and just ask that people just be understanding and patient", Hooley said. (more...)
- June 14, 2018
Residents of a total of 2,156 homes have been ordered to evacuate as of Sunday afternoon, La Plata County spokeswoman Megan Graham told The Durango Herald. "We recognize that this is hard for the local businesses and the local economy and just ask that people just be understanding and patient", Hooley said. (more...)
Sarah Huckabee Sanders leaving White House, reports claim; Sanders responds
- June 14, 2018
While the White House still lacks a Communications Director since the departure of longtime President Trump aide Hope Hicks, two of the most familiar faces in the communications shop are reportedly planning to exit the Trump White House, CBS News reported Wednesday. (more...)
- June 14, 2018
While the White House still lacks a Communications Director since the departure of longtime President Trump aide Hope Hicks, two of the most familiar faces in the communications shop are reportedly planning to exit the Trump White House, CBS News reported Wednesday. (more...)
Ivanka Trump tweets ‘fake’ proverb sparking debate in China
- June 14, 2018
Pinning the tweet to the top of her page, she wrote: 'Those who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those doing it.' - Chinese Proverb'. Ivanka is idolized by many people in China , where she is referred to by the Chinese characters 伊万卡 - pronounced "Yi Wan Ka" - and even described as a " goddess ". (more...)
- June 14, 2018
Pinning the tweet to the top of her page, she wrote: 'Those who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those doing it.' - Chinese Proverb'. Ivanka is idolized by many people in China , where she is referred to by the Chinese characters 伊万卡 - pronounced "Yi Wan Ka" - and even described as a " goddess ". (more...)
New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation
- June 14, 2018
In the suit, filed Thursday morning, attorney general Barbara Underwood asked a state judge to dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation, according to The Washington Post . "I won't settle this case!". But those presidential powers couldn't be applied to state level prosecutions such as the one in NY. "For more than a decade, the Donald J. (more...)
- June 14, 2018
In the suit, filed Thursday morning, attorney general Barbara Underwood asked a state judge to dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation, according to The Washington Post . "I won't settle this case!". But those presidential powers couldn't be applied to state level prosecutions such as the one in NY. "For more than a decade, the Donald J. (more...)
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