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Trump Dictated Son's Statement on Russia Meeting
Trump's secretive and personal intervention, first reported by The Washington Post , casts doubt on claims he knew nothing about a meeting during the 2016 campaign that is now central to a federal investigation. Turley said. The Senate, the House of Representatives and a special counsel are all investigating alleged Russian interference in the presidential election - a claim denied by the Kreml... [Full Article...]
Amazon to hire 1500 at New Jersey locations today
According to the release, Amazon made the managerial positions also available to the users. Most of the positions are full-time positions, though Amazon indicates that more than 10,000 will be for part-time work. Wages hikes have been slow in coming, however, something that is being watch closely by US monetary policy makers. Amazon is expected to hire thousands of people during a series of jo... [Full Article...]
U.S. 'not seeking regime change' in North Korea, says Tillerson
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday he will meet with his Russian opposite number foreign minister Sergei Lavrov over the weekend, but warned US-Russia ties could still get worse. " One of the first threats we were confronted with upon entering office is North Korea, and it was the first policy area that we felt an urgency to deal with ". [Full Article...]
Global geo-political Series: Trump team considering trade action against China
The Trump administration in the United States is increasingly concerned about the supposed "unfair" trade practices of China, a rising global economic powerhouse, and could soon initiate an investigation into their trade practices in order to determine a response. [Full Article...]
United States launches unarmed ICBM from California in test
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US government would agree to a dialogue with North Korea if it relinquishes its nuclear program . The U.S. has more than 400 Minuteman III missiles in underground silos at three bases, and the weapons have a range in excess of 8,000 miles. "Planning for this particular launch started a little over a year ago", she said. [Full Article...]
Explosion rocks near Kandahar airport in Afghanistan
Kandahar police spokesman Zia Durrani also confirmed the attack and the area on the edge Kandahar was quickly cordoned off. "Resolute Support can confirm that a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation convoy was attacked this afternoon in Kandahar". [Full Article...]
Who's who in the Trump-Russia saga
According to the Trump administration, Donald Trump Junior went to discuss a program regarding the adoption of " Russian children" with the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya. "The real beauty of the White House ", Trump earlier said. President Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion with Russian Federation. Trump Jr maintains that he got nothing of use from that little chinwag. [Full Article...]
Transgender man gives birth to a boy
Their family's story - and their willingness to go public with it - reflects a shift in public attitudes about pregnancy and parenting in transgender men as social stigmas have started to chip away and advocacy groups have campaigned for greater acceptance. [Full Article...]
United States plans trade action over China copyright piracy
The potential probe, which could be announced as soon as this week, was first reported by digital news service Axios. The Trump administration is reportedly considering using rarely invoked US trade laws to compel China to crack down on theft of copyrights, patents and other intellectual property and fend off technology-sharing demands from Beijing. [Full Article...]
Child ask police to check new home for monsters
Officer Bonday is heard saying as Sidney looks under the couch. "She was anxious that there may be some monsters in her new house", he said, adding that she and her mother, Megan, asked if he could drop by to "check the house before they moved in". [Full Article...]
Occupied Kashmir shut-down as protest against killing of Kashmiri youth
Abu Dujana , a senior fighter from the Lashkar-e-Taiba, was killed during a raid near Srinagar in the disputed Indian-held territory of Kashmir. Abu Dujana, alias Hafiz (LeT Divisional Commander, South Kashmir), was listed under the A++ category and the Army had also said that he is based out of Pakistan and has been active since December 14, 2014. [Full Article...]
OIC says Israel must respect sensitivities of Muslims to Al Aqsa
According to The Jerusalem Post newspaper citing figures released Monday, there has been a 15 percent increase in the number of Jewish visitors to the site in the past year. The top diplomat said although the crisis is over now, many other more risky crises would erupt as a result of the continuous Israeli violations, such as the Israeli extremists' frequent breaking into the mosque, citing... [Full Article...]
Tillerson: US-Russia ties could still get worse
Tillerson, while addressing the State Department press briefing, said that the USA was not seeking regime change or looking to send its military "north of the 38th parallel" that divides North and South Korea. North Korea's recent long-range missile tests have deepened concern about the threat Pyongyang poses to the U.S. mainland, and strengthened determination here to prevent any strike. [Full Article...]
Right to privacy case: Nine judge SC bench reserves order
However, appearing for the non-BJP led states of Karnataka, West Bengal, Punjab and Puducherry Kapil Sibal had said that these states held the right to privacy as a fundamental right. Amidst Aadhar concerns the government has constituted a ten member committee to recommend a framework for securing personal data, developing safeguards against data breaches. [Full Article...]
Ohio's tax-free weekend: What you need to know
This is the first time since 2015 that you'll be able to buy these items without paying sales tax. The tax holiday, which runs from 12:01 a.m. August 5 to midnight August 6, applies to select clothing and footwear that sell individually for less than $100. [Full Article...]
Raids On Karnataka Minister, Resort Housing Gujarat Congress Lawmakers
Minister for Water Resources M B Patil, talking to newsmen, alleged that BJP is misusing IT department which is under itscontrol to tarnish the image of Congress government in the State. Azad also asked why the raids on the minister was "taking place today and not a month later or before". The Congress had 57 MLAs in the 182-member Assembly. [Full Article...]
Plane Crashes Shortly After Take Off At Danbury Airport
Officials say the plane went down after taking off in a field just off airport property. Reports said that the plane crashed in the area of Miry Brook Road and Backus Avenue. Deputy Chief Stephen Williams told Eyewitness News that a mechanical malfunction may have caused the plane to crash, but said the it is still too early in the investigation to make that determination. [Full Article...]
U.S. allegedly to probe colleges' discrimination against white applicants, NY Times reports
According to a document obtained by the newspaper, the administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department's civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities in relation to "intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions". [Full Article...]
Tillerson Says He Disagrees With Trump on Iran Deal
Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament, said these sanctions violate the 2015 nuclear agreement and Iran took its case to a United Nations commission charged with monitoring compliance with the deal, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported. [Full Article...]
Burkas or bus seats? Image sparks anti-Muslim Facebook debate
One wrote: "It looks really scary, should be banned". But on closer inspection, it appears the photo does not show a group of women in burqas, but simply a collection of bus seats. Sindre Beyer posted the responses saying he was shocked at the amount of fake news being spread by right wingers. He told Norway's news organisation Nettavisen that he had shared the mistake so people could "se... [Full Article...]