Tag: USA
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Trump mistakenly tweets millions dead in Sri Lanka explosions
President Donald Trump began Sunday with tweets about terrorist attacks in the Asian nation of Sri Lanka that killed at least 190 people.
In expressing … Read more
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Zookeeper attacked by a tiger in Kansas
A zookeeper in Kansas has been hospitalized after an attack by a Sumatran tiger at the Topeka Zoo.
The tiger was in the same area … Read more
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Democrats torn on whether to push for Trump’s impeachment after Mueller report
Democrats are torn over the politics of impeachment — a division on display on Thursday when Democrats delivered contradictory responses on the subject following the … Read more
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Venezuela to denounce US sanctions as crimes against humanity
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday said he plans to denounce what he deemed to be “crimes against humanity” committed by the United States … Read more
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North Korea says it wants someone more mature than US Secretary of State Pompeo for discussions
North Korea said on Thursday it no longer wanted to deal with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and that he should be replaced in … Read more
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Homophobic protester dressed as Pete Buttigieg whips Jesus on the cross at political rally while ‘devil’ cheers him
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has already encountered a lot of prejudice and homophobia since announcing his intention to run in 2020 on Sunday.
However, … Read more
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Trump accuses those involved in Mueller investigation of treason
Donald Trump has ominously threatened to “turn the tables” on those involved in the Mueller investigation, accusing them of treason and vowing to “bring them … Read more
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Black Hole – Cartoon
First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, April 14, 2019 | By Chappatte via Politico… Read more
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Trump praised Haftar’s role in fighting ‘terrorism’ in Libya
President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar Monday, praising his role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s vast oil resources even as Haftar’s … Read more
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Maltese Professor Joe Mifsud, the link with Russia, the dirt about Clinton, Papadopoulos and Trump’s Campaign as defined in Mueller’s report
“In late April 2016, Papadopoulos was told by London-based professor Joseph Mifsud, immediately after Misud’s return from a trip to Moscow, that the Russian government … Read more
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UPDATED: US Attorney General holds press conference on Mueller report
US Attorney General William Barr addressed a news conference ahead of the release of the Mueller report.
Barr pointed out that there were 10 episodes … Read more
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Disney pledges $5 million to support rebuilding of Notre-Dame Cathedral
The Walt Disney Company announced it is committing $5 million to aid in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris following the devastating fire that … Read more
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Pig’s brain function restored hours after death
Scientists at Yale University in the US have restored activity in a pig’s brain hours after its death.
The findings challenge assumptions about the irreversible … Read more
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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing
Good morning
Your morning briefing leads with a developing story of a man was arrested after entering a cathedral in New York carrying cans of … Read more
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Man with fuel cans arrested at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NY
A man was arrested after entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York carrying two cans of fuel, lighter fluid and butane lighters, according to the … Read more
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Godiva to move beyond chocolate
The Belgian confectioner Godiva will be rolling out 2,000 cafes over the next six years. They will serve a complete menu of items including an … Read more
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Microsoft Corp rejected requests to install facial recognition technology due to human rights concerns
Microsoft President Brad Smith revealed that Microsoft Corp recently rejected a California law enforcement agency’s request to install facial recognition technology in officers’ cars and … Read more
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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing
Good morning
Once again, the morning briefing, leads with death, this time of two women in a traffic accident in Mosta. This our selection of … Read more
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Hackers publish the personal details of hundreds of US law enforcement personnel
Hackers breached the web servers of multiple chapters of the FBI and published the names and addresses of hundreds of law enforcement personnel and … Read more -
Pete Buttigieg formally launches 2020 presidential run
Pete Buttigieg officially launched his candidacy for the White House on Sunday, against a backdrop of improving poll numbers and increasing national interest. The 37-year-old … Read more
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Pete Buttigieg talks about 2020 election on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is continuing to generate a stir in the US political scene with the expectation that Sunday he is to … Read more
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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing
Good morning,
Your daily morning briefing gives you a quick overview of the news reported in Malta, Europe and the world.
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Kim Jong-un gives U.S. year-end ultimatum
North Korean state media KCNA said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned the breakdown in talks with the United States has raised the risks … Read more
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Fisher-Price recalls baby sleepers after fatalities
Toymaker Fisher-Price has recalled nearly five million of its ‘Rock ‘n Play Sleepers’ after reports linked the product to dozens of baby deaths.
Earlier this … Read more
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Court documents describe Johnny Depp as a ‘monster’ who beat and choked his ex-wife
In the motion filed in a court in Virginia,in the United States, Amber Heard describes in extraordinary new detail how actor Johnny Depp repeatedly slapped, … Read more
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Assange extradition could take years
Human Rights lawyer, Shoib M Khan says it is likely that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will end up in the States.
But he added that … Read more
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37 Chinese companies and schools put on US red-flag ‘unverified’ list
The U.S. Commerce Department announced that it is adding 37 Chinese companies and schools to a red-flag list of “unverified” entities that U.S. companies should … Read more
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US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
U.S. forces in Afghanistan say three U.S. service members and a contractor have been killed in a roadside bombing near the main American air base … Read more
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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing
Good morning
The latest from, Malta on Brexit, Libya’s clashes in Tripoli, elections in Israel and US politics are amongst the headlines in the morning … Read more
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US Secret Service Director leaving White House
U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles is leaving the Trump administration, the White House said, amid a shake-up in the upper echelon of the … Read more
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U.S. declares Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Organization
As expected, the Trump administration designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization, taking an unprecedented step as it seems to increase … Read more
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Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as US Homeland Security chief
Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned from the post of as US Homeland Security chief.
President Trump tweeted she would be temporarily replaced by Customs and Border … Read more -
Emergency landing for US flight after pilot’s screens go blank
An aircraft, which was scheduled to fly from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Houston, Texas, in the US, was forced to make an emergency landing in Dallas … Read more
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Older Democrats now see US Presidential candidate Buttigieg’s age as an asset
NBC News reports that after a two-day campaign swing through the first in the nation’s primary state of New Hampshire, by Pete Buttigieg, the … Read more
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Nurse adopts abandoned baby who was addicted to drugs at birth
A US nurse adopted a baby girl who was abandoned and addicted to drugs at birth.
Liz Smith, 45, had always wanted to have a … Read more
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Analysis – Will Pete Buttigieg’s boom last?
The Mayor Pete boomlet is real. The question is whether he’s on the edge of a breakthrough in the Democratic race—or likely to just be … Read more
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Trump’s lawyer maintains President’s right to keep tax returns private
President Trump’s personal lawyer on Friday asserted Mr. Trump’s right as a citizen to keep his tax returns private and told the Treasury Department not … Read more
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has severed ties with Huawei
The elite U.S. school Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that it has cut it’s ties with Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTE.
Maria Zuber, … Read more
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Saudi Arabia considering ditching dollar for oil trades
In an exclusive report, Reuters said that Saudi Arabia is threatening to sell its oil in currencies other than the dollar if Washington passes a … Read more
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Britney Spears Checks Into Mental Health Facility
American singer Britney Spears has checked into a psychiatric facility after suffering from emotional distress.
Variety reports that the 37 year-old singer was admitted over … Read more
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Trump expected to announce China – US summit
Trump is expected to announce a summit with the president of China, according to reports, as the two countries work to resolve their trade dispute.… Read more
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Cafeteria turns unused food into take-home meals for kids in need
A school district in Indiana, US has come up with a simple, yet effective solution for simultaneously tackling both student hunger and food waste.
The … Read more
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Democrats formally demand Trump’s tax returns from IRS
House Democrats have formally demanded Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, marking a major bid to obtain information about the president’s finances … Read more
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Trump’s decision to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras questioned
The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday that cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would … Read more
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Investigations on motive for the killings of 4 persons under way in Dakota
Police in North Dakota say they’re searching for a motive for the killings of four people at a property management company in Mandan.
Chief Jason … Read more
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Mueller’s report expected to be made public by mid-April
Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public “by mid-April”.
In a letter to the heads of the … Read more
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In a world first… kidney transplanted from one HIV-positive patient to another
For the first time ever US doctors at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, have transplanted a kidney from one HIV-positive patient to another.
Both patients … Read more
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Total smoking ban in U.S. Disney parks
No more smoking, vaping and also large strollers is going to be allowed in Disney’s theme parks in California and Florida starting this coming May.… Read more
