New York State Senate passes $153.1B budget nine days after deadline New York State Senate passes $153.1B budget nine days after deadline:- The Senate gave final passage Sunday night to a $153.1 billion budget that was nine days late. With the budget adopted, legislators, who could not get paid until […]
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8 Key Questions For Trump And The World After The Syria Strike President Trump made the biggest move of his presidency so far Thursday night — he struck Syrian military targets after an apparent chemical weapons attack allegedly ordered by Syria's Bashar Assad against his own people. Trump can use […]
Porter leads the US over the world team at the Hoop Summit Porter leads the US over the world team at the Hoop Summit:- Michael Porter Jr., who recently decommitted from Washington to verbally commit to Missouri, scored 19 points and the U.S. national junior select team beat the world […]
Basque group ETA gives authorities list of weapons caches The armed Basque separatist group ETA has formally given the French authorities a list of location of its weapons, ammunition and explosives. The International Verification Commission, in charge of verifying the process, said in a statement Saturday that "this information was […]
US threatens more pressure on Syria after missile strikes The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing […]
South Africa says it was not obliged to arrest al-Bashir South Africa says it was not obliged to arrest al-Bashir:- South Africa is insisting to International Criminal Court judges that it did not have to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he visited Johannesburg in 2015. At a hearing Friday […]
Egyptians recount sexual harassment, angering conservatives Egyptians recount sexual harassment, angering conservatives:- Hundreds of Egyptian women and girls have come out to denounce sexual harassment and share personal stories about it on social media, breaking a taboo and raising the ire of some in the country's conservative majority. In posts […]
Seattle mayor accused in lawsuit of sexual abuse of teen in 1980s Seattle mayor accused in lawsuit of sexual abuse of teen in 1980s:- A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually molesting a teenage high-school dropout in the 1980s, and in interviews with The Seattle Times, […]
Philippines to upgrade facilities, not occupy new areas in disputed sea Philippines to upgrade facilities, not occupy new areas in disputed sea:- The Philippines will upgrade existing facilities on its inhabited islands and reefs in the South China Sea and not occupy new territories, adhering to a 2002 informal code in […]
Netanyahu welcomes US attack on Syria base The Latest on events in Syria (all times local): 5:50 a.m. Israel's prime minister has welcomed the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base saying he "fully supports" President Trump's decision. Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday in a statement that "In both word and […]
