Brexit: ‘People’s Vote’ campaign group launched MPs, celebrities and business leaders have launched a campaign calling for a public vote on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union. The People’s Vote – which held a rally in Camden, north London, on Sunday – aims to unite […]
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Pence’s tone toward refugees, oppressed contrasts with Trump’s harsher rhetoric As Vice President Pence addressed fellow world leaders at the Summit of the Americas this weekend, he told the story of a grandmother he met in Colombia who fled her home in Venezuela with her five grandchildren. “She told me, […]
China, Japan Vow North Korea Cooperation, Plan High-Level Visits The foreign ministers of China and Japan agreed to work closely to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, in the latest sign of improved cooperation between Asia’s two largest economies. “To get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons […]
The many things Trump didn’t accomplish in the latest Syria strike After days of speculation, the United States took action Friday night to punish the Syrian regime for a suspected chemical weapons attack a week prior. French, British and American forces launched a salvo of more than 100 missiles against […]
Snow Expected to Taper Off Monday Morning, Multiple Metro Districts Cancel School After a weekend-long snow event, KSTP Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas said the snow is expected to exit the area by early Monday morning. Yuhas said the snow will turn to flurries and slowly taper off. He added that a […]
R.N.C. Official Who Agreed to Pay Playboy Model $1.6 Million Resigns A major donor with close ties to the White House resigned on Friday as deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee after the revelation that he had agreed to pay $1.6 million to a former Playboy model who […]
Prominent gay rights lawyer sets himself on fire in protest suicide A prominent gay rights attorney who led lawsuits legalizing same-sex marriage set himself on fire in Brooklyn on Saturday morning in a fatal plea for action on issues related to the environment. The body of David S. Buckel, 60, […]
Partisan tensions rise as Mueller bill delayed Legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller is running into steep political headwinds even as President Trump is weighing cracking down on the Russia investigation. The bill got a boost of momentum when GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) said it would get a committee […]
Kentucky governor apologizes for saying teachers’ strike left children vulnerable to harm, sexual assault and drugs Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued an apology Sunday for remarks he made Friday that suggested a state-wide teachers’ strike left schoolchildren vulnerable to harm, sexual assault and drugs, saying his remarks had “unintended consequences.” […]
Two black men were arrested waiting at a Starbucks. Now the company, police are on the defensive. Starbucks, which once asked baristas to start a conversation about race with customers, faces fierce criticism after two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store, sparking accusations of racial profiling over what […]
