Ukraine to mirror U.S. sanctions on Russian tycoons Ukraine has decided to expand sanctions on Russian companies and entities to mirror those of the United States, which has blacklisted tycoons and allies of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. Kiev has also extended existing sanctions it […]
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House Republicans nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize A group of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters in the House of Representatives have sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, formally nominating the President for a Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination was spearheaded by Indiana’s Rep. Luke Messer, who […]
Measuring Macron: Is France’s leader rebooting the economy? A year on, annual economic growth has picked up — closing the gap with Germany and pulling away from other major European powers such as Britain and Italy. The pace of new business openings have increased sharply and improvements in the jobs […]
Release of Americans held in North Korea ‘imminent,’ source says The release of three US nationals currently detained in North Korea is “imminent,” according to an official with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations. The official told CNN the North Koreans made the decision to free the Americans two months ago, […]
Trump accuser seeks ‘Apprentice’ recordings as evidence for defamation case The lawyer for one of the women suing President Donald Trump for defamation is seeking recordings of “The Apprentice” from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos filed a lawsuit against Trump in January 2017, in which she alleged that Trump […]
Person of interest in killing of Pennsylvania couple found dead, authorities say Daniel Mooney, the person of interest named in the double murder of a married couple in Pennsylvania, was found dead Wednesday, CBS Philadelphia reports. Officials say Mooney had lived directly across from the crime scene. The victims were […]
Iowa legislators just passed one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the U.S. Iowa’s predominantly Republican legislature passed a bill that would prohibit abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, a significant step toward enacting one of the most restrictive laws of its kind in the United States and […]
Ryan: Democratic House takeover would lead to gridlock and subpoenas Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reportedly said on Wednesday that if Democrats were to gain control of the House in November’s midterms, it would lead to gridlock and partisan investigations of President Trump. Ryan — who recently announced […]
Boys will be boys? Gender-neutral Scouting sparks debate within Boy Scouts as well as Girl Scouts Julia Horowitz joined the Girl Scouts when she was 6 or 7. She sold cookies, of course, but also took part in crafts and community cleanups. The Beverly Hills teenager liked some of the […]
Trump told to ‘take care’ with his language on immigrants The national teacher of the year on Wednesday handed President Donald Trump a letter from a Rwandan immigrant student that urged Trump to “take care” with his language about immigrant and refugee communities. The letter was one of 45 delivered […]
