Monday, 6 November 2017

Trump's Seoul visit to put him at heart of North Korea nuclear standoff

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will step directly into the shadow of the North Korean nuclear standoff on Tuesday on a visit to South Korea in which his words alone could risk further inflaming tensions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.


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In Texas, A Good Guy With a Gun Stopped a Bad Guy With a Gun, But No One Truly Has Answers - National Review


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In Texas, A Good Guy With a Gun Stopped a Bad Guy With a Gun, But No One Truly Has Answers
National Review
With the automatic caveat that early reports are often wrong, it appears that the man who attacked the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was a dishonorably-discharged veteran of the United States Air Force. If this report is accurate ...
We Don't Need Gun Control to Stop Mass ShootingsTownhall
Calls For Prayer & Gun Control Follow Deadly Texas Shooting: Al Franken Demands “Moral Courage”Deadline
Trump: US will 'be talking about gun laws as time goes by'Madison.com
Chicago Sun-Times
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Anthony Weiner set to begin his prison sentence for sexting with teen girl - Toronto Star


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Anthony Weiner set to begin his prison sentence for sexting with teen girl
Toronto Star
The New York Democrat must surrender by 2 p.m. Monday at Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts to serve a 21-month prison sentence for illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl. Former U.S. congressman Anthoy Weiner pleaded guilty in ...

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Purge of Saudi princes, businessmen widens, travel curbs imposed

RIYADH (Reuters) - A campaign of mass arrests of Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen widened on Monday after a top entrepreneur was reportedly held in the biggest anti-corruption purge of the kingdom's affluent elite in its modern history.


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U.S. embassy in Turkey says resumes processing visas on 'limited basis'

ANKARA (Reuters) - The United States has resumed processing visas at its missions in Turkey on a "limited basis", the embassy said in an email on Monday, in what could signal a tentative improvement in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries.


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Lebanon president urges unity after PM Hariri quits, toppling coalition of sectarian groups

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president appealed for national unity on Monday after Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri quit in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, toppling the country's coalition government that grouped the country's main sectarian factions.


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Anthony Weiner expected to begin 21-month sentence for sexting 15-year-old girl Monday - MassLive.com


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Anthony Weiner expected to begin 21-month sentence for sexting 15-year-old girl Monday
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Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner leaves Federal court, Friday, May 19, 2017, in New York. Weiner pleaded guilty to a charge of transmitting sexual material to a minor and could get years in prison. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)( Mary Altaffer ). Comment. 0 ...

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Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Washington State Special Election - NPR


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Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Washington State Special Election
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Jinyoung Lee Englund, the Republican candidate for 45th district Senate seat in Washington, talks with volunteers at her campaign headquarters in Woodinville, Wash. The race has attracted national attention and money because Englund's loss would give ...

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Report: Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Magnitsky Law - Daily Beast


Daily Beast

Report: Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Magnitsky Law
Daily Beast
The Russian lawyer who was present for a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with top campaign aides says Donald Trump Jr. indicated to her that a law targeting Russia could be re-evaluated if his father triumphed in the election, according to a Bloomberg ...
Russian lawyer claims Trump Jr. promised to reconsider anti-Russia law 'if we come to power'The Week Magazine
'If we come to power': Donald Trump Jr. suggested he would overturn anti-Russia law, Russian lawyer saysRaw Story

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Anthony Weiner Enters Federal Prison Today - American Spectator


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Anthony Weiner Enters Federal Prison Today
American Spectator
He will serve about two years for helping elect Donald Trump. But that's not the crime he was charged with. Recall that six weeks ago U.S. District Judge Denise Louise Cote had sentenced the disgraced 53-year-old former congressman to imprisonment for ...

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Saudi says reserves right to respond to Iran 'hostile actions'

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday his country reserved the right to respond to Iran's "hostile actions", an apparent reference to a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis who Saudi Arabia says are armed by Iran.


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Germany's awkward partners start renewed coalition push

BERLIN (Reuters) - The parties seeking to form Germany's next government begin a fresh round of talks on Monday, hoping that a sharper focus on policy detail will reinvigorate negotiations that have barely inched forward since a national election in September.


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40 things we learned in Week 9 of the 2017 NFL season - USA TODAY


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40 things we learned in Week 9 of the 2017 NFL season
USA TODAY
The 40 things we learned from Week 9 of the NFL season: 1. In a sign of things to come, the Los Angeles Rams scored Sunday's first touchdown on an 8-yard pass from QB Jared Goff to TE Tyler Higbee against the New York Giants. But that was hardly the ...
Eli Manning wants no part of this Davis Webb talkNBCSports.com
Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 9: Wentz, Goff, Prescott make 2016 draft look insaneCBSSports.com
Giants' Ben McAdoo not worried about his job securityNJ.com
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Report: Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Magnitsky Law - Daily Beast


Daily Beast

Report: Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Magnitsky Law
Daily Beast
The Russian lawyer who was present for a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with top campaign aides says Donald Trump Jr. indicated to her that a law targeting Russia could be re-evaluated if his father triumphed in the election, according to a Bloomberg ...

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Saudi-Led Coalition Fighting in Yemen Hints at 'Act of War' by Iran - New York Times


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Saudi-Led Coalition Fighting in Yemen Hints at 'Act of War' by Iran
New York Times
The site of an airstrike in Sana, Yemen, on Sunday. The Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi positions after a ballistic missile was intercepted near Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Credit Mohammed Huwais/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. SANA, Yemen — A ...
Yemen flights canceled after Saudis intercept ballistic missileUSA TODAY
Saudi Arabia Says Missile Strike Could Be 'Act of War' by IranBloomberg
Iran dismisses allegations it gave missiles to Houthi rebels in YemenCNN
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