Friday, 1 December 2017

Trump tells confidants that a government shutdown might be good for him - Washington Post

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Trump tells confidants that a government shutdown might be good for him
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President Trump has told confidants that a government shutdown could be good for him politically and is focusing on his hard-line immigration stance as a way to win back supporters unhappy with his outreach to Democrats this fall, according to people ...
Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit ConcernsNew York Times
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President Trump, first lady Melania Trump light National Christmas Tree - CBS News

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President Trump, first lady Melania Trump light National Christmas Tree
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Last Updated Nov 30, 2017 8:11 PM EST. Kicking off the holiday season, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House Thursday evening. "We want to wish everybody a merry Christmas, a happy New Year ...
Twitter Ridicules Trump For Small Crowd At Christmas Tree LightingInternational Business Times
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Cowboys' roster more than enough to make run at playoffs - NFL.com

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Cowboys' roster more than enough to make run at playoffs
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys discovered something crucial at a time when they most needed a glimmer of hope. Even with their best offensive player suspended and their best defensive player sidelined by injury, this team still has the ability ...
Cowboys entered playing ugly, then started ugly. But the Redskins were even uglier.Washington Post
Thursday night wrap-up: Cowboys prevent Eagles from clinching with 38-14 winNBCSports.com
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Four attackers killed in holiday assault on Pakistani university, authorities say - NBCNews.com

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Four attackers killed in holiday assault on Pakistani university, authorities say
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Four attackers were killed and at least 11 other people were injured Friday in a terrorist assault on a university in northwestern Pakistan, authorities told NBC News. A loud explosion was also heard at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
Deaths reported in Taliban attack on college in PakistanFox News
Militant Attack on Pakistan University Kills 9Voice of America
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm Peshawar training collegeBBC News
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Kim Jong Nam had antidote to VX nerve agent on him at time of murder - CNN

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Kim Jong Nam had antidote to VX nerve agent on him at time of murder
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(CNN) The half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was carrying an antidote to the poison which killed him at the time of his death. Malaysia's High Court heard this week Kim Jong Nam had 12 doses of atropine in his sling bag when he was ...
North Korea and Kim Jong Un: Meet the known key players in the regimeFox News
Kim Jong Nam Was Carrying the Antidote to the Toxin That Killed Him, a Malaysian Court HearsTIME
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Aspiring NYC Model Found Dead With Slashed Throat in Jamaica - NBC New York

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Aspiring NYC Model Found Dead With Slashed Throat in Jamaica
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An aspiring actress and model from Queens who was visiting Jamaica was found dead with a slit throat. Wale Aliyu reports. (Published 2 hours ago). An aspiring actress and model from Queens who was visiting Jamaica was found dead with a slit throat on a ...

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'You're right: We're a threat,' British Labour leader Corbyn warns Morgan Stanley

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn warned Morgan Stanley that bankers are right to regard him as a threat because he wants to transform what he cast as a rigged economy that profited speculators at the expense of ordinary people.


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Zimbabwe's President Names Cabinet, Shuns Opposition - Bloomberg

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Zimbabwe's President Names Cabinet, Shuns Opposition
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Zimbabwe's new president appointed a cabinet that sees Patrick Chinamasa return as the southern African nation's finance minister and the opposition excluded as the government returned party loyalists to power along with generals weeks after a military ...
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa gives key cabinet jobs to military figuresBBC News
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa Names Senior Military Officials to Cabinet PostsU.S. News & World Report
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Franken Misconduct Claims Are Subject of Ethics Panel Inquiry - Bloomberg

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Franken Misconduct Claims Are Subject of Ethics Panel Inquiry
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The Senate Ethics Committee said Thursday it opened a preliminary inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct by Democratic Senator Al Franken of Minnesota. Franken, 66, apologized and asked for an ethics investigation of himself after several women ...
Senate ethics panel opens initial probe into FrankenCBS News
Senate Ethics Committee launches its investigation of Al FrankenUSA TODAY
New allegations against Sen. Al Franken, new demands he resignMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Thursday, 30 November 2017

North Korea's new Hwasong-15 missile: What the photos show - CNN

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North Korea's new Hwasong-15 missile: What the photos show
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(CNN) North Korea has test-fired a brand new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which experts said shows a major advance in technology and threat. Photos of the Hwasong-15 released Thursday by North Korean state media showed a large, tall ...
Time to sharpen our coercive diplomacy toward North KoreaThe Hill
North Korea has shown us its new missile, and it's scarier than we thoughtWashington Post
Trump: China's N.Korea Diplomacy Appears to Have 'No Impact on Little Rocket Man'U.S. News & World Report
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Trump In 'Early Stages of Dementia,' 'Morning Joe' Scarborough Claims - Newsweek

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Trump In 'Early Stages of Dementia,' 'Morning Joe' Scarborough Claims
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MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough fired back at President Donald Trump on air Thursday morning by claiming “people close to him during the campaign told me he had early stages of dementia." Trump is "completely detached from reality ...

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In warning to Ankara, EU cuts funds for Turkey's membership bid

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is set to cut up to 175 million euros for Turkey in 2018 that are linked to Ankara's stalled bid to join the bloc and could block some 3.5 billion euros in development loans earmarked for the country, lawmakers and diplomats said.


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Trump: China's N.Korea diplomacy appears to have 'no impact on Little Rocket Man'

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WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed a Chinese diplomatic effort to rein in North Korea's weapons program as a failure on Thursday, while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Beijing should do more to limit oil supplies to Pyongyang.


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Pelosi calls on Conyers to resign, citing 'credible' sexual harassment allegations - Washington Post

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Pelosi calls on Conyers to resign, citing 'credible' sexual harassment allegations
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) to resign Thursday, describing allegations of sexual harassment by multiple former aides as “credible” and “disappointing.” Conyers, the longest-serving member of ...
US Rep. Conyers in Hospital as Ex-Aide Describes HarassmentU.S. News & World Report
Rep. John Conyers in the hospital, aides sayCNN
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Spanish court orders prison for ex-Salvadoran officer over priests' massacre

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MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court has ordered the imprisonment of a former El Salvadoran army colonel for participating in the murder of five Spanish Jesuits in 1989 during the Central American country's civil war, a court ruling showed on Thursday.


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