Sunday, 4 March 2018

Germany awaits coalition blessing from Social Democrat party members

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will learn on Sunday whether the Social Democrat (SPD) party's 464,000 members have voted in favor of a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, opening the way to a new government for Europe's economic powerhouse.


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Trump praises Chinese president extending tenure 'for life'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday after the ruling Communist party announced it was eliminating the two-term limit for the presidency, paving the way for Xi to serve indefinitely, according to audio aired by CNN.


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China says its 'moderate' defense spending rises are no threat

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's "moderate" defense spending rises in the past few years have been to make up for past deficiencies and the country's military will not threaten anyone, a senior diplomat said on Sunday ahead of the release of the defense budget.


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South Korea sending envoys to North Korea as Trump suggests U.S. willing to talk

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will dispatch a delegation led by senior security officials for a two-day visit to North Korea starting Monday, the presidential Blue House announced Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that he is ready to talk to Pyongyang.


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Australia's former deputy PM unsure if baby is his but doesn't care

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s former deputy prime minister, who resigned last month over an extra-marital affair with his press secretary, acknowledged in a media interview that the baby being carried by his pregnant former staffer may not be his.


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Trump's top jokes from the Gridiron dinner - CNN


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Trump's top jokes from the Gridiron dinner
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(CNN) When President Donald Trump announced he would attend the annual Gridiron Club Dinner last month, many wondered whether he would be able to joke about sensitive subjects like himself and his administration. The dinner, hosted in Washington and ...
At joke-filled dinner, Trump suggests US will meet with North KoreaReuters
Trump shows he has a sense of humor at Gridiron Club dinnerNew York Post
A Night of Laughs Between Trump and His Favorite Punching BagNew York Times
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Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day' - CNN


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Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'
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(CNN) President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a "rigged system" that still doesn't have the "right people" in place to fix it, during a freewheeling speech to ...
Trump praises Chinese president extending tenure 'for life'Reuters
Trump Tells Donors China's Xi 'President for Life,' CNN SaysBloomberg
Trump on China abolishing presidential term limits: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot someday'Business Insider
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Confusion in the Florida Senate as AR-15 ban fails to pass - CBS News


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Confusion in the Florida Senate as AR-15 ban fails to pass
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Last Updated Mar 3, 2018 8:13 PM EST. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It appeared Florida's upper chamber had approved a ban on AR-15-style rifles Saturday, but a later roll call vote clarified that it did not have the votes to pass. After it appeared the two ...
The Florida Senate Approved An AR-15 Ban. Then They Didn't.HuffPost
Florida Senate says no to ban on assault weapons, yes to arming teachersSun Sentinel (blog)
Parkland Students Want Their Parents To Push For Gun Control, Too — Here's How They're Doing ItBustle
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Baldwin's 'High Mentals' Trump Boasts On 'SNL' He's Running Country Like A Waffle House - HuffPost


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Baldwin's 'High Mentals' Trump Boasts On 'SNL' He's Running Country Like A Waffle House
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After his Twitter feud with the president, Alec Baldwin was back on “Saturday Night Live” playing a Donald Trump digging his way out of catastrophes in the cold open featuring an episode from “Anderson Cooper 360.” “In times like this we look to our ...
The feud continues: Alec Baldwin returns to 'SNL' as Trump after Twitter spatNBCNews.com
Alec Baldwin mocks Trump with Hope Hicks dig: 'She's like a daughter to me. So smart, so hot.'USA TODAY
SNL Suggests That Trump Was Paid Off by NRA After Florida Shooting — WatchTVLine
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'Jared has faded': Inside the 28 days of tumult that left Kushner badly diminished - Chicago Tribune


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'Jared has faded': Inside the 28 days of tumult that left Kushner badly diminished
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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner watches as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 20, 2017. (Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post). Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Josh DawseyWashington Post. They were the ascendant ...
A Week 'Lost In The West Wing Reality Show'NPR
Mueller team asking if Kushner foreign business ties influenced Trump policyNBCNews.com
Will the Last Person to Leave the West Wing Please Turn Out the Lights?The Atlantic
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4 percent: Senate passes lowered pay raise bill - Bluefield Daily Telegraph


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4 percent: Senate passes lowered pay raise bill
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In a Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 photo, school employees from Watson Elementary School picket on Fairmont Avenue in the fight for fixes to PEIA in West Virginia legislature, in Fairmont, WV. Some of their issues with legislature come from their pay as state ...
West Virginia Teachers Strike Set To Continue After Lawmakers Lower RaisesHuffPost

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David Ogden Stiers, stuffy Major Winchester in 'M*A*S*H,' dies at 75 - USA TODAY


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David Ogden Stiers, stuffy Major Winchester in 'M*A*S*H,' dies at 75
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Aside from his Emmy-nominated TV role, David Ogden Stiers was best known as the voice of Cogsworth in the original 'Beauty and the Beast.' Loading… Post to Facebook. David Ogden Stiers, stuffy Major Winchester in 'M*A*S*H,' dies at 75 Aside from his ...
'M*A*S*H' actor David Ogden Stiers dies at 75CNN
'MASH' actor David Ogden Stiers dies at age 75NBCNews.com
'M*A*S*H' actor David Ogden Stiers dead at 75wtvr.com
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Saturday, 3 March 2018

Stormy Daniels Reportedly Threatened To Cancel Her NDA When Trump's Lawyer Was Late Making A Payment - UPROXX


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Stormy Daniels Reportedly Threatened To Cancel Her NDA When Trump's Lawyer Was Late Making A Payment
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While Stormy Daniels now believes that she is free to speak publicly about her alleged affair with Donald Trump, the former adult film star reportedly threatened to break her nondisclosure agreement with the then-presidential hopeful much earlier ...

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UK police charge three men over shop blast that killed five in Leicester

LONDON (Reuters) - British police investigating a shop blast a week ago which killed five people in the central English city of Leicester, said on Saturday they had charged three men with manslaughter and arson with intent to endanger life.


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Slow-moving nor'easter hammers East Coast, kills at least seven - NBCNews.com


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Slow-moving nor'easter hammers East Coast, kills at least seven
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Thousands of people were without power and at least seven were dead Saturday morning after a Nor'easter blanketed the East Coast with rain and snow on Friday. Powerful winds and rain from Georgia to New England caused heavy flooding and flight ...
'Bomb Cyclone' Brings Wind, Flooding And Snow To Northeast, Killing SeveralNPR
Bomb cyclone nor'easter pummels East Coast with strong winds, rainCBS News
Seven dead, streets flooded, cities paralyzed by massive East Coast stormWashington Post
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'This is off the charts': Intelligence veterans sound the alarm over the House Intelligence Committee's partisan war - Business Insider


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'This is off the charts': Intelligence veterans sound the alarm over the House Intelligence Committee's partisan war
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Adam Schiff Devin Nunes House Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Ranking Member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speak with the media about the ongoing Russia investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 15 ...
Hannity on Nunes' Letter to Sessions: 'The Scandal Is Getting Bigger and Bigger'Fox News Insider

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