International

Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, announces new crackdown

President Trump said Friday he’s decertifying the Iranian nuclear deal forged under the Obama administration, but stopped short of ending the international agreement, instead giving Congress 60 days to take a tougher approach toward Tehran’s lawless behavior. In an address from the White House, the president also said he’s directing the Treasury Department to sanction […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Iran says designating IRGC a terror group ‘a terror act’ in itself

Iran’s defense minister warned on Thursday that should the US designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), a powerful branch of the Iranian military, as a terror organization — as US President Donald Trump has threatened to do — the move would be perceived as an attack on Iran as a whole. Brig. General Amir Hatami

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Middle East, USA

Philippines’ Duterte threatens to expel EU diplomats

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Thursday to expel European ambassadors, accusing their governments without citing evidence of plotting to get Manila expelled from the United Nations. Duterte signalled in a fiery speech he would not tolerate European criticism of his drug war, which has seen police kill at least 3,850 people since he took office

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International

Erdogan accuses US of ‘sacrificing’ relations with Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said the US was in danger of “sacrificing” its relations with Turkey, as he blamed the American envoy to Ankara for the crisis in relations between the NATO allies. “It is the ambassador here who caused this,” Erdogan told a meeting in Ankara, referring to the outgoing US envoy

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Middle East, USA

Trump administration says Philadelphia’s ‘sanctuary city’ policy violates law

PHILADELPHIA — In the latest salvo in an ongoing dispute, the Trump administration has declared that Philadelphia’s “sanctuary city” policies violate federal law and has given city officials two weeks to contest the ruling or lose at least $1.6 million in police funding. The decision was outlined in a letter delivered this week to Mayor

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USA

Trump says the release of hostages shows Pakistan is ‘starting to respect’ US again

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed Pakistan’s cooperation in making possible the release of an American family held captive in Pakistan by the Taliban, calling it “a positive moment” in the country’s relationship with the United States. Trump praised the Pakistani government for “working hard” to help find and release American citizen Caitlin

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International, USA

Steven Seagal Accused of Sexually Harassing Women

Inside Edition correspondent Lisa Guerrero, who has worked as an actress since 1990, nodded knowingly when the Harvey Weinstein news broke late last week. “Nearly every woman I know in Hollywood has been ‘Weinsteined’ at some point in their careers,” says Guerrero. “If not by him, then by someone else.” In 1996, Guerrero was a

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

California Senate leader Kevin de Leon said to be leaning toward challenging Sen. Dianne Feinstein

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon is strongly considering challenging Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat, in her 2018 re-election bid, according to sources close to De Leon. One veteran California politician, who asked for anonymity to freely discuss the matter, said De Leon considered a campaign launch earlier this week. But

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USA

Trump Will Speak At a Hate Group Event

President Donald Trump will be the first sitting president to address the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit, which the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) described as a “rogues’ gallery of the radical right.” Trump will be the keynote speaker at Friday’s event, which will also be attended by his former strategist, Steve Bannon. Other

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USA

Trump Talks Through Retreat Bugle That Honors Military

President Donald Trump is embroiled in a long-running verbal spat with NFL players over their kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice toward African-Americans. He has taken objection to their perceived disparagement of the star-and-striped flag, the national anthem and the military. But on Wednesday night, the president talked through the “Retreat” bugle,

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USA

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly says he’s neither quitting nor getting fired

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly held a surprise news conference on Thursday that, while wide-ranging, clearly was intended to send one message: that he feels secure and satisfied in his job, and frustrated with news reports to the contrary. “I don’t believe — and I just talked to the president

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USA

A Carnival cruise chartered by FEMA will house relief workers in St. Croix

MIAMI — Starting Sunday, a Carnival Cruise Line ship will serve as the new home for relief workers in St. Croix. The Miami-based cruise line finalized an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday for a four-month charter of the Carnival Fascination, which typically home ports in San Juan, Puerto Rico. St. Croix,

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USA

Iranian president warns Trump not to isolate United States

WASHINGTON — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at Donald Trump Wednesday charging that U.S. opposition to the Iranian nuclear deal has only united all Iranians and brought sympathy toward Tehran from Europe. Speaking at a meeting of his cabinet, Rouhani warned Trump against taking such “hostile action,” and suggested that even if the United

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USA