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Bad Smell: Trump Golf Plans Stymied By Scottish Law

Two environmental agencies in Scotland have objected to plans by the Trump Organization to build a new 18-hole golf course at the Trump International Golf Links in northeastern Scotland. Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has informed the president’s company that its expansion plans violate sewage pollution, environmental protection and groundwater conservation rules, reported Scotland’s Daily […]

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Mike Pence Will Soon Be President, Maxine Waters Tweets

An outspoken Democratic critic of President Donald Trump’s is leading the call for Vice President Mike Pence to become the next commander-in-chief. California Representative Maxine Waters, who has become an internet sensation among the left for her frank criticism of the president in recent months, tweeted Saturday: “Mike Pence is somewhere planning an inauguration. Priebus

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US bombers fly mission in response to North Korea’s missile launches

Washington (dpa) – Two US Air Force bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula during a 10-hour mission Saturday in response to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, US Pacific Air Forces said. The mission came a day after North Korea test-fired its second ICBM, with experts saying Pyongyang now has the ability to

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International, USA

Russia says 755 US diplomatic staffers must leave country

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that 755 American embassy and consulate employees would be ordered to leave his country in response to a package of sanctions awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. “I decided it’s time for us to show we do not intend to leave U.S. actions unanswered,” the Russian leader said

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International, USA

Al Gore Documentary Opens In Theaters

Al Gore’s latest climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” opened Friday in limited release and has received mostly positive reviews. The documentary is the follow-up to “An Inconvenient Truth,” which opened in 2006 to critical and box-office success, and won an Academy Awards for Best Documentary, as well as Best Original Song.

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Can Trump Strip Health Cate From Members of Congress?

As Republican members of Congress have tried and failed to follow through with their campaign promise of repealing Obamacare, President Donald Trump has threatened to eliminate some health benefits for members of Congress and their staffs. “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Kellyanne Conway: Trump will decide ‘this week’ whether to cut off insurance payments

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Trump will decide this week whether to cut off cost-sharing payments that go to insurance companies under Obamacare. “He’s going to make that decision this week, and that’s a decision that only he can make,” Ms. Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.” Health and Human Services

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Border Wall Tied to Trump Transgender Ban: Report

The reasoning behind President Donald Trump’s sudden Twitter announcement Wednesday that upended Capitol Hill, the military and LGBT rights activists—that transgender people would be banned from military service—reportedly came down to one factor: funding for the billionaire’s much-hyped idea of constructing a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. In order to boost that funding,

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Frustrated in defeat, Trump threatens health care of voters and lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Frustrated by the failure of the Obamacare repeal in the Senate, President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to end federal subsidies for health care insurance — for Congress as well as the rest of the country. “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members

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Republican leadership has more problems than John McCain

WASHINGTON—In the year since Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination, party leaders have been reluctant to challenge a man who has formed a tight bond with conservative voters, even when he upset party orthodoxies and norms of presidential behavior. But that reluctance is breaking down. A convergence of contentious issues, embarrassing infighting and shake-ups

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Iran’s missile programme to continue ‘with full power’

Iran has vowed to press ahead with its missile programme, denouncing new US sanctions as “an effort to weaken the nuclear deal”. Bahram Ghasemi, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, said on Saturday Tehran considers the US move as “hostile, reprehensible and unacceptable”. “It’s ultimately an effort to weaken the nuclear deal,” he said, referring to the

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International, USA

US cities in range of N Korea missile, experts warn

Washington (dpa) – North Korea has launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the US, South Korea and Japan said Friday, with experts warning that US cities are now within Pyongyang’s range. The missile was launched at 11.41pm (1541 GMT) from Mupyong-ni, near the Chinese border, and travelled 1,000 kilometres before landing in the Sea

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International, USA

Donald Trump’s ‘paddy wagon’ line puts police in awkward position

Pledging to support police officers on the front lines of the battle against violent criminal gangs, President Trump hoped to show Friday that he was in lockstep with law enforcement. But some law enforcement groups have sought to distance themselves from comments the president made during the speech in which he told police they shouldn’t

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