USA

Trump gives ‘dirty war’ records to Argentina’s leader

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday handed over to Argentine President Mauricio Macri a trove of declassified documents from the South American nation’s military-led “dirty war.” The documents contain hundreds of pages of presidential notes, CIA memos, FBI reports and other records that in many cases chronicle human rights atrocities committed by Argentine military […]

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International, USA

Trump order could open California coast, Arctic to new oil and gas drilling

President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to sign an executive order that could open large parts of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans to new oil and gas drilling, a prospect that elicited a fierce backlash in California and elsewhere even before details of the order were clear. The move, which is certain to

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USA

Senate confirms Alexander Acosta as labor secretary

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to confirm Alexander Acosta as labor secretary Thursday, elevating the Florida law school dean and former U.S. attorney for Florida’s southern district to fill one of the last of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet-level vacancies. The 60-38vote largely fell along party lines, though eight Democrats — including Sens. Bill Nelson of

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Congressional Israel Victory Caucus’ launch by Republicans reinforces support for Israel

Republicans fortified their growing bond with Israel by launching Thursday the Congressional Israel Victory Caucus, a coalition aimed at promoting widespread recognition of the Jewish state’s right to exist as a predicate to peace. “We founded this caucus primarily on one single irrefutable principle, and that is first and foremost, Israel has a fundamental right

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Middle East, USA

Anti-Semitic UK student leader ousted

The controversial president of the United Kingdom’s student union umbrella organization on Wednesday lost her bid to be reelected, Haaretz reported. Malia Bouattia, the outgoing president of the National Union of Students (NUS), was found guilty of misconduct after a 2015 internal investigation into anti-Semitic comments she made during a speech. In the past, Bouattia

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USA

Trump says ‘fair deal for all’ possible with renegotiated NAFTA

Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a “fair deal for all” was possible after he agreed with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “I decided rather than terminating NAFTA, which would be a pretty big, you know, shock to the system, we

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International, USA

The FBI came knocking at this man’s door — long before Trump

Sarmad Gilani was working at Google’s offices in San Francisco one morning when he received a message that two cops were waiting for him in Google’s lobby. The 31-year-old software engineer at Google figured the officers just wanted to talk about an unpaid parking ticket. But Gilani also wondered if the officers had a more

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International, USA

Trump to defuse N. Korea crisis with sanctions, dialogue: US statement

U.S. President Donald Trump aims to pressure North Korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programs through economic sanctions and diplomatic measures while remaining open to negotiations, top U.S. officials said in a rare joint statement Wednesday. “North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is an urgent national security threat and top foreign policy priority. Upon

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International, USA

Trump says Canada “very rough” on US, slaps tariffs on lumber

Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump said neighbouring Canada had been “very rough on the United States,” as his administration began assessing tariffs on imported Canadian lumber on Tuesday. The Commerce Department said it would impose countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber of between 3 per cent and 24 per cent, with an average

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