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5 killed in shooting near Orlando; shooter also dead, sheriff’s office says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Five employees were killed in a shooting at Fiamma, a business on North Forsyth Road near Hanging Moss Road near Orlando, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday morning. The shooter — a former “disgruntled employee” who was fired in April — then killed himself, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said. The

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USA

Democrats target Paul Ryan, 10 other GOP lawmakers

WASHINGTON — A coalition of well-heeled Democratic groups is launching a grassroots-oriented effort targeting nearly a dozen House Republican incumbents, as party operatives prepare for a midterm election cycle they increasingly think will yield big gains for Democrats. The campaign will even go after House GOP Speaker Paul Ryan, organizing protests and rallies in his

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USA

Trump undercuts his lawyers with travel ban tweets

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s lawyers found themselves undercut by their client Monday when the chief executive tweeted that he wanted a “much tougher version” of a “travel ban,” and “not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted” to the Supreme Court last week. In four tweets posted between 5:25 a.m. and 5:44 a.m.,

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International, USA

Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain, UAE and Yemen cut diplomatic ties with Qatar

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism. Saudi news agency SPA said Riyadh cut diplomatic ties and closed borders with its neighbour to “protect its national security from the dangers of

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Middle East

Blagojevich loses another round in appeals fight over conviction, sentence

CHICAGO — A federal appeals court Monday rejected former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s request for a rehearing, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court his only option to try to overturn his corruption conviction and 14-year prison sentence. The petition for a rare en banc hearing before the entire 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was

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USA

Michael Bloomberg Pledges $15Mil to Ensure U.S. Fulfills Paris Climate Accord

In response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that his nonprofit foundation would commit $15 million to fill the gap left by the U.S. government backing out of the 2015 global agreement. On Friday the billionaire announced the creation of “America’s

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The World We Share, USA

Why Trump’s Air Traffic Control Plan Is Good For Wall Street

President Donald Trump announced a plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system on Monday, in an effort to improve airlines’ efficiency and service. Trump’s plan would take control of the nation’s airspace from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and give it to the airline industry — and its Wall Street backers. Under the

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Travel and Food, USA

Support For Trump Impeachment Is Higher Than Approval

Virtually every single poll tracking President Donald Trump’s approval rating showed the figure plummeting Monday morning, well below the margin of error compared to the rising level of support for impeachment, following his controversial decision to withdraw the United States from the global Paris Climate Accord and amid an ongoing investigation into his campaign’s possible

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USA

Nevada refuses business with Israel boycotters

CARSON CITY, Nevada (Press Release) — Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill that will ensure taxpayer money does not fund discriminatory economic boycotts of Israel.  The Israeli-American community in Nevada, organized by the Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action), spearheaded a major grassroots advocacy campaign in support of the bill that brought together

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Middle East, USA

Israel and Senegal mend fences after UN resolution spat

Announcement comes after Netanyahu meets with Senegalese leader; PM says presence at conference in Liberia shows Jewish state not isolated By Times of Israel staff and Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with Senegal’s President Macky Sall in Monrovia, Liberia, June 4, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) Israel and Senegal on Sunday announced the resumption

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International, Middle East

IS claims responsibility for London attack

Cairo/London (dpa) – The Islamic State militia late Sunday claimed responsibility for this weekend’s terror attack in London as British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed an overhaul of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Islamic State’s semi-official Amaq news agency claimed responsibility in an online messaging service, Telegram. The claim’s authenticity could not be verified. The SITE

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