International

One million Yemeni children at risk of cholera – charity

More than one million malnourished young children in war-torn Yemen are at risk of cholera, the charity Save the Children warned on Wednesday as it began sending more health experts to the worst-hit areas. Cholera, which is spread by ingestion of contaminated food or water, can kill within hours if untreated. The epidemic has already

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Duterte Calls Kim Jong Un A ‘Son Of A Bitch’ With ‘Chubby Face’

Not known for mincing his words, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un a “fool” and a “son of a bitch,” according to Reuters Wednesday. This bluster came just days ahead of a multinational meeting in Manilla to address, among other things, concerns over North Korean’s missile launches and their naked

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International, USA

Cape Verde says it will no longer vote against Israel at the UN

Vague pledge comes two months after Netanyahu met with tiny West African island nation’s president Jorge Carlos Fonseca By Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Netanyahu meeting with Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca during a summit in Monrovia, July 4, 2017 (screen grab YouTube) Cape Verde has announced that it will no longer vote against Israel

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International, Middle East

Al Gore’s Nashville estate expends 21 times more energy a year than typical U.S. home, study says

Former Vice President Al Gore’s 10,070-square-foot estate near Nashville, Tennessee, expended more than 21 times more energy than the average U.S. household over the past year, according to a new report. A report by the National Center for Public Policy Research – self-described as a nonpartisan, independent conservative think tank – said that according to

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USA

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Forget the seven deadly sins. In the universe of President Donald Trump, there is but a single deed more grievous than all the others. It’s leaking. Talking out of school — so to speak — is strictly verboten within the Trump inner circle. But it keeps happening. This time, it was a talk by Jared

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Middle East, USA

Financier pushed fake Seth Rich story to pull attention from Trump-Russia probe, suit says

DALLAS — A federal lawsuit accuses a Dallas-area financial adviser of orchestrating a “fake news” story with Fox News and the Trump White House to distract the public from the Russia investigation. The defamation suit filed Tuesday targets Ed Butowsky, a managing partner at Chapwood Investments LLC in Addison and an outspoken supporter of President

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USA

Trump administration key departures

Trump administration key departures U.S. President Donald Trump ousted recently hired White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci on Monday in the latest staff upheaval for the six-month-old administration. Here’s a list of officials who been fired or resigned since Trump was sworn in: Sally Yates Acting Attorney General Sacked January 31, 2017 U.S. President Donald

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USA

Trump helped write his son’s misleading statement about meeting with Russians, White House acknowledges

WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged Tuesday that President Donald Trump “weighed in as any father would” in helping draft a misleading statement for Donald Trump Jr. last month about his meeting with Russians during the presidential campaign. By the acknowledgment, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders seemed to confirm the gist of a

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International, USA