USA

US Senate passes sanctions on N. Korea, Russia, Iran

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed sanctions aimed at deterring North Korea’s missile and nuclear development, as part of a package that also targets Russia and Iran. The bill passed the Senate 98-2, despite objections from President Donald Trump. Two days earlier, the legislation passed the House with overwhelming support of 419-3. It will now […]

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International, Middle East, USA

‘How Can You Work … for a President That Undermines Your Work?’

Last week, Dan Coats, the former senator from Indiana and current head of the U.S. intelligence community, was interviewed by NBC’s Lester Holt in front of a live audience at the Aspen Security Forum, a gathering where diplomats, journalists and top U.S. officials mingle with business executives in between livestreamed panel discussions on world affairs.

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USA

Coca-Cola to stop selling Coke Zero and introduces Coke Zero Sugar

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2017 – Coca-Cola Corporation has announced they are yanking Coke Zero from the shelves replacing the popular diet drink with new diet soft drink, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. Global sales of the new formula – not yet on U.S. shelves – have already been favorable. Coke Zero was the No. 10 soda brand

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Travel and Food, USA

Marty Sklar, pioneering Walt Disney imagineer, dies at 83

LOS ANGELES — Martin “Marty” Sklar, the pioneering Walt Disney Co. imagineer who played an instrumental role in the design of Disney theme parks, has died, the company announced Thursday night. He was 83. During his 54 years at Disney, Sklar worked closely with Walt Disney and led the creative development of the Burbank company’s

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

John McCain ‘no’ vote kills Obamacare repeal effort in Senate

Drained by self-inflicted wounds, shifting aims and unrelenting protests, Republicans’ push to kill off President Obama’s signature health law sputtered out of gas early Friday, as Senate leaders failed to rally the votes for a significantly pared-down repeal bill in a vote after midnight. Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who stormed back to Washington

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

US orders departure of diplomat family members from Venezuela

Washington (dpa) – Washington on Thursday ordered the departure of all diplomat family members from its embassy in Caracas, the US State Department said, citing an “unpredictable” political and security situation. It also said it had authorized the voluntary departure of US government employees, and warned US citizens from travelling to the South American country,

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International, USA

FBI: Cruise ship passenger killed wife because ‘she would not stop laughing at me’

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man accused of killing his wife Tuesday aboard a cruise ship off Southeast Alaska was caught trying to drag her body to the balcony of their blood-splattered cabin, according to an FBI criminal complaint. Kenneth Manzanares, 39, of Santa Clara, Utah, has been arrested on murder charges in the killing of

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Travel and Food, USA

Leader of Boy Scouts apologizes for Trump’s ‘political rhetoric’ at jamboree

DALLAS — After backlash over President Donald Trump’s speech at Boy Scouts of America’s national gathering in West Virginia, the chief executive of Irving-based organization apologized Thursday for “political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree.” In a letter published online Thursday, Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh said the group invited President Donald Trump because

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USA

White House calls for ‘thorough investigation’ of Debbie Wasserman Schultz staffer scandal

The White House called Thursday for a thorough investigation related to the arrest of an IT staffer for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz who remained on the job and with congressional computer access for about five months after FBI began investigating him for fraud. “I do think it is something we should fully look into and

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International, USA

Lindsey Graham warns Donald Trump on firing Jeff Sessions: ‘There will be holy hell to pay’

Republican senators are warning that any effort to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be met with stiff resistance – with Sen. Lindsey Graham saying Thursday that “there will be holy hell to pay” if the attorney general is pushed out. President Trump has lashed out at Mr. Sessions repeatedly in recent days, saying he’s

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USA

Larry David reveals family ties to Bernie Sanders

Comedian who played Democratic senator in ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketches says the two are ‘third cousins or something’ By Stuart Winer Larry David played democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in a Saturday Night Live skit of the first 2016 Democratic Presidential Debate, October 17, 2015 (Screenshot from YouTube) Veteran comedian Larry David revealed Wednesday that he

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA