Obama plays starring role in Biden’s presidential campaign

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:12:26 +0000

Obama plays starring role in Biden's presidential campaign

DAVENPORT, Iowa – During a campaign swing through Iowa this week, Joe Biden mentioned that his family recently dined with former President Barack Obama’s family.

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Former Trump aide Hope Hicks agrees to Judiciary interview

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:03:55 +0000

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks agrees to Judiciary interview

WASHINGTON – Former White House communications director Hope Hicks has agreed to a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee, the panel announced Wednesday, a breakthrough for Democrats who have been frustrated by President Donald Trump’s broad stonewalling of their investigations.

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Years of dashed hopes fuel Hong Kong protest rage

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:24:09 +0000

Years of dashed hopes fuel Hong Kong protest rage

As Hong Kong is convulsed by fresh anti-government protests, many of those who have taken to the streets said they feel this is their last chance to protect the city’s freedoms after years of slow strangulation by Beijing.

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Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India – official

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:17:27 +0000

At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a deadly brain disease believed linked to a toxic substance found in lychee fruit, health officials said Wednesday.

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3 ex-workers charged with animal cruelty at Indiana dairy

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:13:15 +0000

Three former employees of a large northwestern Indiana dairy have been charged with animal cruelty following the release of undercover video.

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Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:05:39 +0000

Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics

VATICAN CITY  — The Vatican issued an official document Monday rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisting on the sexual “complementarity” of men and women to make babies.

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Mexico denies Trump’s claim of secret concessions in deal

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:53:07 +0000

Mexico denies Trump's claim of secret concessions in deal

STERLING, Va.  — Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what’s in it.

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Strike paralyzes Haiti, protesters demand president’s ouster

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:44:27 +0000

Strike paralyzes Haiti, protesters demand president's ouster

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Opposition leaders in Haiti launched a two-day strike Monday that paralyzed the country’s capital amid another day of protests demanding that President Jovenel Moise resign over corruption allegations.

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Official: Canada to announce ban on single-use plastics

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:00:08 +0000

Official: Canada to announce ban on single-use plastics

TORONTO – The Canadian government plans to announce it is moving to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, a senior government official said late Sunday

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California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:32:38 +0000

California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  – California will become the first state in the country to pay for some adults living in the country illegally to have full health benefits as the solidly liberal state continues to distance itself from President Donald Trump’s administration.

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