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A.T.F. Plans to Send More Agents to Chicago to Curb Violence
The New York Times - 4 Feb 2017 06:11
The plan comes after the city saw more than 750 murders last year and the surge in violence drew the attention of President Trump.
White House Correspondents Dinner feeling wrath of Trump's media feuds
New York Post - 4 Feb 2017 05:23
President Trump's blood feud with the media is putting a damper on one of the glitzier gatherings of the year, the White House Correspondents Dinner, where politicos get a chance to roast and be roasted while hobnobbing ...
Trump Has 2 Events This Weekend -- And Both Benefit His Businesses
The Huffington Post - 4 Feb 2017 05:37
President Donald Trump will attend two events this weekend: a charity ball at Mar-A-Lago, his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, and a Super Bowl gathering at his Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach. Trump will spen...
Ukrainian rebels say commander killed in car bombing
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 11:57
Rebels in eastern Ukraine say one of their top commanders was killed when his automobile exploded. The rebels' Lugansk Information Center reported that Lugansk People's Militia commander Oleg Anashchenko died …
Judge Issues Nationwide Restraining Order on Trump Immigration Action
ABC News - 4 Feb 2017 05:38
The Washington State Attorney General called the executive order "unlawful."
Judge's blocking of travel ban sets stage for epic court battle
New York Post - 4 Feb 2017 07:48
A federal judge in Seattle Friday struck down a week-old executive order that barred all refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States -- a dramatic move that set the stage for...
Teen arrested for carrying out more than 30 murders, authorities say
CBSNews - 4 Feb 2017 12:30
The young man allegedly began killing people around the age of 12 and developed a reputation for ruthlessness as head of a gang of drug traffickers and assassins
Police: Boat with 93 migrants lands on Cyprus' north coast
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 11:40
Cyprus police say a boat loaded with 93 migrants --including 42 children and 17 women -- has landed in the island's northeastern coast. A police official, speaking on condition of …
Trump Ordered To Pay $5.77 Million To Golf Club Members He Stiffed
The Huffington Post - 4 Feb 2017 08:43
A Florida golf course owned by President Trump has been ordered to immediately pay $5.77 million to former members who were denied refunds when the real estate mogul bought the club five years ago. U.S. District Judge Ke...
Friday Talking Points -- Media Missing A Big Point On Trump's Muslim Ban
The Huffington Post - 4 Feb 2017 05:23
Before we launch in to this week's screed, we're going to shamelessly begin with a plug. Yesterday, we published a first-person account of what it was like to protest during Donald Trump's Inauguration weekend. There are...
China lashes out at Mattis remarks on East China Sea islands
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 04:42
China says the U.S. is putting regional stability in East Asia at risk following remarks by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that an island group China claims falls under the U.S.-Japan …
Pope gives delegate 'all needed powers' for Knights of Malta
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 13:37
Pope Francis has named a top Vatican archbishop as his special delegate to the troubled Knights of Malta and given him "all necessary powers" to help the sovereign religious order …
Iran: If enemies do wrong, missiles will come down on them
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 13:24
A senior commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard says Iran's missiles will come down on the country's enemies if they do wrong. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh says: "If the enemy …
Airlines to board nationals barred under US Muslim ban
Al Jazeera English - 4 Feb 2017 12:41
US customs give airlines the go-ahead to accept travellers after court temporarily halts Donald Trump's executive order.
UAE Condemns Louvre Attack, Pledges Support to France
ABC News - 4 Feb 2017 12:33
The United Arab Emirates has condemned an attack in Paris' Louvre museum where a machete-wielding assailant shouting "Allahu Akbar!" was shot by soldiers, but offered no comment about his possible connection to the UAE
First Photo of Bush Since Hospital Stay Hits Internet
ABC News - 4 Feb 2017 11:46
The photo was tweeted by an NFL executive, ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
White House to investigate leaks of Trump's calls to Mexico, Australia
New York Post - 4 Feb 2017 08:51
The White House is looking into how embarrassing details of President Donald Trump’s recent tense phone conversations with his counterparts in Australia and Mexico were leaked to news organizations, White House spokesm...
UN removed the name of a former warlord form its blacklist
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 08:51
The United Nations has removed the name of a former Afghan warlord from its Islamic State group and al-Qaida sanctions list. According to a statement posted Friday by the Security …
Indonesians, Filipinos protest Trump's immigration policy
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 08:18
Indonesian and Filipino students have protested President Donald Trump's immigration policy outside the U.S. embassies in their capitals. In Jakarta, dozens of students and activists from several rights groups called …...
Ocean may one day swallow Trump's 'Winter White House'
New York Post - 4 Feb 2017 08:18
President Trump’s “Winter White House” may one day be partially engulfed by the ocean. Climate scientists predict that his Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Fla., will be impacted by sea levels rising more than 6 ...
Louvre attacker believed to be a 29-year-old Egyptian
Al Jazeera English - 4 Feb 2017 08:12
Mobile phone data suggests man who tried to attack Paris museum entered France on a tourist visa on January 26.
Diplomats: US envoy targeting UN peacekeeping for reform
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 08:08
Nikki Haley, in her first week as U.S. ambassador, has made reform of the United Nations' far-flung peacekeeping operations a top priority, diplomats said. The missions cost nearly $8 billion …