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Trump blasts Colombia, a key ally on Venezuela, while mulling Mexican border closure
Miami Herald - 29 Mar 2019 20:37
President Donald Trump's visit to Lake Okeechobee was supposed to tout funding for Everglades projects. But he decided to riff about closing the southern U.S. border and criticized Colombia -- …
Trump's latest Make America Great Again rally is in state he won by slimmest margin
CBSNews - 29 Mar 2019 05:17
President Trump held first Make America Great Again rally since special counsel Robert Mueller handed in his report in Michigan, the state he won by the slimmest margin. Detroit News politics and government editor Richar...
New Zealand gun laws: 11,000 sign petition opposing changes
CNN - 29 Mar 2019 12:13
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition against proposed tougher gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque massacres, criticizing the changes as "unjust to law-abiding New Zealand citizens."
Egypt releases prominent activist after five years in prison
New York Post - 29 Mar 2019 17:23
Alaa Abdel Fattah, a blogger and software engineer, was a leading voice amongst the liberal young Egyptians who initially led the 2011 uprising that ended the 30-year rule of autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Dealing Another Blow to Trump, Federal Judge Strikes Down Rule Skirting Requirements of Health Act
The New York Times - 29 Mar 2019 05:03
The ruling was the second big defeat this week for the president's health care agenda, as he has sought to use the courts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
At Michigan rally, Trump blasts 'major losers' who criticized him
The Week - 29 Mar 2019 04:19
Speaking to supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday night, President Trump went on the attack, blasting the "major losers" who have criticized his presidency and declaring that "the Russian hoax is finally dead...
Abrams says U.S. response to Russian troops in Venezuela could include sanctions
Reuters - 29 Mar 2019 19:50
The U.S. special representative for Venezuela said on Friday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a list of options, including sanctions, Washington could use to respond to the presence of Russian troops in Venez...
Theresa May’s EU Brexit deal rejected by Parliament a third time
USA Today - 29 Mar 2019 17:24Dad of Sandy Hook victim "succumbed to the grief," widow says
CBSNews - 29 Mar 2019 17:21
Jeremy Richman's daughter was one of 26 people killed in the 2012 school shooting
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
The New Yorker - 29 Mar 2019 11:00
Douglas Preston on the young paleontologist who may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
DHS secretary asks Congress for new authority to send migrant kids to home countries
The Week - 29 Mar 2019 05:26
The Department of Homeland Security is "grappling with a humanitarian and security catastrophe that is worsening by the day," Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen wrote in a letter sent to Congress on Thursday, and she needs assis...
The cartoonists who helped take down a Malaysian prime minister
CNN - 29 Mar 2019 05:22
A humongous pink gemstone perches on a woman's finger, matched only in extravagance by her hair, which is half the height of her body. A pendulous necklace and Hermès handbag hang from her other arm.
New York Suit Alleges Sackler Family Funneled Money From Opioid Company Into Personal Accounts Offshore
Slate - 29 Mar 2019 05:06
The suit alleges a systematic fraud perpetrated by eight named members of the Sackler family.
Trump and GOP lawmakers call for Schiff to resign
CBSNews - 29 Mar 2019 04:59
President Trump and several House Republican lawmakers are calling for Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, to resign. Niall Stanage, White House columnist for "The Hill" joins C...
U.N. Expert Wants Suspects in Jamal Khashoggi's Killing to Be Named
Time - 29 Mar 2019 03:59
11 people are on trial, five of whom face the death penalty, for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last October
China's top banks warn of 'fragile' bad loans scenario as economy slows
Reuters - 29 Mar 2019 05:01
China's two largest state-controlled banks warned bad loans could rise and interest margins would shrink, as they posted their weakest quarterly profit growth in more than two years.
U.S. has placed additional 'intense pressure' on Iran: official
Reuters - 29 Mar 2019 04:58
The United States placed additional "intense pressure" on Iran this week, a top U.S. sanctions official said on Friday.
Journalist Maria Ressa arrested at Manila airport
CNN - 29 Mar 2019 04:58
Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippine journalist and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested once again, at Manila airport Friday.
China, US trade negotiators resume talks in Beijing
Miami Herald - 29 Mar 2019 04:55
Trade negotiators from China and the U.S. resumed talks Friday to try to resolve their tariff dispute over China's ambitions to dominate emerging technologies. The representatives posed for photos at …
Oil prices set for biggest first-quarter gain since 2009 on U.S. sanctions, OPEC cuts
Reuters - 29 Mar 2019 04:52
Oil prices rose on Friday, pushed up by ongoing supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, putting the crude markets on pace to post their biggest first quarter gain since 2009.
Trump to talk nukes with South Korean president
New York Post - 29 Mar 2019 04:50
The South Korean president will meet with President Trump next month for a summit on North Korean nuclear diplomacy, the country announced Thursday. President Moon Jae-in will meet with Trump on April 10 and 11 to discus...