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January 17, 2019
Five deaths blamed on storms that dump snow, rain on California
SIERRA NEVADA, California — At least five people have died in severe rain and snowstorms that blanketed parts of California with at least five feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains this week, besides triggering flooding and mudslides, officials said.Forecasters expect the bitter weather to push eastwards into the Rockies and US Midwest through the weekend, while the California Highway Patrol said rain-slicked highways led to two fatal accidents ...
January 17, 2019
Trump’s new missile defense strategy eyes space-based sensors
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is due to unveil a revamped US missile defense strategy on Thursday that looks at ways to boost America’s security, including by possibly deploying a new layer of space-based sensors to detect and track enemy missiles.The Missile Defense Review will also recommends studying experimental technologies, including prospects for space-based weaponry that might be able to shoot down enemy missiles — a throwback to Ronald ...
January 16, 2019
1 in 3 UN employees sexually harassed
UNITED NATIONS, United States — A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to the findings of the first-ever survey on such misconduct released Tuesday.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told staff in a letter that the study contained “some sobering statistics and evidence of what needs to change” to improve the workplace at the United Nations.One in three ...
January 16, 2019
US government shutdown enters its 26th day as talks paralyzed
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to sign legislation providing 800,000 federal employees with back pay when the partial government shutdown ends, even through a conclusion to the impasse remains no where in sight.As the shutdown stretches into its 26th day, Trump is also scheduled to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT).Whether the meeting is related to the shutdown was ...
January 16, 2019
‘El Chapo’ paid ex-Mexican president $100 million in bribe: Witness
NEW YORK — Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, an ex-Guzman associate testified on Tuesday that he previously told US authorities.Alex Cifuentes, who has described himself as Guzman’s onetime right-hand man, discussed the alleged bribe under cross-examination by Jeffrey Lichtman, one of Guzman’s lawyers, in Brooklyn federal court. Asked if he told authorities in 2016 ...
January 16, 2019
California storms to dump up to 7 feet of snow, force evacuations
LOS ANGELES — A big Pacific storm is set to dump up to seven feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains and several inches of rain elsewhere in the state on Wednesday and Thursday, compounding the flood risk after earlier rain storms blew through the state.“The big one is rolling in late morning today, that’s for darn sure,” said meteorologist David Roth with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction ...
January 15, 2019
Trump’s pick for US attorney general says ‘will not be bullied’ by anybody
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general, William Barr, told lawmakers on Tuesday he would protect a federal probe into Russian election meddling from political pressure, stressing he would bring independence to the job and not shy away from breaking ranks with the administration.“I will not be bullied into doing anything that I think is wrong — by anybody, whether it be editorial boards or Congress or ...
January 15, 2019
Bolsonaro loosens gun laws in murder-ridden Brazil
BRASILIA — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday signed a temporary decree making it easier for Brazilians to buy guns, delivering on a campaign promise to overturn strict regulations in a country suffering from a record wave of gangland murders.Bolsonaro won the presidency by running on a far-right, law-and-order platform, and often delighted supporters at campaign stops with his signature “guns up” hand gesture. His maverick presidential run energized a ...
January 15, 2019
Gitmo terrorists Obama traded for deserter ‘reinforce’ Taliban in Qatar
WASHINGTON — The Guantanamo terrorists released by Barack Obama in exchange for a US Army deserter have joined the Taliban’s “political” office in Qatar, according to a report in the Judicial Watch.The move reinforces the terrorist group’s operations, according to the Spanish international news agency that broke the story. The five men were incarcerated at the US military prison in southeast Cuba because they held positions of great importance with ...
January 15, 2019
Interpreters demand to stay out as Trump row throws spotlight
WASHINGTON — Explosive allegations that US President Donald Trump concealed conversations with Russia have thrown an unwelcome spotlight on interpreters, whose quick wit is vital to diplomacy and who stay scrupulously in the shadows.Interpreters, whether they are working at high-stakes international summits or in low-level court hearings, abide by a code of ethics not to divulge anything they hear.Trump fueled suspicions about his ties with Russia when, in a sharp ...
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