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BJP creates record, wins Shimla civic body polls
While the Congress got 12 seats, the CPI (M) has been reduced to only a single seat. Shimla Municipal Corporation was held on last Friday and the counting of votes starts today from 8 AM. All this takes us to a bigger win of 50 plus (rather 60 plus) in the state Assembly polls. A CPI (M)-backed candidate is elected councillor. For the first time, Shimla corporation will have a Mayor from t... [Full Article...]
Francesco riceve Merkel: colloquio su povertà, terrorismo e clima
Japan's coast guard leads effort to find 7 missing U.S. sailors
The ship has returned to port in Yokosuka, Japan, as of 7 p.m. local time, substantially damaged after crashing into a container ship four times its size. Rescuers were searching for the seven sailors who were thought to have been thrown into the sea or possibly trapped inside damaged sections of the destroyer, said Japanese coast guard spokesman Yoshihito Nakamura. [Full Article...]
L'Isis rivendica attacco a Gerusalemme
Lo ha detto la polizia israeliana spiegando anche che ci sono "persone ferite", portate in ospedale. Il sedicente Stato islamico se l'è attribuito quasi subito, in seguito Hamas ha smentito con un comunicato. "Le affermazioni dell'Isis - ha controbattuto l'esponente dell'organizzazione Izzat El-Reshiq , citato dai media - sono un tentativo di confondere le acque ". [Full Article...]
Cuba denounces Donald Trump policy changes but is open to dialogue
The president announced changes to Obama-era Cuba policy, and challenged the Castro government to negotiate a better deal. Trump announced his new approach at the Manuel Artime Theater in the heart of the United States' largest Cuban-American and Cuban exile community, whose support aides believe helped him win Florida in the election. [Full Article...]
Virginia Governor Calls for Gun Control after Shooting
Trump struck exactly the right tone. In the wake of Wednesday's attack on Republican congressmen at a park in Alexandria, Virginia, a number of national media outlets have published activists' claim that there have been more than 150 mass shootings in the United States so far this year. [Full Article...]
Protests against Sharia law across the country; Milwaukee Muslims offer alternative
Across the sidewalk, counter-demonstrators held signs proclaiming "No Trump, No Pence, No KKK" and calling the demonstration a "thinly veiled attack on Muslims". That doesn't mean we allow it today, too", he said. "The Constitution is the law of the land", he said. To further understand the vile Islamophobia behind the so-called anti-Sharia law rallies, it is important to know the network of f... [Full Article...]
Iraqi Forces Seize Key Crossing near Syria from ISIL
The al-Waleed crossing, located in the far west of Iraq, fell under IS control in 2015 and gave the militant group full control of the Iraq-Syria border. The involvement of Iraqi Sunni tribal fighters in the operation to dislodge the militants is another indication that Iran will not be allowed to use the highway. [Full Article...]
LAPD cadets arrested after stealing patrol cars, police say
Beck said cadets are not allowed to drive patrol cars and the three teens modified their cadet uniforms to look more like a regular officer's and may have impersonated an officer to manipulate the checkout system. File: A police auto is seen at the unveiling of two new Ford Fusion hybrid pursuit-rated police cars at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters on April 10, 2017. [Full Article...]
Syrian army declares 48-hour combat cessation in southern city
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed since the war began more than six years ago, and the conflict has sparked a region-wide refugee crisis that has affected countries across the world. Earlier this week, a western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said in Beirut that officials from the United States, Russia and Jordan were holding closed-door meetings in Amman to halt the... [Full Article...]
Trump appears to confirm he's under investigation
Is there an investigation? But Rosenstein's memo didn't explicitly recommend Comey's firing, and Rosenstein himself later said he wrote the memo after learning Trump already meant to fire Comey. President Donald Trump is taking to Twitter denounce reports that the Russian Federation investigation is widening to examine whether he tried to obstruct justice. [Full Article...]
Attorneys General In DC, Maryland Sue Trump For Violating Emoluments Clause
To redress that injury, Plaintiffs seek declaratory relief establishing that Defendant violates the Constitution when he accepts any monetary or nonmonetary benefit-any "present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever"-from a foreign state without first obtaining "the Consent of the Congress". [Full Article...]
Post reports Trump under investigation for obstructing justice
In the letter, Grassley also stressed that the committee is obligated to look into the Justice Department's handling of the probe surrounding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private e-mail use a year ago, citing Comey's testimony last week that he was concerned the department "could not credibly complete the investigation and decline prosecution without grievous damage to the American ... [Full Article...]
Newt Gingrich calls special counsel team 'bad people'
Judge declares mistrial in Cosby case
Constand, who is gay, said their contact was not consensual. Constand was the women's basketball team manager at Cosby's alma mater. During the trial Cosby did not take the stand but excerpts from his 2005 to 2006 depositions in a civil suit brought on by Constand were read aloud. [Full Article...]
Trump Considering Firing Special Counsel? Just Another Example Of Stirring The Pot
Shaheen asked Rosenstein whether he'd seen any evidence of good cause for Mueller's removal (which would be required for him to fire Mueller). The authority to appoint a special counsel fell to Rosenstein, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia case because of his failure to disclose during his January confirmation hearing pre-election meetings he had Russian amba... [Full Article...]
Incendio a Londra, Gloria e Marco sono morti
Alle 4.07 c'è stato l'ultimo drammatico contatto, nel quale Marco ci ha informati che il loro appartamento era invaso dal fumo e che la situazione diventava di emergenza. "Grazie per quello che avete fatto per me". E' arrivata l'ufficialità , attesa ma terribile, nelle case delle due famiglie, a Camposampiero (Padova) e San Stino di Livenza (Venezia), con una telefonata della Farnesin... [Full Article...]
Upbeat EU calls Britain to order in Brexit talks
Philip Hammond, Britain's finance minister, says protecting the British economy should be the main goal of upcoming negotiations over the country's exit from the European Union. The fact Davis agreed to an agenda on Monday that will see him and British officials spend some seven hours in the European Union executive's headquarters discussing who will talk to whom when and about what has come as a ... [Full Article...]
Cosby judge declares mistrial as jury deadlocks again
A jury of seven men and five women could not reach a verdict on the three charges filed against Bill Cosby in connection with allegedly sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham Township home in January of 2004. She said the incident left her "humiliated" by someone she had thought of as a friend and mentor. "This is a case about drug-fueled sexual assault ", said Steele. [Full Article...]
One Trump Tweet Can Shake Up the Justice Department
Trump said on Twitter , calling the probe into him a "Witch Hunt". The memos , wrote the Federal Bureau of Investigation, "are law enforcement records". President Donald Trump confirmed Friday, June 16, 2017 , he was under investigation and appeared to t. Earlier Friday, Trump noted on Twitter that "nobody has been able to show any proof" about his campaign's alleged collusion with Russi... [Full Article...]