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Mike Dubke, Trump's communications director, resigned
The head of the Partnership for Public Service, which is advising the Trump administration on hiring, said qualified candidates' second-guessing working in the White House adds even more pressure to an already stressful undertaking. The White House too has defended the role of Kushner, who is married to Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka . President Trump came back to Washington on M... [Full Article...]
'One of a kind' landslide buries part of California's iconic coastal highway
The slide last weekend occurred in the central coast's Big Sur area, near Mud Creek, capping a series of four smaller slides that had previously closed that area, Shivers said. Crews and heavy equipment had been removed from the area earlier when authorities saw that the area was becoming even more unstable. Thousands of visitors were shut out from signature state parks and the businesses that cat... [Full Article...]
Emails reveal Hillary Clinton wanted to fly separately from Michelle Obama
President Trump also chimed in after Clinton made her accusatory remarks, slamming her for " blaming everyone but herself ". "Irony of her bashing DNC data: our models never had mi/wi/pa looking even close to safe". Clinton, the first woman presidential candidate for a major political party in the U.S., was widely expected to win the November 8 election as per poll projections and political pu... [Full Article...]
State Department won't say if Tillerson attended Trump climate speech
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Friday both refused to say whether Trump believes in climate change . He made very clear yesterday what he doesn't believe, which is that the USA government should stay in an agreement that gives us too much of the financial burden, too much risks to these industries where the coalmin... [Full Article...]
Garcia hits homer, gets win as UCLA beats Texas A&M 8-2
With UCLA attempting to end a five-game losing streak at the WCWS, the Bruins' offense emerged from a slumber in an emotional game that separated the two teams by just two runs when Fernandez was ejected after the play in the sixth inning that injured Maurice. [Full Article...]
Putin: US hackers could have framed Russia in election hack
Echoing remarks President Donald Trump made on the campaign trail, Putin also questioned the need for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. "This is an attempt to resolve domestic political issues by using foreign policy instruments", he said. [Full Article...]
John Kerry on Paris Pullout: Trump 'Put America Last'
The call was made following Trump's announcement to withdraw the United States from the agreement, which aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and promote security worldwide. Trump mentioned renewable sources, stating that at a population growth of 1 percent, renewable energy could meet some domestic demand, but at 3 or 4 percent growth, which he expects, all forms of available American ener... [Full Article...]
German envoy to United States downplays Trump-Merkel tensions
Germany also subscribes "to a fair burden sharing in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation", said Wittig, and has committed to a pledge to its defense budget, raising it a year ago by 9 percent. "Once China's development reaches a certain level, it has to move to a sustainable model, that means we have to push green development", he said. Leading Social Democrats said Monday that Merkel should ha... [Full Article...]