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Iran implicitly blames Saudis, US for Tehran terror attacks
The funerals for those killed began on Friday morning in Tehran with a ceremony in parliament, with President Hassan Rouhani in attendance. Meanwhile, Iran police chief Gen. ISIS also released a video June 9 saying that after Iran, they would carry out attacks in Saudi Arabia . The imposition of such sanctions "demonstrates their alignment with terrorists in the region", said the speaker,... [Full Article...]
Northam Wins Virginia Democratic Primary For Governor As GOP Race Remains Tight
We expect that today may be the day that voters in Virginia wake up to the fact that there is a primary election on June 13, which is indeed tomorrow. Bernie Sanders , who has backed and campaigned for Perriello, and outgoing Gov. Terry McAuliffe that could affect the party's 2020 presidential nomination. [Full Article...]
Prison guards killed by inmates during transport in Georgia
The US Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are involved along with several other agencies. The agency tweeted that the amount is likely to increase. Officials believe the two could be anywhere in the southern part of the United States in the 5 hours they've been traveling by car-perhaps beyond Alabama and Mississippi. [Full Article...]
On Flag Day, pay tribute to American icon
The town had taken care to place American flags on all of the downtown poles in observance of the upcoming summer holiday season. On Tuesday, chairman of the local " Flag Day Ceremony ", Bob Kalkofen, and retired U.S. "We are able to retire the flags without inconveniencing a lot of people because they're not at work, today". "The Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory, Stars and Stripes", said Merid... [Full Article...]
Otto is coming home, but not for the reason you might think
The U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun, traveled with doctors to Pyongyang on a military medical plane to bring Warmbier home, the report said . security. When the Swedes finally got the okay to visit, the North Koreans immediately asked for a meeting with Joe Yun, the USA envoy in NY, when he was told about Otto Warmbier's condition. [Full Article...]
Options on Afghanistan to be presented to Trump 'very soon': Mattis
Free webinar: Register now to learn how the State Department, FCC, CIA, EPA and GSA are implementing their cloud strategies. The administration would eliminate export promotion agencies like the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the U.S. [Full Article...]
John McCain: US Leadership Is Worse Under Trump Than Obama
According to the Hill , when asked if the country stood on sturdier ground under former President Obama's leadership, McCain said "yes". McCain, who lost to former president Barack Obama in 2008, was a fervent critic of his foreign policy agenda; in fact he had criticized the police just previous year, giving it an "F" grade. [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby sex assault case in hands of jury
McMonagle said that while the comedian had been unfaithful to his wife, he didn't commit a crime. During deliberations, the jury asked to hear part of Cosby's decade-old testimony in a civil case about the pills he gave the accuser before she said she was sexually assaulted. [Full Article...]