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First Alert Weather: Slow moving afternoon thunderstorms in the forecast
The primary threats will be large hail and damaging winds. The weekend will feature lows in the lower to mid-70s and highs in the lower 90s Saturday and mid-90s Sunday and Monday . Friday morning looks wet with scattered downpours, high humidity and cloudy skies. Tuesday: Warm and turning more humid with the chance for a late-day shower or storm. [Full Article...]
Top Magazines Take on Trump and Hate in Upcoming Covers
The article , which states that Trump's "unsteady response [to Charlottesville] contains a awful message for Americans", is listed as an "editor's Pick" on The Economist's website. A similar New Yorker cover, titled "Blowhard", presented Trump in a boat blowing wind into a sail shaped like a Ku Klux Klan hood. The covers come 48 hours after the funeral of Heather Heyer who was killed whil... [Full Article...]
Trump's business panels collapse after president's remarks on Charlottesville
Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, the head of the forum, organized a conference call with the members late Wednesday morning, according to the people who spoke to CNNMoney. Several said they would have planned to leave otherwise, this person said. Less than 24 hours, he put both councils to rest. Trump's tweet came shortly after. [Full Article...]
Maneka Gandhi takes up case of minor's marriage to Omani
It is being reported that the girl's age is 16, and that the man is 65 years old. Responding to the incident, Maneka Gandhi also said she has asked the Hyderabad Police Commissioner to investigate the case and catch the persons involved in the child marriage. [Full Article...]
7th executive resigns from Trump's jobs council
Winning praise from KKK supporters and other white supremacists, Trump has praised and condemned those "both sides" of the violence. GM and other auto makers have urged the Trump administration to ease the Obama-era regulations, which call for auto makers to sell vehicles that average 54.5 miles per gallon, or about 40 mpg in real-world driving, by 2025. [Full Article...]
Top Japan, US officials reaffirm importance of extended nuclear deterrence
The meetings come with tensions high in East Asia with North Korea threatening to fire missiles into the waters close to the US Pacific territory of Guam. North Korean missiles headed for the Guam area would have to fly over Japan to reach their target, worrying Tokyo that warheads or missile debris could fall on its territory. [Full Article...]
Trump scraps plan for White House infrastructure council
USA stocks fell sharply on Thursday (Aug 17) following a deadly attack in Spain and amid rising concerns President Donald Trump may have endangered his economic agenda after alienating business leaders. The dollar was boosted by weakness in the euro after European Central Bank meeting records showed caution about removing monetary stimulus too soon, but the U.S currency was volatile as rumors ab... [Full Article...]
Xi stresses cooperation in talks with USA military chief
South Korean President Moon Jae-in previously defended the joint exercises as legitimate drills of a defensive nature, while condemning North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations as illegal. Bannon said he was pushing the USA administration to take a harder line on China trade and not put complaints against its trade practices in the back seat in the hope it would help restrain the North's... [Full Article...]