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U.S., North Korea enter second day of nuclear talks
A top North Korean official has arrived in NY, as Pyongyang and Washington work to see if a summit can still go forward between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un . He was granted special permission to travel to the United States for the meeting, the State Department said . That suggests Kim might have chosen to first go to NY because it would make it easier for him to communicate w... [Full Article...]
Detained American released in Venezuela
Twenty-six-year-old Joshua Holt and his wife arrived Saturday evening at Washington Dulles International Airport. Vice President Mike Pence tweeted just as Holt's plane landed that he was "very glad that Josh Holt is now back home with his family - where he has always belonged" but added sanctions against the country wound "continue until democracy returns to Venezuela ". [Full Article...]
Police release body cam video of woman's arrest at New Jersey beach
Weinman said she passed the breathalyzer test police administered after asking for her age. Now that it's been released we're getting a different view of the viral incident from Memorial Day Weekend. Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto said he finds the video "alarming" but doesn't want to "rush to any judgment" until the investigation is complete. [Full Article...]
FACT CHECK: Are Democrats Responsible For DHS Separating Children From Their Parents?
The news first broke in late April during Senate testimony by an official of the Department of Health and Human Services. CNN reports that more than 40,000 immigrant kids were given homes, but now the government can't tell you where even 1,500 of them are. [Full Article...]
Lt. Governor Mike Parson next in line to Replace Governor Greitens
Eventually, the scandal also unspooled into a separate case looking into the illegal use of a charity donor list to raise campaign funds. Greitens, announcing his resignation , said the accusations and prosecution were "designed" to put strain on his family. [Full Article...]
Saudi Arabia seeks to criminalise sexual harassment
The anti-harassment measure, which was approved on Monday by the Shura Council advisory body, introduces a jail sentence of up to five years and a 300,000 riyals ($80,000) fine. State-backed media have labeled those held as "agents of embassies", unnerving diplomats in Saudi Arabia, a key USA ally which has appealed to the West for massive investments to help transform its economy away from oil. [Full Article...]
Hurricane Maria killed 4,600 in Puerto Rico, 70 times official toll
While other organizations have made an effort to garner more accurate figures-CNN found 499 hurricane-related deaths, The New York Times found over 1,000 excess deaths with a Penn State researcher finding similar figures-the Puerto Rican government-commissioned study by George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health has yet to publish its results. [Full Article...]
Avenatti withdraws motion to represent Stormy Daniels in Cohen case
That process is being overseen by former judge Barbara Jones , whom Wood appointed "special master" in the matter. If Cohen's legal team is unable to complete their review, Judge Wood said she would assign any remaining material to a government "taint team", a group of federal prosecutors not directly involved in the case, to decide what if any material is subject to the attorney-client pri... [Full Article...]