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Typhoon death toll in Philippines jumps to 28
More than 2.45 million people have been relocated, and over 48,000 fishing boats called back to port in the province on Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Preparations were in high gear on China's southern coast, including in Yangjiang, which is not often hit by major typhoons and where the city's 2.4 million people were bracing for a direct hit. [Full Article...]
Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser Offers Corroborating Data Including A Lie Detector Test
Kavanaugh, 53 and a federal appeals judge in Washington , on Sunday repeated his earlier denial of Ford's allegation. For example, she can't remember or remains uncertain about many key details (including the year of the alleged incident); she told nobody contemporaneously (unlike many other alleged victims of sexual assault); and both Mr. [Full Article...]
Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward
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Senator Dianne Feinstein of California , the top Judiciary Committee Democrat, said a staff call on the matter wasn't adequate. "It took a lot of courage for Christine Blasey Ford to come forward to share her story of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh ". [Full Article...]
Pill Testing Advocates Push For Change, Following Defqon.1 Deaths
Police have said that another 13 went to the hospital for drug-related issues. He shared a post from "Sniff Off", a group that advocates for no more sniffer dogs, drug legalisation and pill testing, three weeks before his death. 'The organisers of Defqon.1 Australia are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of two of their patrons at Nepean Hospital after attending the festival last night and ... [Full Article...]
Koreas open 1st liaison office for better communication
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who wants the easing of worldwide economic sanctions to restore his nation's economy, has apparently been trying to obtain South Korean financial support or aid, foreign affairs experts say. "The inter-Korean joint liaison office is a channel for round-the-clock communication in the new era of peace". North and South Korea opened a liaison office on the North's s... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump calls Mueller probe a political weapon aimed at Republicans
Others who have pleaded guilty are former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and Manafort's deputy Rick Gates. But what Manafort might have to offer Mueller about the Trump campaign is not publicly unknown, although prosecutors only dropped some charges against Manafort after hearing in advance what he had to say. [Full Article...]
Dem lawmaker from Kavanaugh accuser's district: ‘I’m proud of my constituent’
Kavanaugh has denied the allegations . Judge denied the allegations in an interview with The Weekly Standard, a conservative publication, after The New Yorker detailed them on Friday. Raj Shah, White House principal deputy press secretary, said in a statement on Sunday, "As the [ Post ] story notes, we are standing with Judge Kavanaugh's denials". [Full Article...]
Palestinian stabs Israeli to death at West Bank mall
A USA embassy official said the portion of the money allocated for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip was being redirected to programs for Jewish and Arab Israelis. Palestinians prepare balloons that will be attached to flammable material during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza-Israeli border on August 10, 2018. [Full Article...]