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Trade gap increases to $53.2B
Raising tariffs against imports is not the right way to reduce the USA trade deficit, which is likely to increase further because of the planned US fiscal stimulus, according to Maurice Obstfeld, chief economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). [Full Article...]
Hold and secure lifted at three Halifax-area schools after alleged threats
Halifax Regional Police responded to the school around 8 a.m. The school went into lockdown immediately. The lockdown was later downgraded to a hold and secure as police secured the scene. Some students were seen leaving Auburn Drive with their parents Friday morning. "All students and staff are safe". Mounties were also at nearby Cole Harbour High School as a precaution, but HRCE said there was... [Full Article...]
Pope Francis Authorizes Study of Vatican Archives Into McCarrick Scandal
Pope Francis will meet privately on Monday with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and Archbishop Jose Gomez, president and vice-president of the U.S. Bishops' Conference, in light of news today that he has ordered a "thorough study" of all Vatican documents regarding ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick . [Full Article...]
Aisha Buhari blasts Oshiomhole over process — APC Primaries
Shettima said the security committee was working closely with security agencies to provide a robust security platform to make delegates feel comfortable and secure during the convention. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in a statement shortly after the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential flag-bearer of the party in Po... [Full Article...]
20 people killed in crash involving limousine in New York
Six ambulances, three fire crews and two helicopters were scrambled to the scene near the Apple Barrel Country Store. Authorities on Sunday didn't release names of victims or specifics. The parking lot at the store was filled with customers and parked cars when the crash happened, the newspaper reports. The store said it will be open on Sunday. [Full Article...]
Rwandan Court Frees Opposition Leader Diane Rwigara
A Rwandan court on Friday ordered the release on bail of a vocal critic of President Paul Kagame who was barred from running against him in an election previous year. Rwigara is the daughter of the late Assinapol Rwigara, a businessman who fell out with the government before his death in a vehicle accident in 2015. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump says Democrats 'overplayed their hand' on Brett Kavanaugh
Sen. Top billing will go to a Republican president and his allies in the Senate who were willing to allow norms to be steamrollered and justice to be short-changed in the pursuit of a reliable conservative majority on the court. "And we really have become even more so than ever before the party of opportunity and wealth". Several Democrats on the committee, including Senators Corey Booker of New... [Full Article...]
Trump's Embarrassing Entrance with Long Sheet of Toilet Paper
It takes no time for such things to go viral. The American media never spares President Donald Trump whenever it gets the slightest of chance. Trump is soon followed by four men in suits, the last of whom actually bends down to pick up the paper. [Full Article...]