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EU Wobbling, Juncker Admits No Deal Brexit 'Would Be a Catastrophe'
However, her ruling Conservative Party does not have an overall majority in the House of Commons and a section of her own party are strongly opposed to the deal, having vowed to vote it down. He told Radio 4's Today programme: "The EU has agreed it's temporary, so if we can actually explain to people why it's temporary and if those assurances can be legally binding so that people really believe ... [Full Article...]
Bus driver honored for rescuing baby left alone on highway
This is not the first time a Milwaukee County Transit System driver has saved a child. The child slows down for a moment then begins to run again. "Oh my God. Oh my God. She did the right thing", he said of the five-year veteran with the service. Irena comforted the terrified youngster, who soon fell asleep in her loving arms. [Full Article...]
Yellow vest protester James Goddard arrested in Westminster
The force said the man arrested was not charged and has been released on bail until early February. Goddard has been following in the footsteps of campaigner Tommy Robinson in recent months by using social media to stage political stunts and appeal for donations via PayPal. [Full Article...]
Missing Wisconsin teen found after three months, kidnapping suspect in custody
She had been placed on the FBI's Missing Person's list on October 15 and was considered "endangered ". "She said that this person's name was Jake Patterson, 'he killed my parents and took me,"' said another neighbor, Kristin Kasinskas. She lives with her husband in Eau Claire, Wis., about 110 miles north from where she spotted Closs. Attorneys for Patterson called the affair "a very tragic si... [Full Article...]
Florida pardons wrongly accused Groveland Four after 70 years
Bobby DuBose, who sponsored the bill that called for their pardon. But the local sheriff, Willis McCall, shot and killed one of them in cold blood, claiming he tried to escape. Greenlee was paroled in 1960 and died in 2012. At the Friday meeting of the Florida Board of Executive Clemency in Tallahassee, Padgett spoke publicly for the first time about the case, according to the Orlando Senti... [Full Article...]
APNewsBreak: US approved thousands of child bride requests
If granted, they must be approved by the State Department. In almost all the cases, the girls were the younger person in the relationship. Data reviewed by AP was first obtained in 2017 by the Senate Homeland Security Committee at the initiative of US Sen. [Full Article...]
Snow storm marches toward Washington, after pummeling Midwest
Louis, which caught the brunt of the storm so far, recorded 9.4 inches, forcing the closure of sections of Interstates 44, 64 and 70 around the city. "In much of swath from Missouri to southern OH, this will heavy and wet and a strain to shovel", AccuWeather meteorologist Bill Deger wrote in a blog post . [Full Article...]
Trump Vows Changes to H1-B Visa Program For Skilled Immigrants
President Donald Trump said he would make it easier for top-skilled workers to stay in the United States and become citizens, offering uncharacteristic praise for immigrants' contributions. The H-1B visa, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, lets US employers temporarily employ foreign workers with at least a bachelor's degree for speciality occupations. [Full Article...]