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Man shot dead in Dublin attack
Gardai are trying to establish a motive for the shooting of the dad of three. They don't believe it's linked to the Hutch/Kinahan feud and may have been a local issue. "They have lost a partner, a son, a brother and I would ask that their privacy is respected, particularly at this hard time". They are appealing to anyone with information to contact the incident room at Coolock Garda Station, o... [Full Article...]
Between Acting AG Whitaker and House Dems, Trump-Mueller hearing turns testy
Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries later railed at Whitaker . Whitaker went on: "I'm here voluntarily. We have agreed to five-minute rounds". Jackson Lee had asked Whitaker whether he ever appeared before an oversight hearing or was confirmed in the Senate, and Nadler demanded he "answer the question as asked". [Full Article...]
Kushner and Greenblatt to visit Middle East to promote Palestinian economic development
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will reportedly travel throughout the Middle East later this month to promote the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The Palestinian foreign ministry said the conference is aimed at pushing its participants to adopt American positions. They see the eastern part of the disputed city as the capital of their future state and have said ... [Full Article...]
President Edgar Lungu to attend AU summit this weekend
He was welcomed at the Bole International Airport by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo, who was already in Addis Ababa, and Zimbabwe's ambassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the AU Mr Albert Chimbindi. [Full Article...]
Prince Philip surrenders his driving licence
Some 48 hours after the crash he was pictured driving without a seatbelt, prompting criticism. Prince Philip has voluntarily given up his driving licence after his horror crash outside the Queen's country estate Sandringham at Norfolk. "In other words, the sun was shining low over the main road". The Duke appeared to admit responsibility in a letter to Ms Fairweather several days after the... [Full Article...]
Instagram to ban photos of self-injury
It marks a major victory for the family of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who is thought to have taken her own life after viewing content on Instagram that was said to glamorise suicide . The simple question to this is: why does "this kind of thing" need to be the trigger for change? "We need to do more to consider the effect of these images on other people who might see them". [Full Article...]
Winter storm warning issued for western Washington
Many businesses closed early so workers could get home. The San Juans and the Northern Interior could see one to four inches of snow with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. There are more than 100 flight cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport due to weather, and more than a dozen King County Metro bus routes are canceled. [Full Article...]
French 'Yellow Vest' Marches Continue for 13th Weekend
Police confirmed that a protester had a hand injury, but provided no further details other than to say treatment was being provided. Fire department spokesman Gildas Lecoeur told The Associated Press that the injured man had a bloodied hand and was taken to a hospital. [Full Article...]