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US Israel-Palestinian peace plan 'a surrender act' - Palestinian FM
Al-Maliki warned that the USA peace plan "is in fact the consecration of our century-old ordeal: no independence, no sovereignty, no freedom and no justice". administration for preparing to give "its stamp of approval to Israel's colonial policies". There are a handful of people in the world who know what's in it. [Full Article...]
Florida mayor: Force Trump to take asylum seekers in his hotels
US allies unwilling to follow Trump's Huawei ban
The ban is not yet effective. The U.S. has not directly responded to this economic argument, but has maintained for a long time that Huawei's business activities pose a threat to national security . South Korea's Samsung dropped 2.4%, SK Hynix fell 3.5%, while China's Luxshare Precision Industry fell as much as 6.1%. The Trump administration alleges that Huawei poses a national security t... [Full Article...]
New York City Mayor de Blasio to Join Crowded Democratic Presidential Field
On the campaign trail in Iowa, I hope he'll be truthful and tell the voters of the Hawkeye State that New York City has a homeless population equal to that of Iowa City and no solution in sight. There's just no pleasing some people. But de Blasio, who has long offered himself as a champion for working-class New Yorkers, has consistently produced eye rolls among the city's chattering class wi... [Full Article...]
Alleged serial granny killer charged with murdering 11 elderly women
Kim Leach, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney's office, said 46-year-old Billy Chemirmir was indicted Tuesday on six more counts of capital murder in the deaths of women ranging in age from 76 to 94. The woman was smothered with a pillow into unconsciousness and robbed. Chemirmir's attorney, Phillip Hayes, said Thursday that this week's charges were a surprise and that he ha... [Full Article...]
Michael Flynn told special counsel about possible attempts to obstruct Russian Federation probe
The filing, submitted by prosecutors to show the extent of Flynn's cooperation with the Russian Federation probe, did not identify the people who contacted Flynn or describe specific conversations. The 400-page Mueller report concluded in March there was insufficient evidence to show collusion between the campaign and Russian Federation, and raised questions as to whether Trump obstructed just... [Full Article...]
Pregnant 19-year-old missing for more than 3 weeks found dead
Marlen Ochoa-Lopez attended her classes at Latino Youth High School last month and planned to pick up her 3-year-old at day care later that afternoon. A 911 dispatcher was told on April 23 that the baby was blue and not breathing. A woman responded with an offer of new baby clothes and other unused items, and asked Ochoa-Lopez to message her privately. [Full Article...]
Canadians detained in China accused of espionage
Days after Meng's arrest in Vancouver, China detained Spavor and Kovrig "on suspicion of engaging in activities that harm China's state security". "China will take all the necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights of Chinese firms". Kovrig also holds Hungarian citizenship. [Full Article...]