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Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Texas
Between 6 and 8 inches of rain fell Monday, officials said. Lynda James, a licensed practical nurse, said they couldn't see or hear anything but the siren from where they were, but she was getting text messages Monday night about damage on the west side of Mangum. [Full Article...]
Abortion rights rally draws at least 1,000 in downtown Portland
It bans abortion at all times and in nearly all cases, including when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest, but allows exceptions when the mother's life is in danger. Last week, Alabama enacted the strictest abortion law in the country . It seeks jail terms of between 10 and 99 years for doctors performing abortions, which are counted as homicides. [Full Article...]
DOD claims it has deterred Iranian attacks on US forces
The Pentagon accelerated the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to the Gulf and dispatched B-52 bombers to the region on May 7 after USA intelligence reported Iranian "threats" to U.S. Trump warned on Monday that Iran would be met with " great force " if it attacked United States interests in the Middle East. "I just hope Iran is listening". [Full Article...]
US Fighter Planes Intercept Russian Bombers Near Alaska, Says NORAD
Four US Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers and two Su-35s as they carried out sorties in global airspace off the coast of Alaska earlier this week, the North American Aerospace Defence Command ( NORAD ) said in a statement on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Coalition clinches majority government
With opinion polls consistently showing a likely Labor victory in the lead up to the election, and a mixture of leadership instability within the Liberal party (namely the ousting of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ), Bill Shorten was confident in being able to form a majority government with his party. [Full Article...]
Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms
The Associated Press reports that the other victims of the crash were the plane's four American passengers, citing an Armed Forces spokesman. She said her brother was "well-loved" in the area, and that "the whole town is in mourning". The dead were identified as Bradley Post, Bailey Sony, Tomy Dubler and pilot Patrick Forseth. Maron added that Global Affairs's thoughts are with the Canadian ci... [Full Article...]
As wildfire nears Alberta town, residents ordered to flee
McAteer says people should expect to be away for 72 hours. Crews fighting to protect the town of High Level , Alta. from an encroaching wildfire are getting help from favourable winds. Livestock and pets evacuated earlier were not to be returned to the evacuation zone. The site also says there's no evacuation order so far but people should be prepared in case the fire worsens and there is a n... [Full Article...]
Paul Rudd plays ‘boring gay man’ Pete Buttigieg on SNL
Airing a clip of the South Bend, Indiana mayor's comments on abortion from his Sunday town hall with Chris Wallace , Carlson displayed a Trumpian graphic dubbing Buttigieg "RADICAL PETE". Women who have purchased a crib, families that then get the most devastating medical news of their lifetime, something about the health or the life of the mother that forces them to make an impossible, unthi... [Full Article...]