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Kim Jong-un 'Brutally Purged Officials' After Failed Summit
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and his government are said to have carried out a purge against at least five Foreign Ministry officials, including the country's envoy to the U.S., following the second official meeting between leaders of the United States and Democratic People's Republic of Korea. [Full Article...]
Canada takes first step to ratify continental trade pact
Ottawa said last week that it would press ahead with moves to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement after the US administration lifted tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports. "We want to be in a position where we can move in tandem with Mexico and the USA on this deal". The deal known as the USMCA, which would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, has ye... [Full Article...]
Fresno Minor League Baseball Team Loses Sponsor Due to Ocasio-Cortez Video
The Nationals vetted the Grizzlies' new internal protocols to ensure something similar never happens again, according to the person familiar with Washington's thinking. "What people don't (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of the flood of death threats they inspire", the NY lawmaker wrote. [Full Article...]
Kushner, in Jerusalem to push peace plan, faces new political hurdle
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner during their meeting in Jerusalem May 30, 2019. The meeting between Netanyahu, Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, Trump's envoy for global negotiations, was scheduled ahead of a conference scheduled in Bahrain for next month that is created to highlight the economic benefits of a potential Israeli-Pal... [Full Article...]
Huawei employees get banned from science publisher IEEE
It publishes almost a third of the world's technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics, and sponsors more than 1,900 conferences in 103 countries. Zhang Haixia's open letter to IEEE's President-Elect. ".But, today, this message from IEEE for "replacing all reviewers from Huawei in IEEE journals" is challenging my professional integrity". [Full Article...]
'Heartbeat' abortion bill passes La. House, governor plans to sign
Post-it notes with messages calling for a veto are seen outside Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office on May 17 after the Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill to ban abortions after 8 weeks of pregnancy. However, the ban would only take effect if a federal appeals court upholds a similar law in Mississippi. A federal judge temporarily blocked that MS law on May 24. [Full Article...]
New Hampshire Just Abolished the Death Penalty
The Senate vote, 16-8, was exactly the two-thirds majority necessary to override the veto. The Senate vote to overturn Sununu's veto was bipartisan, with four Republicans joining 12 Democrats. Its death penalty only applies in the following situations: the slaying of an on-duty law enforcement officer or judge, murder for hire, murder during rape, certain drug offenses or home invasion, and murd... [Full Article...]
Canada's Trudeau to discuss 'backsliding' on abortion with VP Pence
The pact needs approval from lawmakers in each country, and several key USA lawmakers and Canada were threatening to reject it unless the tariffs were removed. They are believed to have been detained in retaliation for December's arrest in Canada of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou at the request of the US. [Full Article...]