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NEC member Peter Willsman suspended from the Labour Party
Pete Willsman, who was on the party's National Executive Committee, said that an open letter signed by almost 70 rabbis across the country was "obviously organized by the Israeli embassy". Board of Deputies of British Jews president Marie van der Zyl called for the expulsion of Mr Willsman, saying he should have been suspended previous year. [Full Article...]
Active shooter at Virginia Beach Municipal Center
This is a breaking news story. The Virginia Beach Police Department confirmed in a tweet shortly after news of the attack broke that there was a shooting at the center's Building 2 and that the shooter had been taken into custody. "I'm feeling shaken and relieved at the same time", she said. That person - said to a disgruntled employee - is said to have died in the incident. Gov. [Full Article...]
Maduro says Venezuelan authorities were in secret talks with opposition
The Venezuelan opposition said in turn that the meeting between delegates from the Venezuelan government and opposition did not bring any results. " According to Sputnik news reports , Maduro was quoted by his press service late on Wednesday as saying, "[On] May 29, the second day of dialogue with the opposition ended in Norway. [Full Article...]
Wildfire smoke leads to air quality concerns
Rain isn't expected in the forecast until Saturday. Click on the link to see the interactive smoke forecast. Air quality in Seattle was listed as moderate Friday morning. It's important to note that air quality statements weren't just issued for Calgary today, but for many locations in Alberta. As of Thursday morning, Alberta Wildfire reported 29 wildfires in the province and 10 were consi... [Full Article...]
China's retaliatory tariffs on USA goods take effect amid standoff
The U.S.is the six most popular country of origin for wine in China after France, Australia, Chile, Italy and Spain. Trump more than doubled punitive tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25 percent earlier this month, and launched the process to hit almost all remaining imports from the Asian country. [Full Article...]
Alligator breaks into Clearwater home by smashing window
Well, that's what happened to one homeowner in Clearwater, Florida . Officials from the city of Clearwater tweeted several photos of the "unwanted overnight visitor" to the home on Eagles Landing in Clearwater. The alligator smashed her stash of wine bottles, destroyed the kitchen table and damaged the walls. Pictures posted on the Clearwater Police Department's Facebook page show the gator... [Full Article...]
London Bridge attackers used knives bought from Lidl, inquest hears
Butt, the ringleader of the attack, passed vetting for the London Underground job in May 2015 and was deployed to sensitive stations such as Westminster, with his role including security duties, said Jonathan Hough QC, counsel to the inquest. [Full Article...]
Record Group of 1036 Migrants Caught at Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) apprehended a group of more than 1,000 migrants traveling together through the El Paso sector of the U.S. -Mexico border on Wednesday in the largest ever single-group bust in the agency's history. A few hours later, agents in El Paso apprehended what would be short-lived record group of 430 migrants who crossed near Bowie High School. The CBP official said ... [Full Article...]