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Does Melania Trump’s Hat Pay Tribute to Princess Diana?
Meanwhile, it comes after Melania described having tea with Queen Elizabeth II as an "honour", after she and the President were invited to spend the afternoon at Windsor Castle a year ago. The dress is priced at $8,340. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House on June 2, 2019. [Full Article...]
Chinese warships dock at Sydney's Garden Island
He said the ships were returning from a counter-drug trafficking operation in the Middle East. He said plans for the stopover had been in place for "some time". Australians are surprised to fine 3 China navy ships in Sydney Harbour today, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the visit was planned. Morrison described it as a " reciprocal visit because Australian naval vessels have visited ... [Full Article...]
'Genocide' has been committed against Canada's Indigenous peoples
This question dominated much of the reaction to the 1,200-page report from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Mr Trudeau's government launched the national inquiry in September 2016, after years of demands for one by indigenous and global organisations. Listen: A family member of two missing women on why she thinks genocide is the right term. [Full Article...]
Lakes Superior, Erie set records as water levels surge
Now four of the Great Lakes sit at record high May water levels, using records dating back to 1918. In a water conditions statement issued Monday evening, the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority said over the month of May, Lake St. [Full Article...]
Sikh brain scientist’s rainbow turban for Pride goes viral
Kohli, who lives in San Diego , said he made the turban himself but that he has had "a decade or so of practice". "I was looking at that and I realized the way I tie mine, it had the exact right number of layers to make a rainbow". Kohli's tweet has since gone viral, garnering over 34,000 favorites and over 5,000 retweets as of this writing. He previously served as a contestant on The Great Am... [Full Article...]
Sudanese opposition rejects military’s plan to hold elections within 9 months
Opposition groups suspended talks with the military after today's crackdown. Sudan's protest movement called Tuesday for fresh rallies and rejected the military rulers' election plan after more than 35 people were killed in what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre" by security forces. [Full Article...]
Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson arrested for conduct during Parkland massacre
The 56-year-old ex-deputy was arrested Tuesday on 11 charges - including child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury - for his role in the massacre that shocked the United States, galvanized gun-control activism and led to changes in Florida's law. [Full Article...]
Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson, former Trump aides, defy subpoenas
The documents she is producing are related to the Trump campaign, according to Nadler, and therefore not necessarily in defiance of the White House's instruction, which reportedly objected to her production of documents from her time in the administration. [Full Article...]