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Two More US Troops Die in Afghanistan in Deadliest Year Since 2014
The attack came as the USA resumed the 9th round of talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. More than 2,400 USA service personnel have died in Afghanistan since the US -led invasion in 2001 to topple the Taliban. However, he acknowledged that a small number of troops will have to remain. The area "does seem to be the Harvard University of terrorism", Trump said. [Full Article...]
Cops: Long Beach Marriott Cook Rodolfo Montoya Planned Mass Shooting
Detectives arrested Montoya at home without incident. Since last week, Montoya and at least three others around the country have been arrested over threats to commit mass shootings . It is thought that he had no prior criminal record, which would have freed him to buy some firearms over the counter. Another person is faced with calling police to stop a mass shooting plot - this time in So... [Full Article...]
New Rules on Migrant Child, Family Detentions Expected
DHS officials say they have apprehended 390,000 family units since last October. The move is expected to be challenged in court and various faith groups quickly condemned it. Officials said the families would receive mental health treatment, counselling and other services. The Trump administration made its latest move on immigration Wednesday when it announced that it will end a long-standing ru... [Full Article...]
8-year-old boy goes on 87-mph joyride
Mother and police eventually found the boy at a highway service area where he had parked the auto, turned on the hazard lights and put up the warning triangle. The boy would regularly go karting and drive bumper cars and had driven a auto on private property, police said. The boy's mother said her son regularly drives go-carts and bumper cars and has in the past practised driving a real vehicle ... [Full Article...]
Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering
But the system is not well-understood by users. Amid a chorus of scrutiny against the social networking titan , Facebook Inc .'s privacy practice clauses, what had been allowing the social networking giant to share its user data with third-party websites, Menlo Park, California-based Facebook Inc . [Full Article...]
Trump says administration talking to Democrats about gun measures
Trump answered questions during a photo op with President Klaus Iohannis of Romania on Tuesday afternoon, and was asked about signals that he's backtracking on his calls for "strong background check" legislation that he made in the wake of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. [Full Article...]
Zelensky about possibility of returning Russian Federation to G8
In a gesture ahead of the G7, Macron on Monday hosted Putin for talks at his summer residence in southern France, notably seeking progress on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine that followed the annexation of Crimea . He also thanked countries that have supported Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Trump will travel to Biarritz, France, for the G7 summit Thursday and Frid... [Full Article...]
Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The coalition's statement said the names are being withheld for 24 hours while families are notified. More than 2,400 USA service personnel have died in Afghanistan since the US -led invasion in 2001 to topple the Taliban . A breakthrough could pave the way for a withdrawal of worldwide troops from Afghanistan, including some 14,000 United States soldiers. After the Doha talks, the vetera... [Full Article...]