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Melania Trump cuts ribbon on reopened Washington Monument
First lady Melania Trump , accompanied by local fourth graders, cut the ribbon Thursday morning as the monument opened to the public for first time in three years. 18, 2019, in Washington. The monument closed in August 2011 when a 5.8 magnitude natural disaster damaged the stone structure. "We were going to do a renovation on the overall elevator system", said Brian Hill, a public information ... [Full Article...]
Mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of 2020 presidential race
De Blasio had failed to qualify for a September 12 debate that featured the 10 leading candidates for the party's nomination. He tells MSNBC's " Morning Joe " show "it's clearly not my time". I know his tricks. "I know his playbook", the mayor said. When de Blasio took office in 2014, he seemed briefly poised to become a leading voice for an emerging left wing of the Democratic Party. [Full Article...]
Nevada desert towns prep for possible 'Storm Area 51' influx
Air Force testing, Area 51 houses government studies of space aliens. Area 51 has been officially described by the United States military "a flexible, realistic and multidimensional battle-space to conduct testing tactics development, and advanced training". [Full Article...]
US, Chinese Trade Deputies Face Off In Washington Amid Deep Differences
Deputy trade negotiators representing the USA and China resumed trade talks on Thursday for the first time in almost two months as the two sides look to narrow their differences. Mnuchin formally declared China a currency manipulator last month after the yuan weakened against the dollar, accusing Beijing of reducing the strength of its currency to gain a trade advantage. [Full Article...]
PM Imran Khan leaves for Saudi Arabia on two-day visit
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed on Thursday his country's full support to Saudi Arabia following last weekend attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities, the Saudi Press Agency reported. According to a statement issued from his office, PM Imran Khan will proceed to NY to attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly after visiting KSA. [Full Article...]
Trump autographs US-Mexico border wall with a Sharpie
Trump has insisted that progress for his border wall is moving along, with hundreds of miles yet to be constructed. Whether the Trump administration will be close to reaching its goal by the time the 2020 presidential election rolls around remains to be seen. [Full Article...]
Canadian Teens' Pledge Not to Have Kids to Protest Climate Change
I am not the only young person giving up lifelong dreams because they are unsure of what the future will hold. "As a descendant of survivors of the holocaust, the idea that my children might again face the worst of what humanity has to offer scares me more than anything else", said Lim in a press release. [Full Article...]
DNA 'traces serial killer' who murdered nine females in South Korea
While police say the suspect has denied any involvement, Ban said that the technological improvement of DNA analysis allowed authorities to extract DNA samples from evidence that wasn't possible at the time of the cases. That suspect was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. As the statute of limitations on the last of the 10 murders expired in April 2006, it means that Lee will not be prose... [Full Article...]