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A Day of Arrests in Case of Jennifer Farber Dulos
The body of Jennifer Dulos has not been found. "What these charges tell us is the state has evidence and doesn't know what to make of it", he said. "I'm not surprised that the state" brought the charge, Pattis said outside Fotis Dulos's home, which was swarming with law enforcement. Fotis Dulos and Troconis were first arrested in June of previous year on charges of tampering with or fabr... [Full Article...]
Republicans hope to OK Senate impeachment plan without Democrats
No action can be taken, though, until House Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmits the articles of impeachment - one for abuse of power, the other for obstruction of Congress - to the Senate. Romney, a frequent critic of Trump's, stopped short, though, of saying the witness list should be secured before the trial in the Senate starts, which is what Democrats have demanded. [Full Article...]
USA vs Iran: Trump makes u-turn on attacking cultural sites
Mark Milley that the USA would observe the laws of armed conflict in any conflict with Iran. And you know what? "They're allowed to kill our people, they're allowed to main our people, they're allowed to blow up everything that we have, and there's nothing that stops them". [Full Article...]
64 killed in stampede at funeral for slain Soleimani
He did not give further details. Mourners in Kerman, dressed in black, carried posters with the image of Soleimani, a man whose murder caused Iran's top leader to cry over his coffin on Monday when a lot said by the police that it was filled with millions Streets of Tehran. [Full Article...]
Ivanka Trump Does Well In Tech Conference
Ivanka Trump , daughter and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump , is facing a backlash for her lack of tech qualifications from industry officials ahead of her speech at a big annual technology industry show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. "The keynote that I'll be doing with Ivanka Trump will be focusing on. how industry is working with government on this very important issue", he said. [Full Article...]
Oil: Geopolitical risks back to the fore, Wealth & Investing
And how will Iran respond? Tuesday's stamp broke amid a mourning noise, killing 50 people, Iran's ISNA news agency quoted Kerman province's high priest Abbas Amian as saying. Tehran declined responsibility, despite seizing oil tankers on the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world's oil flows. [Full Article...]
Magnitude 4.9 natural disaster hits near Iranian nuclear power plant
President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant outside Bushehr, Iran, Jan. 13, 2015. There are no reports of deaths or injuries and the damage status is unknown. In November 2014, Iran and Russian Federation signed an agreement to build two new nuclear reactors at the Bushehr site, with an option of six more at other sites later. [Full Article...]
Saudi Aramco hits new low on US-Iran tensions
The looming USA war with Iran, which became more likely last week after Trump's ordered assassination of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, was likely on the minister's mind; Iran and Saudi Arabia have been in a low-level conflict for decades, including a long-running proxy war in Yemen. [Full Article...]