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USA imposes sanctions on 7 Venezuelans, Treasury Department says
The Treasury Department announced the sanctions eight days after security forces prevented opposition leader Juan Guaido and about 100 opposition lawmakers from entering parliament. Outside, armed civilian groups known as colectivos cornered and forcibly removed a group of journalists and lawmakers, beating and stealing from some of those gathered. [Full Article...]
Flood warnings along Grand River continue for Brant, Haldimand counties
River flows are expected to be "extremely high" through the southern watershed for the rest of the week, the GRCA said. Flows in the Grand River through Dunnville are expected to peak in the 1280 cm/s range early Tuesday morning. Water levels in those two places are expected to exceed those experienced in the June 2017 flooding that hit the area. "Conway Park will be notified, and this area will... [Full Article...]
WikiLeaks' Assange in United Kingdom court fighting extradition to USA
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has appeared in a United Kingdom court for an administrative hearing ahead of his U.S. extradition case. Many advocacy groups have supported Assange's claim that the charges would have a chilling effect on freedom of the press. [Full Article...]
Boeing’s new CEO David Calhoun says plane maker can be ‘much better’
In 2017, a Boeing employee wrote: "this airplane is designed by clowns , who in turn are supervised by monkeys". According to a report by Forbes , employees at Boeing encouraged officials at the Indonesian Airline Lion Air to forego simulator tests for the 737 Max fleet, an aircraft that many airlines, including Lion Air, were preparing to use for commercial flights. [Full Article...]
Feds want Chris Collins to get almost 5 years for insider trading
District Court Judge Vernon S. Broderick. "Collins's decision to break the law while making the law - a decision that he made twice, ten months apart - was brazen". Collins, who was first elected to Congress in 2012, was the first congressman to endorse Donald Trump for president. Collins, who is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, pleaded guilty last October to charges of insider trading and ... [Full Article...]
Giuliani Associate Parnas Turns Over Docs to Impeachment Probe
Bondy, who has used Parnas's apparent desire to split from President Trump as a springboard to disclose embarrassing information about top GOP politicos, tweeted on Monday that he had already given the House Intelligence Committee a copy of the contents of the iPhone Parnas was carrying when arrested. [Full Article...]
Trump administration reaches 100-mile mark for border wall
The U.S. Supreme Court in July lifted an order in California that blocked Trump from proceeding with wall projects using $2.5 billion in military funds that had been earmarked for drug interdiction. "This is all about the separation of powers", Parker said. So there's nothing that we're trying to hide here, we're very transparent about it. "We're very happy to put this before any judge in the la... [Full Article...]
Father and two young children swept away by wave on shore
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A wave picked them all up, sweeping them into the ocean. Authorities advised locals to stay away from jetties, logs and rocks on the beach which could be lifted up by waves as they experienced some of the worst conditions of the winter. "We're obviously hoping for the best, but at this point it's very challenging". The father and daughter were unresponsive after being pulled from the ocean, bu... [Full Article...]