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Trade Rep Lighthizer Lays Groundwork for Nafta Talks
Companies no longer fear the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will collapse and top US multinationals in Mexico are committed to investing in the country going forward, the head of a global business lobby said on Wednesday. "We need strong trade agreements like NAFTA". Both Democrats and Republicans, Republicans like John McCain who chairs the important Armed Services Committee and most... [Full Article...]
Bobby Moynihan exiting 'Saturday Night Live' after 9 seasons
Moynihan will play the lead in the upcoming TV show "Me, Myself & I", which was picked up by CBS for the 2017-18 season last week. Especially in these times", one wrote, while another noted "How can Bobby Moynihan leave SNL? The only person on the current cast that's been on the sketch show longer is Kenan Thompson! Moynihan, just like other SNL veterans, developed his own stable of recurr... [Full Article...]
Senate Intelligence Committee requests Comey memos
Once his memos are received, I expect Mr. Comey will be called to testify before House and Senate committees in public hearings over the next few weeks. As for Mr Comey, whom Mr Trump fired last week, the FBI director wrote in a memo after a February meeting at the White House that the new president had asked him to shut down the FBI's investigation of Mr Flynn and his Russian contacts, said a p... [Full Article...]
It appears BC has its first minority government in 65 years
NDP leader John Horgan, meanwhile, is holding out hope that he will be premier once all ballots are counted , and recounted, by May 24. And, Harrison added, the current government has not released the details of the agreement with Kinder Morgan so we don't know what financial penalties might be written into it in the event a government attempt to withdraw. [Full Article...]
State Department expresses concern over clashes between Turkish security and protesters
But Newsham added that "we are going to pursue everything that's in our legal power" as part of the investigation. "We are communicating our concern to the Turkish government in the strongest possible terms". It was by very capable people. The executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America, Aran Hamparian, witnessed and recorded the incident. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court won't review decision on NC voting law
Republicans even tried to eliminate Sunday early voting specifically because predominantly black churches have historically conducted "souls to the polls" voter drives following services right before Election Day. "We need to make it easier to vote, not harder", said Cooper in a statement on Twitter Monday. "The issues will be better suited for certiorari review at that time", Roberts wrote , u... [Full Article...]
History made as Australian senator Larissa Waters breastfeeds baby in parliament
The new mom had just returned from a 10-week-long maternity leave, and went to work as usual - but this time with her newborn daughter Alia Joy . Breastfeeding has been allowed in the chamber since 2003, but Waters is the first to do so. [Full Article...]
Trump warns sacked Federal Bureau of Investigation chief not to 'leak' conversations
Spicer did not dispute Trump's suggestion that press briefings should be canceled, saying only, "I think he's a little dismayed" by the media coverage. But Trump says there's a reason for all the confusion. He's viewed even senior advisers suspiciously, including Bannon and Priebus, when stories about internal White House drama land in the press. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump Israel seeks to contain fallout from US President's intel sharing
The statement was the first Israeli comment following US President Donald Trump's alleged intelligence leak reports, Xinhua news agency reported. Another former Mossad head, Danny Yatom , said: "We need to punish the Americans, it's possible, so that we don't put Trump in a position where he is again tempted". [Full Article...]
Trump UN ambassador says embassy should move to Jerusalem
The announcement of Trump's visit to the Jewish holy site came amid the controversy in Israel over a report that a USA diplomat preparing Trump's visit referred to the Western Wall as being part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The said event marks the 50th anniversary of the city's reunification during the 1967 Six Day War. "What is the president's obsession now with a peace negotiation?" ... [Full Article...]
Flood ravaged Quebec won't be normal for a month
In Pierrefonds, one of the hardest-hit regions near Montreal, Johanne Aubin spent the morning pumping water from her basement using a pump from her backyard swimming pool. "We will do daily evaluations", he said. "We have about 50 centimetres more water on the Lac des Deux Montagnes, so that's half a metre", said Hydro-Quebec spokesperson, Serge Abergel. [Full Article...]
Beyer Responds to Furor Over Reported Comey Memo
European governments preparing for a looming round of major summits with Donald Trump are resigned to the fact that they will just have to learn to deal with a US president whom they see as increasingly erratic. Context is critical, and we don't have it. "Don't give in, don't back down and never stop doing what you know is right", Trump said. Those offenses also include what looks every bit lik... [Full Article...]
South Korea willing to reopen communications with North amid missile crisis
That's likely to become a recurring theme for North Korea, as certainly the U.S. threat won't be going away any time soon, with Trump rejecting South Korea's new president in calls to restart diplomacy. Her remarks seem to indicate a difference in nuance from U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who said in a press conference in Seoul on March 17 that the pathway to dialogue "can only be achieve... [Full Article...]
One Republican finally finds the courage to broach impeachment, rest remain silent
Meanwhile, signs of Republican weariness of Trump surfaced in a written statement from U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine's 2nd District, who has drawn fire for ducking any issue that's remotely controversial. While the White House initially cited a Justice Department recommendation and Comey's very public handling of the Clinton email investigation as reasons, those explanations quickly shifted. [Full Article...]
Students choose NDP over Greens, BC Liberals in mock elections
Horgan sought to portray Clark as out of touch with regular British Columbians who feel the economy is not working for them, while Weaver cast the Greens as political outsiders. Barring any major change in the current makeup of seats, Weaver could agree to form a coalition with either the NDP or Liberals to give them a majority. [Full Article...]
President Trump claims he is worst-treated politician in history
Yet, rather than try to douse suspicions, Trump has dismissed the overt espionage attacks from Russian Federation that 17 US intelligence agencies assess were meant to influence our election. Mr Mueller, whose appointment was announced by the Justice Department, will look into alleged interference by Moscow in last year's U.S. election and any ties to the Trump campaign. [Full Article...]
Ohio high school students get pepper-sprayed for class
A video shows as a many as 14 students standing in line for the experiment as part of a Criminal Science Technology class. Numerous teenagers immediately started screaming in agony. Pepper spray is usually associated with police, criminals, protesters, and demonstrations. The exercise is supposed to help students who may be going into law enforcement understand the effects of pepper spray. [Full Article...]
Trump to address graduates of US Coast Guard Academy
The event begins at 11am ET, 8am PT and is streaming on YouTube . "You can't let the critics and the naysayers get in the way of your dreams", he said. The White House faced scrutiny over their changing explanations for Trump's decision, and at one point, Trump suggested in an interview that Comey's investigation into his 2016 campaign and Russia's election interference was a motivating factor. [Full Article...]
In the Wake of Comey's Firing, Democrats Need to Step Up
The shifting explanations from the White House regarding the firing - Trump also tweeted Friday that "it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with flawless accuracy!" - were another issue for DuHaime. The Senate Intelligence Committee invited Comey to meet this Tuesday. FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington , Wednesday, May 3, 2017. [Full Article...]
14th GST council meet starts in Srinagar
Under it, C-GST will be levied by the Centre, S-GST by states and I-GST on inter-state supply of goods and services. "So it is a very important meeting and perhaps it is towards the concluding part of the GST council", he said. Saudi Arabia plans to do it in 2018. He noted that the new tax regime would prevent tax evasion. Kerala favours fitment of tax rates in such a way that they are revenue n... [Full Article...]