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Tillerson to answer climate questions at Arctic Council
The representatives also state that they recognise that "activities taking place outside the Arctic region, including activities occurring in Arctic States, are the main contributors to climate change effects and pollution in the Arctic, and underlining the need for action at all levels". [Full Article...]
Under fire at home, Trump wins warm welcome in Saudi
The visit kicks off an ambitious worldwide debut for Trump. Trump waved as he stood atop stairs outside Air Force One after it landed at Riyadh's airport. But the Obama administration pulled back its offer to sell precision-guided munitions to the country over concerns the Saudis were targeting civilians in Yemen, where they've been conducting a war against Iran-backed rebels. [Full Article...]
Trump impeachment gains traction on social media, online betting websites
Speaker we are talking about a president who fired the Federal Bureau of Investigation director who was investigating the president for his connection to Russian involvement in the president's election, " he said in his close to six-minute address. [Full Article...]
Three teenagers arrested in kidnapping and killing of 6-year-old boy
Solis). Multiple state and local agencies collaborated on the investigation, including the Jackson Police Department, the Hinds County Sheriff's Office , the Madison County Sheriff's Office, the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the MBI. [Full Article...]
More and more people are betting on a Trump impeachment
It's even more striking how many are not. Really though - just seven days ago I said that the best thing Democrats could do was to focus on local organizing and that we should pretty much forget about any chances of Trump being impeached. [Full Article...]
Impeaching the President Wouldn't Necessarily Remove Him From Office
However, the House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said that he has full confidence in Trump. Questions about impeachment intensified on Wednesday, following reports that President Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into his former national security advisor. [Full Article...]
SWFL gained almost 3200 new private-sector jobs within the past year
The 4.5 percent rate was well below the 5.3 percent rate from April 2016. "Jobs are being created, unemployment continues to fall and the labor market is tightening", he said. "These job gains, coupled with large increases to the labor force and a low unemployment rate, are signs of a strong economy in the commonwealth". State data show OH added 22,900 jobs from December, 2015, to April, 2016. [Full Article...]
Congressman Al Green calls for Trump impeachment
The developments come as Trump weathers yet another storm, this time over whether he tried to interfere in an FBI investigation of his former national security director, Michael Flynn. The second? Clue: It wasn't Richard Nixon. "This is why other evidence is so important, whether it is contemporaneous notes or tapes". The House had voted to initiate proceedings in October of that year in the... [Full Article...]
Rep. Al Green calls for impeachment of President Trump
And some Democrats are starting to at least entertain the possibility of impeachment. At a Monday night town hall sponsored by CNN, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was prodded on the impeachment question, and she stayed with the party's message: an investigation would uncover facts, and impeachment made no sense without it. [Full Article...]
Songs for going on a Donald Trump witch hunt
The director did not take notes during the dinner with the president, but there were times , one associate recalled, when after meeting with Trump, Comey started writing notes as soon as he got into a vehicle, "to make sure he could accurately record what was said". [Full Article...]
Fresh questions over Flynn add to White House turmoil
On Wednesday news broke that the Trump transition team knew Flynn was under investigation but allowed him to have the role of National Security Adviser with access to top secret and classified information, despite the ongoing investigation. [Full Article...]
Trump 'very close' to picking new Federal Bureau of Investigation chief, leaning toward Lieberman
Like so many of Trump's picks, a Lieberman nomination would no doubt carry some controversy. Senate Republicans praised Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, while Democrats were less effusive about their former colleague. Tweeting on Friday afternoon, Sanders said that Lieberman failed to meet his bar because he would be "perceived as a political appointee". Joe Lieberman made the wisecra... [Full Article...]
Possible leak found at Washington nuclear site
Radioactive contamination was found on one worker's protective clothing, which was removed, the company said. "These crawler operations are being conducted as part of ultrasonic inspections which measure tank wall thickness, as part of the ongoing Double-Shell Tank (DST) integrity program". [Full Article...]
Ex-FBI chief Comey to testify publicly before lawmakers
Despite agreeing to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey declined to testify before the Judiciary Committee. "Moreover, the American people deserve to hear it". Pelosi tells The Associated Press in an interview Friday that "every day the president gives us more reason to believe that he does not respect the office that he holds". [Full Article...]
Chris Cornell's family believes prescription drugs may have caused his death
His cause of death was determined to be suicide by hanging, and came to a shock to his family and friends. Below, find cover stories on Soundgarden from 1994, 1996, and 2010; Cornell's revealing 2006 interview about addiction and Audioslave; our 2014 oral history of Superunknown; and more treasures that give a look into the lifetime of a definitive figure of alt-rock. [Full Article...]
Democrats seek impeachment of Donald Trump
Coffman said that he feels some relief in the fact that a special counsel was appointed to handle the Russian Federation investigation this week. "If Republicans in Congress start to feel that [this] jeopardizes their re-election, or the GOP brand, or the majorities in the House and the Senate", says Huder, then Trump's support in the party would "evaporate", triggering "a more precipitous" dive... [Full Article...]
China protests 'unhelpful' U.S. sanctions on Iran
The U.S. says the program is a breach of global law because the missiles could carry nuclear warheads in the future. The nuclear agreement eased crippling economic sanctions on Iran in return for imposing strict limits on its nuclear program. [Full Article...]
Two men wanted by WMPD for shooting at an officer
Police say, on May 13, the suspect pictured above approached a woman in a Walmart parking lot, pulled out a small handgun, and demanded money from her. McClure has a burglary and theft charge from a year ago. The pair "should be considered armed and extremely unsafe", the post warned. If you know where they might be contact the West Memphis Police Department at 870-735-1210. [Full Article...]
At least one killed as tornado tears though dozens of Oklahoma homes
The storms hit late in the afternoon Tuesday and into the evening, leveling the Prairie Lake Estate Mobile Park near Chetek, Wisconsin, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) northeast of Minneapolis. Several poultry barns at a turkey processing plant across the street were badly damaged, and turkeys could be seen wandering in the debris. Another 10-20 homes on Mulberry Lane were destroyed. [Full Article...]
Three teens face charges in shooting of 6-year-old MS boy
Authorities said Kingston's mother Ebony Archie left him inside the running auto as she went into a grocery store at about 1:15 a.m. Kingston Frazier's murder left a gaping hole in both the Frazier and Archie families. Dwan Wakefield , D'Allen Washington , and Byron McBride, all of whom were 17, were arrested and charged with murder. Washington turned himself in and the others were picked... [Full Article...]