Friday, January 20, 2017

Russian official: 'Republicans trust Putin more than the Democrats' and other top stories.

  • Russian official: 'Republicans trust Putin more than the Democrats'

    Russian official: 'Republicans trust Putin more than the Democrats'
    Alexey Pushkov's assertions in a series of tweets come in the wake of a US intelligence report pinpointing Russia and its leader as the culprit behind the hacking in the US presidential election.Russia has consistently denied any interference in the election.Pushkov, a Russian senator and former chairman of the parliamentary foreign relations committee, first tweeted early Saturday, "The Democratic process in the United States is undermined not by Russia, but by the Obama administration and the ..
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  • Beijing creates new environmental police squad to fight China's heavy smog

    Beijing creates new environmental police squad to fight China's heavy smog
    BEIJING –  Officials in Beijing are creating a new environmental police squad in the latest effort to fight China's persistent problems with heavy smog. According to state media, Beijing's acting mayor said Saturday that the new police force will focus on open-air barbecues, garbage incineration and the burning of wood and other biomass. Beijing and dozens of cities in China spend many winter days under a thick, gray haze, caused chiefly by thousands of coal-burning factories and a surplus of o..
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  • ISIS claims suicide bombing in Baghdad

    ISIS claims suicide bombing in Baghdad
    Story highlightsISIS said the attackers targeted ShiitesThe incident occurred in a marketA suicide bomber drove his car and detonated it in Alwat-Jamila market in eastern Baghdad's Sadr City.This is the latest violent incident in the war-ravaged country of IraqThe ISIS media wing, Amaq, claimed responsibility in a statement posted on Twitter and tweeted by various ISIS supporters. The statement reads that the attacker targeted Shiites gathering in the area. Iraqi forces are working to oust ISIS ..
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  • Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem is 'red line,' Jordan warns

    Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem is 'red line,' Jordan warns
    Jordan's government spokesman warned on Thursday of "catastrophic" repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on a campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to contested Jerusalem. HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY VOTES TO CONDEMN UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION ON ISRAEL SETTLEMENTS Such a move could affect relations between the U.S. and regional allies, including Jordan, Information Minister Mohammed Momani told The Associated Press, addressing the issue publicly for the first time. An ..
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  • [Newsmaker] NK aims to complete ICBM development by end-2017: ex-diplomat

    [Newsmaker] NK aims to complete ICBM development by end-2017: ex-diplomat
    North Korea aims to complete its development of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the US mainland by the end of this year or early 2018, a high-profile North Korean defector said Sunday. North Korea is accelerating its ...
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  • Saudi Arabia Says Mosque Attack Planner Killed in Shootout

    Saudi Arabia Says Mosque Attack Planner Killed in Shootout
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia says the man who planned a suicide bombing in July outside of the mosque where the Prophet Muhammad is buried is one of the two extremists killed in a shootout with police in Riyadh.Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said Taie bin Salem bin Yaslam al-Saya'ari was killed Saturday by police in the capital's northern Yasmeen neighborhood.The July 4 bombing outside of the Medina mosque killed four Saudi security force members and wound..
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  • Car bomb kills at least 48 in rebel-held Syria town, activists say

    Car bomb kills at least 48 in rebel-held Syria town, activists say
    A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial district in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border Saturday, killing nearly 50 in a huge explosion that damaged buildings and left rescuers scrambling to find survivors amid the wreckage, opposition activists said. Rescuers and doctors said the explosion was so large there were nearly 100 wounded and burned. Over 50 wounded were transported to the Turkish border town of Kilis for treatment, as local hospitals couldn't cope. More on this.....
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  • LT-Mexico-US-Consular-Official-Attacked

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    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors said Saturday they are searching for a gunman who opened fire on an official of the U.S. consulate in the western city of Guadalajara.The Attorney General's Office said the official was wounded in the attack Friday in Guadalajara. The city is the capital of Jalisco state, which is dominated by the hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel. There was no immediate evidence of any cartel link to the attack.The shooting appeared to be a direct attempt to kill..
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  • Europe|Mário Soares Dies at 92; Guided Portugal's Shift to Democracy

    Europe|Mário Soares Dies at 92; Guided Portugal's Shift to Democracy
    (Originally a military-led coup, the revolt became a mass movement of civil unrest characterized by carnations that were handed out and placed in the barrels of soldiers’ rifles and tanks.) In the course of his career, Mr. Soares (pronounced SWAH-esh) suffered years of imprisonment, exile and political defeat. He served twice as prime minister, only to watch his country’s first attempts at representative democracy fall apart amid bitter party feuds.He fought his country’s economic isolation and..
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Estevez dramedy about library standoff to film in Cincinnati .Apple working with Consumer Reports to pin down inconsistent MacBook Pro battery test results .
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