White House: Trump 'weighed in' on statement as 'any father would'
Emails later released by Trump Jr. showed he eagerly agreed to meet the woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton . But the legislation cleared both the House and Senate by wide margins, indicating any presidential veto would be overridden. "A failure to sign this bill starts to come close to an admission of guilt", Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of CT told VOA.
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Trump calls White House 'real dump'
President Donald Trump apparently doesn't think too highly of the White House - at least compared to the golf clubs he owns and frequents on weekends away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "The inside of the White House doesn't have the luminous quality that you might expect from TV or film; it seems well kept but worn, a big old house that one imagines might be a bit drafty on cold winter nights".
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Second Body Cam Video Emerges Showing Baltimore Cops Allegedly Faking Evidence
A video from a Baltimore police officer's body camera shows a city officer manipulating evidence by placing drugs in a can. When no one replies, the officer himself searches and locates a bag containing what seemed like drugs. Baltimore rolled out its $11.6 million police body camera program in May, following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, an unarmed African American who died of spinal injuries while in the custody of police, an incident that sparked nationwide protests against police ...
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Nicolas Maduro slams United States sanctions against Venezuela
Mr Lopez had been holed up in the military jail of Ramo Verde until last month, when he was unexpectedly granted house arrest in what was then seen as a breakthrough in the country's political stand-off. "I don't listen to orders from the empire, not now or ever", his translation read. "We are evaluating all of our policy options as to what can we do to create a change of conditions where either Maduro decides he doesn't have a future, and wants to leave of his own accord, or we can return ...
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Trump, in tweets, says he is "very disappointed" in China
Instead, the widely disseminated editorial blamed the U.S. for the increasing tensions with North Korea by flying bombers over South Korea and ignoring invitations to talks. "China welcomes US states, including MI, to. enhance bilateral trade and investment, . and consolidate and expand cooperative consensus to create better development opportunities and jobs for both countries' peoples", Li told Snyder, according to a Chinese government statement.
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Dublin Airport Customers Face Extremely Long Queues Following Strict Security Checks
European Union countries have to carry out more stringent checks on passengers who are entering or leaving the Schengen area, which covers most of mainland Europe and allows passport-free movement. Pictures on social media in recent days have shown long lines of passengers in crowded terminals. "Airports like Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan or Brussels are producing shameful pictures of devastated passengers in front of immigration booths, in lines stretching ...
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People Worldwide See ISIS & Climate Change as Top Threats
Isis was named the top global threat in 18 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States in the Pew Research Centre's annual study. Women are also considerably more likely to view the U.S.as a major concern in Canada (16 points), Japan (11 points), the United Kingdom (11 points) and France (10 points).
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Trump 'weighed in' on son's statement, White House says
Trump Jr. responded with a statement claiming the meeting was "primarily" about adoption and its relation to USA sanctions on Russian Federation under the Magnitsky Act. Mr. Trump's lawyer last month had denied the president's involvement in crafting the response. "He offered suggestions like any father would do", Sanders said.
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Doklam Stand-Off: China Demands India To 'Immediately' Retreat Troops
The document said China has "shown utmost goodwill and great restraint" since the standoff began. In a separate, much longer statement, China's Foreign Ministry said at one point there were more than 400 Indians on Chinese territory, who had advanced over 180 metres into China.
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Report says Trump called White House a 'dump'
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders referred CNN to Trump's outside counsel for a response to the report. But after a complete denial from his legal team that the president was involved at all, the White House confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Trump did weigh in on his son's statement about that controversial meeting.
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Taliban attack North Atlantic Treaty Organisation convoy in Afghanistan
No terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. This is the second attack claimed by the Taliban in Afghanistan this week. The airport in Kandahar is home to a major military base for global troops helping Afghan security forces.
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LeT man Abu Dujana was an A++ category militant
The other militant killed with him was Arif Nabi Dar alias Rehan alias Arif Lalhari, a local Kashmiri. Dujana, a resident of Gilgit-Baltistan region in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir , was said to be responsible for a number of attacks on Indian security forces , including the August 2015 Udhampur strike that left two Border Security Force troopers dead and 12 injured.








