Sen. Rand Paul reverses stance in last-minute drama over Mike Pompeo
It has been nearly 30 years since any Cabinet nominee was reported to the full Senate with an unfavorable recommendation. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday evening approved the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo for secretary of state in an 11-9 vote.
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Still a long way to go on North Korea crisis, says Trump
But Trump tweeted Sunday that the North has "agreed to denuclearization (so great for World), site closure, & no more testing!" "All of the steps Kim has announced are completely reversible and amount to only words and empty promises - and North Korea is not exactly known to keep its word", said Mr Harry Kazianis, director of defence studies at the Center for the National Interest, a conservative think tank in Washington .
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Iran threatens to resume nuclear programme
Zarif is on a visit to NY, where Iran maintains diplomatic representation to the United Nations, in advance of the May 12 deadline President Trump has set for his decision on whether to reimpose economic sanctions that were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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Barcelona easily win historic 4th straight Copa del Rey
Speaking after Barca's 5-0 Copa del Rey final triumph over Sevilla , in which Iniesta scored the fourth goal, Rakitic expressed his desire to see his team-mate stick around. He also stressed that Sevilla acted too timidly. There are very strong emotions, the affection and respect that people have for me is something that I am very much grateful for.
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Warwick High School students join nationwide protest against gun violence
Saint Agnes speakers spoke about how recent school shootings, including in Parkland , Florida, in February, inspired their activism and anger about violence in places of learning. High school students in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles also took part in rallies. Shelby said the impact gun violence left on her motivated her to demand change.
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Drop the needle in the groove - it's Record Store Day!
Stores that are officially recognized as participating in Record Store Day must meet certain criteria, according to the event's website . "We have close to 10,000 used vinyl records here every day and that's one of the biggest - if not the biggest - collection of records in the Tri-State", Hebert said.
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European Union rejects British proposals for post-Brexit Irish border
But a version published by the European Union in February contained only the third "backstop" option, effectively drawing a customs border down the Irish Sea, which a furious Mrs May said "no British Prime Minister could ever agree". "Without a solution, there will be no withdrawal agreement and no transition". Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy said the requirement reinforced the belief that the British government was "clearly planning to impose their hard Brexit border across the island of ...
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Palestinian rocket scientist is assassinated by 'Mossad' motorbike gunmen in Malaysian capital
Palestine's ambassador to Malaysia Anwar Al Agha later identified the victim as Palestinian Fadi al-Batsh, an engineering lecturer, but declined to say if he was a member of Hamas. The Israeli government had no comment. Malaysia is looking into the possible involvement of foreign agents in the killing of a Palestinian private university lecturer in front of a condominium in Setapak early this morning.
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Trump says he doesn't think personal lawyer will `flip'
Otero is tasked with determining whether there is substantial overlap between the Federal Bureau of Investigation raids of Cohen's home, office and hotel earlier this month and his role in negotiating a deal with Daniels in 2016 in which she was paid to keep quiet about the alleged sexual encounter with Trump a decade before his presidency.
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Israeli troops kill four Palestinians as protests continue along Gaza border
A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip, April 20, 2018. On Thursday, organisers moved sit-in protest tents, each set up several hundred metres from the border, closer to the fence. Israel's defense minister says Gaza's Hamas rulers are the "only culprits" in the death of a Palestinian boy who was killed by Israeli army fire in ...
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Barbara Bush Remembered as Thousands Gather for Funeral
Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston . She was the second woman in US history to be the wife of one president and the mother of another. Mrs Bush died at their home in Houston on Tuesday aged 92. Our family will miss her dearly". "She was the gold standard of what it meant to be a friend ..." "She said, Jeb, I believe in Jesus and he is my savior".
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Trump cuts red tape in sales of armed drones
The new policy on conventional arms reflects priorities set out in Trump's National Security Strategy and provides a framework whereby all U.S. agencies will review and evaluate proposed arms transfers and approve commercial sales by American companies, Sanders said.










