There is a broad public concern in the United States about President Donald Trump’s leadership, and the Republican leader still trails behind all the leading Democratic presidential candidates, according to a new survey. Some 58 percent of US voters disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance and 66 percent say he’s …
Read More »Poll suggests a heavy 2020 defeat for Trump.
US President Donald Trump is facing a big defeat at the ballot box in 2020 amid an ongoing impeachment probe by Democrats, according to the latest polling. Trump is projected to lose by 10 points to Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, one new survey shows, which also predicts Elizabeth Warren and …
Read More »Smugglers reportedly cutting holes in Trump’s border wall
Smuggling gangs in Mexico are reportedly using power tools to cut large holes in walls at the southern US-Mexico border, according to a new report from The Washington Post. The steel-and-concrete portions of the walls, which President Donald Trump has touted as the solution to the flow of undocumented immigrants …
Read More »US opens national security investigation into TikTok – sources
The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co’s $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly, according to two people familiar with the matter. While the $1 billion acquisition was completed two years ago, U.S. lawmakers have been calling in recent …
Read More »Americans split again on impeachment, according to new poll.
Americans are split along party lines on whether to impeach and remove President Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Friday. Coming on the heels of the House’s approval vote on Thursday formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into Trump and after weeks of testimony from …
Read More »Over 1,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles in 2018.
More than 1,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles, California, in 2018, double the number of deaths from six years ago, according to a new report, underscoring the severe housing crisis in America’s wealthiest and most populous state. The number of homeless deaths increased from 536 in 2013 to 1,047 …
Read More »Trump slams impeachment inquiry as key witness testifies.
US President Donald Trump has posted a barrage of tweets against the impeachment inquiry into his alleged abuse of power as a key witness gives an “extremely disturbing” testimony against him. Trump posted dozens of messages on Tuesday attacking top Democrats for their handling of the impeachment proceedings and questioning …
Read More »Russia deploys troops to the Turkey-Syria border.
Russian forces have begun to deploy towards the Turkey-Syria border, as part of a deal to remove Kurdish troops. Units have already entered the two key border towns of Kobane and Manbij. Under the deal agreed by Russia and Turkey, Kurdish fighters were given 150 hours from noon on Wednesday …
Read More »Iraq pleads with UN to kick unauthorized US forces out of country.
The Iraqi government is seeking international help after US troops withdrawing from Syria entered western Iraq without authorization, with Baghdad now taking legal action against the uninvited presence. Baghdad did not give permission for US forces to stay in Iraq, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi reaffirmed on Wednesday. US Defense Secretary …
Read More »First drug that can slow Alzheimer’s dementia
A US drug company says it has created the first therapy that could slow Alzheimer’s disease, and it is now ready to bring it to market. Currently, there are no drugs that can do this – existing ones only help with symptoms. Biogen says it will soon seek regulatory approval …
Read More »Trump threatens to impose ‘powerful sanctions’ on Turkey
US President Donald Trump has promised to work with both parties in Congress to hit Turkey with “powerful sanctions,” after Ankara’s military launched a much-criticized operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Dealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey. Treasury is …
Read More »Videos: Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans Collapses Leaving One Dead, 18 Hospitalized.
Something went terribly wrong during the construction of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans after a huge section of the unfinished building collapsed on the adjacent street causing injuries, destruction and one death. A video from a car, which stopped on a crossing nearby, caught the building falling apart, …
Read More »Trump defends Giuliani in tweet after report on federal probe.
U.S. President Donald Trump defended his attorney Rudy Giuliani on Saturday as a “legendary crime buster” and “wonderful lawyer” after a media report that prosecutors are investigating whether the former New York mayor broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine. “So now they are after the legendary ‘crime buster’ …
Read More »At least 4 dead, 5 injured in Brooklyn nightclub shooting.
Four people were killed and five seriously injured in a shooting in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The incident took place at a private club on Utica Avenue. Gunfire broke out shortly after 7 am at the club, according to the New York Fire Department. The venue, which bills itself as …
Read More »Al-Shabab attacks US airbase, EU convoy in Somalia.
The al-Shabab terrorist group has launched two separate attacks on a US military base and a European Union military convoy in Somalia. The militants initially raided a base operated by US forces in the Somali town of Baledogle on Monday, witnesses and security sources said. “Two heavy explosions occurred, the …
Read More »Trump tweets quote warning that impeachment will cause ‘Civil War-like fracture’ in US.
US President Donald Trump responded to the Democrats-led impeachment inquiry by posting an ominous quote from a church leader who warned that removing him from office would inflict “Civil War-like” wounds on the nation. Known for regularly watching shows on Fox News, Trump apparently liked how the Southern Baptist minister …
Read More »Only 13% of Americans support US military going to war over Saudi oil field attack
Just 13 percent of Americans would support the US military joining Saudi Arabia in a conflict as part of a response to a recent attack on Saudi oil facilities, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by the Business Insider news website, asked participants “what, if any, role do …
Read More »US vaping death toll rises to 11, over 500 have fallen ill
A vaping-related illness has claimed two more lives in the US, bringing the total number of fatalities to 11. More than 500 people are known to have fallen ill with mysterious lung disease after smoking e-cigarettes in the US, but officials said hundreds of additional cases had been reported in …
Read More »Whistleblower alleges Trump sought foreign meddling in the 2020 election
A whistleblower report released by a congressional panel on Thursday said President Donald Trump used his office to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 election to advance his personal political interests, risking U.S. national security. The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee released a declassified version of the report …
Read More »China Tells Trump to Grow Up, Says Won’t ‘Play Game of Thrones on the World Stage’ With Him.
The US president went on the offensive against Beijing at the General Assembly on Tuesday, saying he wouldn’t accept a “bad deal” on trade, and accusing China of using “massive market barriers, heavy state subsidies, currency manipulation,” and other malign tactics, while urging the country to “honour” its commitment to …
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