Sen. Marco Rubio One-on-One in Face the Nation on Puerto Rico Crisis
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
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Marco Rubio: Response to Hurricane Maria slowed because Puerto Rico distribution infrastructure destroyed
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said the federal government’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria was slow because the typical method of responding to natural disasters was itself a casualty of the storm. “They responded to … Read More
Netanyahu Blasts ‘Failing European Economies’ During Cabinet Meeting
PM blames career bureaucrats for woes of Europe in order to justify bill that would allow ministers to appoint cronies to carry out their agenda. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has justified a bill that would increase the scope of personal … Read More
A North Korean ship was seized off Egypt with a huge cache of weapons destined for a surprising buyer
North Korean soldiers carrying packs marked with a radioactive symbol take part in a military parade in Pyongyang. North Korea has been selling small arms around the world to bring in the hard currency it needs to survive. (2013 photo … Read More
Syrian refugees in Turkey are getting a raw deal
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Syrian refugees arrive at the Oncupinar crossing gate, close to the town of Kilis, south central Turkey, to cross to Syria. Syrians make up 93.5 per cent of the population in Kilis.-AFP Photo There’s a clear bias against non-European asylum … Read More
Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan warlord and an American problem
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“take no prisoners….show no mercy….strangle them….cut off the air… allow them no medicine”. These are not the words of some crazed warlord from the middle ages. These are the words of a present-day Libyan warlord conducting one of the dirtiest … Read More
Tropical forests now release more carbon than trucks and cars in the US, study finds
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The Amazon Forest contributes to global carbon emissions. Caesar Oleksy Not only do tropical forests now emit double the amount of carbon they consume — they also release more of it than all vehicles in the United States, according to a … Read More
Death toll rises to 360 in Mexico earthquake
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The Associated PressIn this Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 photo, a framed image of Mexico’s patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, makes up part of a memorial for those who died when a five-story office and factory building was collapsed by … Read More
U.S. in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arrived for a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Saturday. CreditPool photo by Andy Wong BEIJING — The Trump administration acknowledged on Saturday for the first time that it was … Read More
‘Burqa ban’ law signals rightward political turn in Austria
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Carla Amina Baghajati from the Austrian Islamic Religious Community gestures during an interview in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. A law prohibiting any kind of full face covering but known popularly as the “Burqa Ban,” takes effect in … Read More