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Police Declare A Riot After Far-Right And Antifa Groups Clash In Portland
Saturday’s clashes were not the first of their kind. Above, antifa counter-protesters fought with far-right Patriot Prayer supporters during a march in Portland on June 3. – Anadolu Agency/Getty Images What began in downtown Portland Saturday as a permitted march by the far-right group Patriot Prayer was quickly declared a riot and halted by police…
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US Mulls Pulling Troops From Germany as Trump-Merkel Tensions Mount – Reports
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Defense Department is conducting a study on what the consequences would be of a major withdrawal of US military forces from Germany, media reported. The analysis is being driven by escalating tensions between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the work….
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North Korea believed to be ‘deceiving’ US, increasing nuclear production: report
U.S. intelligence officials believe North Korea has been “deceiving” the U.S., saying the Hermit Kingdom was bolstering production for nuclear weapons at “multiple secret sites” in the past few months, a report stated. Officials from the CIA and other intelligence agencies told NBC News the regime has increased its production of enriched uranium for the weapons despite…
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U.S. intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks
The latest U.S. intelligence assessment appeared to go counter to sentiments expressed by Donald Trump that “there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.” U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in…
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Five dead in shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland
CNN)Five people were killed Thursday and two were injured in a “targeted attack” on the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, authorities said. A gunman opened fire through the glass door of the newsroom, Phil Davis, a Capital Gazettepolice reporter, tweeted shortly after the shooting. “There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot…
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Supreme Court vacancy: Culture wars just beginning
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joined at right by Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks as he and activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court as President Donald Trump prepares to choose a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott…
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More than 700 anti-Trump protests planned across all 50 states
Mass events, spurred by immigration policy and supreme court, urge unity in trying times: ‘It’s not about red or blue’ Protesters in Washington demonstrate against family separations. Hundreds were arrested on Thursday. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Organizers of demonstrations expected to take place across all 50 states on Saturday are calling for Americans outraged by…
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Trump is right to meet with Putin — Here is what they need to talk about
The announcement Thursday that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a summit July 16 in Helsinki, Finland is welcome news – though it predictably prompted immediate criticism from Democrats and other Trump opponents. But we can discount the instant opposition. The Trump-haters criticize almost everything the president says and does, no matter what. Sometimes…
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EU summit deal reached after Italy demanded action on migrant crisis
Brussels (CNN) European Union leaders have averted the collapse of a key summit with a deal struck on migration in the early hours of Friday morning, which will see the burden of resettling refugees shared more widely among member states. The EU will also look into setting up migration centers in countries outside Europe, according to…
