Hurricane Harvey Strengthens and Heads for Texas
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Tropical Storm Harvey strengthened into a hurricane on Thursday as it headed to coastal Texas, where it was expected to bring life-threatening flooding, meteorologists said. The National Hurricane Center said Air Force Hurricane Hunter planes had spotted Tropical Storm Harvey … Read More
‘Time for GERMANY to lead Europe!’ Merkel urged to boost German military as USA ‘is weak’
GERMANY should abandon its military reluctance and lead Europe, Angela Merkel has been told by a leading historian. In an article for Der Spiegel that would have been unthinkable a few short years ago – with Germany’s reluctance to be … Read More
Afghanistan endorses Trump’s revised strategy; Taliban warns of ‘graveyard’
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The Afghan government on Tuesday embraced President Trump’s commitment to “fight to win” in Afghanistan, but the insurgent Taliban vowed the country would become a “graveyard” for U.S. troops if they don’t withdraw. Trump said in a televised speech Monday … Read More
North Korea’s latest threat to South Korea, U.S.: ‘Merciless retaliation’
North Korea threatened South Korea and the United States on Tuesday with “merciless retaliation” over their ongoing joint military drills. Pyongyang warned both countries they “should take the whole responsibility for catastrophic results from (a) reckless war game,” according to … Read More
6 [police] officers shot, 1 Killed
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Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East?
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This post originally appeared at The Nation. Americans have been so entangled in the Middle East for the past few decades that they have begun interpreting their own politics in the terms of that region. Is driving a car into … Read More