President Trump’s First State of the Union | NYTimes
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State of the Union: Trump extends ‘open hand’ to Dems on immigration, touts tax cuts, warns N. Korea
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President Trump appealed for common ground in the immigration debate at his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, while holding firm on his demands for border security and using the grand setting to tout his economic accomplishments and … Read More
Flu epidemic worsens: Here is everything you need to know
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CDC reports flu epidemic has killed at least 37 children. MIAMI – The flu continues to blanket most of the state of Florida this season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported it has been the most active since the 2009 swine flu … Read More
Trump’s Shadow Hangs Over NATO
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A year since Trump entered office, European allies are relieved the alliance is still standing, but U.S. leadership remains in doubt. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. President Donald Trump take seats at a working dinner meeting at NATO … Read More
German coalition negotiators close to deal on refugees, SPD says
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) are close to overcoming a major stumbling block in their talks to form a new coalition government, a senior SPD negotiator said on Monday. The parties are … Read More
Trump blasts ‘very unfair’ EU over trade
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© Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP | US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. The European Union trades with America “very unfairly”, … Read More
Hezbollah official warns terror group can destroy Israeli army
Hezbollah has responded to an op-ed published by IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis on Lebanese opposition websites, calling it “provocative words published by a coward.” “The article is nonsense and a provocation that is published by someone who is a coward,” wrote … Read More
U.N. Says 100,000 Rohingya in Grave Danger From Monsoon Rains
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GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon season begins, a U.N. humanitarian report said. There are now more than 900,000 Rohingyas … Read More