Trump: Opioid ‘national shame’ a public health emergency

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US President Donald Trump has called America’s painkiller-addiction crisis a “national shame” as he declared it a public health emergency. Mr Trump announced a plan to target the abuse of opioids, which kill more than 140 Americans each day. The … Read More

Pentagon chief in South Korea amid North Korean nuclear threats

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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea Pentagon boss Jim Mattis arrived in South Korea on Friday to meet with the nation’s top defense officials and American military commanders on the front line in countering North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Mattis is … Read More

Secret JFK files to be released by U.S. government

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Is America about to find out the truth about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? On Thursday, the government is due release its final batch of secret files relating to the assassination, the majority of which will come from … Read More

Five weeks after Maria most of Puerto Rico remains an island in the dark

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — They’re still in the dark. Lady Lee Andrews doesn’t know how much longer she can keep her Poet’s Passage souvenir shop afloat without electricity — or tourists. Sonia Rodriguez relies on a generator to power the elevator in … Read More

Obama slams state of US politics in 1st post-presidency campaign stops, calls for rejection of Charlottesville hate

Former President Barack Obama made his much-anticipated first post-presidential appearance on the campaign trail Thursday, speaking at events for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia before elections there next month. Appearing at a rally in Richmond, Virginia with … Read More

Federal judge in Maryland delivers second blow against Trump’s new travel ban

Just hours before President Trump’s third attempt at a travel ban targeting majority-Muslim nations was scheduled to go into effect Wednesday, federal judges in Maryland and Hawaii again shut down the controversial measure. In Maryland, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang … Read More

Donald Trump should pursue bigger, better Iran deal: Obama diplomat

Trump is onto something. We shouldn’t walk away from the nuclear agreement but we should get more for American companies and regional security. It was my job in the Obama administration to work with Iran and our allies on implementing … Read More

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