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Kim Jong Un executes staff from failed Hanoi summit as US spies – Washington Examiner

Friday, May 31, 2019

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has been purging the officials that took part in the Hanoi summit in January. The summit abruptly finished early with no agreement between North Korea and the United States. Blaming the officials for the failed summit, North Korea executed Kim Hyok Chol, the special envoy to the United States, and foreign ministry officials who carried out the working-level negotiations for the meeting in February,…

As Missouri’s Last Abortion Provider Nears Closing, Neighboring Clinics Prepare – NPR

Friday, May 31, 2019

Abortion rights supporters take part in a protest Thursday in St. Louis. A state license that allows a Planned Parenthood health center in Missouri to perform abortions could soon expire. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Roberson/AP Abortion rights supporters take part in a protest Thursday in St. Louis. A state license that allows a Planned Parenthood health center in Missouri to perform abortions could soon expire. Jeff Roberson/AP…

Trump makes ‘important points’ about how China must change, billionaire money manager says – CNBC

Friday, May 31, 2019

The economic relationship between the United States and China needs to change, Tony Ressler, a billionaire veteran of Wall Street, said Friday. “The Trump administration is making some very important points about how we do business with China,” said Ressler, co-founder of private equity giants Apollo Global Management and Ares Management. President Donald Trump, through tough talk and tariffs, has been trying to get China to stop what the White…

China Steps Up Trade War and Plans Blacklist of U.S. Firms – The New York Times

Friday, May 31, 2019

Shortly afterward, some American technology companies, including Google, said they would stop supplying Huawei. The American government has since granted Huawei a 90-day waiver, giving Chinese and American officials time to hammer out an agreement. The Trump Administration also is said to be considering putting Hikvision, a Chinese video surveillance company, on the list. If Friday’s move is calculated to be a tit-for-tat strike back at American technology companies, Beijing…

Where Trump’s ’emergency power’ on tariffs comes from – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

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Where Trump’s ’emergency power’ on tariffs comes from – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

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Where Trump’s ’emergency power’ on tariffs comes from – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

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North Korea executes nuclear envoy to U.S. after failed Trump summit: report – USA TODAY

Friday, May 31, 2019

CLOSE President Donald Trump says he’s not happy about North Korea’s recent military tests. This comes at the same time says the U.S. sent an aircraft carrier group to the Persian Gulf because the Iranians “were threatening.” (May 9) AP, AP North Korea executed its special nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of senior officials over the failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump,…

The Latest: Murky waters impair recovery of boat in Hungary – Fox News

Friday, May 31, 2019

Kang Kyung-wha, center, foreign minister of South Korea, together with her Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, right, visits the bank of the Danube River close to Margit Bridge where a sightseeing boat capsized in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, May 31, 2019. Hungarian police have detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with the sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, causing it to sink quickly in the river in Budapest,…

Democrats look at packing the Supreme Court to pack the vote – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

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Kimmel presses Pelosi on impeachment: We need you to ‘take care of this’ – Fox News

Friday, May 31, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 31 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 31 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel pressed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, on the urgency to impeach President Trump, urging her to “get in there” and “take care of this.” Kimmel began by asking Pelosi if Congress was “taking it from here” after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s remarks, which…

Trump’s tariff threat to Mexico may upend trade deal, undermine the economy – The Washington Post

Friday, May 31, 2019

David J. Lynch Kevin Sieff May 30 at 10:51 PM President Trump’s surprise announcement of an escalating series of new tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico is likely to upend hopes for early congressional action on his proposed North American trade deal and trigger economic upheaval on both sides of the border, according to trade analysts and business executives. Business leaders reacted with dismay to Trump’s statement Thursday that…

South Korean Daily Says That Kim Jong-un Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators – The New York Times

Friday, May 31, 2019

Both Kim Hyok-chol and Kim Yong-chol were absent from the North Korean delegation when Kim Jong-un met last month with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. In their places were senior officials from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, like Minister Lee Yong-ho and First Vice Minister Choe Son-hui, who have emerged as the new faces of North Korean diplomacy. Mr. Kim has said he will give Washington until the end of…

Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants ‘STOP’ – Fox News

Friday, May 31, 2019

Video Trump says US will impose tariffs on Mexican goods President Trump imposes tariffs on goods coming from Mexico in response to growing number of illegal immigrants. President Trump on Thursday abruptly announced a new 5 percent tariff on Mexico beginning in early June, saying the levy will “gradually increase” until the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border is “remedied” and illegal migrants “STOP.” “On June 10th, the United…

Mueller speaks, but he’s still an enigma – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

Washington (CNN)As last Thanksgiving approached, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers drove to the Justice Department for a hastily arranged meeting. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/05/30/robert-mueller-most-silent-man-in-washington-jeanne-moos-ebof-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_19’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo…

Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants ‘STOP’ – Fox News

Friday, May 31, 2019

Video Trump says US will impose tariffs on Mexican goods President Trump imposes tariffs on goods coming from Mexico in response to growing number of illegal immigrants. President Trump on Thursday abruptly announced a new 5 percent tariff on Mexico beginning in early June, saying the levy will “gradually increase” until the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border is “remedied” and illegal migrants “STOP.” “On June 10th, the United…

Mueller speaks, but he’s still an enigma – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

Washington (CNN)As last Thanksgiving approached, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers drove to the Justice Department for a hastily arranged meeting. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/05/30/robert-mueller-most-silent-man-in-washington-jeanne-moos-ebof-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_19’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo…

Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants ‘STOP’ – Fox News

Friday, May 31, 2019

Video Trump says US will impose tariffs on Mexican goods President Trump imposes tariffs on goods coming from Mexico in response to growing number of illegal immigrants. President Trump on Thursday abruptly announced a new 5 percent tariff on Mexico beginning in early June, saying the levy will “gradually increase” until the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border is “remedied” and illegal migrants “STOP.” “On June 10th, the United…

Mueller speaks, but he’s still an enigma – CNN

Friday, May 31, 2019

Washington (CNN)As last Thanksgiving approached, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers drove to the Justice Department for a hastily arranged meeting. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/05/30/robert-mueller-most-silent-man-in-washington-jeanne-moos-ebof-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_19’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190529113603-11-mueller-presser-0529-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo…

Everest: The mountain of heroes is becoming the monument to fools – Washington Examiner

Friday, May 31, 2019

The tallest peak above sea level, 29,000-foot Mount Everest has long been the mountain of adventurers. While not as challenging as K2, Everest has inspired generations of climbers for decades. But unless Nepal, climbing companies, and climbers themselves get a grip, Everest will lose its reputation as the mountain of heroes. Instead, it will become a monument to fools. It was 66 years ago on Wednesday that Edmund Hillary and…