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Lamborghini, Shelby pickup among drug kingpins’ cars auctioned by Mexican government – ABC News
A 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago, a 2016 Ford Shelby pickup truck with a video camera embedded in the front grill and 17 bulletproof Chevrolet Suburbans were among the vehicles seized from alleged criminals auctioned off by the Mexican government. Mexico’s Institute to Return the Stolen to the People, a newly christened branch of the Finance Ministry, put 82 vehicles up for bidding on Sunday as part of an effort to raise…
Trump needs Japan on his side if he wants to achieve a ‘trade truce’ with China – The Independent
Donald Trump is in Tokyo meeting Prime Minister Abe, and the principal subject unsurprisingly will be trade tensions between the US and Japan. The Brookings Institution here in DC has done a good summary of the issues, making the key point that using national security as a front for cutting imports is a spurious argument. It is certainly hard to see why Americans buying Toyota cars (many of which are…
Lamborghini, Shelby pickup among drug kingpins’ cars auctioned by Mexican government – ABC News
A 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago, a 2016 Ford Shelby pickup truck with a video camera embedded in the front grill and 17 bulletproof Chevrolet Suburbans were among the vehicles seized from alleged criminals auctioned off by the Mexican government. Mexico’s Institute to Return the Stolen to the People, a newly christened branch of the Finance Ministry, put 82 vehicles up for bidding on Sunday as part of an effort to raise…
John Hickenlooper, 2020 Candidate, Urges Democrats To Reject ‘Socialism’ – NPR
Democratic presidential candidate and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says Democrats need to focus on “kitchen table issues” like jobs in order to beat President Trump in 2020. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Democratic presidential candidate and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says Democrats need to focus on “kitchen table issues” like jobs in order to beat President Trump in 2020. Seth Wenig/AP Former Colorado Gov. John…
Trump needs Japan on his side if he wants to achieve a ‘trade truce’ with China – The Independent
Donald Trump is in Tokyo meeting Prime Minister Abe, and the principal subject unsurprisingly will be trade tensions between the US and Japan. The Brookings Institution here in DC has done a good summary of the issues, making the key point that using national security as a front for cutting imports is a spurious argument. It is certainly hard to see why Americans buying Toyota cars (many of which are…
John Hickenlooper, 2020 Candidate, Urges Democrats To Reject ‘Socialism’ – NPR
Democratic presidential candidate and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says Democrats need to focus on “kitchen table issues” like jobs in order to beat President Trump in 2020. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Democratic presidential candidate and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says Democrats need to focus on “kitchen table issues” like jobs in order to beat President Trump in 2020. Seth Wenig/AP Former Colorado Gov. John…
Sane-Sex Marriages In Taiwan Celebrated At Wedding Banquet – NPR
Taiwanese same-sex couples kiss at their wedding party in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 25, 2019. Taiwan has become the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption toggle caption Chiang Ying-ying/AP Taiwanese same-sex couples kiss at their wedding party in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 25, 2019. Taiwan has become the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage. Chiang Ying-ying/AP More than a thousand people participated…
Lamborghini, Shelby pickup among drug kingpins’ cars auctioned by Mexican government – ABC News
A 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago, a 2016 Ford Shelby pickup truck with a video camera embedded in the front grill and 17 bulletproof Chevrolet Suburbans were among the vehicles seized from alleged criminals auctioned off by the Mexican government. Mexico’s Institute to Return the Stolen to the People, a newly christened branch of the Finance Ministry, put 82 vehicles up for bidding on Sunday as part of an effort to raise…
Scott Pelley reveals complaining about ‘hostile work environment’ at CBS led to firing – Fox News
FILE: Scott Pelley attending the CBS Upfront in New York. (Invision/AP) Former “CBS Evening News” vet Scott Pelley claimed in an interview Sunday that he was ousted from the anchor chair back in 2017 because he “wouldn’t stop complaining” about the news vision’s “hostile work environment.” “I lost my job because I wouldn’t stop complaining to management,” Pelley said on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” “Four or five years ago, I went to the president of…
European Election 2019: Results in maps and charts – BBC News
The two biggest voting blocs have lost their majority in the European Parliament. The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) are set to remain the two largest blocs, but have lost seats to the centre, left and nationalist right. The Greens and Liberals have made gains, as well as the right-wing nationalist and populist groups. Results in full With the two traditional blocs losing…
Trump meets Japanese Emperor as he begins business portion of state visit – CNN
Tokyo (CNN)After a day of casual diplomatic male bonding, President Donald Trump entered the more stately portion of his visit to Japan on Monday, honoring the country’s newly enthroned Emperor and sitting for trade- and security-focused talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-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/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked…
Brexit Party set to win most UK seats in EU elections | TheHill – The Hill
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party is set to claim the most U.K. seats in the European Union’s parliament following last week’s European elections, according to early tallies, CNBC reports. Farage, the former leader of the U.K. Independence Party and a major backer of efforts to leave the EU before and after the 2016 Brexit referendum, formed the new party in April. Initial results show the party with 31.7 percent of the…
‘It Was Like a Zoo’: Death on an Unruly, Overcrowded Everest – The New York Times
Mr. Dohring, the American doctor, represents the other end of the spectrum. At 62, he has climbed peaks all over the world. He read about explorers as a boy and said he had always wanted to get to the “one spot where you can stand higher than any place else on earth.’’ To prepare for Everest, he slept at home in a tent that simulated high-altitude conditions. His total Everest…
3rd horse in 9 days dies at Santa Anita racetrack, marking 26 fatalities in 6 months – ABC News
Another horse died at Southern California’s prominent Santa Anita racetrack over the weekend, marking the third thoroughbred fatality at the facility in the last nine days, and the 26th fatality since December. A 9-year-old horse named Kochees sustained a fatal injury to its left front leg during a 5 1/2-furlong race on Saturday, adding to the embattled racetrack’s worries as it works to implement reforms. “Every attempt was made to…
Centrist bloc to lose majority in EU vote as Greens and euroskeptics gain, early results show – CNBC
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Police are searching for a missing 5-year-old Utah girl. Her uncle has been arrested – CNN
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Man killed in Hawaii shark attack, witness says skin ‘just torn off’ – Fox News
Video Shark! Wild video of first-hand shark encounters Sharks are some of the most captivating creatures in the ocean. Here are some of the Wildest videos of close encounters with sharks. A man from California died after an apparent shark attack in Hawaii on Saturday, officials said. The Maui Fire Department said the incident happened around 9 a.m. at Honokowai Point near Ka’anapali Beach Park area on Maui as the…
Hope Hicks Is Facing an Existential Question – Slate
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Germany’s Social Democrats head for a pasting in Bremen vote – Fox News
In this Tuesday, May 14, 2019 photo, the historic town hall shines in the evening sun in Bremen, Germany. The city became a battleground for EU’s fragile political center, support for Germany’s Social Democrats has ebbed dramatically in recent years, but nowhere is their fate more closely watched than in the tiny city-state of Bremen. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Social Democrats looking disappointed after the first results of the federal state…
Macron Humbled in France as Exit Polls Show Le Pen Win – Bloomberg
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