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When America heard Sudan: Why people are turning their social media profiles blue – Washington Examiner

Saturday, June 15, 2019

If you lived in Sudan, you wouldn’t be able to read this. The country is under a “near total” internet blackout now as its military government attempts to quell protests that have been rumbling since December. The country’s longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir was forced out in April, but Sudan has struggled to gain stability in the time since. Recently, things got violent. Celebrities and citizens have been turning their social…

What’s the matter with moving these federal workers to Kansas City? – CNN

Saturday, June 15, 2019

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Arkansas authorities arrest woman in killing of former state senator | TheHill – The Hill

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Arkansas authorities have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of former state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith (R), State Police and Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies announced Friday. Special agents have taken Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell, 48, into custody and criminal charges against her are pending, police said in a statement. Police said the investigation is currently at a “critical juncture,” and they are not releasing any further information to maintain the case’s integrity. Collins-Smith, 57, was reportedly…

How to answer Iran’s deadly Gulf games – New York Post

Saturday, June 15, 2019

It’s clear that President Trump had good reason to send the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, flanked by destroyers and cruisers, to the Persian Gulf to protect shipping lanes from Iranian aggression. Then again, if American military power is merely political performance art, rather than a tool of genuine deterrence, what’s the point? Even as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Tehran trying to calm tensions between the United States and…

Ash Carter: Iran ‘feeling the pressure’ of Trump sanctions – Fox News

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Video Ash Carter on Iran sanctions, oil tanker incident Ash Carter on Iran sanctions, oil tanker incident Iran’s government is feeling the pressure of sanctions, though relations are still tense between Washington and Tehran, according to former Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was correct to claim Iran is to blame for an attack on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman this week, Carter told Bret Baier on “Special…

Sanders’ departure means a new voice for the White House. Only Trump knows who it will be. – USA TODAY

Saturday, June 15, 2019

CLOSE Sarah Sanders is stepping down after serving as the public face of the White House during some of the administration’s most contentious chapters. USA TODAY Sarah Sanders stepped down as White House press secretary this week, leaving a new task for President Donald Trump: finding a new voice of the administration. Sanders has been a key member that the president has turned to and has often bucked tradition under her tenure. She stopped hosting press…

The internal poll that Donald Trump said didn’t exist was just leaked – ThinkProgress

Saturday, June 15, 2019

ABC News on Friday published the results of an internal poll conducted by President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in March, a survey that Trump himself denied even existed. The poll found Trump trailing Joe Biden by huge margins in states he carried in 2016, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In Texas, which has voted for Republican presidents by wide margins for the last 43 years, Trump holds just a two point…

Another American dies while staying at Dominican Republic resort – AOL

Saturday, June 15, 2019

A woman died earlier this week in the Dominican Republic, the latest in a spate of reported illnesses and deaths at resorts in the Caribbean country, according to the U.S. State Department. Leyla Cox, 53, was staying at the Excellence resort in Punta Cana when she died on Tuesday, her son Will, told NBC News. Meanwhile, another family has reported that their loved one died in the Dominican Republic in…

Iranians fired missile at US drone prior to tanker attack, US official says – CNN

Saturday, June 15, 2019

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DNC, NBC announce first debate lineups – POLITICO

Saturday, June 15, 2019

The debates will air June 26 and 27 on NBC and Telemundo affiliates across the country, along with MSNBC on cable. | POLITICO Illustration/Getty Images 2020 Elections The field of 20 candidates has been randomly split into two groups of 10 debaters on back-to-back nights later this month. By ZACH MONTELLARO and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO 06/14/2019 12:41 PM EDT Updated 06/14/2019 04:03 PM EDT 2019-06-14T04:03-0400 The Democratic National Committee announced the…

NBC announces lineup of Democrats for each night of first 2020 debate – NBC News

Saturday, June 15, 2019

NBC News on Friday announced the lineups of Democratic presidential candidates who are appearing on stage this month on each night of the first debate of the 2020 race. The first group of 10 appearing on Wednesday, June 26: Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland Rep. Tulsi Gabbard…

‘Happy National Flip-Flop Day’: Trump mocks Biden’s policy shifts on Facebook: – Fox News

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 14 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 14 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com President Trump had some fun at the expense of former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday over his drastic policy shifts on abortion and immigration. Biden had a turbulent 24 hours earlier this month after his campaign confirmed he still supported the Hyde Amendment, which…

Tennessee preacher-cop calls for execution of LGBTQ people – CNN

Saturday, June 15, 2019

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Trump dismisses Biden’s 2020 chances, knocks his ‘mental capacity’: ‘Everybody knows he doesn’t have it’ – Fox News

Friday, June 14, 2019

Video Trump dismisses Biden’s 2020 chances, knocks his ‘mental capacity’ President Trump dismissed Joe Biden’s chances of becoming president in 2020, knocking the former vice president’s “mental capacity” and hoping Sen. Elizabeth Warren emerges as the Democratic nominee. President Trump dismissed Joe Biden’s chances of becoming president in 2020, knocking the former vice president’s “mental capacity” and claiming Biden “doesn’t have what it takes.” Speaking in a live “Fox &…

Japanese oil tanker owner disagrees with US military that a mine caused blast near Iran – CNBC

Friday, June 14, 2019

Oil tanker owner disagrees with US military that a mine caused… “I do not think there was a time bomb or an object attached to the side of the ship,” Yutaka Katada, president of Kokuka Sangyo, said at a press conference Friday. Politicsread more

Trump clarifies comments on foreign ‘dirt,’ says heat should be on Dems for 2016 spying – Fox News

Friday, June 14, 2019

Video Trump talks tensions with Iran, conversations with foreign leaders, attacks from Pelosi President Trump discusses Iran being implicated in assaulting oil takers in the Gulf of Oman, Nancy Pelosi accusing him of a criminal cover-up, calls to fire Kellyanne Conway, Joe Biden’s campaign and more in a wide-ranging phone call with ‘Fox & Friends.’ President Trump on Friday sought to clarify his controversial comments indicating he would take information…

Trump: I won’t fire Conway over Hatch Act violations – AOL

Friday, June 14, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he won’t fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after a federal watchdog agency recommended her removal for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers. Trump tells Fox & Friends that he was briefed on the Office of Special Counsel investigation Thursday and says “it looks to me like they’re trying to take away her right of free speech and…

David Ortiz shooting suspect says baseball legend was not his intended target, video shows – CNN

Friday, June 14, 2019

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Family: Baby cut from slain Chicago woman’s womb has died – kwwl.com

Friday, June 14, 2019

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Japanese tanker owner contradicts U.S. officials over explosives used in Gulf of Oman attack – NBC News

Friday, June 14, 2019

The Japanese owner of a tanker attacked in the Gulf of Oman claimed Friday that it was struck by a flying projectile, contradicting reports by U.S. officials and the military on the source of the blast. U.S. Central Command said the two vessels were hit Thursday by a limpet mine, which is attached to boats below the waterline using magnets. U.S. Central Command released video it claimed showed an Iranian…