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Winter storm warning for St. Mary’s County | thebaynet.com – Bay Net

Monday, December 10, 2018

Sterling, VA – The National Weather Service has Issued by the National Weather Service for St. Marys County. Winter storm warning until 12a.m. EST Monday. Winter storm warning in effect until midnight Tonight. Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are expected for Saint Mary’s County. Plan on snow covered roads and slippery conditions. Travel will be difficult. Temperatures will remain well below freezing tonight,…

Trump administration resists global climate efforts at home and overseas – The Washington Post

Monday, December 10, 2018

David Nakamura Darryl Fears December 9 at 7:31 PM The United States joined a controversial proposal by Saudi Arabia and Russia this weekend to weaken a reference to a key report on the severity of global warming, sharpening battle lines at the global climate summit in Poland aimed at gaining consensus over how to combat rising temperatures. Arguments erupted Saturday night before a United Nations working group focused on science…

Wisconsin gov.-elect won’t rule out suing over bills that would limit power – CNN

Monday, December 10, 2018

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Russians interacted with at least 14 Trump associates during the campaign and transition – The Washington Post

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Rosalind S. Helderman Tom Hamburger Carol D. Leonnig December 9 at 2:47 PM The Russian ambassador. A deputy prime minister. A pop star, a weightlifter, a lawyer, a Soviet army veteran with alleged intelligence ties. Again and again and again, over the course of Donald Trump’s 18-month campaign for the presidency, Russian citizens made contact with his closest family and friends, as well as figures on the periphery of his…

Graham: Saudis would ‘be ‘speaking Farsi in about a week’ without US support against Iran – Fox News

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Video Sen. Graham to fight to make sure William Barr is confirmed Republican senator speaks out on the importance of the attorney general nominee being confirmed on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’ South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News on Sunday that Saudi Arabia’s military “can’t fight out of a paper bag” when confronted with Mideast challenges including Iran, and insisted that the U.S. has the necessary leverage to punish…

Angry China summons US ambassador over arrest of tech exec Meng Wanzhou – USA TODAY

Sunday, December 09, 2018

CLOSE Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States. Time Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, is pictured attending the VTB Capital’s ‘RUSSIA CALLING’ investment forum in Moscow.(Photo: Maxim Shipenkov, EPA-EFE) The Chinese foreign ministry on Sunday summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to protest the detention of a senior tech executive by the…

Rubio: Pardoning Paul Manafort ‘would be a mistake’ – CNN

Sunday, December 09, 2018

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Key House Democrat Jerry Nadler Says Trump Payments May Be ‘Impeachable Offenses’ – HuffPost

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Impeachment is a “last resort and only when the evidence is clear of a really substantial legal violation,” Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We may get there, but we’re not there now.”

China Summons U.S. Envoy Over Huawei CFO – Bloomberg

Sunday, December 09, 2018

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Jared Kushner Gave Saudi Crown Prince Advice After Khashoggi Slaying: NY Times – HuffPost

Sunday, December 09, 2018

White House protocol dictates that National Security Council staff should be present on all phone calls with foreign leaders. Yet, according to the Times, Kushner defied this rule and “kept chatting” privately to the prince. “The two men were on a first-name basis, calling each other Jared and Mohammed in text messages and phone calls,” the report said, citing several former White House officials. 

Burdened with Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May is on the brink – Al Jazeera English

Sunday, December 09, 2018

London, United Kingdom – Exiting the European Union, Theresa May suggested after the referendum two years ago, was a simple process. “Brexit means Brexit,” she said in the wake of the United Kingdom’s vote to quit the EU, following former Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to resign over the result. Almost two and a half years after she succeeded Cameron, however, May now finds herself mired in the complexity…

Paris cleans up as Macron prepares to respond to ‘yellow vest’ riots – Reuters

Sunday, December 09, 2018

PARIS (Reuters) – Workers in Paris swept up broken glass and towed away burnt-out cars on Sunday after the latest “yellow vest” riots, while the government warned of slower economic growth and said that President Emmanuel Macron would address the nation this week. On Saturday, anti-government protesters wrecked havoc in the city for the fourth weekend in a row, throwing stones, torching cars and vandalizing shops and restaurants. Across the…

Dog that survived California wildfire guarded home for weeks – NBCNews.com

Sunday, December 09, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently protected the ruins of his home for almost a month until his owner returned. Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise this week. Gaylord fled when the Nov. 8 fire broke out and decimated the town of 27,000. An animal rescuer who responded to Gaylord’s…

U.S. appeals court won’t immediately allow Trump asylum ban – POLITICO

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Mark Wilson/Getty Images White House By ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/07/2018 10:40 PM EST A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The ban is inconsistent with an existing U.S. law and an attempted end-run around Congress, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1…

U.S. appeals court won’t immediately allow Trump asylum ban – POLITICO

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Mark Wilson/Getty Images White House By ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/07/2018 10:40 PM EST A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The ban is inconsistent with an existing U.S. law and an attempted end-run around Congress, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1…

U.S. appeals court won’t immediately allow Trump asylum ban – POLITICO

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Mark Wilson/Getty Images White House By ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/07/2018 10:40 PM EST A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The ban is inconsistent with an existing U.S. law and an attempted end-run around Congress, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1…

U.S. appeals court won’t immediately allow Trump asylum ban – POLITICO

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Mark Wilson/Getty Images White House By ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/07/2018 10:40 PM EST A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The ban is inconsistent with an existing U.S. law and an attempted end-run around Congress, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1…

More than 1,300 were arrested and dozens injured after violent anti-government protests engulfed France — here’s how the clashes unfolded – Business Insider

Sunday, December 09, 2018

For the fourth weekend in a row, yellow vest protesters took to the streets across France to demonstrate against President Emmanuel Macron, high taxes, and economic inequality. The weekly protests have steadily grown more violent, and French officials said by the end of Saturday, dozens were injured and hundreds arrested. Thousands of police officers were deployed to control the riots, eventually firing tear gas and rubber bullets, and repelling demonstrators…

Police Deploy Armored Vehicles, Tear Gas Against Paris Protesters; Hundreds Detained – NPR

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Tear gas was hurled as protesters, known as yellow vests, took part in a fourth demonstration in Paris on Saturday. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images Tear gas was hurled as protesters, known as yellow vests, took part in a fourth demonstration in Paris on Saturday. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images Updated at 5:21 p.m. ET The streets of Paris were filled with thousands of…