In this BBC special, the British broadcasting giant explains why it’s extremely unlikely that Donald Trump’s stupid wall will ever be built.
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Texas Republicans lobbied against imposition of safety rules on chemical plant that exploded
“The French company that says its Houston-area chemical plant is spewing ‘noxious’ smoke — and may explode — successfully pressed federal regulators to delay new regulations designed to improve safety procedures at chemical plants, according to federal records reviewed by International Business Times.”
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Harvey brings catastrophic floods to Houston; at least five reported dead
Everything that we had hoped wouldn’t happen but was forecasted is happening. We have a catastrophic, life-threatening flood event taking place over southeastern Texas, including
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In the Navy, a premier surface fleet faces new scrutiny after deadly disasters at sea
“The Navy’s recent disasters in the Pacific region have prompted scrutiny of what has long been considered one of the service’s premier fleets,” reports The Washington Post.
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Donald Trump told visiting Russians that firing ‘nut job’ Comey eased pressure from investigation
Donald Trump told visiting Russians that firing ‘nut job’ Comey eased pressure from investigation (The New York Times).
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Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador
An exclusive from The Washington Post: “The president’s disclosures to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in their Oval Office meeting last week jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State — an information-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, current and former U.S. officials said. “
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Comey: We’re investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s
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5.0 magnitude quake rumbles Oklahoma oil town of Cushing, nearby region
A strong earthquake has caused serious damage in the central Oklahoma oil town of Cushing, which is home to the United States’ largest commercial oil
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Dozens dead after attacker drives into Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France with truck
Horror has come to another city: A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice Thursday, leaving at least 60 dead and
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‘Star Wars’ and the fantasy of American violence
On this Fourth of July, while American violence continues to rain down on Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, as we continue to support violent
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These are the names of the forty-nine people lost in the Orlando massacre
The City of Orlando has finished identifying the individuals slaughtered in the massacre at the Pulse nightclub early Sunday morning. Here are their names and
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Bizarre, sad news: Jets piloted by Navy’s Blue Angels and Air Force’s Thunderbirds each crashed today in separate incidents
The elite aerial performing teams of the United States Navy and United States Air Force each suffered losses today when jets piloted by members of the team crashed in separate incidents. Tragically, the Navy’s Blue Angels lost one its members as well as the aircraft he was in, while the Air Force’s Thunderbirds lost only the aircraft due to the pilot’s safe ejection.
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Horrific Fort McMurray fire spreads to 85,000 hectares; thousands stranded to be airlifted
“Authorities prepared to airlift thousands of people stranded in camps north of Fort McMurray as officials warned that the fire engulfing the region will continue to grow amid strong winds,” The Globe and Mail reported Thursday.
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Residents of Alberta’s Fort McMurray flee devastating wildifre that threatens to destroy entire city of 80,000+
This striking image depicts the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a community of more than 80,000 people. The entire municipality was ordered to empty as one of the worst fires in Canadian history threatened to consume the city and its environs. Fleeing residents passed very close to the fire on their way out of danger on Highway 63.
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton: Scale back U.S. nuclear weapons and stop a new arms race
The United States should reduce its nuclear force by a third to maintain an effective deterrent while making the world safer, writes NPI’s Gael Tarleton in a Seattle Times op-ed. “With that number, we could still keep 1,000 warheads at sea, more than enough for any conceivable military mission. Kitsap would continue to have a mission and the thousands of jobs that come with it.”
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This Car2Go vehicle’s days of service are over
A Car2Go vehicle lies ruined underneath the remains of a fallen tree (Photo: Soggydan Benenovitch, reproduced under a Creative Commons license)
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U.S. airstrike kills more than 150 at Somalia terrorist camp, military says
The Republican presidential candidates probably won’t talk about it or give Barack Obama credit for it, but a U.S. airstrike has just resulted in the deaths of more than a hundred terrorists at a camp in lawless Somalia, the Pentagon says.
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In most heretical Republican “debate” yet, Trump goes after George W. Bush… again and again
Not only did he call the Iraq war a failure, but when Jeb Bush insisted his brother kept the country safe, Trump pointed out that
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