Sunday, April 23, 2017

Malaysia Says It Has Family Consent to Decide on Kim's Body and other top stories.

  • Malaysia Says It Has Family Consent to Decide on Kim's Body

    Malaysia Says It Has Family Consent to Decide on Kim's Body
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) -- A senior Malaysian police official said Thursday that the family of Kim Jong Nam, who was killed last month, has given consent to Malaysia to decide what to do with his body. Officials say police confirmed Kim's identity using the DNA of one of his children. Kim was holding a diplomatic passport by the name of Kim Chol when he was attacked Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport by two women who smeared the banned VX nerve agent on his face. He died within 20 minutes. D..
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  • Tempest at UN Over Report Saying Israel Practices Apartheid

    Tempest at UN Over Report Saying Israel Practices Apartheid
    One of the authors of the report was Richard Falk, an American law professor and former United Nations human rights investigator whom critics regard as an anti-Israel extremist. He has been refused entry to Israel for what Israeli leaders have described as his hostile point of view. The report comes amid a hardening polarization on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with vastly diminished hopes for a two-state solution, a pillar of diplomatic efforts for the past two decades.Many I..
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  • Rex Tillerson, in Tokyo, Reassures Japan of US Commitment

    Rex Tillerson, in Tokyo, Reassures Japan of US Commitment
    Policy makers and American reporters were eager to hear Mr. Tillerson speak, given that in his more than 50 days in office he has not expanded on the Trump administration’s foreign policy. Critics have questioned how much influence he has with the president. He has been absent from meetings with world leaders at the White House. The secretary’s trip, which will also include a stop in Beijing, comes as the region is grappling not only with the North Korean threat, but also with increased tension..
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  • Woman burned as headphones explode on flight to Australia - Tribune

    Woman burned as headphones explode on flight to Australia - Tribune
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  • Republicans lose patience with FBI on Russia, Trump campaign ties information

    Republicans lose patience with FBI on Russia, Trump campaign ties information
    The FBI's decision to brief the Senate Judiciary Committee comes after the committee's Chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, threatened to not schedule a vote for Rod Rosenstein to be deputy attorney general unless his panel got the FBI briefing he and the committee's top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, requested weeks ago. Grassley -- a stalwart Republican with a powerful post -- expressed his exasperation the FBI hours before a private meeting at the Capitol with Comey. He called the s..
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  • Dutch election: Europe's far-right populists fail first test

    Dutch election: Europe's far-right populists fail first test
    Prime Minister Mark Rutte took to the stage in the Hague Wednesday night to claim victory, amid wild cheering and whistling from his jubilant supporters."This night is a night for the Netherlands -- after Brexit, after the American elections -- where we said stop it, stop it to the wrong kind of populism," he said.Voter turnout was 81%, according to state broadcaster NOS, the highest in three decades.Despite the celebrations, Rutte's party won eight fewer seats than in the 2012 vote, when it cla..
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  • Lawmaker Says Duterte 'Unfit' for Office, Calls for His Impeachment

    Lawmaker Says Duterte 'Unfit' for Office, Calls for His Impeachment
    MANILA, PHILIPPINES —  A Philippine lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday because of the thousands of deaths that have happened in his anti-drug crackdown and for alleged corruption, although the bid faces an uphill battle with Duterte’s allies holding an overwhelming majority in Congress. Rep. Gary Alejano said the complaint he filed at the House of Representatives alleges Duterte violated the constitution and betrayed the public trust with his acti..
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  • Maddow: People disappointed by Trump story expected too much

    Maddow: People disappointed by Trump story expected too much
    This image released by NBC shows Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” on MSNBC. Maddow was at the center of the political media universe Tuesday, March 14, 2017, with a story on President Donald Trump’s tax returns. (MSNBC via AP) (Associated Press) By David Bauder | AP By David Bauder | AP March 15 at 8:15 PM NEW YORK — Rachel Maddow says that if people felt let down by her story about President Donald Trump’s 2005 tax document it’s more because of the weight of expectatio..
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  • Editorial, Bay Area News Group, March 16 2017:Build a green wall around California

    The Legislature should join with Gov. Jerry Brown to build a Green Wall around California.It’s the only way to preserve the environmental protections Californians value as President Donald Trump sets about dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency.A package of bills introduced by California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León and three Southern California lawmakers would make the existing federal clean water, clean air and endangered species protections state law.The bills — SB 49, SB..
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  • Twitter Swastika Hack Comes at Fragile Time for Company

    Twitter Swastika Hack Comes at Fragile Time for Company
    With revenue already forecast to decline this year, Twitter Inc. can’t afford to spook users or brands. So it didn’t look good when an outside application on its social media service was hacked, triggering a torrent of swastika-filled tweets.Several high-profile accounts, such as Forbes Magazine, BBC North America, and Reuters Japan, started tweeting with Turkish-language hashtags like “NaziGermany” and “NaziHolland” on Wednesday, while posting content supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip ..
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