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Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after historic moon landing

Editorial Bureau July 21, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Capping a week of celebrations over the historic Apollo 11 mission, Vice President Mike Pence joined astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday at the launch pad in Florida that sent the moonwalker and his two crew mates to space for humankind’s first steps

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In battleground Florida, Republicans shrug off Trump’s tweet ‘kerfuffle’

Editorial Bureau July 20, 2019

USA – An immigrant to the United States, Suzanne Vale took no offence at Republican President Donald Trump’s tweet this week telling Democratic congresswomen they are free to “go back” to their ancestral homes if America is not to their liking. She disagrees with critics who accuse Trump of race-baiting with his attacks on the […]

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U.S. intelligence chief creates election security position

Editorial Bureau July 20, 2019

WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, who has drawn criticism from President Donald Trump for assessments that countered his policies, said on Friday he was creating a new position to focus solely on U.S. election security. “Election security is an enduring challenge and a top priority for the IC (international community),” Coats said

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Trump renews attacks on Democratic congresswomen

Editorial Bureau July 20, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of four minority women lawmakers on Friday, saying that they had said horrible things about the United States, and defended himself from criticism over his comment that they should leave the United States if unhappy. A day after saying his audience at a campaign rally in […]

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Trump offers to help ease tension in Japan-South Korea dispute

Editorial Bureau July 20, 2019

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered to help ease tensions in the political and economic dispute between Japan and South Korea, which threatens global supplies of memory chips and smartphones. Lingering tension, particularly over the issue of compensation for South Koreans forced to work for Japanese occupiers during World War

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Ex-Trump aide Hicks denies involvement in hush money talks – lawyer

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

(Reuters) – An attorney for former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks denied on Friday that she was involved in discussions during the 2016 presidential campaign about a hush-money payment to a porn star who claimed to have had a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump. Her lawyer, Robert Trout, issued a statement a day […]

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Trump disavows ‘send her back’ rally chant, many Republicans alarmed

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Thursday from supporters’ chants of “send her back” at a rally where he blasted Somalia-born U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, as Republicans worry the incendiary mantra could set the tone for the 2020 campaign. Omar, a Democrat, shot back that Trump was “spewing fascist

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Pence calls on Saudi Arabia to release critic of Islam

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called out ally Saudi Arabia for the suppression of religious liberties and urged it to release Raif Badawi, a blogger imprisoned for insulting Islam. Addressing a conference on religious freedom at the State Department, Pence highlighted the detention of religious dissidents in Eritrea, Mauritania,

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Second 2020 U.S. Democratic debate to feature Biden-Harris rematch

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

WASHINGTON  – Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will have the chance for a re-match on the second night of the second round of Democratic presidential debates later this month in Detroit, CNN announced on Thursday. The first night will feature U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, making it a […]

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FBI documents point to Trump role in hush money for porn star Daniels

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters) – FBI documents unsealed on Thursday suggest that Donald Trump was actively involved in engineering a hush-money payment shortly before the 2016 election to a porn actress who said she had a sexual encounter with him, as his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, campaign team and others scrambled to head off a scandal. […]