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Trump ‘approved missile strikes on Iran but backed out while planes in air’

Donald Trump approved military strikes on Iran in response to the downing of a US drone – but backed out before the launch. Planes had taken off for retaliatory strikes on targets such as radar and missile batteries, but were stood down before anything was fired, it was claimed. The US President is understood to […]

Why the WhatsApp spies may have eyes on Iran

Time to join some dots. The WhatsApp hack, “sabotaged” oil tankers, the push in the US to proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood and “plans” to deploy American troops to the Gulf are all strands of the same story. At its heart is the struggle between Israel, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Israeli army is unique in […]

Trump threatens reporter with prison over photo

US President Donald Trump threatened a Time magazine photographer with prison for apparently taking a picture of a letter from Kim Jong-un. Mr Trump rebuked the photographer in the Oval Office after he was warned by an aide not to take a photo, according to Time’s transcript. The interview continued, but grew heated after the […]

Massive fire burns out of control at US oil refinery

PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS) – A fire was burning out of control at an oil refinery in Pennsylvania on Friday morning (June 21), a Philadelphia fire department official said, as local media reported a series of explosions on site. NBC Philadelphia said the “massive” blaze at the 335,000 barrels per day Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery was visible […]

Los Angeles and San Francisco, ‘Polar Opposites’ on Criminal Justice

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles has the biggest jail system in America and sends people to state prison at almost four times the rate of San Francisco, even though violent crime has fallen in both cities. And there has not been a death penalty case in San Francisco in decades, while prosecutors in Los Angeles […]

How New Rent Laws in N.Y. Help All Tenants

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] The bulk of the landmark changes to New York’s rent laws last week was aimed at strengthening protections for the 2.4 million people who live in New York City’s rent-regulated apartments, or almost half of the city’s tenants. But […]

John Bolton, Mike Pompeo and Lindsey Graham: Hawks who have Trump's ear on Iran

WASHINGTON (AFP) – United States President Donald Trump has pushed a tough line on Iran, and some close advisors have pressed the US president to get even tougher. He has abandoned an international nuclear agreement, slapped sanctions on Iran and added its Revolutionary Guards to a terrorist blacklist. Tensions have skyrocketed following Iran’s shooting down […]

Police called to EMSB special meeting after board drops bombshell on parents

Police were called in Thursday night at the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) special meeting, where parents were furious after learning the board voted to add more schools to their cohabitation proposal to the Pointe de l’Ile board (CSPI). “This has to be the most incoherent group of people,” said Antonio Zaruso, a parent at […]

Marijuana Decriminalization Is Expanded in N.Y., but Full Legalization Fails

ALBANY — New York lawmakers, having fallen short in a push to fully legalize marijuana, have agreed to further decriminalize possession of the drug and automatically expunge many low-level marijuana convictions across the state. The measure, which would treat possession of up to two ounces of marijuana as a violation instead of a crime, is […]