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Biden: I wasn’t ready for Kamala Harris’ attack

Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his record and his recent debate performance in a CNN interview Friday, saying he wasn’t prepared for the way Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attacked him in the Democratic debate. “I was prepared for them to come after me,” Biden said in a one-on-one interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “But […]

Foxes must be protected from ‘bully-boy’ Tories, says Jeremy Corbyn

Hunting foxes for sport is cruel and unnecessary. That’s why Labour banned fox hunting in 2004. But it seems the Tories don’t agree. One of the leadership hopefuls, Jeremy Hunt , wants to bring it back if he becomes Prime Minister. Hunt says that fox hunting is just part of the “balance of the countryside”. […]

President Trump sticks to the script as thousands gather in the rain for his military display

President Donald Trump largely stuck to the script during his “Salute to America” outside the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, championing the U.S. military to a crowd of thousands while planes, helicopters and even a stealth bomber flew overhead. The president’s touted Fourth of July celebration began with an afternoon downpour earlier in the day, prompting fears that his vows […]

U.S. troops in Donald Trump’s military parade are told what not to say

US Army soldiers volunteering — or possibly being “voluntold” — for President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America” Fourth of July parade in Washington, DC, were handed motivating instructions on what to say if approached by the media. “I am proud to serve this Nation and I am proud to be a Service Member,” an instructional […]

Trump says officials working on holiday on census dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said administration officials were working on Independence Day in hopes of finding a way to have the 2020 census include a citizenship question even though the government has begun the process of printing the questionnaire without it. “So important for our Country that the very simple and basic ‘Are […]

Trump critic Amash quits their Republican Party

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Justin Amash, the first Republican in Congress to say President Donald Trump committed an impeachable offense, quit the Republican Party on Thursday with a blistering attack on politics that puts party over principle. The congressman from Michigan, who drew a barrage of criticism from fellow Republicans after he laid out […]

Edmonton City Council to consider 2 more downtown tower projects

The head of the Downtown Edmonton Community League never has a shortage of proposed projects to consider. Chris Buyze says he sees “six to eight applications at any one time.” City council will vote on two of them on Wednesday afternoon. “There seems to be a new momentum downtown, and in Oliver and the surrounding […]