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Macron fails to quiet 10th week of Yellow Vest protests in France

Thousands of Yellow Vest protesters rallied in several French cities for a tenth consecutive weekend on Saturday, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at assuaging their anger. In Paris, protesters answered a call from a prominent and provocative protester promoting a march starting at the Invalides monument in Paris, […]

Trump says will make 'major' announcement Saturday on shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he will make a “major” announcement on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) on “the humanitarian crisis on our southern border” and the partial government shutdown, now in its 28th day. Source: Read Full Article

Edmonton councillors, mayor push back after city blog post on calcium chloride

Several Edmonton city councillors say they plan to question the city’s calcium chloride program at Tuesday’s council meeting – despite a blog post from the city’s internal newsroom stating the de-icing agent is not on the agenda. The post in the blog, called “Transforming Edmonton,” outlines the memo Global News uncovered in its investigation about […]

Trump pulls military plane from Pelosi overseas trip in shutdown fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stopped House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi from using a military plane for an overseas trip, in a tit for tat after the Democratic leader’s suggestion he postpone the State of the Union address during the partial government shutdown. Republican Trump told Pelosi in a letter […]

Shameless Tories have propped up Theresa May like El Cid to save their salaries

Theresa May is the El Cid of Parliament, strapped to a despatch box when the Tory tribe know she’s already politically dead. Conservative MPs are utterly shameless Self-servatives to prop the PM up for now to save their seats and incomes. Denying Britain the General Election we deserve was the partisan politics of a mob […]

Former Trump lawyer reconsidering plan to testify to Congress: adviser

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen is reconsidering his plan to testify publicly to Congress next month out of fear for his family, an adviser to Cohen said on Thursday. “There is genuine fear and it has caused Michael Cohen to consider whether he should go forward or not, […]

U.S. Treasury says China trade talks 'nowhere near completion'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Treasury spokesman said on Thursday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer have not made any recommendations with respect to tariffs on Chinese goods after it was reported Mnuchin discussed lifting some or all of the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports. “This is an ongoing process […]

Trump pulls military plane from Pelosi overseas trip in shutdown fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stopped House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi from using a military plane for an overseas trip, in a tit for tat after the Democratic leader’s suggestion he postpone the State of the Union address during the partial government shutdown. Republican Trump told Pelosi in a letter […]

Trump Heads to Pentagon to Announce Expansion of Missile Defenses

WASHINGTON — President Trump is heading to the Pentagon on Thursday morning to announce what the White House has billed as a “Missile Defense Review” at 11 a.m. He will be accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, John R. Bolton, the White House national security adviser, and other senior members of his administration. Here’s what […]