President Donald Trump offered Republican leaders on Capitol Hill one thing they desperately wanted to hear in his address to Congress Tuesday night: an endorsement of their Obamacare repeal efforts. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump called on lawmakers to repeal and replace Obamacare, warning that the Affordable Care Act […]
Just five weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have already proven to be major headaches for the new President. While many of their Republican colleagues in Congress have worked to make inroads with the new administration, hoping to capitalize on GOP control over two branches of government, the two […]
Irina Korina, Taus Makhaeva and Vadim Fishkin are no newcomers to the art world. Each of them has exhibited their work in museums both in Russia and internationally. They are all included in the list of artists selected by curator Christine Macel for the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale, which opens to the public on May 13. The theme of the main project, which will be displayed in the Arsenale and the Palazzo Esposizioni in the Giardini Gardens, is “Viva Arte Viva.” It will feature works from Russian and international artists. Читать дальше...
The clothing retailer has had trouble connecting with customers. Poor sales are weighing on parent company Urban Outfitters.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin is patiently waiting for U.S. policy action on Russia so that it can understand what the future holds for U.S-Russia relations, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
"We have heard different statements from President (Donald) Trump," Peskov told a conference call with reporters.
"We are full of patience and are waiting for some kind of actions to follow these... Читать дальше...
PALORINYA, Uganda (AP) -- In the bushland of northern Uganda, a recently arrived refugee from South Sudan describes how soldiers detained and tortured him for two months back home for reading an article online....
Wang Wei, who is now worth $27.5bn, becomes country’s third wealthiest person
NEW YORK -- Kevin Shattenkirk's first game with the Washington Capitals turned out to be coach Barry Trotz's 700th career victory.
NEW YORK — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live. Facebook said Wednesday that it’s in a “unique position,” through personal connections people have on Facebook, to help connect those in distress with people who can support
Tunisia is to prosecute six policemen over their response to a 2015 gun and grenade attack on a beach resort that killed 38 foreign holidaymakers, a judiciary spokesman said Wednesday. The announcement comes a day after an inquest into the deaths of the 30 Britons among them found that the response of Tunisian police was "at best shambolic, at worst cowardly". The six policemen, who will remain at liberty pending trial, have been charged with "failing to come to the assistance of a person in danger," said Sofiene Sliti... Читать дальше...
Montenegro opposition leaders Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic have sent a letter to White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, pointing out that the reports of two US high-ranking officials on Montenegro's readiness to join NATO are based on inaccurate and distorted facts. Sputnik talked to other authors of the initiative.
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The victories of Brexit and Donald Trump in 2016 brought an explicitly racist brand of nationalism back into the political mainstream. It is a toxic populism that mixes legitimate criticism of globalisation with xenophobic scapegoating and political authoritarianism.
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Strong waves slammed the coast of the Pico Island in the Azores during a storm on Monday, February 27. The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere was quoted saying the waves reached heights of 13 meters (42.65 feet). This videos show the waves flooding Madalena do Pico?s harbor and causing damages on cars and boats. Credit: Facebook/David Rodrigues via Storyful
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live. Facebook can reach out to emergency workers if the person is in imminent danger.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live. Facebook can reach out to emergency workers if the person is in imminent danger.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live. Facebook can reach out to emergency workers if the person is in imminent danger.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live. Facebook can reach out to emergency workers if the person is in imminent danger.
As new settlers occupy indigenous lands in Nicaragua, the violence is forcing the native Miskitos to flee to Honduras.
The State's expected formal recognition of Irish Travellers as an indigenous ethnic minority has been described as an "historic" day for Travellers and for Ireland.
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A MAN has been shot in the head as he sat in a parked car in the driveway of a Western Sydney home.