North Korean test missile explodes during launch
Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said that President Donald Trump and his military team are aware of the missile launch. "The type of missile is still being assessed", the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) said in a statement . In the past few days the White House has completed a two-month review of its North Korea strategy, which officials summarised as "maximum pressure and engagement".
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Cleveland police searching for suspect who broadcast killing on Facebook
The suspect is believed to be wearing a dark blue and grey or black striped polo shirt. Friends have desperately been trying to get him to stop. Cleveland.com reports that the shooting took place on East 93rd Street. Manhunt for suspect in Facebook video killing. He is 6 foot 1, weighs 244 pounds and is bald with a full beard. Stephens also claimed to have "committed multiple other homicides which are yet to verified", police said.
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Trump hits back at tax protests, asks 'who paid' for rallies
In Washington, several thousand protesters of all ages gathered in front of the Capitol building housing Congress, holding signs such as 'What is he hiding?' and 'Real men pay their taxes'. Organisers of "Tax March" are planning events in more than 150 cities, including New York, Washington and Los Angeles, as well as cities in Europe, Japan and New Zealand.
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China a currency no go
McMaster said the latest missile test, which failed, just fits into a pattern of "provocative and destabilising and threatening" behaviour on the part of the North Korean regime. The U.S. report said Asia's fourth-largest economy posted US$28 billion in goods surplus with the U.S. last year, with its current account surplus accounting for 7 percent of the country's gross domestic product.
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Tamil Nadu complies with SC order, 3320 liquor outlets closed
Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac), has lost 25 % revenue per day post the closure of liquor shops in state and national highways following a Supreme Court order.In some places including Koyambedu, Choolaimedu, Vadapalani liquor was sold 20-30 % above maximum retail price (MRP) citing reasons that there will be a scarcity soon.
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Penguins' Fleury draws Game 2 start in goal
Down 2-0 in the series, the Jackets are not moping around, instead they want to capitalize on finally being back on their ice in front of their fans to try and get their first postseason win this year. "This is not a hockey play in a sense it has nothing to do with the pursuit of the puck or establishing body position", the DOPS explained in its video.
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Blue Jackets' Calvert suspended one game for hit on Penguins' Kuhnhackl
Hoffman's crosscheck was helped by Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon stick, as it made a dirty hit a risky one. Despite that switch, the three-time Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks have been in this spot before and won't panic. His club-record 102nd playoff appearance looked an very bad lot like his 101st, when he held the Blue Jackets in check during an early push then waited for NHL's best offense to find its footing.
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All options available to deal with North Korea, says Donald Trump's adviser
South Korea said the North's latest show of force "threatened the whole world" but a US foreign policy adviser traveling with Pence on Air Force Two sought to defuse some of the tension, saying the test of what was believed to be a medium-range missile had come as no surprise.
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Community gathers for candlelight vigil in honor of North Park shooting victims
LifeStream blood bank in San Bernardino received emergency orders for units of O-positive and O-negative blood from local hospitals following the shooting. Jonathan Martinez , 8, a student who happened to be near Smith, died at Loma Linda University Medical Center, and another student, a 9-year-old boy, was hospitalized and was reported to be in stable condition.
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Syria's Assad says chemical attack 'fabricated'
He insisted several times that his forces had turned over all chemical weapons stockpiles in 2013, under a deal brokered by Russian Federation to avoid threatened U.S. "The US missile strikes can not be justified", added the Syrian minister. Mr Assad also said that he would only allow what he called an "impartial" investigation into the events at Khan Sheikhoun, to ensure it would not be used for "politicised purposes".
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Russia Says Syria Invited Chemical Weapons Experts to Idlib
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia wants to see the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) and the United Nations sending inspectors for the investigation into the incident with the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria .
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ISIS fighters killed by MOAB United States Army
Forces Afghanistan, the bomb was dropped at 7:32 p.m. local time (02:58 GMT) Thursday on a tunnel complex in Achin district of Nangarhar province. Last year, B-52 bombers operating out of Qatar flew at least two missions in Afghanistan for the first time since 2006.





