
USA endorses South Korean candidate to lead Interpol
Bill Browder , who runs an investment fund that had once operated in Moscow , and oligarch-turned-dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky told reporters in London that President Vladimir Putin has tried to use Interpol to hunt down critics such as themselves.
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Finland memes Trump for suggesting ‘raking’ stops wildfires
The 151,000-acre fire has reached 66 percent containment, Cal Fire reported as of 7 a.m. The two massive wildfires still bedeviling the Golden State have left at least 80 dead and almost 1,000 unaccounted for. "This is very sad", Trump said after surveying the remains of Paradise. Rain is forecast to fall later in the week but it brings the risk of flooding and mudslides.
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Finland baffled over Donald Trump raking comments during California wildfire visit
CNN reported Saturday that Trump toured properties in Paradise, the community of 27,000 that was almost completely destroyed in the fire, before answering questions from reporters alongside Paradise Mayor Jody Jones, FEMA Administrator Brock Long, California Governor Jerry Brown, and Lieutenant Governor and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom.
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White House Threatens All Journalists With Vow to Still 'Throw Acosta Out'
President Donald Trump says he has a simple solution on how to move forward with Jim Acosta , the CNN correspondent he barred from the White House after numerous confrontations. "Today, the court made clear that there is no absolute First Amendment right to access the White House", said Sanders. It was widely believed earlier on Monday that the White House would again attempt to ban Acosta from the White House after legal threats were exchanged in a series of emails and court filings.
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Trump backs Pence, dismisses ‘phony’ report he questioned loyalty
Pence is representing Donald Trump at the summits, after the president opted not to attend - becoming the first U.S. head of state to skip the marquee Asian conferences since 2013. "How do you do a story like that, and you don't call the principal?" "The idea of changing a ticket has been discussed by at least some aides in every White House and it nearly never happens", he said.
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Dominic Raab Branded 'Disgrace' Over Sunday Times Brexit Interview Comments
Barclay, a Leave supporter, was a minister at the department for health and social care. A plan by Brexiteer Tory MPs to force a vote of no-confidence lost -momentum yesterday as the number of letters submitted to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, failed to reach the 48 needed to trigger a ballot.
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After viewing Calif. damage, Trump says fire was ‘really, really bad one’
Lisa Almaguer, a spokeswoman for the Butte County Public Health Department, said Thursday in a statement that 21 people being housed at the Chico Neighborhood Church Shelter have tested positive for norovirus , an extremely contagious virus known to spread easily, causing vomiting and diarrhea.
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Democrat Andrew Gillum concedes Florida governor’s race for the second time
Jai. In a Facebook video, Gillum appears with his wife at a park where he said they're enjoying "downtime". "We know that this fight continues". There was no immediate response from DeSantis or his campaign. Former President Obama visited Florida to campaign for Gillum, giving a speech in Miami where he said the "character of the county" was on the line in the midterm elections.
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Joint US-Australian naval base on Manus a 'significant pushback' against China
The US imposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports in September and has threatened to extend this to nearly all of China's exports to the US. China's President Xi Jinping and Trump will meet in Argentina at the end of November to discuss ongoing trade tensions.
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Stacey Abrams May Demand a New Vote for Georgia Governor
Mr Kemp's campaign, which has repeatedly called on Ms Abrams to concede, repeated that call, saying Ms Abrams and her supporters have used "fake vote totals", "desperate press conferences" and "dangerous lawsuits" to try to steal the election.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged in secret, United States court document suggests
Over the past year, prosecutors are said to have discussed a variety of charges they could bring against Assange and are reportedly optimistic that they could get Assange, who is now seeking asylum at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, into a USA court.
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Trump says he has written answers to Russian Federation probe questions
The Washington Post reported that Trump had met with his attorneys for more than four hours on Monday and 90 minutes on Wednesday to discuss the questions. You need lawyers to go over some of the answers. Donald Trump says he has finished answering questions into alleged Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential campaign.