Saturday, January 14, 2017

Donald Trump open to lifting sanctions on Russia and other top stories.

  • Donald Trump open to lifting sanctions on Russia

    Donald Trump open to lifting sanctions on Russia
    President-elect Trump scolded media outlets for inaccurate reports of his political adviser's whereabouts. USA TODAY NETWORKPresident-elect Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)President-elect Donald Trump says he will keep the latest sanctions on Russia in place "for a period of time" but is open to lifting them if Moscow cooperates on issues of mutual interest. Trump also says he is not committed to a longstanding agreement ..
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  • Why the Democratic Party Needs to Move Its Headquarters to Detroit

    Why the Democratic Party Needs to Move Its Headquarters to Detroit
    Getty In The Arena Why the Democratic Party Needs to Move Its Headquarters to Detroit By Phil Angelides January 13, 2017 As members of the Democratic National Committee gather this weekend in Phoenix to hear from the candidates seeking to be the party’s new chair, there will be a lot of talk about how the party needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. That is, after all, the only way it will be able to reverse the devastating losses..
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  • What a teen's recent livestreamed suicide reveals about mental health and social media

    What a teen's recent livestreamed suicide reveals about mental health and social media
    On Dec. 30, Katelyn Nicole Davis turned on the livestreaming app Live.me at her home in Cedartown, Georgia, and broadcast her own suicide. As that video spread across the internet and social media, it demonstrated how quickly technology can turn casual spectators into traumatized witnesses. The video also left those who encountered it online or through news reports wondering what would drive a young person — Davis was just 12 — to invite unsuspecting friends and strangers to watch a life vanish..
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  • Trump blasts Rep. Lewis for saying his election not legitimate

    Trump blasts Rep. Lewis for saying his election not legitimate
    Rep. John Lewis told NBC News he won't be attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Video provided by Newsy NewslookRep. John Lewis, D-Ga. (Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)President-election Donald Trump, in a Twitter outburst Saturday over Rep. John Lewis's comment that he does not see Trump as a legitimate president, said the Georgia congressman should spend more time trying to fix his "horrible" and "crime-infested" district than complaining about the election results.Tru..
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  • Donald Trump will continue long association of sports and the White House

    Donald Trump will continue long association of sports and the White House
    Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama's successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States.In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, "Hail to the Chief" and not stopping at red lights.Sports is also usually part of those in the job, part of what made them and emblematic of who they are. George Washington'..
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  • In Talks With Palestinians, Vatican Cites Sacred Jerusalem

    In Talks With Palestinians, Vatican Cites Sacred Jerusalem
    VATICAN CITY รข€” The Vatican stressed the sacred nature of Jerusalem on Saturday as the Palestinian leader warned that peace could suffer if the incoming Trump administration goes ahead with plans to move the U.S. embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.The developments came as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope Francis and inaugurated the Palestinian embassy to the Holy See.Abbas said he had only heard through news reports of the proposal by U.S. President-elect Donald Tru..
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  • Ex-MI6 spy was so troubled by Trump findings that he worked free

    Ex-MI6 spy was so troubled by Trump findings that he worked free
    Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele began giving his findings on Donald Trump to British and American intelligence officials, sources said. MI6's London headquarters are seen. (FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPA). BY Chris Sommerfeldt. NEW YORK DAILY ...
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  • Merkel Backs Multilateral Approach as Trump Presidency Nears

    Merkel Backs Multilateral Approach as Trump Presidency Nears
    BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing as she awaits Donald Trump's inauguration that the world's problems need solving in cooperation, rather than by each country individually.Asked at a news conference Saturday about protectionist tendencies in the U.S., Merkel said she will seek a dialogue with the new president."I don't want to get ahead of that, but I am very much convinced that we as partners benefit more if we act together than if everyone solves problems for themselves, ..
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  • Trump's national security advisor has been in touch with Russian ambassador

    Trump's national security advisor has been in touch with Russian ambassador
    Sean Spicer, Trump's spokesman, said Flynn and the Russian ambassador to Washington, Sergey Kislyak, aren't in frequent contact but they have been in touch recently on a number of issues.Some instances included when the two had a conversation in the wake of the shooting of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, in which Flynn expressed his condolences, according to a transition official. The two men also exchanged holiday pleasantries via text message on Christmas, according to multiple transition of..
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  • With $90 million raised, Trump's inaugural team is ready to party

    With $90 million raised, Trump's inaugural team is ready to party
    With just a week to go, details of Donald Trump’s inauguration are finally starting to fall into place: The Presidential Inaugural Committee says that it has raised a record $90 million, it expects more than 30,000 people to attend the three official inaugural balls, and it has landed country star Toby Keith and ’90s rock band 3 Doors Down to headline the pre-inaugural concert on the Mall. “I’m feeling excitement, but it’s a nervous excitement,” said chief executive Sara Armstrong in an interv..
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