Saturday 7 July 2018

UK town faces new reality: Another nerve agent poisoning

UK town faces new reality: Another nerve agent poisoningAMESBURY, England (AP) — In this normally pleasant town of 10,000 residents a stone's throw from the mysterious Stonehenge monument, the new reality is sinking in: Novichok, again.




Thai cave boys not ready to dive to freedom as rescuer perishes

Thai cave boys not ready to dive to freedom as rescuer perishesThe Thai boys trapped inside a flooded cave for two weeks are not yet ready to attempt a dangerous dive to freedom, rescuers said Saturday, after the death of a military diver underscored the huge risks they face. The diver's death on Friday brought heartache for rescuers and anxious relatives waiting outside the Tham Luang cave in the country's mountainous north -- and raised serious doubts over the feasibility of attempting to bring a group of boys with no diving experience out through the cramped passageways filled with muddy water. Thailand's Navy SEAL commander on Friday said rescuers may have little choice but to attempt the tricky extraction of the group, the first official admission that the 12 boys and their coach might not be able to wait out the monsoon underground.




Ed Schultz, MSNBC Broadcaster And Radio Personality, Dead At 64

Ed Schultz, MSNBC Broadcaster And Radio Personality, Dead At 64Longtime radio personality Ed Schultz has died, his employer RT America




Canada's Trudeau, facing groping allegation, says he apologized, did nothing wrong

Canada's Trudeau, facing groping allegation, says he apologized, did nothing wrongBy David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a supporter of feminist causes, on Thursday conceded for the first time that he had apologized in 2000 to a woman who accused him of groping her but insisted he did not feel he had done anything wrong. Trudeau, whose government is working on new legislation against workplace harassment, has faced Canadian media scrutiny in recent weeks about what happened at a charity fundraiser in Creston, British Columbia nearly 20 years ago. According to an unsigned editorial in 2000 in the local newspaper, the Creston Valley Advance, Trudeau apologized to a local female reporter for inappropriately "handling" her.




Roe v. Wade supporters alarmed by Supreme Court contender’s past statements

Roe v. Wade supporters alarmed by Supreme Court contender’s past statementsA frontrunner for the Supreme Court nomination has already stirred discussion over her religious views and positions on abortion, among other issues.




Big Question: Whose advice will President Trump take on his Supreme Court pick?

Big Question: Whose advice will President Trump take on his Supreme Court pick?The political battle over Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick is underway– and its not just Republicans vs. Democrats. Republicans are having their own internal disagreement on who should be the nominee.




American workers feel the impact of U.S.-China trade war

American workers feel the impact of U.S.-China trade warWith tariffs on products like lobster or soybeans, some economists suggest two million American jobs could be at risk in a prolonged trade war and consumers could face rising costs.