Create your page here
photo: AP / Matt York
Officials Gather To Commemorate The Late Sen. John McCain in Arizona
WorldNews.com 30 Aug 2018
Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered a tearful goodbye to his longtime friend, John McCain, on Thursday, fondly remembering their years together in Washington D.C. while drawing parallels to losing his own son to the same form of aggressive brain cancer which led to McCain's death last weekend, according to CBS News. "My name is Joe Biden. I'm a Democrat. And I loved John McCain," said Biden, wiping away a tear before continuing ... ... ... ....
Edit
photo: AP / Evan Vucci
Trump's Disapproval Rating Soars In Latest Poll
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
Donald Trump's numerous attacks on Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Attorney General Jeff Sessions appear to be driving voters away since sixty percent of those polled in a new survey released Friday said they disapproved of Trump's job performance, a new high, according to CNBC news ... More than fifty percent said they think Trump attempted to interfere in Mueller's investigation in a way that would qualify as obstruction of justice....
Edit
photo: AP / Alex Brandon, FILE
Trump Reportedly Wants To Hit China With Tariffs On Another $200 Billion Worth Of Goods
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
A new report says President Donald Trump is ready to take the trade war with China to the next level, Business Insider reports.Bloomberg reported Thursday that Trump had told aides that he wants to follow through on a threat to impose tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods as early as next week ... Economists have warned that substantially ramping up the trade war would increase costs for U.S ... goods ... ET.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
Edit
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
China Is Recruiting Spies in America on LinkedIn: Top US Spy Catcher
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
The head spy catcher in the United States warned Chinese espionage agencies were using LinkedIn accounts to recruit Americans who have access to government and commercial secrets on Friday, calling on the social media site to shut them down, according to Reuters. William Evanina, the U.S ... intelligence had discovered, or how many Americans may have been contacted in their recruitment efforts ... official about the issue ... members ... ... election ... ....
Edit
photo: WN / RTayco
Coca-Cola Buys Costa Coffee in a £3.9 Billion Deal
Gizmodo 31 Aug 2018
Currently owned by parent company Whitbread, the Costa chain is about to be sold to Coca-Cola. Whitbread bought the chain back in 1995 when it was just made up of 39 outlets. In the 23 years since, it's grown to have 2,400 branches in the UK along with over 1,400 overseas ... the deal is worth £3.9 billion ... [BBC]. Featured image. Costa Coffee ....
Edit
photo: AP / Andrew Harnik
Trump To Advance Trade Deal With Mexico After NAFTA Talks With Canada Falter
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
High-stakes trade negotiations between the White House and Canadian leaders unraveled Friday, amid strains caused by lingering divisions and comments President Trump made that suggested he would refuse to offer any concessions, The Washington Post reported.The breakdown put Trump’s effort to redraw the North American Free Trade Agreement in legal limbo ... and one of its closest allies. U.S ... “Oh well, just more dishonest reporting....
Edit
photo: Creative Commons / DAVID ILIFF
Buckingham Palace guard plays 'Respect' to honor Aretha Franklin
The Hill 31 Aug 2018
Buckingham Palace honored Aretha Franklin on Friday by having the royal guard play her hit song “Respect” on the day of her funeral. The Welsh Guard Band, the musical ensemble for the queen of England, played the song during the changing of the guard, USA Today reported ... @RoyalFamily #ArethaFranklinFuneral #RESPECT pic.twitter.com/ho7fvjEuMh— The Army in London (@ArmyInLondon) August 31, 2018ADVERTISEMENT ... .......
Edit
photo: AP / Febrayer.com
Teen girl's tale of torture sparks outcry in Morocco
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 31 Aug 2018
OULAD AYAD, Morocco – The mother of a 17-year-old Moroccan girl who told police she was gang-raped, forcibly tattooed and held against her will for two months recalled how her daughter was... ....
Edit
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Bruce Ohr Reported Hearing Russians Say They Had Trump 'Over A Barrel'
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
They met in the mid-2000s, people who know Ohr said, as both fought against the evolving threat of Russian organized crime for their respective countries.The July 30, 2016, meeting between Steele and Ohr came one day before the FBI officially opened its counterintelligence investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
Edit
photo: AP / Esteban Felix
Nicaraguan Government Expels UN Human Rights Delegation After Scathing Report
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega ordered the expulsion of a United Nations human rights delegation on Friday, just days after the group released a report which condemned the widespread repression and human rights abuses carried out by Ortega's administration and the paramilitary groups which have left more than 300 dead in protests this year, according to Reuters. Foreign Minister Denis Moncada wrote a letter dated Aug ... ... The U.N ... 18....
Edit
photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin
NAFTA talks stumble on news of Trump comments
East Bay Times 31 Aug 2018
By Damien Paletta and Jeff Stein . Washington Post. WASHINGTON – High-stakes trade negotiations between the White House and Canadian leaders showed signs of faltering on Friday, as Canadian officials expressed frustration with U.S. demands and a report surfaced that President Donald Trump had privately disparaged Canada and upset the already delicate talks ... When asked if the U.S ... ....
Edit
photo: Creative Commons
Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: August 31, 2018
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
General NewsJapan. In response to a reported increase in the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) plans to introduce new software which can track cryptocurrency transaction history, Japan's national public broadcasting organization NHK reported August 30 ... The move comes as part of an effort to fight the increased level of cryptocurrency misuse and thefts ... 1 ... 23....
Edit
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster
Political Revolution Or Backlash/Pro-Corporate Populism? How Donald Trump Will Be Remembered
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingFor some leaders it’s easier to tear down than to build. As a result, historians thought Newt Gingrich’s assessment about the Trump Effect as a “Political Revolution” was wrong.1 ... Far from revealing the Trump Effect was becoming the main voice in the Republican Party and American politics, the president’s legacy will bound to be recalled for its Pro-corporate Populism ... elections ... “Gingrich ... ....
Edit
photo: AP / Jens Meyer
Prison Officer Admits Leaking Arrest Warrant That Ignited Chemnitz Far-Right Mob Protests
WorldNews.com 31 Aug 2018
A German prison officer was suspended on Friday after he admitted to illegally leaking an arrest warrant for a suspect in the fatal stabbing earlier this week in Chemnitz, according to Deutsche Welle. Saxony's Justice Ministry confirmed the leak of the highly confidential document which ignited several violent protests from the far-right in Chemnitz this week over the crime which involved two migrants ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
Edit
photo: US Army / Pfc. Gabriel Silva
Who will be the Senate's next John McCain?
CNN 31 Aug 2018
(CNN)Senators were packed cheek-by-jowl into the Capitol Rotunda on Friday, gathered to honor the life and mourn the death of their one-time colleague John McCain. In that moment, I was struck by how big a hole -- from a legislative and leadership perspective -- the passing of McCain leaves in the world's greatest deliberative body ... The Gang of 14. The Gang of 8. Campaign finance reform. Health care reform ... Politics abhors a vacuum ... "Mr ... ....
Edit
