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British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she would tell U.S. President Donald Trump that intelligence shared between their two countries had to remain secure after leaks to U.S. media about the Manchester attack.

British police stopped sharing information about the suicide bombing with the United States, a British counter-terrorism source told Reuters earlier, after police chiefs said the leaks to media risked hindering their investigation.   Continue reading “May to confront Trump as UK police stop sharing attack information with US”

KTVR 6 News

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A Richmond mother spent 64 hours in jail over the weekend after what she calls a cascading series of missteps.

A relieved and exhausted Daphne Page walked out of the Henrico County jail Monday afternoon after being charged with a felony for a crime, she says started out an innocent gag gift for her daughter’s birthday.   Continue reading “Mom hopes mix-up leads to dropped charges for ‘dynamite clock’”

KDVR – by Chuck Hickey and Joe St. George

DENVER — A man without a medical license was arrested after allegedly using an Army surgical kit to remove the testicles of a transgender woman at her apartment, the Denver Police Department said.

James Pennington, 57 of Denver, is alleged to have removed the testicles and sutured the opening while the woman’s wife watched the 90-minute procedure on Wednesday, according to a probable cause statement.   Continue reading “Denver man arrested after removing transgender woman’s testicles”

Bismarck Tribune – by Steven Mufson

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has curtailed work on a natural-gas pipeline in Ohio after the owner, Energy Transfer Partners, reported 18 leaks and spilled more than 2 million gallons of drilling materials.

The pipeline regulator blocked Energy Transfer Partners, which also built the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, from starting horizontal drilling in eight areas where drilling has not yet begun. In other areas, where the company has already begun horizontal drilling, the FERC said drilling could continue.

Continue reading “DAPL pipeline owner blocked in Ohio after 18 leaks, 2 million gallon spill”

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Not yet fully operational, the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in two separate incidents.

Two barrels, or 84 gallons, spilled due to a leaky flange at a pipeline terminal in Watford City on March 3, according to the North Dakota Health Department. A flange is a section connecting two sections of pipeline.   Continue reading “Dakota Access pipeline springs 2 more oil leaks”

New York Post – by Nick Fugallo and Max Jaeger

Times Square rampage driver Richard Rojas says he knows he’s crazy — but he can’t put his finger on why.

“I’m not completely sure what’s wrong with me,’’ the killer told The Post in a second jailhouse interview Sunday.   Continue reading “Times Square driver: ‘I’m not sure what’s wrong with me’”

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner will be present this weekend when President Trump visits Saudi Arabia, but only after they received a rabbi’s approval.

Politico reports the president’s eldest daughter-turned-White House assistant and senior adviser needed a rabbi’s permission to travel this weekend, taking into account the weekly Shabbat holiday they usually observe as part of their Orthodox Judaism practice.   Continue reading “Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner needed rabbi’s blessing before Saudi Arabia trip”

Seattle Times – by Evan Bush

With Seattle considered a logical target if North Korea were to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S., a bipartisan group of Washington lawmakers wants to nix a 1984 provision disallowing state emergency planners from crafting a plan to specifically address such an attack.

State law requires emergency planners to prepare a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency plan, but under the 1984 law, that plan “may not include preparation for emergency evacuation or relocation of residents in anticipation of nuclear attack.”   Continue reading “Planning for nuclear attack: Lawmakers want to undo 1984 ban on ‘preparing for the worst’”

Business Insider – by Sonam Sheth

President Trump’s son, Eric Trump, reportedly told golf reporter James Dodson three years ago that the family’s company got much of its funding to build its golf courses from Russia, according to an interviewDodson gave to WBUR on Friday.

Dodson said he was visiting the Trump National Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina after Trump’s public relations representative invited him there.    Continue reading “Eric Trump: ‘We have all the funding we need out of Russia’ for Trump golf courses”

Independent – by Narjas Zatat

A major US city has passed a resolution calling on Congress to investigate if any of Donald Trump’s actions warrant impeachment.

Los Angeles Council member Bob Blumenfield spearheaded the move, which the council backed by 10 votes to zero.

It is alleged that Mr Trump may have breached the Foreign Emoluments Clause, which prohibits the president from accepting financial benefits including monetary payments and purchase of goods and services, from a foreign power.   Continue reading “Donald Trump impeachment probe resolution passed by Los Angeles council”

Florida Today – by James Dean

Sonic booms awakened some Space Coast residents Sunday morning as an unmanned military space plane made its first touchdown at Kennedy Space Center, completing a nearly two-year, mostly classified mission.

The Air Force shortly after 8 a.m. reported that the experimental X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle had landed safely on NASA’s former space shuttle runway. The exact time was not confirmed.   Continue reading “Air Force’s X-37B space plane lands at KSC with a boom”

WGN TV – by Charles Hayes and Erik Runge

CHICAGO — A man sentenced to life in prison for a fatal fire he didn’t start, is now free.

Adam Gray, 38, was just 14 years old when he was convicted of setting a fire that killed two people in 1993.    Continue reading “Wrongfully convicted man released from prison after more than 20 years”

Springfield News Leader – by Jackie Rehwald

As he does every morning, Texas County dairy farmer Jared Blackwelder started milking his cows around 4 a.m. Saturday. He finished up just before daylight and headed back to the barn. He was about to lock the gate when lightning struck hard and close.

“It was so bright I couldn’t hardly see,” he said. “It just brought fire down the fences.”

Later in the day when it was time to milk again, Blackwelder returned to the field and found 32 of his certified organic cows dead.   Continue reading “Lightning strike kills 32 cows near Cabool”

New Historian – by  Daryl Worthington

1st May is treated as a holiday in much of the world. Celebrations, rituals, festivities and protests take place across the planet on the 1st May, or in some countries, the following Monday.

Through the course of history however, the date’s meaning has changed and evolved, developing from pagan roots into an occasion that has come to be synonymous with workers’ rights, class action and trade unionism.   Continue reading “The History of May Day”

PhilStar Global – by Alexis Romero

MANILA, Philippines –  US President Donald Trump invited President Duterte to the White House during a “friendly” conversation that also tackled regional security issues including the threat posed by North Korea, officials said yesterday.

Trump called Duterte Saturday night after the closing ceremonies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit hosted by the Philippines.   Continue reading “Trump invites Rody to White House”