Section: US & Canada
How Robert Mueller Changed Washington
Even before special counsel Robert Mueller hands in the findings of his investigation, his inquiry has already left its mark on the nation’s capital.Washington is a different town today than it was when Mueller was appointed nearly two years ago to investigate whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. Long-ignored laws are being made...
Four Years Ago, Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Was Shot Dead in Moscow. His Daughter Is Still Seeking Justice
Not far from the Kremlin, people lay fresh flowers and candles at the edge of the bridge. It’s the site where Boris Nemtsov, one of Russia’s most prominent critics of Vladimir Putin, was killed exactly four years ago. Just before midnight on Feb. 27, 2015, the 55-year-old Nemtsov was crossing the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge with his...
An Effort Is Being Made to Preserve Europe’s Jewish Cemeteries to Combat Holocaust Denial
(RECA, Slovakia) — A private organization that wants to preserve thousands of old Jewish cemeteries in Europe is using aerial drones to map burial sites in countries where the Holocaust decimated Jewish populations that existed before World War II. The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative said Tuesday that teams of drone operators plan to survey...
Several top Bernie Sanders aides bail on campaign over ‘creative vision’ conflicts
Three senior staff members on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign quit Tuesday because they couldn’t get on the same page with Sanders on creative issues.Tad Devine, Mark Longabaugh, and Julian Markey worked as media consultants on Sanders’ 2016 campaign, and announced their departure on NBC News. Before leaving, they...
Ukraine Leader’s Associate Quits in Corruption Probe ahead of Vote
A close associate of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stepped aside from a senior government role on Tuesday pending a corruption investigation involving his son a month before the incumbent faces a tough battle for re-election. A confectionary magnate who came to power following the 2014 Maidan protests, Poroshenko trails in the election...
Ukraine’s ex-PM calls for president to be impeached
Ukraine’s former prime minister has called for impeaching the president over alleged high-level embezzlement amid an increasingly heated presidential race …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine’s ex-PM calls for president to be impeached
Ukraine’s former prime minister on Tuesday called for the country’s president to be impeached over alleged high-level embezzlement, amid an increasingly heated presidential race. Yulia Tymoshenko urged lawmakers to initiate … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Trump Is Deranging Cable News—and Keeping It Alive
The British Broadcasting Corporation produces great, global newscasts for tens of millions of viewers. In February, for instance, its all-news channel broadcast stories about the threat to Britain of returning ISIS soldiers, riots in Haiti, clips from the Munich Security Conference, a short item on President Trump’s “wall” tangle with...
Ukrainian President Visits US Destroyer on Port Call
Ukraine’s president has gone aboard a U.S. warship making a call at a Ukrainian port, hailing its visit as a warning to Russia. President Petro Poroshenko visited the destroyer USS Donald Cook in the port of Odessa on Tuesday. He said in a statement that the ship’s visit was “an important signal to the Kremlin,”...
So Long Selfies! Russia Bans Smartphones In The Military
A new law passed by the Duma bans Russian soldiers from taking their smartphones into service, posting anything military related on social media, or talking to journalists. What’s behind the latest move? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
