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    Democrats: Trump ‘Frequently, Flagrantly’ Abused Power of Presidency
    Jan24

    Democrats: Trump ‘Frequently, Flagrantly’ Abused Power of Presidency

    U.S. House Democrats on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of “frequently, flagrantly” abusing the powers of the presidency, actions they said clearly meet the constitutional standard of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors” necessary to remove him from office.Congressman Jerrold Nadler, one of the lawmakers...

    Canada’s TSB says Iran has invited it to examine black boxes
    Jan24

    Canada’s TSB says Iran has invited it to examine black boxes

    Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it been invited by Iran to participate in the download and analysis of the flight recorders from the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines jet “whenever and wherever” that takes place …read more Source:: ABC...

    Schiff tells Senate Ukraine interference conspiracy was ‘brought to you by the Kremlin’
    Jan24

    Schiff tells Senate Ukraine interference conspiracy was ‘brought to you by the Kremlin’

    House impeachment managers on Thursday zeroed in on President Trump’s mention of a debunked theory regarding Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election on his call with Kyiv, alleging during the second day of their openi… …read more Source:: The...

    World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
    Jan24

    World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism

    JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Holocaust at a solemn ceremony in Jerusalem marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Auschwitz death camp. But the high-powered dignitaries also tinged their speeches with...

    Meanwhile, In Giuliani-World, The Ukraine Scheme Continues
    Jan24

    Meanwhile, In Giuliani-World, The Ukraine Scheme Continues

    As impeachment managers churn on through the second day of opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial, one thing hasn’t stopped: the conduct that got Trump impeached in the first place Yes, that’s right. Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani tweeted Thursday morning that he intends to release “the evidence” at an...

    Bulgaria charges 3 Russians in attempt to poison arms dealer
    Jan24

    Bulgaria charges 3 Russians in attempt to poison arms dealer

    SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities on Thursday charged three Russian nationals with the attempted murder of the owner of a Bulgarian arms factory and two other people. The three unnamed Russians are accused of having attempted to kill the victims “in a way endangering the lives of many,” the chief prosecutor’s office said in a...

    Ukraine’s Population Shrinks By Nearly A Quarter
    Jan24

    Ukraine’s Population Shrinks By Nearly A Quarter

    A so-called electronic census found Ukraine’s population has dwindled by almost a quarter since 2001, driven by migration, death rates exceeding birth rates, but also because it was impossible to count residents in Russia-occupied Crimea and the territories in the country’s east that Kyiv doesn’t control. …read more...

    GOPers Repeat Calls For Biden Testimony As Dems Debunk Conspiracy Theories
    Jan24

    GOPers Repeat Calls For Biden Testimony As Dems Debunk Conspiracy Theories

    A focus by House impeachment managers on debunking the Ukraine conspiracy theories President Trump has pushed collided this week with a growing push by Senate Republicans to call witnesses like Joe Biden, ostensibly to litigate those very theories. A spotlight on the former vice president and 2020 contender is precisely what Trump wanted when he...

    Joe Biden urges media to focus on his set of Ukraine facts
    Jan24

    Joe Biden urges media to focus on his set of Ukraine facts

    by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2020 In a memo from his campaign this week, Joe Biden warned the media that reporting on the allegations against his son Hunter Biden, a central figure in the impeachment case against President Donald Trump, would make them “enablers of misinformation.” While he was vice president, and the Obama...

    Impeachment Managers Rush To Debunk Biden Conspiracy Theories
    Jan23

    Impeachment Managers Rush To Debunk Biden Conspiracy Theories

    Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), one of House impeachment managers, took aim at GOP-backed conspiracy theories around Burisma during the second day of opening impeachment arguments on Thursday, dismantling a key allegation linking Joe Biden to the Ukrainian gas company on whose board Hunter Biden sat. Introducing the theory early on into arguments...