Month: October 2019

President Donald Trump has claimed the US had saved the lives of “thousands” in Syria and took credit for the ceasefire, in a bombastic speech declaring the end of American involvement in the war. “This is an outcome created by us, the United States, and nobody else,” he said, addressing reporters at the White House…

Few U.S. politicians have been thrust into the spotlight as suddenly as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). She went from a little-known 28-year-old bartender running against a well-connected incumbent to a national powerhouse whose every move is scrutinized.  Click Here: liverpool mens jersey And it hasn’t always been easy.  “Sometimes I just want to be a…

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders jumped to Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s defense Monday against unfounded allegations that she is a Russian asset, which former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and commentators at multiple news outlets have recently floated. “Tulsi Gabbard has put her life on the line to defend this country. People can disagree on…

From Road & Track Honda revealed the all-new 2020 Fit hatchback today at the Toyko Motor Show today, showing off the car’s new face and two-motor hybrid powertrain. The Fit is now in its fourth generation, and it’s still the delightfully compact thing we’re familiar with. The headlights and grille have been redesigned, evoking the…

A lawyer for Lev Parnas, one of two associates of Rudy Giuliani accused of illegally funneling money into U.S. elections, told a federal judge on Wednesday some of the evidence collected in his client’s case could be subject to executive privilege. Parnas and Igor Fruman have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors from the…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Daixy Aguero holds her chin up when students wander by and are surprised to find their teacher selling makeup at a weekend Caracas street market. Aguero says it’s the only way she can make ends meet on a teacher’s pay in Venezuela. Some 40 percent of Venezuela’s teachers have left their…

PARIS (Reuters) – Thriving demand in mainland China drove sales higher at luxury brand Hermes <HRMS.PA> in the third quarter, helping the Birkin-handbag maker offset a slowdown in Hong Kong, and the company said on Thursday that the momentum had carried into October. Several months of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, which descended into clashes…

China’s foreign minister on Monday denounced months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong as “violence pure and simple”, accusing foreign forces and the international media of fuelling the political crisis. The comments, in an exclusive interview with AFP, were the most direct condemnation from a top Chinese official of the protests that erupted five months…

The men jumped Stanley Ho without warning, smashing both his hands with metal rods — one of multiple recent attacks against prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures that activists have dubbed a “white terror”. Since late August, eight well-known pro-democracy figures have been beaten by unknown assailants as fear swirls that some “triad” crime networks have…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday compared the ongoing impeachment inquiry to “a lynching,” while suggesting that Democrats are carrying out the investigation “without due process or fairness or any legal rights.” “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here – a lynching. But we will WIN!” he tweeted. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), one of the most…