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International Community Radio Taiwan-I.C.R.T. for short-began airing in 1979, shortly after the United States, pressured by China, broke formal diplomatic ties with the island. For the previous two decades, the station had broadcast music and news for American military personnel, as part of the Armed Forces Network.
In retaliation for the hacking of John Podesta and the DNC, Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats and ordered closure of their country houses on Long Island and Maryland's Eastern shore. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that 35 U.S. diplomats would be expelled.
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. "He said, 'Now you guys own it.
President Barack Obama and the first lady shared a bittersweet goodbye - and a few laughs - in their final Christmas video message to the country released Saturday. As his time in the Oval Office comes to an end, President Barack on Monday gave the country a preview of the farewell address he will deliver in Chicago on Jan. 10, a mere 10 days before President-elect Donald Trump is to be sworn in.
Christmas was awesome! Since moving to Florida 16 years ago, this was Mary's and my first Christmas back to Baltimore for the annual Christmas Eve festivities at my dad's home. My four younger siblings, their kids, and their grandkids were there.
At least 35 people are dead after an attacker opened fire on New Year's Eve revellers at a Turkey nightclub. An assailant dressed as Santa Claus has opened fire at a popular nightclub in Istanbul, killing at least 35 revellers and wounding 40 others in a "cruel and merciless" attack, said the governor of the Turkish city.
Hatchimals were the hot Christmas toy this season that left many parents and kids hot and bothered when the toy didn't perform as advertised. Just as some Hatchimals failed to fully hatch, so to did the Hillary Clinton coronation campaign, leaving all involved with egg on their faces.
President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for imposing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for President Barack Obama's moves in the wake of hacking attacks. In a burgeoning controversy surrounding complaints from the Obama administration about a cyberattack against America's political system, the White House on Thursday unleashed a string of sanctions and coupled them with an order that 35 Russians be expelled.
New York City officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Chief James P. O'Neill, made it crystal clear today that they aren't taking any chances when it comes to securing the city for its New Year's Eve celebrations. Sixty-five sand trucks and 100 blocker vehicles are among the "extraordinary assets" the NYPD today said it will deploy around Times Square Dec. 31. That's more security than in previous years and is meant partly to deter the kind of rogue-vehicle attacks used by ISIS-inspired terrorists in Berlin shortly before Christmas and in Nice, France, in July, officials said.
Munich is famous for its beer halls but it's champagne all the way in the sumptuous Bayerischer Hof hotel - a home from home for the rich and famous From Rihanna's homeland of Barbados to the Bahamas and Jamaica: How to pick the right Caribbean paradise for YOU What IS the etiquette for talking to strangers on public transport? A psychologist reveals all Think YOU had a hard time at the airport? Hilarious images capture weary travellers at the end of their tether Now THAT'S a princely sum! Historic hotel with 74 bedrooms built by the Emperor of Austria could be your renovation project... for A 1million Fly to New York for A 56: Norwegian Air to offer cheapest transatlantic flight yet Is global warming going to cancel the ski season? Popular resorts are completely shut down after no snow falls for a MONTH and temperatures soar leaving 45,000 people out of work A yoke-al brawl! Spanish ... (more)
At this year's round of Christmas parties, I noticed that one uninvited guest kept creeping into the conversation.  You know who, right? The guy with Twitter trigger-itch. The one with the interesting hair and orange-ish skin tones.
HOW many of us have read the following words scribbled on Christmas cards: "2017 has to be better than this year." It might all have been so different: if a few votes had gone the other way last June, the phrase "diplomat-in-chief Boris Johnson" would still be a satirical oxymoron.
Guest host Nicole Sandler with former CIA analyst and Air America Radio host Jack Rice, who disputes Ray McGovern's assessment of claims that Russia hacked the U.S. election... It's a very white Christmas for many on the right, as 'PDiddie' finds in this year's collection of Holiday toons... Guest: Daniel Nichanian on proactive, state-by-state measures Dems can and must take to expand voting rights; And much more!... Freakishly hot Arctic; New Obama drilling bans; Climate change juiced extreme events: NOAA; Trump voters support carbon regulation; PLUS : Solar now world's cheapest energy... Also: NC's brazen GOP coup a model for nation, and Obama's last ditch efforts to save the planet from Trump... High lead levels in 1000s of towns; Water safe again in Corpus Christi; Int.
More than sixty people were shot - a dozen of them fatally - over the Christmas weekend in Chicago. Seven people were shot and killed on Christmas Day - eclipsing the holiday total for the past three years combined, according to The Chicago Tribune .
SWAT teams dispatched, families flee from 'gunfire' and dozens are arrested... all for the sake of a few holiday bargains: Massive brawls break out at malls across the country packed with shoppers Frantic search for actress, 46, after she vanishes en route to Christmas Day dinner and a mystery man is spotted driving her car a day later How long can you REALLY keep your leftovers? Experts reveal how carving meat off the bone, adding salt to your eggs and storing cakes in the freezer could make your meals last months Senior Facebook engineer is arrested for 'responding to an ad posted by an undercover cop posing as 15-year-old girl offering sex for cash' Japan's prime minister pays his respects at Punchbowl cemetery after arriving in Hawaii for his historic Pearl Harbor visit - but don't expect an apology Bikini-clad Ivanka Trump and shirtless husband Jared enjoy a Four Seasons family ... (more)
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It's a very white Christmas for many on the right, as 'PDiddie' finds in this year's collection of Holiday toons... Guest: Daniel Nichanian on proactive, state-by-state measures Dems can and must take to expand voting rights; And much more!... Freakishly hot Arctic; New Obama drilling bans; Climate change juiced extreme events: NOAA; Trump voters support carbon regulation; PLUS : Solar now world's cheapest energy... Also: NC's brazen GOP coup a model for nation, and Obama's last ditch efforts to save the planet from Trump... High lead levels in 1000s of towns; Water safe again in Corpus Christi; Int.
Travel conditions remain hazardous across much of the northern Great Plains as a winter storm continues to sweep across the region. Travel conditions remained hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Great Plains Monday, with blowing and drifting snow creating near-zero visibility on some roads.