US Vice-President Joe Biden has a blunt suggestion for President-elect Donald Trump: It is time to “grow up”. Asked about a few of Trump’s controversial remarks and tweets since winning the November election, Biden had some intemperate comments of his own.
Day: January 6, 2017
Pings narrow search for missing Ohio plane
An underwater detector received multiple transmissions from aircraft equipment, believed to be the small plane that took off from a Cleveland airport, according to the city of Cleveland Joint Information Center. The center said the signals, picked up by the National Transportation Safety Board underwater locator, help focus the search site for the cockpit voice recorder or emergency locator transmitter to a 125 by 325-foot search area.
US forged ‘strategic partnership’ with India in Barack Obama’s tenure28 min ago
Washington, Jan 6 : The US has forged a “strategic partnership” with India in the eight years of Obama administration which also considerably improved America’s standing in the world, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said, two weeks ahead of demitting the office. “In Asia, we have been standing side by side with our friends, strengthening sanctions on North Korea, improving regional missile defence capabilities, supporting the rule of law in the South China Sea and forging a strategic partnership with India, enhancing our ties with Vietnam and spurring democratic progress in Myanmar where a freely elected parliament has been seated for the first time,” Kerry said.
The Midge: ‘Vague, indecisive, and just like Brown’ … Looks like press honeymoon is over for May
The Midge: GPs want health cash targeted at poorest; Scots Tories to hold conference in Glasgow; unions point finger on inequality Hello and welcome to The Midge, the e-bulletin that takes a bite out of politics in Scotland and elsewhere. Trump voices fresh scepticism about Russian interference in US election a May to visit Trump ‘next month’ a Retired senior British official says UK cannot buy access to single market a East is East actor Om Puri dies in India a Iceberg quarter of the size of Wales about to break off from ice shelf in Antarctica.
President Obama and the war on terror
William Tecumseh Sherman, a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War, said that war is hell. This means that no war is good.
Barack Obama: From promise to power
OBAMA, From Promise to Power, “A compelling look at a man intent on making history.” It was not the title alone on the cover of a book, but the photograph of the man, young and fresh.
Americans don’t want to scrap Obamacare without something to replace it, new poll shows
Dr. Julian Nussbaum talks with a diabetes patient in Augusta, Ga. Many Americans are concerned about what may happen if Obamacare is repealed.
Joe Biden to Trump: ‘Grow up, Donald’
In an interview with PBS NewsHour that aired Thursday, Biden was asked about President-elect Donald Trump’s tweets, specifically one where he called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer “the head clown” and another in which he wrote, “Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition – NOT!” “Grow up, Donald.
Corzine Agrees to Futures Industry Ban in CFTC Settlement
Jon Corzine has agreed to a lifetime ban from the futures industry to settle a U.S. lawsuit that he failed to properly oversee MF Global Holdings Ltd. as the brokerage spiraled toward failure in 2011. Corzine, an ex-governor and U.S. senator from New Jersey and the former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., also agreed to pay a $5 million penalty from his own pocket to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, under a consent order approved by a federal judge in New York Thursday.
‘There was no intent to murder. There was no violence.’ But he’s been locked up 32 years.
NORMAN BRYANT was just 15 on Jan. 29, 1985, when he joined older brother Kenneth and a 14-year-old friend in a burglary of what they believed was an empty house in West Philadelphia. When Kenneth Bryant went upstairs, he found himself face to face with the occupant, Gertrude Jones, 82. He shoved her, then went back downstairs, never mentioning the run-in to the others.
MF Global ex-CEO fined $5M, banned from work as trader
WASHINGTON — Jon Corzine, the former New Jersey governor who led the collapsed brokerage MF Global, has been ordered to pay a $5 million penalty for his role in the firm's alleged illegal use of almost $1 billion in customer funds.
Ted Cruz on Trump Cabinet: a A Team Of All-Stars Coming Togethera
Sen. Ted Cruz discusses the death of Fidel Castro and the future of Cuban-American relations on ABC’s ‘This Week.’ He also discusses comments he made about President-elect Trump during the 2016 primary campaign.
It’s time to retire the tainted term ‘fake news’
Fake news is a real thing – as evidenced by these wholly invented stories created in Macedonia with the intent of fooling U.S. audiences. But the phrase is now being use as a catch-all insult, and has lost its meaning.
Possible human remains found in search for missing plane
Possible human remains found in search for missing plane Small plane with six onboard has been missing since Dec. 29. Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://usat.ly/2i14zu8 Aircraft searches over Lake Erie for a small plane that has been missing since it took off from Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. CLEVELAND – Authorities searching for a missing plane that was carrying six people said Friday that a passenger seat containing possible human remains was recovered from debris in Lake Erie.
Coastal Family Health offers counseling on filling out Obamacare paperwork.
The debate in Washington over repealing the president’s healthcare law has many South Mississippians wondering if they’ll lose the health insurance they’re currently getting under the Affordable Care Act. Like many Americans, Biloxi resident Keegan Thompson had to rely on a hospital employee to explain how Obamacare even works.
Charles Miller Jr.
Charles W. “Skip” Miller Jr., 80, of Celina, OH passed away at his residence in Celina on January 5, 2017 at 12:25 pm. He was born October 1, 1936 in Celina to Charles W. Sr. and Mary Miller, both preceded him in death.
Eugene Cross Celebrated by Marquis Who’s Who for Excellence in Engineering
Eugene Cross has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value.
Gold Medal is welcome recognition for WW II Filipino soldiers
HERCULES >> As a member of the U.S. Army’s elite Philippine Scouts unit, Januario “Janny” Ruiz fought alongside American soldiers in his native Philippines in World War II. He survived the Bataan Death March and six months as a Japanese prisoner of war.
A look back at the best movies of 2016
Not the best of years at the movies. Not the worst either, despite what choosing a cartoon as my favorite film of 2016 may imply.
Bucor deputy director quits post over ‘work-related issue’
Bureau of Corrections Deputy Director for Operations Rolando Asuncion resigned from his post Friday amid a looming administrative investigation over his alleged involvement in illegal drugs. According to the Department of Justice , Asuncion’s resignation letter was submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday, January 5. In the letter, Asuncion, who was appointed BuCor officer-in-charge on July 20, 2016, said he quit his post due to a “work-related issue.”