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- Detained pastor case important for midterms, so US will ramp up sanctions on Turkey – ex-envoy
Pastor Andrew Brunson’s fate is important to evangelical voters in the looming midterm elections in November, so Washington may impose more sanctions on allied Ankara, a former Turkish envoy to the US says.World News - Trump slams hefty price tag for DC military parade, will spend $900k on flight to Paris instead
The city of Washington DC wanted an obscene amount of cash to host a now-shelved military parade, Donald Trump has tweeted. Instead, the president will honor the troops with a fiscally responsible $140k per hour flight to Paris.US News - Turkish court rejects US pastor's appeal for release
A Turkish court has rejected an appeal for release from US Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held since 2016, Habertturk reports. It comes after Washington placed sanctions on those who played a role in detaining him.World News - Trump’s grand military parade postponed until next year
An extravagant military parade planned by President Donald Trump for November in Washington DC has been put on hold until next year. The parade was reportedly set to cost more than $90 million.US News - Party like a Russian: Washington Capitals’ Kuznetsov eats pelmeni out of Stanley Cup
Newly-crowned Stanley Cup champion Evgeny Kuznetsov, of the Washington Capitals, brought the silver chalice to his home city of Chelyabinsk where he filled the trophy with a traditional Russian cuisine dish – pelmeni.Sport News - Power outage holds flights at Reagan National Airport, Washington DC (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Inbound and outbound flights were bogged down for over an hour in the US capital's primary airport, as it experienced a complete power outage. Stranded travelers have been posting images of the sudden blackout on social media.US News
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