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US President Donald Trump has come out against the removal of Confederate monuments, as activists seek to tear down what they call symbols of the country’s racist past.
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- Chicago official blames Trump for ‘disgraceful’ vandalism of Lincoln bust
A bust of president Abraham Lincoln in the predominantly black Chicago neighborhood of West Englewood is the second monument of the 16th president to be vandalized in the US this week. And President Donald Trump is responsible, a Chicago alderman says. - ACLU settles torture case with CIA-contracted psychologists
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis put the military option against North Korea back on the table following President Trump’s Chief Strategist Steve Bannon saying that a military action against Pyongyang is out of the question.
- Chicago official blames Trump for ‘disgraceful’ vandalism of Lincoln bustA bust of president Abraham Lincoln in the predominantly black Chicago neighborhood of West Englewood is the second monument of the 16th president to be vandalized in the US this week. And President Donald Trump is responsible, a Chicago alderman says.
- ACLU settles torture case with CIA-contracted psychologistsThe ACLU has declared a “historic victory” following the settlement of its lawsuit against two CIA-contracted psychologists involved in torturing suspects and developing the agency’s ‘enhanced interrogation program.' The terms are confidential.
- 1 US soldier killed, 11 wounded battling ISIS in AfghanistanOne American soldier was killed and a combined 20 US and Afghan troops wounded during operations against Islamic State in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, as a number of senior Pentagon officials visited the country.
- North Korea faces ‘strong military consequences’ if it attacks – MattisUS Defense Secretary James Mattis put the military option against North Korea back on the table following President Trump’s Chief Strategist Steve Bannon saying that a military action against Pyongyang is out of the question.
- 8 charged in toppling Durham Confederate statue while others try to turn themselves in
Four more protesters have been arrested and charged with felony counts over the toppling of a Confederate soldier statue in Durham, North Carolina. Hundreds of people tried to symbolically turn themselves in before being directed away from the courthouse. - 'Economic war with China is everything': Trump’s chief strategist in candid interview
Ethno-nationalism is for ‘losers’ but winning the economic war with China means everything for the United States, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon said in a rare interview, outlining his plan to fight Beijing. - PETA seized family dog & euthanized it without consent (PHOTO)
PETA will pay out $49,000 to a family in Virginia after members of the animal rights group took their dog from a trailer park and euthanized it without consent. - ‘Can’t change history, learn from it’: Trump opposes monuments removalUS President Donald Trump has come out against the removal of Confederate monuments, as activists seek to tear down what they call symbols of the country’s racist past.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is blocking marijuana research which the Drug Enforcement Administration has requested to undertake dozens of times. The DEA and the DOJ also have opposing views on tackling the so-called MS-13 gang. - 'Mind your own business': Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei scolds US after Charlottesville
After the events in Charlottesville last week, Iran’s Supreme Leader has advised the US to get its own house in order before meddling in the affairs of other countries. - ‘No way can we accept racism’: Sessions fails to assuage anger over Trump's Charlottesville response
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has condemned racism and bigotry amid criticism of President Donald Trump’s reaction to the violence in Charlottesville. Sessions made the comments during a speech against sanctuary cities.
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