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US President Donald Trump announced he is terminating the Manufacturing Council and the Strategy & Policy Forum after several CEOs resigned, citing Trump's comments about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia at the weekend.
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- US soldier killed in battle with ISIS in Afghanistan
- S. Korea’s Moon: There will be no war on Korean peninsula
- Turkey criticizes Merkel, says Germany can’t dictate EU policy
- Australian court: Refugee camp in Papua New Guinea is legal
- Trump’s campaign spokeswoman to take White House communications post
- Iraq asks UN to collect evidence to prosecute ISIS
- '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. - Trump administration ends program for Central American minors fleeing violence
The Department of Homeland Security has shut down an Obama-era program that allowed minors fleeing from violence in three Central American countries to join their parents in the US. - After Trump tweets, Amazon market value loses $5 billion
Amazon’s stock market value lost as much as $5 billion during premarket trading after President Donald Trump tweeted that the online giant does “great damage to tax paying retailers.” Trump has long accused Amazon of not paying its fair share of taxes.
- Justice Dept. and DEA don’t see eye-to-eye on marijuana research & MS-13
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 CharlottesvilleAfter 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 responseUS 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.
- After Trump tweets, Amazon market value loses $5 billionAmazon’s stock market value lost as much as $5 billion during premarket trading after President Donald Trump tweeted that the online giant does “great damage to tax paying retailers.” Trump has long accused Amazon of not paying its fair share of taxes.
- Trump administration ends program for Central American minors fleeing violenceThe Department of Homeland Security has shut down an Obama-era program that allowed minors fleeing from violence in three Central American countries to join their parents in the US.
- ‘Rape by cop’: Dashcam footage shows student’s 11-minute vaginal search (VIDEO)
Dashcam footage has been released showing three Texas police officers subjecting a college student to a shocking road-side vaginal search that lasted 11 minutes. - Anonymous & more tech companies knocking white supremacy groups offline
In the wake of the Charlottesville protests, hate groups are being suspended or losing their accounts with major crowdfunding services and other tech companies, while the hacking group Anonymous continues to target their websites. - Planned Parenthood has no right to Medicaid funds in Arkansas, US appeals court rules
A US appeals court has ruled that the state of Arkansas has the right to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. In 2015, the state ended its contract with the abortion provider because of controversial undercover videos. - Get rid of Washington and Jackson, Chicago pastor demands
A pastor is petitioning Chicago, Illinois to rename two parks in African-American neighborhoods, because they are named after George Washington and Andrew Jackson – two US presidents who owned slaves. - Georgia judge suspended for comparing removal of Confederate monuments to ISIS actions
A judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia has been suspended for comparing those taking down Confederate monuments to the terrorist group Islamic State. There has been a nationwide push across the US to remove Confederate symbols from public squares. - FBI releases ex-director Comey’s job performance survey
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has unexpectedly made public the results of a confidential annual employee questionnaire, including a survey on the three year performance of former director James Comey. - Baltimore removes 4 Confederate statues overnight amid fears of violence
Baltimore authorities tore down and hauled away four Confederate monuments hours after the city’s council voted for the move. The Baltimore mayor said she wanted to avoid violence.
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- The Big Picture
The hottest political show in the US finds new home with RT. The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann...What do you do when the world knows Trump is a bigot?Thom talks to Dave McCulloch of Capitol Media Partners and Charles Sauer of the Market Institute about Republicans responding to Trump’s “both sides” remarks, and many GOP lawmakers coming out condemning white supremacy. Then, Thom... - Watching the Hawks
The hosts, Tyrel Ventura, Sean Stone and Tabetha Wallace along with their guests are your eyes and...Rebuilding America & rebooting Google (E543)Tyrel Ventura & Sean Stone analyze the prospects of President Trump’s infrastructure plan. Google is drawing heat for censoring the news and manipulating search results. RT’s Anya Parampil joins the show to discuss her recent...
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RT America -- August 16, 2017
Trump 'cannot repair the damage' following Charlottesville – labor leader
Business leaders and former allies are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump as he struggles against the backlash following his widely criticized reaction to...
RT America -- August 15, 2017
China won’t allow regime change in N. Korea – fmr US diplomat
Now that the trash talk has cooled between North Korea and the US, is Kim Jong-un backing down from his threat to deploy “historic enveloping fire” on Guam, a US...
RT America -- August 11, 2017
Voiceless & exploited people of Guam now in North Korea’s sights
The tiny island of Guam is home to two US military bases and is often called the "tip of the spear" for its strategic importance in America's operations in the Pacific....
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