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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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- Trump’s campaign spokeswoman to take White House communications post
- Iraq asks UN to collect evidence to prosecute ISIS
- Lebanon abolishes ‘marry your rapist’ law, joining other Arab states
- More arrests made in toppling of Confederate statue
- Britain seeks Brexit without borders for N. Ireland
- Turkey warns Kurdish referendum can lead to ‘civil war’
- 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. - Black Hawk down: 5 feared dead in Army helicopter crash off Hawaii
The US Coast Guard is searching for five people who were on board the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down in the Pacific Ocean west of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. - 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. - Kim Jong-un 'made very wise & well reasoned decision' over Guam - Trump
North Korea’s decision not to follow through on a threat to strike the island of Guam is “very wise,” according to US President Donald Trump, who said such an attack would have been “catastrophic.”
- Get rid of Washington and Jackson, Chicago pastor demandsA 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 actionsA 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. - Trump shuts down two corporate advisory bodies after CEO exodusUS 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.
- US asks Latin American countries to 'break all ties with N. Korea'
US Vice President Mike Pence has asked Chile, Peru, Mexico and Brazil to break diplomatic and other ties with North Korea, as part of a campaign to pressure Pyongyang into giving up missiles and nuclear weapons. - Black Hawk down: 5 feared dead in Army helicopter crash off HawaiiThe US Coast Guard is searching for five people who were on board the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down in the Pacific Ocean west of the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
- Kim Jong-un 'made very wise & well reasoned decision' over Guam - TrumpNorth Korea’s decision not to follow through on a threat to strike the island of Guam is “very wise,” according to US President Donald Trump, who said such an attack would have been “catastrophic.”
- Obama sets ‘likes’ record on Twitter over Charlottesville violence
Former US President Barack Obama’s anti-racism tweet has gained a record number of likes and an enormous amount of shares. - ‘Iran cannot hold world hostage, nuclear deal not too big to fail’ – US envoy to UN
Tehran should not be allowed to use the nuclear deal as a bargaining tool and “hold the world hostage,” the US ambassador to UN has said after Iran's president Hassan Rouhani warned that Tehran could backtrack on the 2015 agreement “within hours” should new sanctions be imposed. - Trump orders rollback of environmental rules to speed up infrastructure permit process
President Donald Trump has unveiled new plans to speed up approval processes for highways and other infrastructure projects, by revoking an environmental regulation aimed at protecting against the effects of climate change. - Brutal arrest of black man puts Ohio town on edge (VIDEOS)
An Ohio town wants answers after seeing footage of a violent arrest during a routine traffic stop. Police beat a man and arrested him and his woman companion, who is heard pleading with the man to “stop” and “just let them do what they do.”
Shows
- The Big Picture
The hottest political show in the US finds new home with RT. The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann...Should every Confederate symbol & statue be torn down?Thom discusses whether the US is on the brink of fascism after the attack in Charlottesville this weekend, with economist and professor Dr. Richard Wolff. Then, Thom talks to Bryan Pruitt of RedState and Sam Sacks of the District Sentinel about... - Watching the Hawks
The hosts, Tyrel Ventura, Sean Stone and Tabetha Wallace along with their guests are your eyes and...Ballistic arms dance & Mon-Satan (E542)Tyrel Ventura & Sean Stone look into a shocking report about the roots of North Korea’s nuclear program. Monsanto is back in the headlines as proof emerges of a toxic cover-up. RT’s Natasha Sweatte returns for the second part of her...
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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....
RT America -- August 10, 2017
'No advantage to POTUS' threats' - fmr US ambassador on North KoreaNorth Korean state media has outlined details of the country’s Guam strike plan expected to be ready by mid-August. The attack will reportedly include four missiles fired over...
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