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Media cheerleading for foreign conflict is nothing new. Coverage of President Trump’s latest airstrikes on Syria was no different, with no major newspaper’s editorial board opposing the strikes, according to a survey.
- ‘Zero real evidence’ Assad behind chemical attack – US congressman
US government officials offered “zero real evidence” that the Syrian government was behind the alleged chemical attack in Douma, relying instead on information circulating online, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) said. - US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan than Syria and Iraq last month
The US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last month than it did on Iraq and Syria – a sign that the military’s attention is shifting back towards the country it invaded in 2001 after focusing on Islamic State since 2014. - Delta flight forced to make emergency landing after engine blaze (VIDEOS)
A Delta Air Lines flight from the US to London made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia after an engine caught fire. It comes a day after a passenger died on a Southwest Airlines flight following an engine explosion. - Over-budget, problem-plagued US Navy ships face deployment delay – report
The US Navy’s problem-plagued Littoral Combat Ships may not deploy this year due to maintenance issues, the US Naval Institute reported, raising suspicions that the navy has all but given up on the costly, ill-fated vessels.
- US media’s love affair with war: Major outlets showed zero opposition to Syria strikes – surveyMedia cheerleading for foreign conflict is nothing new. Coverage of President Trump’s latest airstrikes on Syria was no different, with no major newspaper’s editorial board opposing the strikes, according to a survey.
- ‘Zero real evidence’ Assad behind chemical attack – US congressmanUS government officials offered “zero real evidence” that the Syrian government was behind the alleged chemical attack in Douma, relying instead on information circulating online, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) said.
- US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan than Syria and Iraq last monthThe US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last month than it did on Iraq and Syria – a sign that the military’s attention is shifting back towards the country it invaded in 2001 after focusing on Islamic State since 2014.
- Over-budget, problem-plagued US Navy ships face deployment delay – reportThe US Navy’s problem-plagued Littoral Combat Ships may not deploy this year due to maintenance issues, the US Naval Institute reported, raising suspicions that the navy has all but given up on the costly, ill-fated vessels.
- Delta flight forced to make emergency landing after engine blaze (VIDEOS)A Delta Air Lines flight from the US to London made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia after an engine caught fire. It comes a day after a passenger died on a Southwest Airlines flight following an engine explosion.
- 5 injured after car crashes into Texas house & triggers fiery explosion (VIDEO)
Footage of the shocking moment a Texas home exploded after being hit by a car has been released by local police. - ‘Nobody’s tougher!’ Trump recalls ‘severe fight’ with Russians & ‘absolute precision’ Syria strike
Nobody has ever been tougher on Moscow than Donald Trump, the US President has proclaimed, promising even more sanctions if necessary and highlighting an alleged recent “severe” clash between the US and “Russian troops” in Syria. - 'I'll leave the meeting': Trump says he'll walk out on Kim if talks aren't 'fruitful'
Donald Trump has vowed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "in the coming weeks," but has warned that he'll walk away from the talks if they're not "fruitful." - Trump ‘looking forward’ to moving US embassy to Jerusalem
Donald Trump says he’s “looking forward” to moving the US embassy to Jerusalem next month. He struck an eager tone on Twitter, ahead of the opening of an interim facility on May 14 – the date of Israel’s 70th Independence Day. - ‘Politically correct nonsense’: Alabama governor defends Confederate monuments
Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey released a campaign ad Tuesday, defending a bill she signed last year to protect her state’s Confederate monuments. Ivey called demands to remove the monuments “politically correct nonsense.” - Charlottesville neo-Nazi organizer unmasked as US marine
A prominent neo-Nazi who helped plan and organize last year’s fatal ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been exposed as a United States marine, who went by the online alias ‘Tyrone’. - Senators unveil resolution limiting presidential war powers following Trump's Syria strikes
Days after Donald Trump launched a bombing campaign in Syria, Republican and Democrat senators have introduced a resolution which would rein in presidential war powers.
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