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Democrats intensify ‘impeachment’ probe of Trump

11:44 pm September 12, 2019

Washington: Democrats stepped up their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump Thursday even as the party’s leaders remained dubious about the political value of the move 14 months before the next presidential election. The House Judiciary Committee approved new procedures that will permit it to demand more documents and testimony from the White House, declaring […]

‘Glory to Hong Kong’: The new anthem embraced by protesters

12:08 pm September 12, 2019

Hong Kong: A defiant protest anthem penned by an anonymous composer has become the unofficial new soundtrack to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, belted out by crowds at flashmobs in malls, on the streets and in the football stands. “Glory to Hong Kong” first appeared on YouTube on 31 August and has quickly won a huge […]

President Donald Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe

Trump announces help for certain historically black colleges

2:30 am September 11, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has delivered some good news to the nation’s historically black colleges and universities. Trump announced Tuesday that the government will no longer restrict HBCUs that have a religious mission from accessing federal funding for capital projects. Trump says a recent Justice Department legal opinion declared such “discriminatory restrictions” to be unconstitutional. […]

NOAA chief thanks Alabama weather office in Hurricane Dorian forecast

8:34 pm September 10, 2019

Huntsville: The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is both defending the administration and thanking a local weather office that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama. Acting administrator Neil Jacobs told a meteorology group Tuesday that a NOAA statement which criticized a local forecast office that contradicted Trump […]

Hong Kong's Joshua Wong meets Germany 's foreign minister

Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong meets German foreign minister

7:29 pm September 10, 2019

Berlin: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has met Germany’s foreign minister during a visit to Berlin as he carries abroad his call to support the growing pro-democracy movement in the former British colony. Posting a photo of himself and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his Twitter account, the 22-year-old said they spoke on the “protest […]