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INDIANA, United States (Reuters) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a National Football League game on Sunday (October 8) in his home state of Indiana after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year as a symbolic protest about police violence against racial minorities. Pence was attending a game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers. Some players from the 49ers kneeled during […]
by W.G. Dunlop Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Saturday that diplomatic efforts with North Korea have consistently failed, adding that “only one thing will work.” Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un, trading insults amid rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. “Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive […]
by Nova Safo and Bryan Tarnowski Agence France Presse NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Nate slammed into the southeastern tip of the US state of Louisiana on Saturday and headed toward Mississippi after leaving dozens dead and causing widespread flooding in Central America. Officials urged residents to evacuate some vulnerable areas before the storm made landfall on Saturday evening, and residents scrambled to make last-minute preparations ahead of the third hurricane to […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)– A note discovered in the hotel room of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock featured hand-written calculations on where he needed to aim to increase his accuracy and number of kills, US network CBS reported Saturday. The piece of paper was found by police officers who stormed Paddock’s room after he launched his attack from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel Sunday night — killing 58 people and injuring […]
by Rafael Martinez © Agence France-Presse CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Nate gathered strength Saturday as it swept towards the US Gulf Coast after dumping rain heavy that killed at least 28 people in Central America. New Orleans, which was ravaged by deadly Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and other US Gulf coast cities were under a hurricane warning. President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration allowing federal emergency aid to be sent to help mitigate the […]
by Rafael Martinez Agence France Presse CANCÚN, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Nate gained strength Friday as it barreled toward popular Mexican beach resorts and ultimately the US Gulf coast after dumping heavy rains on Central America that left at least 26 people dead. Nate, which currently has 50 mile (85 kilometer) per hour winds, is forecast to reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall in the United States on Saturday, on the north […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration annulled on Friday an Obamacare provision that obliged employer health plans to pay for contraception, potentially stripping free birth control from millions of women. The move extends to all commercial enterprises an exemption already given to religious institutions. Rights groups erupted in anger and the American Civil Liberties Union threatened a lawsuit, but the White House called it a matter of religious freedom. The […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had booked a hotel room in Chicago during the hugely-popular Lollapalooza music festival, it emerged Thursday, raising the prospect he had been planning a large-scale attack for months. The Blackstone hotel, with rooms facing a downtown city park where the festival was held, said a man of the same name had a reservation there in August — just as hundreds of thousands were attending the four-day outdoor concert […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will reveal his decision on the future of the Iran nuclear deal in the coming days, the White House said Thursday. “The president is going to make an announcement about the decision that he’s made on a comprehensive strategy that his team supports, and we’ll do that in the coming days,” said Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Flying in the face of advice from some of his closest […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — In a diverse Chicago neighborhood where dozens of languages are spoken, two police officers are visiting a McDonald’s restaurant. They have a jug of coffee in hand and are offering a friendly ear, willing to listen to anyone who wants to have a chat. Welcome to “Coffee with a Cop” day, an initiative held Wednesday in Chicago and across the United States for police to […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A shooter opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and wounding nearly 500 in a 10-minute barrage of gunfire. Here is a timeline of the attack and the law enforcement response released by Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo: —10:05 pm: Shooter Stephen Paddock opens fire on the concert. —10:12 pm: Two officers arrive on the 31st floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and say the […]
by Cyril Julien Agence France-Presse The girlfriend of the Las Vegas shooter said Wednesday she had no idea he was planning the attack, describing her boyfriend as a “quiet, caring man” as President Donald Trump declared the United States a nation in mourning. In her first public comments over the shooting at a country music concert that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured, Marilou Danley said she had hoped for a quiet future […]
