The United States, at Saturday’s UN meeting, abstained from voting in support of Israel, which most observers consider a break from America’s traditional support of Israel at the UN table. A vote from America would have vetoed the bill. The bill condemned Israel for its settlements and construction projects in Palestinian territory, stating that Israel … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCOTvc4r4PE&feature=youtu.be Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Sec. Salvador Panelo said today that a list of “around 10,000 names” is being readied for submission to the Philippines’ National Security Council by President Rodrigo Duterte. “There are about 5,000 to 10,000 people involved. They are government officials — captains, mayors, governors, members of the military and prosecutors,” Panelo told the … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has made a statement of his assesment of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who died yesterday at age 90 in Havana. Trump initially tweeted a short statement with a much-noted exclamation point, then followed up with a lengthier statement, which read: “Today, the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed … Read more
Cuban state media are reporting that 90 year old Fidel Castro has died. The leader of the Cuban revolution passed away in his beloved Havana, the city that received him and the Sierra Maestra fighters as liberators, with flowers, flags and bells in 1959. Fidel Castro, Born in 1926 in the south-eastern Oriente Province of … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump announced three of his picks for his top staff today: Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser, and Mike Pompeo as CIA director, The choices have generated applause and criticism, but regardless of opinions Trump’s team will be part of a significant change in government policy from the previous 8 years … Read more
In Donald Trump’s first meeting with a world leader since being elected, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he was “convinced that Mr. Trump is a leader in whom I can have confidence.” It is not unusual for a president elect to meet with foreign leaders before taking over the role of president — … Read more
According to Nikkei Asia Review, iPhone assemblers in the East — responsible for producing 200 million phones per year — are in talks about moving production to the U.S. The move would mean roughly doubling costs — some of which would likely be passed on to consumers — but may be necessary. President Elect Donald Trump … Read more
A driver died Monday morning when a tanker truck crashed into his car on Highway 75, miles outside of Challis, Idaho. The truck was turned on its side, and 10,000 gallons of diesel which the truck was transporting ignited and burned for almost five hours. Firefighters controlled the burn until the fuel was consumed. The … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAry-BO-k8c Canada’s Liberal government has announced plans to increase immigration levels to 300,000 per year, a 40,000 increase to the target level. The number of immigrants accepted in 2016 was unusually high due to the government’s taking in of thousands of Syrian refugees. The number including the refugees turned out to be 300,000, and Refugees and Citizenship … Read more
$170 million is the estimate given for a 210 tonne jade stone found my miners in Myanmar (formerly Burma). The jade stone is 4.3 meters tall and 5.8 meters long. The stone is set to be shipped to China, where it will be carved into statues and jewelry. Much of Myanmar’s $31 billion per year … Read more
Responding to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s statements, businessman Warren Buffett denied the claim that Buffett had taken a “massive deduction” on his tax returns. Buffett also made points referring to several other of Trump’s recent talking points regarding taxes, tax audits, tax deductions, and the “smarts” of benefiting economically from a maximally selfish business-wise application … Read more
Internet sharing and discussion website 4chan, widely noted for it’s uncensored content which is often considered offensive to various groups, is going broke and is exploring ways to keep going. Among the possible solutions: closing some boards, limiting image sizes, using slower servers, more pop-up or even “malicious” ads, and having more paying users. Another solution … Read more