Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump threatens to ‘destroy North Korea,’ calls Kim ‘Rocket Man’

 
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Trump threatens to 'destroy North Korea,' calls Kim 'Rocket Man'
President Trump warned that the world faces "great peril" from gathering threats posed by rogue regimes with powerful weapons. The president's address was highly anticipated around the world after he had criticized the organization during his campaign as being bloated and ineffective.
Analysis: Trump hammers his points with bellicosity and swagger
President Trump was selective in his view of bad actors — North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Syria and Venezuela — whose sovereignty should not be respected. But he made little mention of China or Russia.
 
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Why Trump's threat to 'totally destroy' North Korea is extraordinary — even for him
The oddly chosen colloquialisms masked what was a pretty astounding escalation of his rhetoric.
 
Analysis: How Trump's 'America first' doctrine drives everything he does — including getting elected
It doesn't comport with the facts, but it did arguably help him win the presidency.
 
Strong earthquake shakes central Mexico, damaging buildings and causing panic
The 7.1-magnitude quake occurred on the anniversary of the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake. It was the second powerful temblor to jolt the country this month.
 
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Senate Intelligence Committee interview with Trump lawyer abruptly canceled
Lawyer Michael Cohen had planned to deny playing any role in Russia's efforts during the 2016 election. But he left the closed-door session after about an hour.
 
Category 5 Hurricane Maria is a disaster scenario for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Catastrophic damage from destructive winds and severe flooding is expected.
 
White House seriously considers abandoning some tax cuts for the wealthy
Among the proposals are keeping the top tax rate for individuals at 39.6 percent, scrapping an earlier proposal that would have cut the rate to 35 percent, three people briefed on the discussions said. White House negotiators are also considering giving up on a push to repeal the estate tax.
 
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Special counsel Robert Mueller tightening the screws on Paul Manafort
Mueller's team has shown far more deference to current White House officials than associates of Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
 
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New study shows teens in no rush to date, drive or become adults
The study found that the percentage of adolescents in the U.S. who have a driver's license and date has plummeted since 1976. The study points to a theory to try and explain why.
 
Latest health-care push comes with big risks for Republicans
Two months after an effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act failed, Senate Republicans are trying to corral support for a new bill.
 
The fight over Jemele Hill's tweets won't go away. It's about truth and race in the Trump era.
When the ESPN commentator called the president a white supremacist, she set off a firestorm that still rages.
 
Violence erupts at Georgia Tech after campus police kill LGBT leader
A police car burned, officers were injured and Georgia Tech went on lockdown for the second time since police killed a student Saturday.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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