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Roger Stone: I would never 'bear false witness' against Trump

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 09:02 AM PST

Roger Stone: I would never 'bear false witness' against TrumpFormer Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone said Sunday morning that he would never testify against the president.


George H.W. Bush Funeral Details Released

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 11:36 AM PST

George H.W. Bush Funeral Details ReleasedFormer President George H.W. Bush will be laid to rest on Thursday at his


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tells Mike Huckabee To Leave 'False Statements To Sarah'

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:51 AM PST

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tells Mike Huckabee To Leave 'False Statements To Sarah'Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Mike Huckabee on Twitter on Sunday,


Best Bites: Butter pecan cupcakes

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST

Best Bites: Butter pecan cupcakesWelcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your


Russia's Putin escaped critique for Ukraine actions at G20-German conservative

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:27 AM PST

Russia's Putin escaped critique for Ukraine actions at G20-German conservativeBERLIN (Reuters) - The G20 summit in Argentina failed to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for his actions with regard to Ukraine, despite significant efforts by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in bilateral meetings, a key Merkel ally said. "President Putin escaped nearly unscathed with his renewed aggression against Ukraine," Juergen Hardt, foreign policy spokesman for Merkel's conservatives in parliament, said in a statement on Monday. ...


George H.W. Bush’s Service Dog Sully Is Loyal Until The End

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 03:40 PM PST

George H.W. Bush's Service Dog Sully Is Loyal Until The EndFormer President George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully paid tribute to his best friend by resting beside his casket.


Israeli software company 'shared hacked messages' from Khashoggi with Saudi, lawsuit claims

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:10 AM PST

Israeli software company 'shared hacked messages' from Khashoggi with Saudi, lawsuit claimsA friend of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is suing an Israeli software company he believes helped the kingdom intercept messages sent to him from the dissident criticising Mohammed bin Salman. Omar Abdulaziz, a Saudi national who now lives in exile in Canada, filed a lawsuit on Sunday against NSO Group alleging its spyware helped the Saudi government gain access to his smartphone. The spyware allows its customers to secretly listen to calls and read messages on a targeted phone. The lawsuit, filed in Tel Aviv, accuses NSO Group of breaking international laws by selling its software to oppressive regimes. "The hacking of my phone played a major role in what happened to Jamal, I am really sorry to say," Mr Abdulaziz said. "The guilt is killing me." Quebec-based Saudi activist Omar Abdulaziz exchanged messages with Khashoggi in the months before his death Credit: YouTube In messages sent to Mr Abdelaziz, Khashoggi called Crown Prince Mohammed, the de-facto ruler of the kingdom, a "beast" and likened him to a "Pac-Man" who devours everything in his path. "The more victims he eats, the more he wants," said Khashoggi in one message sent in May, just after a group of Saudi women's rights activists were arrested. "I will not be surprised if the oppression will reach even those who are cheering him on." Saudi officials would have been able to see the more than 400 message exchanged between the pair on encrypted apps such as WhatsApp. Khashoggi and Mr Abdulaziz, 27, who sought asylum in Montreal, began to talk about plans to form an "electronic army" of young Saudis living in the country to try to undermine the government's online propaganda, according to messages seen by CNN. Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, in Riyadh Credit: Reuters In early August, Mr Abdulaziz discovered the Saudi government was aware of their project. "How did they know?" asked Khashoggi in a message. "There must have been a gap," says Mr Abdulaziz. Three minutes later Khashoggi writes back: "God help us." Khashoggi was killed two months later on Oct 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The CIA has concluded that the murder of the Washington Post columnist was ordered by the crown prince himself. Mr Abdulaziz revealed last month that researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab reported his phone had been hacked by military-grade spyware. According to them, the software was the invention of NSO Group, and deployed at the behest of the Saudi Arabian government. NSO Group has previously faced lawsuits from citizens from Mexico and Qatar, who say the technology was used to hack their smartphones. The human rights group Amnesty International has also recently accused the NSO Group of helping Saudi Arabia spy on a member of the organisation's staff. In a statement, the group says its technology helps governments fight crime, and is fully vetted and licensed by the Israeli government. "Our products have a long track record of assisting governments in preventing suicide bombers, stopping drug lords and sex traffickers, and helping safely return victims of kidnapping," the statement said. "If there is suspicion of misuse, we investigate it and take the appropriate actions, including suspending or terminating a contract."


The Latest: Earthquake doesn't disrupt supply chain of goods

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 12:51 PM PST

The Latest: Earthquake doesn't disrupt supply chain of goodsANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a powerful earthquake striking near Anchorage (all times local):


Mexico’s Leader Sells Off ‘Too Lavish’ Presidential Boeing 787

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 08:47 AM PST

Mexico's Leader Sells Off 'Too Lavish' Presidential Boeing 787The 787-8 aircraft is headed Monday to a facility in California where Boeing can help maintain the presidential jet until a buyer is found, Finance Minister Carlos Urzua and Banobras development bank director Jorge Mendoza said in a message to reporters in Mexico City. Lopez Obrador has criticized the plane, which cost more than $200 million, as ostentatious -- more luxurious than Air Force One, which flies U.S. presidents around the world, and too lavish for the leader of Mexico.


Trump says US-China ties make 'BIG leap forward'

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 05:54 AM PST

Trump says US-China ties make 'BIG leap forward'US President Donald Trump boasted Monday that US relations with China have taken a "BIG leap forward" following his meeting in Argentina with President Xi Jinping. Trump alluded -- possibly inadvertently -- to the "Great Leap Forward," Mao Zedong's disastrous campaign to rapidly industrialize China's agrarian economy, which historians believe led to the deaths of tens of millions of people in the Great Chinese Famine. Trump, who joined Xi in calling a truce on an intensifying trade war between their two powerhouse countries, earlier touted a roll-back in Chinese tariffs on US-made cars.


Michelle Obama Cancels Two Book Tour Events To Attend George H.W. Bush's Funeral

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 05:27 PM PST

Michelle Obama Cancels Two Book Tour Events To Attend George H.W. Bush's FuneralFormer first lady Michelle Obama canceled a pair of events for her book tour


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launches double attack on Mike Huckabee and 'lying' daughter Sarah Huckabee

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 01:32 PM PST

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launches double attack on Mike Huckabee and 'lying' daughter Sarah HuckabeeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez is meeting criticism of her policies head-on, and has hit back at former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee for taking shots at her and her election. Ms Ocasio-Cortez responded after Mr Huckabee — the father of White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders — called her election "looney" and mocked her suggestion that her surprise victory was comparable to the moon landing.


Scott Stearney, Top U.S. Naval Commander In Middle East, Found Dead In Bahrain

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 05:25 AM PST

Scott Stearney, Top U.S. Naval Commander In Middle East, Found Dead In BahrainVice-admiral Scott Stearney, the head of U.S. Navy operations in the Middle


NYC cops find couple who lost engagement ring down subway grate

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 12:26 PM PST

NYC cops find couple who lost engagement ring down subway grateNew York City police on Sunday located a tourist couple whose unlucky marriage proposal went viral after their engagement ring fell down a Times Square subway grate. A video of the incident shared on Twitter by the New York City Police Department on Saturday collected more than 20,000 retweets, made headlines and managed to reach the newly engaged pair who had returned to the United Kingdom. "The (now) happy couple is back in their home country, but thanks to your retweets they heard we were looking for them!" the NYPD wrote on Twitter on Sunday.


Dutch Court Rules 69-Year-Old Man Can't Legally Declare Himself 20 Years Younger

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:16 AM PST

Dutch Court Rules 69-Year-Old Man Can't Legally Declare Himself 20 Years YoungerA 69-year-old Dutch man has failed in his attempt to legally declare himself


2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Coupe – First Drive Review

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 01:40 PM PST

2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Coupe – First Drive Review


Iran missile tests may breach UN resolution, France and UK warn

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 11:01 AM PST

Iran missile tests may breach UN resolution, France and UK warnFrance and the UK have echoed warnings by Donald Trump's administration that Iran may be in breach of United Nations obligations by testing medium-range ballistic missiles capable of carrying multiple warheads. The remarks from Paris and London will be seen by the US government as the first sign that its key European partners may yet be persuaded to view Iran's broader behaviour as so dangerous that their support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal can no longer be justified. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, criticised Iran's missile programme at the weekend and will be at a Nato foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels over the next two days to underline his message about the threat to Middle East stability posed by Iran.


Comey Ends His Subpoena Fight, to Speak Behind Closed Doors

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 11:52 AM PST

Comey Ends His Subpoena Fight, to Speak Behind Closed DoorsComey had sued to block the summons last week, contending that the sealed testimony would be leaked and distorted by Republicans for political purposes. Early on Sunday, two days after Comey's attorney conceded in court that no federal trial judge had ever batted down a House subpoena, the former Federal Bureau of Investigations chief -- who was fired by President Donald Trump in 2017 -- withdrew his request.


Mattis says Russia tried to 'muck around' US vote, again

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 01:25 AM PST

Mattis says Russia tried to 'muck around' US vote, againUS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that Russia tried to meddle in the US midterm elections last month -- just as it did in the 2016 vote that brought President Donald Trump to power. The already strained ties between Washington and Moscow have "no doubt" worsened over Russia's continued attempts to interfere in the US voting process, Mattis said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. Russian President Vladimir Putin "tried again to muck around in our elections this last month, and we are seeing a continued effort along those lines," the Pentagon chief said.


The 14 Hottest New Vehicles at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:44 AM PST

The 14 Hottest New Vehicles at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show


Suit Dropped Against Egyptian Actress Rania Youssef Over Sheer Red Carpet Dress

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 08:43 AM PST

Suit Dropped Against Egyptian Actress Rania Youssef Over Sheer Red Carpet DressUPDATE: 1:30 p.m. ― The three lawyers who sued actress Rania Youssef with


Aftershocks rattle cleanup efforts after powerful Alaskan earthquake

Posted: 01 Dec 2018 05:47 PM PST

Aftershocks rattle cleanup efforts after powerful Alaskan earthquakeAftershocks from Friday's powerful Alaskan earthquake continued to pound the area around Anchorage on Saturday, as workers strove to patch up buckled roads and residents began cleaning up damage around their homes and businesses. The 7.0 magnitude quake struck Friday morning about 8 miles (13 km) north of Anchorage, the state's largest city with 300,000 residents, disrupting rush-hour traffic and jamming telephone service. "We are on the road to returning to normal," Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said at a news conference on Saturday.


Astronauts blast off for space station on Russian rocket after October crash

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 03:05 AM PST

Astronauts blast off for space station on Russian rocket after October crashA Russian, an American and a Canadian astronaut have taken off for the international space station in the first manned launch of a Soyuz rocket since a harrowing crash in October.  Monday's launch of the MS-11 ship was a closely watched test for Russia's space industry, which has suffered several high-profile failures in recent years but remains the only reliable way to deliver crew to the orbiting station.  A source of national pride for both the Soviet Union and Russia under Vladimir Putin, missions into the cosmos are virtually the only area of cooperation left between Russia and the United States after the Ukraine crisis.  Space station veteran and mission commander Oleg Kononenko, 54, Quebec family doctor David Saint-Jacques, 48, and Anne McClain, 39, a US army helicopter pilot who earned masters degrees from the University of Bath and Bristol in the UK, lifted off in a cloud of flame and smoke from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome on Monday afternoon. From bottom, Oleg Kononenko, Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques board their Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Monday Credit: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters In the course of an eight-minute flight through the atmosphere, the craft first jettisoned its boosters and then its second stage rocket to successfully deliver the spacecraft into orbit.  The trio were scheduled to dock with the space station six hours later to relieve the current crew, which will return home on December 20.  On Tuesday, Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to launch from Cape Canaveral a long-delayed reusable Falcon 9 rocket with 5,600 pounds of research equipment and supplies including holiday food for the space station. The MS-11 mission was moved up after the same kind of Soyuz spacecraft and FG rocket booster crashed at Baikonur in October, risking the lives of Russian commander Alexei Ovchinin and Nasa astronaut Nick Hague. One of the four boosters caught on the second stage as they detached, sending the rocket careening toward the ground a little more than two minutes after takeoff. The capsule automatically aborted the mission and parachuted the two men to safety about 250 miles away on the plains of Kazakhstan.  Soyuz MS-10 takes off from Baikonur before its crash in October Credit: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Russia blamed the crash on a sensor in the booster separation system that was damaged during installation in what the space agency head could have been an act of sabotage. Having taken apart two rockets during an investigation, its specialists have now fixed the problem, a special commission said. Arianespace launched a European weather satellite into orbit on an unmanned Soyuz rocket last month. Monday's mission follows a scare at the space station in August when a drop in pressure was traced to a small hole in a panel in a Soyuz MS-09 module, which had docked with the station in June.  Russia's space czar at one point suggested the hole could have been drilled by the German or American crew member on the station. MS-11 crew member Anne McClain said she had absolute confidence in the Soyuz despite the crash, telling CBS News she "would have gotten on a rocket the day after that happened".  But crashes of unmanned Russian spacecraft in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 have called into doubt the viability of the country's space industry, where low wages have reportedly hurt operations. In the most egregious incident, an unmanned Soyuz rocket carrying 19 international satellites crashed in November 2017 after it was programmed with the coordinates for the wrong launch site.  A Russian Orthodox priests blesses the MS-11 spaceship with holy water on Sunday Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP Monday's mission started from the same launchpad that Yuri Gagarin did when he became the first man in space in 1961. Russian Orthodox priests flicked holy water on the rocket, launch team and assembled journalists during a blessing the day before. On Friday, Russia launched three communications satellites into space and an unidentified fourth object that some think could be a new spy satellite.  


Merkel protege suggests reducing gas flow through Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 03:16 PM PST

Merkel protege suggests reducing gas flow through Nord Stream 2 pipelineAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a top candidate to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats, told public broadcaster ARD it would be "too radical" to withdraw political support for the project, but Berlin could reduce the amount of gas to flow through the pipeline. Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian ships seized last weekend in the Kerch Strait near the Crimea region that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Moscow has accused the 24 sailors of illegally crossing the Russian border, which Ukraine denies.


India Stocks Fluctuate as Oil, Polls Offset Trade Truce Cheer

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:34 AM PST

India Stocks Fluctuate as Oil, Polls Offset Trade Truce Cheer(Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks were volatile on Monday as as the biggest surge in oil prices in two years and uncertainty around the outcome of state elections offset cheer from a U.S.-China trade truce.


George H.W. Bush's body headed to lie in state at US Capitol

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 08:43 AM PST

George H.W. Bush's body headed to lie in state at US CapitolA motorcade carries the former president's body to an Air Force base.


Trump Had 'Informal' Conversation With Putin At G-20 Summit

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 09:00 AM PST

Trump Had 'Informal' Conversation With Putin At G-20 SummitDonald Trump had an "informal" conversation with Vladimir Putin at the G-20


The Latest: Mexico readies presidential jet for sale

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 04:03 PM PST

The Latest: Mexico readies presidential jet for saleMEXICO CITY (AP) — The latest on Mexico's new president (all times local):


The Flats Meghan Markle Made Famous Are Now At Nordstrom

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:39 PM PST

The Flats Meghan Markle Made Famous Are Now At NordstromWhen Meghan Markle wears something, it's safe to say the internet goes on a


Portugal, Peru and Armani-designed hotel big winners at 'Oscars' of travel world

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:36 AM PST

Portugal, Peru and Armani-designed hotel big winners at 'Oscars' of travel worldThe Oscar for world's best hotel 2018 goes to a five-star hotel in Dubai designed by Armani, while the Oscar equivalent for best destination this year has gone to Portugal, one of the most trending holiday destinations of 2018. 


Iran says it will continue missile tests after U.S. allegation

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 01:24 PM PST

Iran says it will continue missile tests after U.S. allegationIran said on Sunday it would continue missile tests to build up its defences and denied this was in breach of U.N. resolutions following U.S. allegations that Tehran had tested a new missile capable of carrying multiple warheads. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday condemned what he called Iran's testing of a medium-range ballistic missile in violation of the 2015 international agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme, from which Washington has withdrawn. "Missile tests ... are carried out for defence and the country's deterrence, and we will continue this," Brigadier- General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for Iran's armed forces, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.


Kate O’Beirne, Christ, and the Catholic Church

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 03:30 AM PST

Kate O'Beirne, Christ, and the Catholic ChurchOn Thursday night at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., Mary Rice Hasson hosted the inaugural Kate O'Beirne Event, in honor of our late National Review and National Review Institute colleague. The event was entitled "The Future of the Church: Synod, Scandal, and Solace," sponsored by the Catholic Women's Forum, a program of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. There's so much I can and want to say about Kate O'Beirne, but I hope these brief remarks help us all a little.


3 new crewmembers launch to space station after Russian rocket failure in October

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 04:05 AM PST

3 new crewmembers launch to space station after Russian rocket failure in OctoberThe International Space Station is about to get three new residents.  On Monday, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenkoof launched to the orbiting outpost aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.  The launch marked the first crewed flight of the Soyuz since a major failure of the rocket in October when the booster malfunctioned with an astronaut and a cosmonaut aboard. The astronaut and cosmonaut got back to Earth safely after an abort was triggered by the Soyuz, blasting them away from the failing rocket. In the time between launches, Russia and NASA have investigated the cause of the accident and determined that it wouldn't be a problem during Monday's launch. And luckily, they were right.  If all continues to go according to plan with the Monday launch, the three crew members should arrive at the space station in about six hours.  McClain, Saint-Jacques, and Kononenkoof before launch.Image: NASA/Victor ZelentsovThe October accident marked the first Soyuz malfunction in the space system's decades as a reliable workhorse for Russia's space program. It was particularly troubling considering the fact that the Soyuz is currently the only spacecraft and rocket that can take humans to space these days, since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011.  NASA hopes that SpaceX and Boeing will change that when their human-rated space launch systems come online in the coming years. McClain, Saint-Jacques, and Kononenkoof are expected to live and work on the station for about 6.5 months.  WATCH: Elon Musk just unveiled images of SpaceX's ship that he hopes will be key to bringing people to Mars


6 Dash Cams for Recording Your Every Move, And Some of Them That Can Do Much More

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 08:22 AM PST

6 Dash Cams for Recording Your Every Move, And Some of Them That Can Do Much More


21-year-old shoplifting suspect fatally shot by security guard at Hollywood Walgreens

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 11:13 AM PST

21-year-old shoplifting suspect fatally shot by security guard at Hollywood WalgreensPolice are investigating a fatal shooting after a security guard shot a shoplifting suspect at a Walgreens store in Hollywood.


Mexican city shuts down migrant shelter near US border

Posted: 01 Dec 2018 05:48 PM PST

Mexican city shuts down migrant shelter near US borderMEXICO CITY (AP) — The city government of Tijuana announced Saturday that it has closed down a migrant shelter at a sports complex close to the U.S. border that once held about 6,000 Central Americans who hope to get into the U.S.


New president AMLO sets out Mexico's 'transformation'

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 01:37 PM PST

New president AMLO sets out Mexico's 'transformation'Newly installed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched his "transformation" of Mexico Monday with a return to presidential press conferences and a new commission to investigate the internationally condemned disappearance of 43 students in 2014. The anti-establishment leftist known as AMLO, who assumed the presidency Saturday, got down to business with a 6:00 am meeting with his public-security team, followed by a 7:00 am press conference -- something his predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto, habitually avoided. "I promise you there will be no impunity, not in this terribly sad and painful case, and not in any other," Lopez Obrador said at a ceremony where the students' parents were present.


Here's How Amazon Prime Members Spent Their Time And Money In 2018

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 11:19 AM PST

Here's How Amazon Prime Members Spent Their Time And Money In 2018You want it when you want it. That's according to just-released data from


Senior Afghan Taliban commander killed in air strike

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 06:57 AM PST

Senior Afghan Taliban commander killed in air strikeA top commander of the Taliban was killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday. Abdul Manan, who was in charge of Helmand province for the insurgent group, was killed along with 29 others by an air strike on Saturday while he was meeting local commanders and fighters in the Nawzad district, Helmand provincial governor Mohammad Yasin Khan said.


Michelle Obama revisits London school that inspired education drive

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 10:23 AM PST

Michelle Obama revisits London school that inspired education driveMichelle Obama returned on Monday to the London girls' school that inspired her global education initiative when she was U.S. First Lady, nine years after her first visit as part of a tour to promote her memoir. Obama urged students to believe they could do anything if they were prepared to work hard enough and called on colleges and universities to do more to attract less privileged pupils. The ethnically diverse school, which Obama visited in 2009 on her first official trip to Britain, has around 60 languages spoken among its 900 female pupils.


The 2019 Volvo V60 Wagon Has a Nice Price but Is Special-Order-Only

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 06:58 AM PST

The 2019 Volvo V60 Wagon Has a Nice Price but Is Special-Order-OnlyStyling, powertrains, and tech mimic its big brother.


French government considers state of emergency over Paris yellow vests protests

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 03:08 AM PST

French government considers state of emergency over Paris yellow vests protestsFrance is considering imposing a state of emergency to stop a repeat of the violence in Paris that left swathes of the city centre looking like a war zone and injured 133 people. President Emmanuel Macron returned from a G20 summit in Argentina on Sunday morning and went directly to the Arc de Triomphe to assess the damage at the historic monument caused by so-called "yellow vest" anti-tax protestors. The arch, which lies at the top of the prestigious Champs Elysées avenue, was where the violence kicked off early on Saturday morning before spreading as far as the Louvre and the Opera districts. Under heavy security, Mr Macron spoke with police and firefighters on one of the avenues near the Champs Elysées, with some bystanders cheering but more jeering him, including yellow-jacketed protesters chanting, "Macron, resign!" Young men, many of them with their faces masked, had battled riot police throughout Saturday in some of the capital's poshest areas, smashing shop windows, overturning cars and torching buildings and vehicles, including at least one police car. French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a firefighter during a visit to the streets of Paris Credit: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images Street cleaners were out in force on Sunday to clear away the burnt-out cars, broken glass and the remains of barricades from the city's worst day of rioting in a decade that saw more than 400 people arrested. Mr Macron was due to hold a lunchtime meeting with the prime minister, interior minister and top security service officials at the Elysée presidential palace to discuss the unrest in Paris and many other French regions. When asked if the government might impose a state of emergency, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said it would be among the options considered at the Elysée meeting. At least two "yellow vest" protestors seriously injured when a crowd pushed down railings at Tuileries gardens on Rue de Rivoli in Paris. Gilets jaunes pic.twitter.com/KEET0mSdHY— Rory Mulholland (@mulhollandrory) December 1, 2018 "It is out of the question that each weekend becomes a meeting or ritual for violence," he said. The comment came as calls were being made on social media for the "yellow vests," whose revolt was sparked by planned fuel tax hikes, to meet again next Saturday on the Champs Elysées. The yellow vest movement, which began just a few weeks ago, has morphed into a broad opposition front to Mr Macron, a 40-year-old pro-business centrist elected in May 2017 who is accused of being the "president of the rich" and of neglecting ordinary French people. Protesters defaced the city with slogans such as "the yellow vests will triumph" Credit: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images Violent anarchist and far-right groups have since infiltrated it and are thought to be behind many of Saturday's clashes in Paris. Mr Macron faces a dilemma in how to respond to the "yellow vests", not least because they are a grassroots movement with no formal leaders and a wide range of demands. An estimated 75,000 demonstrators, most of them peaceful, were counted across the country on Saturday, the interior ministry said.  


U.S.-China Truce, G-20 Nods to Trump, Fed's 2019 Moves: Eco Day

Posted: 02 Dec 2018 02:36 PM PST

U.S.-China Truce, G-20 Nods to Trump, Fed's 2019 Moves: Eco DayHere's the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:The U.S.-China trade dispute is on hold for at least three months, with both sides agreeing to discuss their issues and China saying it will boost U.S. imports. Tom Orlik parses the details we know at this stageLeaders of the world's largest economies agreed the rules that underpinned global trade for decades are flawed, in a statement the White House claimed as a win for Donald Trump's protectionist agendaHere are six ways to anticipate Fed monetary policy moves in 2019Theresa May has been threatened with a vote to bring down the government should Parliament reject her Brexit deal, raising the stakes even further as lawmakers begin debating her plan this weekThe Australian central bank's lackluster wage-growth outlook indicates it may have to leave rates on hold even beyond 2020.


See Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' Amazing Pre-Wedding Sangeet

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 01:40 PM PST

See Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' Amazing Pre-Wedding SangeetPriyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have officially tied the knot, and it looks


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