2019 December

Leonardo DiCaprio denies Brazil president's claim he funded Amazon fire

Leonardo DiCaprio has denied a claim by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro without evidence that the actor and environmentalist was funding fires in the Amazon rainforest.  Bolosnaro’s claim follows social media posts alleging that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) had paid for photos of forest fires in the Amazon from volunteer firefighters and then used the photos to solicit donations, […]

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Trump's border wall hangs over spending talks

President TrumpDonald John TrumpHouse Intelligence Committee to review impeachment investigation report Monday Comedian Rosanne Barr to speak at Trumpettes’ Gala at Mar-A-Lago Israeli, Palestinian business leaders seek Trump boost for investment project MORE‘s proposed border wall is looming as a central obstacle to passing spending bills by a December deadline. The top appropriators in the House and […]

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Man accused of helping North Korea evade US sanctions

An American citizen has been accused of helping North Korea to evade U.S. sanctions, federal prosecutors in New York announced Friday. Virgil Griffith has been charged with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which allows the president to regulate foreign transactions due to threats or emergencies, according to a criminal complaint. The charge […]

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Boris Johnson skips climate debate, gets replaced with ice sculpture

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is complaining after he skipped a televised climate debate ahead of the nation’s election next month and was replaced with an ice sculpture. Ice sculptures with party logos replaced Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson and other […]

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