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4,000 U.S. troops head to Afghanistan

Former President Barack Obama was never brave enough to let the military go — war to the Obama administration was a political game, not a strategic necessity, and as a result our troops have been bogged down for more than fifteen years in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump is taking a… Read More

Trump halts U.S. funding of Cuban military

Stopping short of a complete turnabout, President Donald Trump is expected to announce a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of U.S. cash to the country’s military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations and allowing U.S. airlines and cruise ships to continue service to the island. In… Read More

Senate passes HUGE sanctions on Russia and Iran

A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russia with an array of financial penalties. The bipartisan legislation passed overwhelmingly Thursday, 98-2, more than five months after U.S. intelligence agencies determined Moscow… Read More

Horror! Blast kills seven, injures many at Chinese kindergarten

Seven people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion Thursday at the front gate of a kindergarten in eastern China as relatives were picking up their children at the end of the school day, local officials said. The blast at the Chuangxin Kindergarten in Fengxian, which struck at 4:50… Read More

Update: Horror stories from inside London apartment blaze

They banged on windows, screamed for help, dropped children from smoky floors in a desperate attempt to save them. Terrified residents of the Grenfell Tower said there was little warning of the inferno that engulfed their high-rise apartment building and left 12 people dead – a toll that officials said… Read More

[Must see] Deadly London skyscraper inferno (pics)

A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 74 others. One desperate woman threw a baby out of a high window and a man on the ground managed to catch the child, a witness said. Flames from… Read More

Democracy WINS in Cuba with fair election planned

Cuba is starting an electoral process that is expected to end with President Raul Castro stepping down in February. The Council of State says in Wednesday’s state media that voting for municipal assemblies will take place on Oct. 22. It doesn’t set the date of voting for the country’s parliament,… Read More

US plans to keep oil cheap after OPEC power play

OPEC’s plan to cut production and support prices is likely to be undone by increased output in the U.S., the International Energy Agency predicted Wednesday. If correct, that could keep a lid on oil and energy prices as a glut of supply grows despite the efforts of countries in the… Read More

Outrage! N.Korea thugs put U.S. student in coma

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un just released an American student he’d been holding hostage — but not before his jackbooted thugs put the young man into a coma. North Korea has released an American college student who was serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor, U.S. and North… Read More