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USA housing secretary confuses industry term with… cookie
It's actually " real estate owned ". "That's what happened when a property goes into foreclosure", Porter explained. "Owned. Real Estate Owned ", Porter said. "I was asking serious questions about serious problems that Americans are facing", she said. Before Carson launched his presidential campaign in 2015, the New York Times reported that he "acknowledged being something of a novice on foreign affairs" - and Carson showed just how much of a novice when he commented that ...
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Americans believe war with Iran is coming
Republican senator Mitt Romney said the action taken by the Trump administration was "totally appropriate" and sent a message that "if you attack our people, there will be a response". "I think Iran would be making a very big mistake if they did anything". Iran has kept to the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - the 2015 deal which limited the scope of its nuclear programme, and has called on other parties to uphold the deal despite the USA withdrawal.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Re-Elected President As Rival Cries Foul
Some 20 people have been arrested according to National Police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo. He said Wednesday that dozens of people were detained. That was borne out early on Wednesday as protesters set market stalls and cars on fire while hurling fireworks and rocks at security personnel clad in riot gear and holding shields, an AFP reporter on the scene said.
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NY judge denies Trump bid to block House Deutsche Bank subpoenas
Accusing Democrats of harassing the presidency, Trump said the infrastructure plans were doomed for now and seemed to threaten breaking relations with the opposition party, which controls the lower house of Congress. According to a Medium post from the Judiciary Committee Democrats, they're interested in "testimony and documents related to the House Judiciary Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump , his ...
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Eiffel Tower evacuated after man tries to climb it
The Eiffel Tower , built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, celebrated its 130th-anniversary last week. Further information was not disclosed and it's not known when the Eiffel Tower will reopen. Police were able to convince him not to jump. "Reports that someone is climbing the tower ". The man, who has not yet been identified, clung to the Parisian landmark for more than six hours.
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Brexit: May govt-Labour talks end without consensus
Prime Minister Theresa May, who has promised to set a timetable for leaving Downing Street following a Brexit vote in June, will try once again to win the support of MPs in the week beginning June 3, when the Commons votes for the first time on the European Union (EU) Withdrawal Agreement Bill - the legislation needed to implement her deal with the EU.