2017年2月12日星期日

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Amid boycott calls, shopping gets political

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 11:04 AM PST

Ivanka Trump at Trump Tower on Nov. 11. (Evan Vucci/AP)In the polarized Trump era, the simple act of buying a drink or pair of shoes can involve a loaded choice.


With Netanyahu visit, Trump faces difficult test

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 12:53 PM PST

Trump and Netanyahu (Reuters)If the president fulfills his campaign promise to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, he could unleash chaos in the region.


Thousands of Mexicans march against Trump

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 02:29 PM PST

People hold sugns against US President Donald Trump during an anti-Trump march in Mexico City, on February 12, 2017Demonstrators take to the streets across Mexico to protest the U.S. president's rhetoric and vow to build a "big, beautiful" border wall.


White House declines to publicly defend Flynn

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 04:35 PM PST

FILE- In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump passes Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn as he arrives via Air Force One at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. A top White House aide sidestepped repeated chances Sunday, Feb. 12, to publicly defend Flynn following reports that he engaged in conversations with a Russian diplomat about U.S. sanctions before Trump's inauguration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)A top White House aide sidestepped repeated chances Sunday to defend Trump's national security adviser.


Misspelling forces Education Dept. apology

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 10:18 AM PST

Dept. of Education apologizes for misspelling W.E.B. Du BoisTo make it worse, there was a typo in the apology for the error in a post quoting noted writer and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois.


Some Republicans tell Franken of Trump worries

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 09:16 AM PST

The Democrat says a few of his colleagues have told him they are concerned about the president's mental health.

Raids ‘keeping my campaign promise,’ Trump says

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 08:06 AM PST

Trump on ICE raids: 'Merely the keeping of my campaign promise'The president comments on ICE agents arresting hundreds of undocumented immigrants this past week.


Trump rekindles his feud with Mark Cuban

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 07:18 AM PST

Trump declares Mark Cuban is 'not smart enough to run for president!'The president escalates his war of words with the Dallas Mavericks owner by hurling a Twitter insult.


WWII bomb defused, 70,000 evacuees return

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 05:52 AM PST

A military truck carries an unexploded World War II bomb which was defused by Greek Army personnel in Thessaloniki, Greece Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki evacuated an estimated 75,000 people Sunday so army experts could defuse a 500-pound (227-kilogram) unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)Longtime residents of the Greek city of Thessaloniki say the Allied bomb, which targeted Nazi occupiers, was dropped on Sept. 17, 1944.


ACLU suddenly awash in Trump-related donations

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 06:42 AM PST

ACLU is seeing a Trump-era surge in members and donationsNearly $80 million has poured in since the election, including $24 million in the two days after the immigration ban went into effect.


FCC poised for changes under Trump pick

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 12:54 PM PST

Incoming Chairman Ajit Pai plans to lead the agency in a drastically different direction than his predecessors.

Growing turmoil over White House correspondents' dinner

Posted: 11 Feb 2017 10:16 PM PST

President Obama at the 2016 edition of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. (Susan Walsh/AP)Conflicts between the Trump administration and journalists undermine what has typically been a lighthearted gathering.


GOP's painful dilemma on Obamacare taxes

Posted: 11 Feb 2017 04:11 PM PST

Human Services Secretary Tom Price shakes hands with Vice President Mike Pence. (Andrew Harnik/AP)Many conservatives are eager to eliminate the taxes that help support the program, but cutting them would create a major problem.


Ballistic missile test-fired into sea by N. Korea

Posted: 11 Feb 2017 08:51 PM PST

North Korea missile launch (Reuters)The reported launch appears to be an implicit challenge to President Trump's new administration.


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