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Iraq says 90 percent of west Mosul recaptured from 'Islamic State'

Activists say Kurdish-led forces advance on IS-held Raqqa
This order changes that, and in so doing, broadens and deepens the relationship of the US military with the SDF in a way that cuts Turkey out of the battle for Raqqa, and subsequent battles to come against ISIS throughout eastern Syria. A decision to directly arm the YPG was made by President Barack Obama before he left office, according to Colin Kahl, a former top national security aide to Vice... [Full Article...]
Trump Says He Has The Right To Share Facts With Russia

Trump pledges to move quickly to name new Federal Bureau of Investigation director

Snapchat's Stock Plummets Nearly 25% Following Its First Earnings Report
Snap shares dropped almost 20 percent Thursday morning after its first quarterly report as a public company on Wednesday showed net losses of $2. 2 billion , due to $ 2 billion in expenses for stock-based compensation. They issued a market perform rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. If you are viewing this report on another site, it was illegally copied and republished in violation ... [Full Article...]
How lawmakers get their health care
Rep. The Senate committee passed a bill that, although not ideal, was pretty good. The Massachusetts Democrat said today that Senate Republicans are trying to get the bill to the floor of the Senate as quickly as possible. If left unchanged by the Senate, Trumpcare would result in 2.7 million New Yorkers losing access to health care coverage they now have. While politicians in the Senate are... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation sees no need to arm Syrian Kurds: Putin
Petersburg, respectively. When Putin arrived at Xi's residence, he passed the time by playing some songs on the piano. He added that global leaders needed to discuss cyber security at a "serious political level" and said the USA has backed away from signing a cyber security agreement with Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
'WannaCry' Ransomware Attack: What We Know

Jones looks to Senate on health bill repeal
Further, even if a state chooses to seek a waiver and establish a risk-sharing program, any person who maintains continuous insurance coverage can not have the community rating provision applied to them by an insurance company. According to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), "The Republicans have literally locked the Democrats out of the negotiations over the Senate health care bill". [Full Article...]
North Korea May Be Responsible For Global Cyberattack

North Korea Renews Accusation of CIA Assassination Plot
Last week, it demanded that the South hand over its spy chief. North Korea tested a Hwasong-12 medium long-range ballistic missile Sunday. In the wake of North Korea's medium-range missile launch into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the UNSC slammed the self-isolated country for " highly destabilizing behavior and flagrant and provocative defiance " it displays by turning a blind eye to multiple... [Full Article...]
Expert finds more North Korea links in ransomware attack

Phantom Dust re-release hits Xbox One, Windows

Scientists find 38 million pieces of trash on Pacific island

Trump details anti-abortion ban over US global health aid

Netflix blocks installs on rooted Android devices

Trump defends sharing terrorism 'facts' with Russians

More Brutal Rape Cases in India Reported

Worldwide cyberattack could spark more trouble Monday
Wainwright described the cyberattack as an "escalating threat". Cyber security experts said the spread of the worm dubbed WannaCry - "ransomware" that locked up more than 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries - had slowed but that the respite might only be brief amid fears it could cause new havoc on Monday when employees return to work. [Full Article...]
Republicans, Democrats say any White House tapes must be handed over
Jonah Goldberg offered a different take on the issue in his National Review essay " Why the Trump White House Is So Leaky ". "I think it was a different period", Brown said. Trump tweeted on Friday that " James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" Lee reiterated that Trump should nominate Judge Merrick Garland, chief judge ... [Full Article...]