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- Finland says no fighter deal with Boeing after Trump’s comments
- Yemen allies agree to end tensions after clash - officials
- UN chief in Ramallah says 2-state solution cannot be abandoned
- Iraq’s Kirkuk votes to take part in Kurdish independence referendum
- Merkel, Macron eye deeper eurozone integration after German election
- Libyan coastguard rescues 300 off Tripoli - official
- Baker who made ‘Kill Nazis’ cake & vagina donuts sparks seething online response
An Oakland baker has become a target for white supremacists and alt-right followers angered by her cake iced with the words, ‘Kill Nazis.’ - No end in sight: Pentagon awards $727mn contract to support Afghan Air Force
The Pentagon has awarded a contract worth over $727 million in support of the Afghan Air Force and Special Mission Wing unit. It comes after Donald Trump’s recent “fight to win” commitment to the nation’s longest war, which has already cost over $780 billion. - Trump says 'all options are on the table for North Korea' – White House statement
Donald Trump says "all options are on the table for North Korea," according to a White House statement. It comes after Pyongyang launched a missile over Japan. - ‘Economic censorship’: YouTube bans advertisers from Ron Paul videos
YouTube stands accused of censorship, following the company’s decision to bar former Congressman Ron Paul and his online news program from receiving advertising revenue for a number of videos which Paul recently posted.
- Millionaire pastor slammed for closing doors to Houston flood victims
An evangelist preacher in Houston is being targeted through a social media campaign after being accused of lying about his church being inaccessible. - No end in sight: Pentagon awards $727mn contract to support Afghan Air ForceThe Pentagon has awarded a contract worth over $727 million in support of the Afghan Air Force and Special Mission Wing unit. It comes after Donald Trump’s recent “fight to win” commitment to the nation’s longest war, which has already cost over $780 billion.
- Trump says 'all options are on the table for North Korea' – White House statementDonald Trump says "all options are on the table for North Korea," according to a White House statement. It comes after Pyongyang launched a missile over Japan.
- US holds 2nd test of B61-12 nuclear bombs
The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the successful flight test of B61-12 gravity nuclear bombs in Nevada. It comes as US lawmakers reportedly push for a withdrawal from a landmark nuclear treaty with Russia. - Baker who made ‘Kill Nazis’ cake & vagina donuts sparks seething online responseAn Oakland baker has become a target for white supremacists and alt-right followers angered by her cake iced with the words, ‘Kill Nazis.’
- Nuns on the run: 2 raiders in religious garb flee bank after botched robbery
The FBI are on the hunt for two women who dressed as nuns during a botched bank robbery in Tannersville, Pennsylvania on Monday. - Caught red-bottomed: Pantless carjacker dragged along road (VIDEO)
A would-be carjacker was left more than red-faced after he was caught on camera being dragged along the road by an SUV in Kent, Washington. - Trump promises Hurricane Harvey aid & boosts border wall at White House with Finnish president
President Donald Trump addressed Hurricane Harvey, terrorism, US-Russia relations and more during a joint news conference with Finnish president Sauli Niinisto at the White House. - ‘Economic censorship’: YouTube bans advertisers from Ron Paul videosYouTube stands accused of censorship, following the company’s decision to bar former Congressman Ron Paul and his online news program from receiving advertising revenue for a number of videos which Paul recently posted.
- US ‘should & will’ get along with Russia – Trump
President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that the world's two nuclear superpowers would “get along” and that US relations with Russia will eventually improve from their record low, to if not “great,” then at the very least, “good.” - 2 dead, 4 wounded in library shooting in Clovis, New Mexico
Two people have been killed and four others hospitalized, after police confronted an active shooter situation at the Clovis-Carver Public Library in Clovis, New Mexico. - 3 killed as small aircraft crashes in Georgia woods
Three people were killed when a charter plane crashed in a dense forest in Georgia. It took the ground and air search crews over two hours to locate the missing plane.
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- The Big Picture
The hottest political show in the US finds new home with RT. The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann...‘Demand the Impossible!’ – Bill AyersOn tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to activist and educator Bill Ayers about protests, social movements, and the American dream in today’s society. They also discuss policies of the incoming Trump administration, and Ayers’ book... - Watching the Hawks
The hosts, Tyrel Ventura, Sean Stone and Tabetha Wallace along with their guests are your eyes and...Rationalizing Raqqa & Gone with the protest (E551)Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace take note of the Pentagon’s cavalier attitude to civilian casualties. Social media outrage forces controversial history off the big screen in Memphis. Socio-biologist Rebecca Costa weighs in on the massive...
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RT America -- August 28, 2017
Refineries offline, price gouging in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey has already impacted oil prices. Bart Chilton, former US trading commissioner, joins RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss the economic impact of the catastrophic...
RT America -- August 25, 2017
US goes to war with WikiLeaks
The Senate Intelligence Committee has approved a bill classifying WikiLeaks as a “hostile, non-state intelligence service.” Phillip Giraldi, former CIA officer and counter-terrorism specialist, explains how...
RT America -- August 24, 2017
Ethnic studies ban ‘capitalized on race-based fears’ – judge
A federal judge ruled this week that racism was behind a 2010 Arizona law banning ethnic studies. RT America’s Simone Del Rosario, who traveled to Arizona last...
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