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President Trump’s White House ballroom has a new additional $1 billion price tag and American taxpayers could be covering the costs. Senate Republicans say the taxpayer funds are needed for what they call the “East Wing Modernization Project,” including unspecified “above-ground and below-ground security features.” Mr. Trump has repeatedly insisted the ballroom would be fully …
In a taped interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” former President Obama appeared to criticize President Trump and his administration. Without mentioning Mr. Trump by name, Obama discussed the use of the Justice Department and the expanding powers of the executive branch.
Former President Obama talks to Stephen Colbert and appears to criticize President Trump in a new interview. Plus, new developments in a deadly outbreak aboard a cruise ship. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.
White House gives mixed messages on Iran war as Trump says Strait of Hormuz operation is paused – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has paused a U.S. operation in the Strait of Hormuz just two days after it began. The president says it’s to try to reach a “complete and final” agreement with …
ROME, May 6 (Reuters) – Nearly two decades after 26-year-old office worker Chiara Poggi was found dead in her home in the small northern town of Garlasco, a case that once seemed closed has been reopened, reviving doubts about one of Italy’s most scrutinised murder investigations. The case has become a closely followed psychodrama in …
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Growing up in northwest Georgia, Stormy Bost lived her life in the water. During summers she plucked crawdads from the neighborhood creek and played in its cool depths, racing home for dinner to beat the setting sun. Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap …
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus following talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Beijing’s profile in international diplomacy has risen in recent years. Long reluctant to get …
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) – Thousands of British Jews gathered in north London on Tuesday to mark the Lag B’Omer festival, a celebratory event in the Jewish calendar, after weeks of heightened tension and fear following a string of antisemitic attacks. At one event in the area, men in ultra-Orthodox Jewish dress packed out a …
Disney exceeded most expectations for the second quarter, driven by strength in streaming and its U.S. theme parks that offset fewer visits by international travelers. The Walt Disney Co. had cautioned in February that in the second quarter its Experiences division, which includes its theme parks, would likely see modest operating income growth due in …
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Starting in the 1970s, the textile mills of northwest Georgia relied on chemicals known as PFAS to add stain resistance to the carpets they manufactured. Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into local sewer pipes and, eventually, the region’s rivers. Decades later, the …