Broadcom gives up on Qualcomm buyout after Trump veto
By Daniel Cooper, From engadget The company says that it is disappointed with the outcome. The will-they/won’t-they flirtation between two of the world’s largest mobile chip companies has come to an abrupt end. Broadcom has announced that it will no…
Rex Tillerson: Secretary of state fired by Trump in Russia warning
From BBC Sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned of Russia’s “troubling behaviour and actions” in a parting statement after being fired by President Donald Trump. He pointedly failed to thank Mr Trump or praise his policies. The…
WH: Nerve agent attack in England ‘Reckless, Irresponsible’
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax The White House is labeling the recent chemical weapon attack on a former Russian spy living in England as “reckless and irresponsible,” although it would not comment on claims the Russian government is behind the…
US: Students gunning for March March
BY VINETTE K. PRYCE From Caribbean Life “They messed with the wrong ones,” an alum of Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School said recently during a fundraising event held here for the victims of the shooting that left 17 dead….
Trump touts increased background checks, moves to ban ‘bump stocks’ on assault rifles
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose rules that would ban bump stocks, saying that “I expect that these critical regulations will be finalized very soon.” “Just…
ABC flooded with 25k complaints after show mocked Pence’s faith
By Mark Swanson From Newsmax ABC has received more than 25,000 calls after its daytime show “The View” likened Vice President Mike Pence’s religious beliefs to mental illness last week, Fox News reports. During a segment last week defending former…
US: 2 killed, 116 hurt when Amtrak train crashes into stationary freight train
By Ralph Ellis, Nicole Chavez and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) An Amtrak passenger train was mistakenly diverted to a side track and crashed into an unmanned freight train in South Carolina, killing two Amtrak employees and injuring 116 people, federal…
WH: Trump had nothing to do with McCabe’s departure from FBI
From Newsmax FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who has received blistering criticism from President Donald Trump, has stepped down and will be on leave until he retires sometime in the spring, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Trump…
The Editor Speaks: A resounding Trump
Every single day since he was elected (and to a lesser but significant time before) US President Donald Trump has dominated the media. Today we publish a story from the UK’s Daily Mail that at first sight would seem Trump…
Trump’s buyers may have laundered money: Investigation finds over a fifth of his US condominiums have been purchased by unidentified organizations in secret and in cash since the 1980s
By Michelle Ganney From Daily Mail UK More than a fifth of Trump’s condos in the US went to unidentified buyers who paid in secret and in cash, an investigation has found More than 1,300 Trump condominiums were bought by…
