Sunday, August 27, 2017

As Tropical Storm Harvey rages in Texas, Trump drops hodgepodge of tweets

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As Tropical Storm Harvey rages in Texas, Trump drops hodgepodge of tweets

As Tropical Storm Harvey rages in Texas, Trump drops hodgepodge of tweetsPresident Trump took to Twitter Sunday to indicate he was monitoring Tropical Storm Harvey, but wedged between well wishes were off-topic missives.


Five climbers killed, one injured in Austrian mountain accident

Five climbers killed, one injured in Austrian mountain accidentFive climbers were killed and one seriously injured after a mountain accident on Sunday in the Austrian state of Salzburg, the Austrian Press Agency reported. The tragedy involved a group of climbers in the so-called Mannlkarscharte, a gap in the mountains southwest of Salzburg at about 3,000 meters (10,000 ft) above sea level. The accident was observed by another group of climbers.


Majority of people in France now dissatisfied with Macron: poll

Majority of people in France now dissatisfied with Macron: pollBy Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - Most French voters are now dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron's performance, a poll showed on Sunday, a dramatic decline for a president who basked in a landslide election victory less than four months ago. The poll, conducted by Ifop for newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD), showed Macron's "dissatisfaction rating" rising to 57 percent, from 43 percent in July. French government spokesman Christophe Castaner said the ruling party was going through a tricky time, but added that displeasing some people was a price worth paying if the government wanted to push through reforms.


Smugglers' tunnel uncovered on US-Mexico border

Smugglers' tunnel uncovered on US-Mexico borderMilitary authorities have uncovered a tunnel under the Mexico-US border that was used to smuggle migrants from the city of Tijuana to San Diego, California, the Mexican government said Sunday. The entrance on the Mexican side was inside a warehouse and the exit was just beyond the border fence in San Diego, officials said. Twenty-five migrants were picked up by the US Border Patrol as they emerged from the passageway, a Mexican state police official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.


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