The report says the U.S. faces “threats to its system of checks and balances” and an “erosion of ethical norms at the highest levels of leadership.”
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Valentine revenge, name a cockroach after your ex
The Hemsley Conservation Centre is letting people name a cockroach after their ex or former friend for just a few bucks.
New Venezuelan diplomat: US military intervention not part of Trump administration talks
New Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Vecchio found open doors at the White House and in Congress this week but was locked out of his own country’s embassy.
Mother dies after falling down subway staircase while pushing stroller
A fall down a New York City subway staircase killed a Connecticut mother while she was holding her 1-year-old daughter in a stroller. Veuer’s Nick Cardona has that story.
Russian lawmaker suspected of contracting murders is arrested in parliament
Rauf Arashukov, a Russian lawmaker suspected of contracting two murders, was arrested at parliament. He tried to escape but the speaker stopped him.
Oil sanctions. Deadly violence. Dire economy. How the Venezuelan crisis could affect US
The Trump administration’s push to oust Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro has wide-ranging implications.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro offers to negotiate with opposition
Maduro also accused President Donald Trump of ordering a hit on him from Colombia.
Denmark is building a ‘wall’ on its German border. To stop pigs
Crews began working in Padborg, and the roughly 5-foot-tall fence is scheduled to be completed in the fall this year, the Danish government said.
Intelligence chiefs’ threat assessment omits border, says North Korea won’t give up nukes
After Trump’s first summit with Kim in July, the president proclaimed on Twitter that there “is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
Ancient drums may have been ‘tape measures’ used to build Stonehenge
Researchers think the more than 4,000-year-old Folkton Drums might have been a standard of measurement, potentially even being used to build Stonehenge.