The Justice Department on Friday refused to issue a signed declaration from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche verifying that it no longer intends to pursue President Donald Trump's "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
The Tartan Army has been drinking a lot of beer for the World Cup, so much so that some Boston bars ran out.
Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks in almost every county
U.S.-Iran deal hailed by supporters as historic "grand bargain". Critics say accord legitimises and strengthens Iran. read more
A newspaper owned by a billionaire Republican megadonor has published a blistering opinion piece accusing President Donald Trump of betraying Israel over his deal with Iran to end the war. read more
@#7 ... indeed Pres Trump has said that Iran is entitled to having them. ...
Can you say "unconditional surrender?"
I knew you could.
President Donald J. Trump is Ending United States Participation in an Unacceptable Iran Deal (2018)
trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
... The JCPOA failed to deal with the threat of Iran's missile program and did not include a strong enough mechanism for inspections and verification. ...
Does Pres Trump's memorandum of [mis]understanding even mention Iran's missiles?
Trump Saved This Vietnamese Real Estate Mogul's Fortune. Now They Are Opening A Golf Resort Together (2025)
www.forbes.com
... In May, Donald Trump's son Eric, the executive vice president of the Trump Organization, traveled to Vietnam to unveil a new Trump-branded real estate project: the $1.5 billion Trump International Hung Yen. The sprawling project is set to feature a 5-star hotel, luxury villas and two golf courses designed by two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau on nearly 2,500 acres of land.
The groundbreaking ceremony, set in a white tent with rows of tables and plastic chairs in a field 37 miles south of the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, was much less glamorous than the sleek Middle Eastern offices Eric had visited to cut a similar deal in Qatar just three weeks earlier.
But to this Southeast Asian country and Dang Thanh Tam, the Vietnamese entrepreneur behind this deal, it is a huge win. Sandwiched between Eric and Vietnam's prime minister Pham Minh Chinh, Dang, 61, beamed for the cameras as golden confetti rained onto the stage. ...
... and, miraculously, Pres Trump's approach to tariffs on Vietnam goods seemed to have changed.
@#2 ... Nice place for a Trump Hotel and Golf Course. ...
Yeah, that may be the end goal for Pres Trump in his blockade of Cuba -- personal enrichment.
Donald Trump Told Kim Jong Un He Envisions 'Great Condos' in North Korea: 'Boy, Look at That View' (2018)
people.com
... He may be the president now, but when Donald Trump met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore, the mogul couldn't resist returning to his real estate roots.
While many Americans at home were still asleep in their beds in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Trump, 71, reflected on the historic summit " and North Korea's real estate potential " in a press conference in Singapore.
"North Korea has great beaches," Trump told reporters. "You see that whenever they're exploding cannons into the ocean. I said, Boy, look at that view. Wouldn't that make a great condo?' " ...
Scotland fans have descended on Boston for the World Cup, and bars are struggling to keep up
www.newstimes.com
... "I knew there was going to be a tsunami of Tartan Army (Scotland fans)," said Jason Waddleton, a Scotland native and owner of The Haven, a Scottish restaurant and bar in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood since 2010.[emphasis mine]
He was right. ...
World Cup fans in Boston, especially the Scots, have put a serious strain on the beer supply in a city that is accustomed to big drinking holidays in St. Patrick's Day and the Fourth of July.
The Haven, which has long served Scotland's top-selling beer, Tennent's Lager, has gone from four kegs a week to ordering 50 just for this week. Other bars have sold out of Tennent's and have tripled their orders to make sure it doesn't happen again. Sam Adams said its Boston taproom ran out of their famed Samuel Adams Boston Lager last weekend after Scottish fans descended on the city. ...
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Tartan Army devastated to leave Boston after World Cup matches, "You've been the best hosts"
www.cbsnews.com
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Scotland may have lost 0-1 to Morocco in a World Cup match at Boston Stadium on Friday, but the thing the Tartan Army was most upset about? Leaving New England.
"The Boston people have been extra special and the police. The police have stood back and let us enjoy ourselves, and it's been fantastic," said Tartan Army member Raymond Hadden.
Scots said they were "gutted" to leave Massachusetts, which has welcomed them with open arms. The Tartan Army has brought kilts, bagpipes, and even temporary changes to public drinking laws in Boston.
There is no doubt that the Scots have left their mark. They have even drunk bars out of beer, placed cones on top of statues, and brought cheer to the entire region.
"Love you guys, love this place. Brilliant. You've been the best hosts," said Paul Morton from Edinburgh. ...
@#3 ... I'm sure it feels like a glorious victory if you are an Iranian ally. ...
Not necessarily just Iran's allies.
But also the other countries in the area.
Do the UAE or Qatar or ... feel safer after this memo of [mis]understanding?
They now see the US military bases they had allowed in their Countries not as a protection, but more of a target for Iran's missiles.
And, fwiw, the memo of [mis]understanding says nothing about Iran's ballistic missiles, indeed Pres Trump has said that Iran is entitled to having them.
Trump defends letting Iran maintain missile arsenal
thehill.com
... "I mean, they have to have some, because other people have some. You got to have some," Trump said.
"I like some of these guys, but I ... don't think they're smart. Sir, you shouldn't let them have any missile,'" the president said of unnamed advisers. "I said, well, what am I going to do? Am I going to let Saudi Arabia have missiles, but they can't have them?' Yes, sir.'"
"Doesn't work that way, you know, it doesn't work that way, and missiles aren't the problem," he said. "Missiles, they hurt a little location, but they don't blow up the planet."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that Iran's ballistic missile production capacity has been "functionally defeated" following U.S. and Israeli strikes, which kicked off on Feb. 28, while acknowledging that Tehran does retain some stockpiles of those munitions. ...
@#1 ... "Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum" ...
Wow!
And all Pres Trump seemed to be able to attract to his illegally-named (now removed) center was the current incarnation of Milli Vanilli?