Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 per cent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travellers not to visit due to “specific attacks” that have harmed U.S. diplomats. CBC | World News
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At U.S. air base south of Seoul, training missions take on new urgency after Trump’s UN threats
Preparing for an attack from North Korea is part of the daily routine at the Kunsan U.S. air base south of Seoul. But the flight manoeuvres and simulated land invasions have taken on new urgency in the wake of the recent tit-for-tat verbal standoff between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. white families 10 times wealthier than black families, Federal Reserve finds
While most American families grew richer between 2013 and 2016, the wealthiest households pulled even further ahead, worsening the nation’s massive disparities in wealth and income. Median wealth for white families was $ 171,000, 10 times that for blacks and roughly eight times that for Latinos. CBC | World News
Read More »Kelly Knight Craft sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Kelly Knight Craft is sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Canada by Vice-President Mike Pence. Following the ceremony, she said that “friends don’t always always agree, which is also true of allies and trading partners.” CBC | World News
Read More »Jenniffer González: Thank Pitbull For Private Plane To Move Cancer Patients From Puerto Rico To U.S. For Chemo
Pitbull – a rapper also known as “Mr. Worldwide” to his fans – is gaining plenty of praise online. According to the New York Daily News, Pitbull is helping people suffering from cancer in Puerto Rico get out of the storm-ravaged land in order to get treatment in the U.S. by sending his own private plane to Puerto Rico. Armando ...
Read More »Air Force One replica takes visitors inside U.S. presidential Boeing 747
A new Air Force One replica, currently on display in Rhode Island and headed next to New York, meticulously recreates many of the details inside the aircraft. CBC | World News
Read More »North Korea appears to bolster defences after flight by U.S. bombers
North Korea’s foreign minister says U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war on North Korea, and that Pyongyang reserves the right to shoot down U.S. bomber planes even if they are not in the country’s airspace. CBC | World News
Read More »North Korea claims right to shoot down U.S. bombers
North Korea’s foreign minister says U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war on North Korea, and that Pyongyang reserves the right to shoot down U.S. bomber planes even if they are not in the country’s airspace. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump has made ‘our rockets’ visit’ to U.S. mainland inevitable, North Korean foreign minister says
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told the United Nations on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump had made “our rockets’ visit to the entire U.S. mainland inevitable” by calling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “rocket man.” CBC | World News
Read More »Kim Jong-un says U.S. president will ‘pay dearly’ for threats to North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says Donald Trump is “deranged” and the U.S. president will “pay dearly” for his threats, the North Korean state news agency reports. CBC | World News
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