State Dept. reviewing last-minute $220M payment to Gaza recovery State Dept. reviewing last-minute $220M payment to Gaza recovery:- The State Department is reviewing a $220.3 million payment secretary of State John Kerry authorized for Gaza Recovery programs, a spokesman said. Kerry instructed the U.S. Agency for International Development to release […]
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WikiLeaks Assange backpedals on extradition promise Self-exiled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is backpedaling on an offer to accept extradition to the United States, a lawyer representing him has told reporters. Last week, Assange said through WikiLeaks that if President Obama granted clemency to Manning, a soldier convicted of sharing secrets […]
To understand Obama’s legacy, walk in his shoes on the day it all began To understand Obama’s legacy, walk in his shoes on the day it all began:- We try to assess Barack Obama’s legacy by squinting into the murky future — debating the durability of his policies and programs, […]
Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning in last-minute clemency push Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning in last-minute clemency push:- President Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army private serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified military secrets to Wikileaks, the White House said Tuesday. Manning will […]
Amazon is creating 100,000 U.S. jobs, but at what cost Amazon is creating 100,000 U.S. jobs, but at what cost:- Amazon may have raised the bar very high on jobs-creation ambitions in tech — it pledged Thursday to add 100,000 full-time jobs in the USA by mid-2018. But at what […]
Obamas lead a White House tour virtually, with help from Oculus Obamas lead a White House tour virtually, with help from Oculus:- President Obama wants to give you access to the Oval Office—at least virtually. The broad promise of virtual reality is that it can put us in situations or […]
Trump meets with Obama at the White House as whirlwind transition starts Trump meets with Obama at the White House as whirlwind transition starts:- President-elect Donald Trump and President Obama met for the first time Thursday and pledged to work together, starting the whirlwind transition that will unfold over the […]
