Yearly Archives: 2018

Trump quip about North Korea's Kim sparks outcry on social media

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would “sit up at attention” for him like North Koreans do for their leader Kim Jong Un, a joke that sparked instant outrage on social media and cable news. It was the latest example of a Trump remark about strongmen leaders – delivered in …

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Abortion to avoid birth defects is like Nazi eugenics: pope

Pope Francis on Saturday called the practice of having an abortion after pre-natal tests have discovered possible birth defects a version of Nazi attempts to create a pure race by eliminating the weakest. Francis made the comparison in a long, off-the-cuff address to a members of a confederation of Italian family associations. Francis then spoke of pre-natal tests to determine …

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Trump's consumer watchdog pick draws criticism from left and right

By Jeff Mason and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday that President Donald Trump will pick Kathy Kraninger, an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official, to head the U.S. consumer watchdog, drawing criticism from consumer advocates and dividing conservatives. Kraninger will succeed her boss, the interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) …

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