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Protesters speak out against Paris Agreement withdrawal

Protesters speak out against Paris Agreement withdrawal

Protesters outside the White House called US President Donald Trump a puppet of the polluters after he announced the US would withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. During his statement Trump said the treaty was not really about climate change but instead aimed to give countries an economic advantage over the US Syria and Nicaragua are the only two other countries which havent signed the agreement.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Google reveals Americas most misspelled words

Google reveals Americas most misspelled words

In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee gets underway, Google has decided to honor the annual event by compiling a list of the most misspelled words in the country.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
French President Macron: Make our planet great again

French President Macron: Make our planet great again

French President Emmanuel Macron categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the Paris climate accords on June 1 and said US President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw would harm American interests and citizens. During a televised address, the recently elected president echoed Trumps election slogan to convey his message, saying Wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: Make our planet great again.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
French President Macron: Make our planet great again

French President Macron: Make our planet great again

French President Emmanuel Macron categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the Paris climate accords on June 1 and said US President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw would harm American interests and citizens. During a televised address, the recently elected president echoed Trumps election slogan to convey his message, saying Wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: Make our planet great again.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Donald Trump announces withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord: Were getting out

Donald Trump announces withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord: Were getting out

Donald Trump has confirmed that he will withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, in effect ensuring the worlds second largest emitter of greenhouse gases will quit the international effort to address dangerous global warming. The US will remove itself from the deal, joining Syria and Nicaragua as the only countries not party to the Paris agreement. There will be no penalty for leaving, with the Paris deal based upon the premise of voluntary emissions reductions by participating countries.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
City of Orlando releases bodycam footage from inside Pulse nightclub

City of Orlando releases bodycam footage from inside Pulse nightclub

The city of Orlando released bodycam footage from police as they entered Pulse nightclub in the early hours of 12 June 2016. Video shows officers entering the nightclub as abandoned cell phones ring all around them. The shooting at the gay nightclub, the deadliest in US history, left 49 dead and 53 injured.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter

City of Orlando releases bodycam footage from inside Pulse nightclub

The city of Orlando released bodycam footage from police as they entered Pulse nightclub in the early hours of 12 June 2016. Video shows officers entering the nightclub as abandoned cell phones ring all around them. The shooting at the gay nightclub, the deadliest in US history, left 49 dead and 53 injured.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Manila shootings and explosions

Manila shootings and explosions

Eyewitnesses reported gunshots and explosions at Resorts World Manila casino and hotel early Friday morning, June 2, as the building near the capitals international airport was evacuated and heavily armed police descended. Other hotels in the area were also on lockdown.
Jun 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter