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Does a 70-year-old billionaire businessman griping about regulations and confiscatory taxation sound familiar? In a real-life bizarro twist, it’s not President-elect Donald Trump, but a Chinese tycoon outsourcing thousands of jobs from his home country to the US.
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- Death toll from bath lotion poisoning in Siberia rises to 74 – officials
- Trump names Spicer, Hicks, Miller & Scavino to communications posts
- Evidence suggests suspect drove Berlin crash truck - prosecutor's office
- 2 Maersk oil industry supply vessels sink off coast of France
- UN vote on Israeli settlement postponed, ‘potentially indefinitely’ – source
- Romania delays nomination of first female Muslim leader
- Christmas canceled? Solar storm heading toward Earth could shut down power grids
Millions will be dreaming by the fire soon, but a special Christmas delivery from the Sun could come early. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a solar storm blasting Earth any day now. - 'No smoking gun': Mistrial declared in LA County Sheriff corruption case
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s corruption trial ended after jurors said they were deadlocked when all but one were in favor of acquittal. The judge declared a mistrial, and now Baca is free pending the prosecution’s decision to retry him. - 2 'deadliest' police departments under CA AG investigation
Kern County earned itself the dubious honor of being home to the two most lethal police departments in the country. Now, California Attorney General Kamala Harris is opening a non-criminal investigation into them. - Hillary Clinton makes GQ’s 2016 'least influential' list
Hillary Clinton just can’t win. Not only did she lose the presidency and come in second as Time’s Person of the Year, but she just got added to GQ’s “Least Influential People of 2016” list. And Forbes’ annual influence ranking doesn’t disagree.
- Christmas canceled? Solar storm heading toward Earth could shut down power gridsMillions will be dreaming by the fire soon, but a special Christmas delivery from the Sun could come early. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a solar storm blasting Earth any day now.
- 'No smoking gun': Mistrial declared in LA County Sheriff corruption caseFormer Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s corruption trial ended after jurors said they were deadlocked when all but one were in favor of acquittal. The judge declared a mistrial, and now Baca is free pending the prosecution’s decision to retry him.
- 13-year-old with fake gun shot by private investigator
A 73-year-old private investigator shot a 13-year-old boy in what he claims was an attempted carjacking in Baltimore. The teen is in a critical condition after allegedly approaching the investigator’s car, brandishing a realistic-looking toy gun. - 2 'deadliest' police departments under CA AG investigationKern County earned itself the dubious honor of being home to the two most lethal police departments in the country. Now, California Attorney General Kamala Harris is opening a non-criminal investigation into them.
- Florida Supreme Court orders 150 death row inmates be resentenced
At least 150 death row inmates in Florida will need to be resentenced after the state’s supreme court ruled that they had been convicted under unconstitutional laws. - Americans taking Chinese jobs as auto glass tycoon denounces China’s high taxes, labor rulesDoes a 70-year-old billionaire businessman griping about regulations and confiscatory taxation sound familiar? In a real-life bizarro twist, it’s not President-elect Donald Trump, but a Chinese tycoon outsourcing thousands of jobs from his home country to the US.
- Majority of jobs added under Obama administration are temp, part time – study
President Barack Obama has termed his efforts to combat unemployment and slow economic growth a success. However, Princeton and Harvard economists found that the majority of new jobs were in contract or part-time positions. - 24 hurt in NYC high-rise fire (PHOTOS)
Serious injuries are being reported following a fire in a high-rise apartment complex in the West Side of Manhattan, according to the New York Fire Department. - Mother calls police after alleged assault on son, Texas cop violently arrests her instead (VIDEO)
A Texas police officer has been placed on restricted duty after an encounter, captured on film, in which the white officer wrestled and arrested a black woman who had called police claiming her seven-year-old son was assaulted by a neighbor for littering. - Hillary Clinton makes GQ’s 2016 'least influential' listHillary Clinton just can’t win. Not only did she lose the presidency and come in second as Time’s Person of the Year, but she just got added to GQ’s “Least Influential People of 2016” list. And Forbes’ annual influence ranking doesn’t disagree.
- ‘Strengthen & expand’ – Trump calls for greater US nuclear capabilities
President-elect Donald Trump has set Washington atwitter again with a cryptic and seemingly unprompted pronouncement about the necessity to expand the US' nuclear capabilities. - EPA issues new rule on chemical accidents, risk management
The US Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a new rule aimed at preventing accidents at chemical facilities while sharpening emergency response in the event of a chemical release.
Shows
- The Big Picture
The hottest political show in the US finds new home with RT. The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann...Is the new retirement crisis a threat to our democracy?Thom speaks to Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, about the Trump cabinet’s views on climate change and whether there’s any “green hope” with the incoming administration. Thom also discusses... - Watching the Hawks
The hosts, Tyrel Ventura, Sean Stone and Tabetha Wallace along with their guests are your eyes and...The Snowed-In Surveillance State & Sanctioning Sanctions (E383)Tyrel and Tabetha counter new accusations against Edward Snowden by the House Intelligence Committee. Then they crunch the numbers and discover that female physicians are saving more lives than their male counterparts, while earning less. Next,...
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RT America -- December 22, 2016
Obama scraps Bush-era Muslim registry
Officially banned in 2011, but enduring in practice until today, the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) was the Department of Homeland Security’s controversial way to register and...
RT America -- December 21, 2016
Russia not on Trump's defense priority list
A leaked Department of Defense document has made it clear that Russia is no longer among the USA’s top defense concerns. Does this represent a welcome thawing of USA’s relationship with the...
RT America -- December 20, 2016
‘Flint water crisis did not occur by accident’ – MI attorney general
Justice may finally be coming to Flint, Michigan. Two former city officials and two emergency managers are facing serious charges regarding the failed management...
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