2 people struck, killed on train tracks in Washington
By Associated Press By Associated Press June 28 at 10:41 AM WASHINGTON — Two railroad workers were killed when they were hit by an Amtrak train that was approaching a station in Washington. In a news release, Amtrak says a train traveling from Boston and New York was approaching Washington’s Union Station about 11:18 p.m. Tuesday when the two people on the tracks were struck. Railroad company CSX confirmed Wednesday that the two people who died were CSX employees. Amtrak says none of the ..>> view originalWho's afraid of Trump? Not enough Republicans — at least for now.
Scrambling to line up support for the Republican health-care bill, President Trump got on the phone Monday with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and urged him to back the measure. The president’s personal plea was not enough. On Tuesday, Lee said he would vote against the bill. Senate GOP leaders later postponed the planned health-care vote because too many other Republican senators also opposed — for now, at least — legislation that would deliver on Trump’s campaign promise to scale back the law known a..>> view original'I bet she treats you well': Trump calls over Irish reporter ...
President Trump called Ireland's newly elected Prime Minister from the Oval Office to congratulate him on June 27, which reporters were invited to witness. Trump told Irish journalist, CaitrÃona Perry of RTÉ News, to come over to his desk and informed the prime minister that "she has a nice smile on her face. So, I bet she treats you well." (Reuters) While President Trump spoke over the phone with Ireland’s new prime minister Leo Varadkar Tuesday, congratulating him on his recent win, he ..>> view originalFormer Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort files as foreign ...
A consulting firm led by Paul Manafort, who chaired Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for several months last year, retroactively filed forms Tuesday showing that his firm received $17.1 million over two years from a political party that dominated Ukraine before its leader fled to Russia in 2014. Manafort disclosed the total payments his firm received between 2012 and 2014 in a Foreign Agents Registration Act filing late Tuesday that was submitted to the U.S. Justice Department. The report..>> view originalThe forgotten derecho of 1954 that slammed Washington
Storm damage from June 26, 1954. (The Washington Post) On Thursday, it will be the five-year anniversary of the massive derecho or very damaging wind storm that swept through the Washington area (June 29, 2012), and left 1 million area residents without power. I had always thought that the 2012 derecho was a singular event in Washington’s weather history, but it turns out a very comparable event occurred just 58 years earlier. On June 26, 1954, a violent line of fast-moving storms ripped thr..>> view originalOtto Porter, Bojan Bogdanovic and some Wizards free agency ...
Otto Porter Jr. grabs a rebound against New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez during a January win at Verizon Center. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) The Washington Wizards’ two main priorities in free agency are known commodities — starting small forward Otto Porter Jr. and backup wing Bojan Bogdanovic. The unknown is how the team plans to handle the restricted free agents. Both players can sign offer sheets with another team that has space under the cap for a first-year salary. The..>> view originalPhil Jackson, Knicks 'mutually' agree to part company
Phil Jackson took over the Knicks in 2014 and has yet to produce a winning season. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images) Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks “mutually agreed” to part company Wednesday morning, ending a relationship that began a little more than three years ago with great hope for the downtrodden franchise. “After careful thought and consideration, we mutually agreed that the Knicks will be going in a different direction,” owner James Dolan said in a statement released by the te..>> view originalHelicopter used for protest flight against Maduro, heightening ...
(Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post) CARACAS — A Venezuelan police pilot apparently commandeered a helicopter Tuesday and flew it over the supreme court building carrying a sign that read “Freedom,” a public show of dissent against the embattled government that prompted security forces to seal off government facilities and heightened fears of further unrest. During a chaotic afternoon in the capital, pro-government protesters also surrounded the National Assembly building, forcing legis..>> view originalA Time magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs ...
(Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) This article has been updated. The framed copy of Time magazine was hung up in at least five of President Trump’s clubs, from South Florida to Scotland. Filling the entire cover was a photo of Donald Trump. “Donald Trump: The ‘Apprentice’ is a television smash!” the big headline said. Above the Time nameplate, there was another headline in all caps: “TRUMP IS HITTING ON ALL FRONTS . . . EVEN TV!” This cover — dated March 1, 2009 — looks like an imp..>> view originalMassive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands
MOSCOW — A new wave of powerful cyberattacks hit Europe and beyond on Tuesday in a possible reprise of a widespread ransomware assault in May. Affected were a Russian oil giant, a Danish shipping and energy conglomerate, and Ukrainian government ministries, which were brought to a standstill in a wave of ransom demands. The virus even downed systems at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, forcing scientists to monitor radiation levels manually. Cyberattacks also spread as far ..>> view original
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