Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Obama to announce move open US, Cuba embassies

The US and Cuba are reportedly preparing to announce plans to reopen embassies in each other's capitals [Wednesday].

The move would represent a major step towards normalizing relations between the two countries.

Steve Mort reports.

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Apple Launches Streaming Music Service

Apple has entered the competitive streaming music business. 

It’s a relatively late entry into the field, going up against existing offerings like Spotify, Rdio, (R- Dee-Oh)  and Google Play Music. 

Technology Reporter Rachel Silverman has more. 

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Obama - highest approval rating in two years

President Barack Obama's approval rating is up to 50%, according to a poll released on Tuesday.    
The US President hasn't been this highly approved in polls in nearly two years.

Mimi Chiahemen reports. 

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California passes law to require vaccinations for all students

California now has one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country. Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the law which requires almost all California schoolchildren to be fully vaccinated to attend public or private school,  with no exemptions for personal or religious beliefs.  The call for vaccination reform in California came after a measles outbreak that began at Disneyland last December, and infected more than 100 people.

Arash Ghadishah reports from Los Angeles.

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OBAMA: US will walk away from 'bad Iran nuclear deal'

Iran nuclear talks have been extended to July 7th, according to the US State Department.

The announcement came as countries met with Iranian officials in Vienna during ongoing attempts to finialise an agreement on the nation's atomic activities.

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US State Dept. set to release Clinton emails

The U.S. State Department is set to release another batch of emails from when Hillary Clinton was U.S. Secretary of State. (around 9pm eastern, 0100 GMT)

Hillary Clinton, now running for the White House, has said she wants the American people to see and read her emails, but Republicans insist, something's missing.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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OBAMA: Greece crisis not major issue for US, but could harm Europe


Greece is asking for a third bailout today, hours before its deadline to pay off nearly two billion in loans.

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Chris Christie To Run for White House in 2016

The governor of the US State of New Jersey, Chris Christie, has become the 14th Republican to join the 2016 race for the White House.

Speaking without notes in the gym at his former high school in the town of Livingston, 52 year old Mr. Christie said he was ready to fight for the people of America.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Mr. Christie said in his announcement speech that it’s time to change Washington’s gridlock:

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NY Prison Workers on Leave, As FBI Opens Probe Into Inmate Escape

Twelve employees have been placed on leave from an upstate New York
Prison following the escape of two convicted murderers, Richard Matt
and David Sweat, on June 6. Officials confirmed Clinton Correctional
Facility corrections officers and executives, including the
superintendent, are on administrative leave as part of an ongoing FBI
probe into the jailbreak.

Patrice Howard reports.

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Twelve officials suspended after New York prison break

The authorities in New York have suspended another dozen officials in connection with the prison escape that saw two convicted murderers on-the-run for nearly three weeks.


The superintendent of the jail is among those officials now placed on administrative leave.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Eurozone finance ministers are to hold an emergency conference


Eurozone finance ministers are to hold an emergency conference call to discuss a new proposal from the Greek government to negotiate a third bailout.

Greeces' current bailout expires at midnight on Tuesday as talks to extend it remain deadlocked, with Athens calling for a referendum on whether or not to accept the creditor conditions.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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Iran nuclear talks extended to July 7th


US negotiators have moved the deadline for the Iran nuclear talks to July 7th as world powers and Iran meet in Vienna.

The extension came as the Associated Press reports Iran has agreed to a key condition - restrictions on it's enrichment of uranium.

Our Washington correspondent, Kevin McAleese reports...

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Greece set to default on IMF repayment

The Greek government says it will not be paying the 1 point 6 billion euro it owes to the International Monetary Fund by the end of the day Tuesday.

It coincides with the expiration of Greece current economic bailout programme which negotiators are working hard to extend though a deal remains unlikely.

The Greek people will be asked to vote in a referendum on whether to accept the terms of a deal by the international creditors Sunday.

Defaulting of the IMF repayment could begin the process of Greece exiting the single currency euro causing major concerns about contagion internationally.

Peter Spiegel is the bureau chief of the Financial Times in Brussels and says the pressure is building.

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Greece IMF repayment deadline looks unlikely to be met at midnight

The deadline for Greece to repay it's 1 point 6 billion euro debt installment to the International Monetary Fund is looming for midnight Tuesday.

It coincides with the expiration of Greece current economic bailout programme which negotiators are working hard to extend though a deal remains unlikely.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Global implications for possible Greek IMF debt default

The clock is ticking down for the Greek government to make a key payment to the International Monetary Fund (The payment is due by close of business - 6pm East Coast time in the US.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says the payment will not happen.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports on the implications:

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British Citizens flown back to the UK from Tunisia


Britain's Royal Air Force has flown four tourists who were seriously injured in the Tunisian terror attack back to the UK.


The death toll of British citizens is expected to rise to 30, after a gunman launched an attack in the tourist resort of Sousse on Friday.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports….


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Islamic State seize territory in Afghanistan

Islamic State affiliates have seized large amounts of territory in Afghanistan according to officials.


Witnesses say hundreds of insurgents loyal to IS have pushed out the Taliban in the region and scorched the country's opium poppy fields.


But as our Correspondent in Istanbul, Olly Barratt reports, US government officials are questioning whether the Islamic State can gain a significant foothold in Afghanistan.



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Greek deadline to repay IMF looms as PM urges a No vote in referendum

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is urging voters to reject proposals put forward by its international creditors in Sunday's referendum - warning he'll not stay in office to oversee further cuts...

Athens looks set to miss Tuesday nights deadline to pay the International Monetary Fund 1.6 billion euros in order to release further bailout money.

If it does the country will be in arrears and a step closing to leaving the Euro.

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Major anti-terror live-play operation in London underway

A major anti-terror exercise is starting in London on Tuesday, involving 1-thousand police officers...

Emergency services, soldiers and intelligence officials will take part in the two day drill, which will test responses to attacks by armed terrorists. 

The MET Police says Operation Strong Tower has been planned for six months and is not in response to recent attacks. 

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Maxine De Brunner says officers have been told the operation - being held at a disused tube station - will be realistic...

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Russia and Islamic state come into more direct conflict

The Head of Russia's Security Council says that the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) is the greatest threat to world peace.


It comes as Islamic State declares the establishment of a wilayaat, or province, in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus region, which has seen years of gun and bomb attacks between militants and Russian security forces.


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Monday, June 29, 2015

New Jersey man arrested for plotting to aid ISIL

Another man in the US northeast has been arrested for planning to support the Islamic State organization.


Alan Saadeh was charged in a federal court in New Jersey on Monday morning, making him the fifth man in the New York metropolitan area arrested this month on terrorism related charges.


New York Correspondent Liling Tan has more.


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NBC Universal Cuts Ties with Donald Trump

The NBC Universal TV network has announced it's severing its business ties to Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
The decision means that neither the Miss USA pageant, scheduled to take place on 12th July,  nor the Miss Universe event will air on the network - both were, until now, jointly owned by NBC and Mr. Trump.
As our New York correspondent Lorna Shaddick reports, the move comes after recent comments made about immigrants by the business and media mogul.
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Captured escapee revealing details of prison break

Authorities have confirmed that convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt planned to flee to Mexico after breaking out of a high-security prison in upstate New York.

The 23-day manhunt came to an end this weekend with law enforcement firing at both escapees.

Matt was killed and Sweat sustained serious injuries, but is alive and in custody.


Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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US State Dept to release Clinton emails

The U.S. State Department has confirmed it will release the another batch of emails by then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Now running for the White House, questions about why she chose to run her email off a private server and not follow government document regulations continue to dog her.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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SnP ratings agency downgrades Greece to CCC-

Standard & Poor's rating agency has cut Greece's credit grade by one notch as capital controls take effect across the country.

The measures were put in place ahead of a referendum next week to determine whether Greece will accept another bailout and to stop depositors from draining Greek banks.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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White House says no federal bailout for Puerto Rico

The White House says there will not be any sort of federal bailout program for its territory Puerto Rico, after the island's governor announced it cannot pay some $72 billion in municipal debts.

White House Spokesperson Josh Earnest said, however, that the US Treasury Department is working with Puerto Rican officials to help them manage the looming financial crisis.

He also said the White House is asking Congress to review whether the commonwealth should be allowed to qualify for what's called "Chapter Nine" status- a designation Puerto Rico could use to declare federal bankruptcy, currently only available to official US states.

White House Spokesperson Josh Earnest said Puerto Rico will not receive a federal bailout.

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WH: Iran nuclear talks expected to run past Tuesday deadline


The White House says talks in Vienna over the Iran nuclear deal are likely to extend beyond the Tuesday deadline.

The US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany - are entering the final stages for a nuclear agreement with Iran in Vienna.

World powers want a deal that will restrict Iran's nuclear activity, while the Islamic Republic is hoping crippling western sanctions will be lifted.

In Washington Kevin McAleese reports...

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Obama and Brazil's Rousseff plan to move past spy scandal in WH talks

U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff are kicking off two days of talks in Washington.

Relations have thawed recently following two years of tetchiness between the two countries- mainly over revelations Brazil was targeted by American spy programs.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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US Supreme Court upholds lethal injection

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of lethal injection as a method of carrying out the death penalty despite the problems American states are having in obtaining certain drugs for the lethal drug cocktail.

Court watchers are noting that the dissent is nearly as important as the majority opinion, with Justice Breyer writing that he thinks it is highly likely that the death penalty violates the the eighth amendement to the U.S. Constitution, banned cruel and unusual punishment.

Danielle Fulfs of the Washington State Campaign to end the Death Penalty say, the biggest problem is that the death penalty is imposed in an arbitrary way in the U.S.

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