Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’

Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’

Universities, law firms and businesses that have changed course should have stood by convictions, says ex-president Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration , noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.” In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron , the former US president said institutions – including law firms, universities and businesses – that have changed course during the Trump administration should have stood by their convictions. Continue reading...

United flight UA1357 has declared and emergency and just returned to Washington

United flight UA1357 has declared and emergency and just returned to Washington

Pilots of an Airbus A319 to Raleigh Durham Airport have declared an emergency and returned to Washington. The United Airlines flight UA1357 departed Washington Dulles International Airport at 1:11 PM EDT to Raleigh Durham Airport. The Airbus A319-100 (registration N844UA) took off from runway 30 and turned left towards for a 1-hour flight to Raleigh. […] The post United flight UA1357 has declared and emergency and just returned to Washington appeared first on AIRLIVE .

Government made ‘every effort’ to support China spy case, says minister

Government made ‘every effort’ to support China spy case, says minister

Dan Jarvis accuses Tories of suggesting CPS charges were deliberately dropped ‘without a shred of evidence’ The government made “every effort” to support the trial of two men accused of spying for China , a minister has said as he accused the Tories of claiming the case was deliberately abandoned “without a shred of evidence”. Dan Jarvis, the security minister, issued a robust defence of Jonathan Powell in the Commons after reports that Keir Starmer’s national security adviser played a role in the collapse of the case. Continue reading...