In Zuckerberg's place, Facebook sent Richard Allan, their vice president of policy solutions. After Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to attend questioning by that panel, the inquiry joined together with lawmakers from other countries to add weight to their calls for him to appear.

The brief but remarkable development indicates that not only has the former Trump campaign chairman shared extensive information with Justice Department prosecutors since he began cooperating, but that prosecutors also believe they are able to verify or refute that information.

Many parts of the United Kingdom are being warned to brace themselves for strong winds, heavy rain and even power loss and flying debris - as a result of Storm Diana hitting the country. Meanwhile Keswick, Cumbria, saw 47.4mm of rain. "Storm Diana will make its way towards the west and that will certainly beef up the rain". "Storm Diana will become engulfed by another low-pressure system in the Atlantic working its way towards the UK".

When asked specifically about the president's divisive tone, Ms. Trump offered a wry smile, and said: "He's my father and he's my boss". Referencing her father's denunciations of Clinton's private email server, she said, "There's no equivalency to what my father's spoken about".

Officials used drone footage to help residents see if their homes survived. "Prior to returning home, residents are encouraged to take steps to ensure they have food, water and fuel for their vehicles", said the statement. "Collaboration btwn federal, state & local partners is a priority when it comes to helping folks get back on their feet". In the long run, the Los Angeles Times noted , a Butte County homeless population already estimated at 2,000 is likely to grow, while other people ...

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speculated that Haspel didn't attend because she "would have said with a high degree of confidence that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia was involved in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi ".

The incident took place on 27 November, Resolute Support, the official name of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation mission, said in a statement . The Taliban has claimed the attack that killed three USA service members and completely destroyed a US tank in eastern Afghanistan, AP reported. In the past several weeks, the insurgents also have launched assaults on villages in rural districts of the province that are populated by minority ethnic Hazara Shiites.

Sushma Swaraj precluded India's participation in a summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( Saarc ) which is scheduled to be held in Pakistan. The development comes ahead of Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary in 2019. Sikhs from India have traveled to Pakistan to pay homage at the shrine for years but the trip is a hard one to make due to a contentious relationship and security concerns.

Wall Street Journal: " U.S. Border Patrol Uses Tear Gas to Disperse Migrant Caravan " - "U.S. Border Patrol agents used tear gas to disperse hundreds of Central American migrants in the Mexican city of Tijuana who made a rush for the border fence , as tension builds over the diminishing prospects for asylum seekers trying to enter the country".

Border Patrol agent Dennis Dickey pleaded guilty to starting a fire without a permit. The intended explosion was detonated as part of a gender reveal party. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona . It took nearly 800 firefighters at a cost of $8.2 million to extinguish. He was ordered to pay a $100,000 (£78,000) fine up front and then $500 (£390) every month for the next 20 years.

On 6 November, both Ms Hyde-Smith and Mr Espy received about 41% of the vote. Roger Wicker, as well as South Carolina Republican Sen. Comparisons have been drawn to last year's Alabama Senate race, which saw Democrat Doug Jones narrowly flip the seat after sexual assault allegations surfaced against Republican Roy Moore .

Lurbin Sarmiento, 26, of Copan, Honduras walked back to the sports complex with her four-year-old daughter shaken from what had unfolded a short time earlier at the Tijuana River and United States border. "So, we would close it and we'll keep it closed , if we're going to have a problem". Al Otro Lado, a group providing legal assistance to the migrants, is among those calling attention to the processing times at the border.

Democrats intend to probe U.S. President Donald Trump's financial ties to determine whether they are the "hidden hand" driving U.S. foreign policy on Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia , the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday.

Take a look above. The migrants, mainly from Honduras, are attempting to escape poverty and violence in their home country and said they would wait in Tijuana until they could request asylum in the US. "They pushed women and children up front, and then behind those women and children, they started throwing rocks, cement bricks. bottles at our Border Patrol agents", Judd said on "Outnumbered Overtime" Monday.

While GM is buying out and laying off workers in its core auto operations, the automaker has added close to 1,000 people in the past year at Cruise. Workers said they were creating a blockade, stopping trucks carrying supplies from entering the plant.

A new video shows Melania wandering around to reveal the 2018 White House Christmas decorations as she inspects the ominous display dead-eyed. It comes after Melania and Donald welcomed the Blue Room Christmas tree last week. In addition to dozens of trees, several other special items are on display at the White House during the holiday season. "The State Dining Room is a celebration of our country's national symbols, including the bald eagle, the rose, and the oak tree".

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg "expressed NATO's full support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, including its full navigational rights in its territorial waters under global law", according to a statement Monday.

In his speech to the CBI, Corbyn said Labour would vote against May's Brexit deal, adding his party would not countenance a no deal Brexit. Mr Johnson said the European Union had achieved a "very clever trick" by making Northern Ireland an "indispensable bargaining chip" in future negotiations, noting the reference to the potential need to label goods from Northern Ireland UK (NI) under the backstop proposal.

The DPP held on in two of its other strongholds, however, keeping Tainan in the south and Taoyuan in the north. The DPP is left in control of only six of Taiwan's 22 cities and counties, compared with at least 15 for the Kuomintang. The 10 referendum proposals involved a wide range of issues, including whether to legalize same-sex marriage, whether to reduce thermal power plant production to curb air pollution, whether to ban food imports from radioactive contaminated areas in Japan, and ...

He added: "It's a bad thing". I will tell you this - the Crown Prince hates it more than I do'. Trump reiterated his backing Thursday, praising the country for being a strong ally, purchasing military equipment from US companies, and keeping oil prices low.