latest viral news: April 2018

Monday, 30 April 2018

FOX NEWS: UK's May to replace minister as immigration scandal widens

UK's May to replace minister as immigration scandal widens

British Prime Minister Theresa May is appointing a new interior minister as she tries to contain a spreading immigration scandal over authorities' mistreatment of long-term U.K. residents from the Caribbean.

FOX NEWS: Sweden arrests 3 suspected of preparing "an act of terror"

Sweden arrests 3 suspected of preparing "an act of terror"

Swedish officials say three people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing "an act of terror."

FOX NEWS: Top-level UN team arrives in Myanmar for Rohingya probe

Top-level UN team arrives in Myanmar for Rohingya probe

Members of a U.N. Security Council team probing Myanmar's crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority have arrived in the country's capital after a visit to Bangladesh, where about 700,000 Rohingya who fled military-led violence live in refugee camps.

FOX NEWS: Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a US priority

Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a US priority

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a priority for the Trump administration even if it doesn't agree it's the main cause of Mideast instability.

Iran leader: U.S. pushes Riyadh to confront Tehran, stirs crisis

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader on Monday hit out at the United States a day after new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Riyadh, accusing Washington of trying to stoke a "regional crisis" by provoking its ally Saudi Arabia to confront Tehran.

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FOX NEWS: National Bike Month: How to celebrate this May

National Bike Month: How to celebrate this May

Since May of 1956, The League of American Bicyclistshas sponsored National Bike Month “to showcase the many benefits of bicycling—and encourage more folks to give biking a try.”

World stocks set for positive April as big ticket M&As return

SYDNEY (Reuters) - World stocks are set to notch up a positive month for the first time since January, as a slew of positive earnings from U.S. technology firms and marquee M&A deals help soothe memories of February tremors.

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Marathon Petroleum to buy Andeavor for $23 billion

(Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp said on Monday it would buy rival Andeavor for more than $23 billion to form a company that would leapfrog Valero Energy Corp as the largest U.S. refiner by capacity.

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FOX NEWS: Joy Reid's homophobic posts

Joy Reid's homophobic posts

MSNBC host drops excuse, apologizes.

FOX NEWS: Media cheer Cosby verdict

Media cheer Cosby verdict

Guilty finding seen as #MeToo victory.

Beneath a baobab, Prince Harry and Meghan's love blossomed in Botswana

MAPULA LODGE, Botswana (Reuters) - In an exclusive Botswana safari camp where Prince Harry took Meghan Markle on a romantic getaway last year, guests wake to the sound of doves cooing in the trees and hippos splashing in the serene waters of the Okavango Delta.

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FOX NEWS: Mnuchin optimistic about upcoming meeting with China

Mnuchin optimistic about upcoming meeting with China

Treasury Secretary prepared to present issues to China that President Trump has been focused on.

South Korean trust in North jumps after feel-good summit

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean trust in North Korea has surged since last week's feel-good summit at which their leaders declared an end to hostilities and to work toward denuclearization of the peninsula.

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Sajid Javid appointed as new British interior minister

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as the new Home Secretary on Monday after the previous interior minister Amber Rudd quit over the treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents wrongly labeled illegal immigrants.

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FOX NEWS: Man arrested at airport for hiding knife in shampoo bottle

Man arrested at airport for hiding knife in shampoo bottle

The Florida man was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

FOX NEWS: French museum discovers many fakes in its collection

French museum discovers many fakes in its collection

A museum in southern France dedicated to painter Etienne Terrus has made a startling discovery: its vast collection of the artist’s works contained many fakes that were worthless.

FOX NEWS: Alaska Airlines makes emergency landing after engine put into idle mid-flight

Alaska Airlines makes emergency landing after engine put into idle mid-flight

An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, after pilots throttled down one engine of the plane.

FOX NEWS: Wayward cat captured at JFK Airport after a week on the lam

Wayward cat captured at JFK Airport after a week on the lam

A frisky can that got loose at New York's Kennedy Airport has been captured after more than a week on the lam.

FOX NEWS: Air passenger complains of mistreatment for being 'fat and black'

Air passenger complains of mistreatment for being 'fat and black'

A 28-year-old woman says she believes she was racially profiled by American Airlines during a recent short journey from North Carolina to Washington, D.C.

Iran says U.S.-Saudi cooperation to destabilize Mideast: state TV

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States will further destabilize the Middle East, a senior official said, adding that Tehran will continue its presence in the region despite Washington's pressure to limit its influence.