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# us - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
Over 50 people killed in stampede at funeral procession of Iranian general killed by US
The incident happened in Kerman, the hometown of General Qassem Soleimani.
# us - Monday 6 January, 2020
Varadkar: Irish government 'concerned for escalation of tensions in the Middle East'
Crowds, estimated to be in the millions, gathered for the funeral of Soleimani today.
# us - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Iraqi parliament passes motion to expel US military from country following Qasem Soleimani killing
Pro-Iran factions have ramped up pressure on US forces in Iraq since Friday’s drone strike.
# us - Saturday 4 January, 2020
Iraq's prime minister joins mourners in Baghdad for funeral of top Iranian general killed by US
Thousands of Iraqis chanted “Death to America” as they joined the funeral procession for General Qassem Soleimani.
# us - Friday 3 January, 2020
'We've woken up to a more dangerous world': The world reacts to the US killing of a top Iran general
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden said we could be on the brink of a “major conflict across the Middle East”.
# us - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
Date set for 'phase one' of US-China trade deal to be signed off
The truce offers Chinese President Xi Jinping breathing space as he faces a slowing economy and political trouble in Hong Kong.
# us - Thursday 26 December, 2019
Republican senator 'disturbed' at her party's closeness to Donald Trump ahead of impeachment
“It means that we have to take that step back from being hand-in-glove with the defence,” Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said.
# us - Saturday 21 December, 2019
Donald Trump officially launches military 'Space Force'
It will initially have about 200 people and a first-year budget of $40 million.
# us - Friday 20 December, 2019
Boeing's Starliner capsule not in proper orbit after blast off from Cape Canaveral
It’s a huge moment for US spaceflight which is now dependant on private companies.
# us - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Pelosi says Trump gave Democrats 'no choice' as House heads for historic impeachment vote
The US President has this evening accused Democrats of waging an “assault on America”.
# us - Friday 13 December, 2019
China says it has reached 'phase one' trade deal with the US
The deal includes a progressive rollback of tariffs and the protection of intellectual property rights.
# us - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
New Jersey: Mayor says gunmen 'targeted' Jewish supermarket
A police officer, three bystanders and two suspects died in the shooting in Jersey City.
# us - Friday 6 December, 2019
'You're a damn liar, man': Joe Biden lashes out at Iowa voter who raises son's business activities
Biden also invited the man to do “push-ups” and “take an IQ test” to show that he wasn’t too old to run as US President.
# us - Thursday 5 December, 2019
Gunman kills two people in attack at US base at Hawaii's Pearl Harbor
Two shipyard workers were killed and a third was wounded, before the gunman took his own life.
# us - Sunday 24 November, 2019
New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg launches US presidential bid
The 77-year-old officially launched his campaign online this morning.
# us - Saturday 23 November, 2019
Dog rescued by police after driving unmanned car in Florida
The dog was trapped and clambering around in the car by locals in Port St Lucie.
It was an explosive week for the Trump impeachment - here's what happens next
From “no quid pro quo” to “two plus two equals four” – here are the crucial quotes from five days of Trump’s impeachment.
# us - Thursday 21 November, 2019
Larry Donnelly: Sondland's impeachment testimony was explosive, but don't expect it to change the outcome for Trump
Is this week’s explosive impeachment testimony simply water that will drip smoothly off Trump’s back?
Republicans asked to stop promoting 'politically driven falsehoods' at Trump impeachment hearing
It was the final day of a week of explosive testimony at the impeachment inquiry.
# us - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
US ambassador to EU worked with Ukraine at 'express direction' of Donald Trump
Gordon Sondland said he worked with Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on the case.
# us - Monday 18 November, 2019
US will no longer consider Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories illegal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the change in position today.
Three dead following shooting at Walmart store in US
The shooting happened in the state of Oklahoma.
# us - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
'Not our problem': Suspected jihadist trapped in no-man's land at border after being expelled from Turkey
President Erdogan said that the man was not Turkey’s problem.
# us - Friday 8 November, 2019
US and EU warn of 'danger of Russia and China' on Berlin Wall anniversary
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the West “can never take … things for granted”.
# us - Monday 4 November, 2019
McDonald's CEO fired for dating company employee
Steve Easterbrook served as the company’s chief executive since 2015.
# us - Saturday 2 November, 2019
US ‘launches review of popular China-owned video app TikTok’
TikTok claims to have more than 500 million active users in some 150 countries and regions.
# us - Friday 1 November, 2019
Beto O'Rourke pulls out of 2020 US presidential race
It follows months of stagnant polling numbers and dwindling finances.
# us - Wednesday 30 October, 2019
Explainer: What were the Armenian massacres and why is it controversial to describe them as a 'genocide'?
Recognition of the killings as ‘genocide’ is the subject of a dispute between Turkey and Armenia.
# us - Sunday 27 October, 2019
Trump confirms ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US military raid
Baghdadi ignited an explosive vest after being chased into a tunnel by US forces.
# us - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
UK police travel to US to interview diplomat's wife at centre of Harry Dunn fatal crash row
Anne Sacoolas left the UK for the US shortly after the crash.
# us - Friday 18 October, 2019
Trump says Turkey and Kurds needed to fight 'like two kids'
More than 500 people have been killed including dozens of civilians, mostly on the Kurdish side.
# us - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
British family detained for almost two weeks after 'accidentally crossing border into US'
A three-month-old and two-year-old twins are among those being detained.
# us - Friday 11 October, 2019
Death toll from vaping-related lung injury in US rises to 26 as health officials name mystery illness
Earlier this week, a 17-year-old became the youngest person to die from the illness.
# us - Sunday 6 October, 2019
Four dead and five injured in shooting at Kansas bar overnight
Authorities said the shooting stemmed from an earlier altercation.
Second whistleblower claims to have first-hand knowledge of Trump's phone call to Ukraine
Reports from the USA say that the legal team representing the first whistleblower is also representing this second person.
# us - Friday 4 October, 2019
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to controversial Louisiana abortion law
The case is seen as a test for two new judges appointed by Donald Trump.
# us - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Irish man jailed in US for trafficking rhino horns
Richard Sheridan, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 14 months in prison.
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks with US
Washington and Pyongyang are set to resume long-stalled talks in the coming days.
Phil Hogan is planning a trip to Washington to convince Donald Trump to work with the EU
Hogan told RTÉ in recent weeks that he aimed “to get Mr Trump to see the error of his ways” on trade.
# us - Monday 30 September, 2019
'I deserve to meet my accuser': Donald Trump offers to meet whistleblower at centre of Ukraine scandal
The US president made the call in a series of tweets last night.
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Poll: What's the best way to eat spuds?
WITH MANY OF us remaining at home in recent weeks, some of us have been turning our hand to a lot more cooking than we may normally have done.
A chance to be more creative for sure, but also a chance to cook the old reliables and make sure they’re done well.
One thing we all have a preference on is potatoes.
But what is the best way to eat them?
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I don't like spuds (148)
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Trevor O’Sullivan documents his challenges as a person with CF during the Covid-19 crisis.
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