The United States has not sufficiently addressed Turkish concerns over a Washington-led plan to establish a Kurdish-led border security force in Syria , Ankara said on Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse . Turkey has in recent days sent dozens of military vehicles and hundreds of troops to the border area. Ankara has already deployed tanks near the border region of Afrin where many areas are controlled by Kurdish fighters.

But that's getting ahead of things since meteor hunters are looking for an object that has burst apart in its estimated 40,000 to 50,000 mile path to Earth. Then you'll need a studied eye to detect the difference between space rock and plain old pieces of Earth, they say. "Meteorites are exceedingly rare", Pitt said.

Jordyn gave her impact statement before taking a seat next to Raisman in the front row of the MI courtroom revealing that she was also was abused by Nassar , just like the other Olympic girls Raisman, McKayla Maroney , Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles .

However, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the border force a "terror army". The Trump administration is backtracking on its description of a planned new security force in northeastern Syria amid escalating threats by Turkey to launch a cross-border assault against the Kurdish group involved.

Describing the agreement as "a milestone in a long journey", Bach also said that North and South Korea will be allowed to field a unified women's ice hockey team at the Games. Bach said the International Olympic Committee made "exceptional decisions" to ensure the participation of North Korean athletes since none qualified for the competition.

And in light of Trump's one-year anniversary in the White House on January 20, there will be protests once more. At Los Angeles City Hall, many marchers wore pink hats and carried signs with slogans such as: "Real news, fake president".

The latest Indian firing has killed four Pakistani soldiers in an unprovoked attack. The Rescue-1122 of Sialkot shifted the injured to Combined Military Hospital, Sialkot Cantt, where the condition of six injured was stated to be critical.

The measure brought to Congress would have extended federal funding until 16 February and reauthorised for six years a health insurance program for poor children - a long-time Democratic objective. "Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our risky Southern Border", the President wrote in the first of three early morning tweets.

Booker says the words attributed to Trump cast a shadow over millions of Americans from those countries. Eric Trump said it was "very sad" that his father's critics would continue to demonize the president , even if he cured cancer. The US president reacted to the outcry on Friday morning with a twisted denial on Twitter: "The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough , but this was not the language used.

After his enthralling comeback victory over Shapovalov, highlighted by a between-the-legs shot on an important point, Tsonga will meet 17th-seeded Nick Kyrgios in what shapes up to be an entertaining third-round encounter. The seventh-seeded Ostapenko's loss left only two major champions in the women's draw. Fourth seed Elina Svitolina also kept her title dreams alive by ending the hopes of young teenage pretender Marta Kostyuk.

Trump's offensive characterization of Haitians and the entire continent of Africa, the latest in his pattern and practice of racist epithets , imperils legal protection for the 800,000 "Dreamers" who have been able to remain in the United States under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

A 26th-minute penalty from Manu Trigueros and Real youth product Denis Cheryshev's first league goal in almost two years saw Javier Calleja's side, who beat Real at the Bernabeu for the first time ever last week, move up to 34 points and two ahead of Real.

While resting at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, his resort in Florida, the president addressed reporters: "I'm not racist". "What the president said in that meeting was so terrible and so impactful on so many people, that when he denied saying it, I felt duty-bound to clarify what actually happened", Durbin said.

Jackson said he and his team picked a more involved version, and Trump "did exceedingly well on it". In follow-up polling, 76 per cent said Trump's comments on United States immigration from Africa and Haiti were inappropriate.

At about the same time, police tweeted that there was an active shooter situation in that area, near Vickers Drive and Union Boulevard. Police also set up a large perimeter around the area and described what was happening as a "critical incident".

Turkish army has already been shelling against the YPG over the last two days from the positions in Cilvegozu region of the Turkish side of the border and Azaz region in Syria, next to Afrin where Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are located.

The Vikings pulled off what many consider to be a "miracle" in last weekend's divisional playoff game against the Saints , and now the team wants to make sure they are remembered for it. Their defense has been exceptional at home all season (surrendering an average of just 13 points a game), and that has to continue versus the Vikings.

If Trump did use vulgar or racist language in the meeting, Cotton asked rhetorically, "why didn't Sen". "I am the least racist person", he added, noting his "certain street sense" as a defense. "Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting", Trump tweeted Monday, using a nickname to needle the IL senator.

Update 15 .29: Turkey has now started air raids on Afrin; supporting the Turkish military, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) has started ground skirmishes against YPG, the US-backed militia; YPG accuses Turkey of using the shelling as an excuse to launch a ground assault .

Meehan, a Pennsylvania Republican, used thousands of dollars from an office account to settle a complaint from a former aide who said he made unwanted romantic overtures to her. "Speaker Ryan takes the allegations against Mr. Meehan very seriously", said AshLee Strong in an emailed statement. "Though Mr. Meehan has denied the allegations, they must be fully and immediately investigated by the House Ethics Committee".

The organization surveyed 134 countries and areas to rate their views on US leadership under Trump one year after he took office. The agency says out of 134 countries, USA leadership approval ratings declined substantially - by 10 percentage points or more - in 65 countries that include many longtime allies and partners.

The Kurdish YPG (Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units) has been a key part of the battle against the group calling itself the Islamic State in Syria , and enjoys backing from the United States. The row is the latest dispute between Turkey and the United States that goes beyond the YPG and Syria to include arguments over a NY court case, detained U.S.

The agreement marked a major breakthrough after years of frosty ties between the two countries and last year's heightened tensions over the North's nuclear and missile provocations. Pyongyang had then sent three high-ranking officials to encourage North Korean athletes attending the Asian Games in Incheon, although they did not meet any members of the government.

Winds of up to gale force 10 are battering much of the country on Thursday as the second winter storm of 2018 hits the Netherlands . Amsterdam's Schiphol briefly halted flights for an hour in the morning, and airline KLM scrapped more than 200 flights even before the storm arrived.

Trump has said Durbin misrepresented his comments. The comments have complicated the debate over an immigration deal to protect immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children, and also overshadowed larger spending negotiations ahead of a possible federal government shutdown this week.

Immigration talks on Capitol Hill foundered Thursday after the White House and some GOP lawmakers rejected a tentative deal from a bipartisan Senate group - and President Trump made incendiary remarks about people from developing countries.

Rex Tillerson , the U.S. secretary of state, hastily tried to ease tensions, insisting that it had been a mistake to call the unit a " border force " but his words have so far done little to appease the Turks . Turkey will not hesitate to start military operations in Syria's Afrin city and kill all terrorists there, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said on January 19.

The Vice President cited that "as impressed as we are with her leadership, frankly, we were more impressed to have the opportunity to meet with some extraordinary young women and men who are part of Students for Life". This year's theme for the March for Life was " Love Saves Lives ", which March for Life President Jeanne Mancini stated last October was the fundamental premise of the pro-life movement.

Watford's 23 Premier League games this season have seen a total of 75 goals scored (F33 A42) - only Man City's (84) and Liverpool's (82) have seen more. "I have confidence in all the squad, but it's important for people to pay attention to this". Into the second-half and Shinji Okazaki came close to doubling Leicester's lead, but he scuffed his effort from close range, while at the other end Watford substitute Andre Gray was unable to finish two good opportunities.

Ms McDonald's succession to the job comes after Gerry Adams previous year announced he would be standing down in 2018. She added: "I will fill my shoes". A special Ard Fheis will be held on the 10th of February to ratify the change. Ms McDonald, 48, was Sinn Féin's first MEP and has been TD, a position equivalent to a MP, for Dublin Central since 2011.

Fognini will next play the victor of a later match Saturday between Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro. "I'll try to use that for recovery and training to get in shape". Breaking serve five times, Kerber took just little over four minutes to win the match. Six minutes later and a third break, this time to love, brought the first set to the German who celebrated her 30th birthday earlier this week by taking it with just two unforced errors.

Lavrov and others worry that a US pullout from the 2015 deal could mean that Washington cannot be trusted to keep agreements, which could harm any future efforts to get North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons. But Kim is facing not just pressure from the United States but from Russian Federation and China, both nearby, both of whom don't want any kind of war involving North Korea, where the launch of an errant nuclear missile could plunge the world into the last war.

This was challenged by Advocate Prashant Patel who petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee on June 19, 2015, that these MLAs were now holding " office of profit " and should be disqualified. The commission held in June a year ago that the MLAs had "de facto" held the offices of profit and continued to hear the case. "They are taking revenge from people of Delhi , the government and chief minister of Delhi ", he said.

Vonn also became the first skier, male or female, to win a World Cup race in 15 consecutive seasons. "I definitely can ski better than I did", Vonn said. After making the Olympic team out of her rookie world cup campaign and finishing 26th in Sochi, she's eager for a shot at the podium in PyeongChang.

WOLFF: Well I didn't have the blue dress. "Not only is he helping me sell books, but he's helping me prove the point of the book", said Wolff on NBC Today . "Now that I've told you, when you hit that paragraph, you're going to say, 'Bingo'". Oh, it's a gay liaison! Demand for Fire and Fury was so high-especially after President Trump called it a "phony book"-that publisher Henry Holt moved its release date from January 9 to January 5".