In tanker in Gibraltar last month Joanna kisses n.p.r. News London you re listening to n.p.r. News President Trump has signed an executive order to freeze all Venezuelan government assets in the United States it s part of the administration s stepped up effort to pressure embattled Dennis Whalen President Nicolas Maduro to step down The move comes amid negotiations between the material government and the opposition led by Juan Cole I know both sides say they are still searching for solutions Norway is mediating the talks and Barbados a conference of more than 50 nations recognizing Venezuela s legitimate leader including the u.s. Is set for later this week in Lima Peru. The legal challenges continue to mount for r. And b. Star r. Kelly prosecutors in Minneapolis have filed prostitution charges against the singer as Matt Sepic of Minnesota Public Radio reports the latest charges stem from an alleged 2001 incident involving a teenage fan Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says Kelly
Better identify mentally disturbed individuals who may commit acts of violence and make sure those people not only get treatment but when necessary involuntary confinement mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger not the gun Trump also called for the death penalty for people who commit a hate crime with a mass shooting however when trunk concluded his remarks he misidentified the city where the 2nd weekend mass shooting occurred by calling it to Lido instead of Dayton Trump took no questions the f.b.i. Says the attack in El Paso Texas highlights the continued threat posed by domestic violence extremists and perpetrators of hate crimes N.P.R. s Brian Lucas has more f.b.i. Director Christopher Ray is offering his condolences to the victims and families of those affected by the weekend s violence he says the f.b.i. Is bringing its full resources to bear to help in the investigations the bureau s domestic terrorism hate crimes fusion cell is supporting the investigation into the El Pas
Past drawn bipartisan legislation Franco or Donya as n.p.r. News the White House major declines on Wall Street the 3 major u.s. Stock market indices all down nearly 3 percent or more amid concerns about a widening trade war with China the Dow plunged $767.00 points today the Nasdaq was down $278.00 points this is n.p.r. Laid off coal miners continued to block trains in Kentucky and protesters took a caravan to court in West Virginia today as part of an effort to prod a bankrupt coal mining company Black jewel into making good on millions that employees say they are owed in back pay former employees of the company boarded a bus and passenger vans to attend a federal bankruptcy court hearing in Charleston West Virginia protests began last week when more than 20 miners said they hadn t been paid and camped on railroad tracks Trevenna Coltrane from passing. Illinois is now the 3rd state to require graduating seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid otherwise known as