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House Republicans are pushing an immigration bill vote back until next week. The compromise bill was scheduled to be voted on today and then it was delayed until tomorrow. President Trump has suggested that he will sign either measure, but doubts either will pass the closely-divided Senate. 
North Korea doesn't have any plans to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, according to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Mattis says he isn't aware of any steps North Korea is taking to start taking apart its nuclear weapons or missiles and he doesn't expect it in the near future. Last week, after the historic summit with Kim Jong Un, President Trump said that the nation either had or would soon begin destroying a missile engine testing site. Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister, is being charged with fraud. She was indicted in Jerusalem today for alleged fraud involving 100-thousand-dollars worth of meal expenses at the Prime Minister's residence. Mrs. Netanyahu allegedly instructed her staff to order meals from gourmet restaurants between 2010 and 2013, going against rules barring the residence from ordering outside meals when there's a cook on staff. A gorilla named Koko who learned sign language has died. The 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep Tuesday at the Gorilla Foundation preserve in California. Koko gained worldwide fame for her ability to communicate. Childhood viruses that always remain in the human body may be linked to Alzheimer's disease. The study published in the journal "Neuron" found that two common strains of the herpes virus were more abundant in the brains of those who ended up dying from Alzheimer's. Those viruses affect almost 90-percent of all children.
North Korea doesn't have any plans to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, according to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Mattis says he isn't aware of any steps North Korea is taking to start taking apart its nuclear weapons or missiles and he doesn't expect it in the near future. Last week, after the historic summit with Kim Jong Un, President Trump said that the nation either had or would soon begin destroying a missile engine testing site. Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister, is being charged with fraud. She was indicted in Jerusalem today for alleged fraud involving 100-thousand-dollars worth of meal expenses at the Prime Minister's residence. Mrs. Netanyahu allegedly instructed her staff to order meals from gourmet restaurants between 2010 and 2013, going against rules barring the residence from ordering outside meals when there's a cook on staff. A gorilla named Koko who learned sign language has died. The 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep Tuesday at the Gorilla Foundation preserve in California. Koko gained worldwide fame for her ability to communicate. Childhood viruses that always remain in the human body may be linked to Alzheimer's disease. The study published in the journal "Neuron" found that two common strains of the herpes virus were more abundant in the brains of those who ended up dying from Alzheimer's. Those viruses affect almost 90-percent of all children. - 20 June 2018 Blackstone Valley Tourism Lists Valley Events
- 17 June 2018 RENAISSANCE 5 BRASS QUINTET at Woonsocket Library
- 17 June 2018 RI House Passes Budget Bill....Details
- 17 June 2018 11 Years and Older Events at Library
- 17 June 2018 Summer Programs at Library
- 17 June 2018 City Council Marijuana Sub-Committee to Meet
- 17 June 2018 Circus Dynamics at Library
- 17 June 2018 Next Woonsocket School Committee Meeting is June 20th NOT the 27th
- 17 June 2018 North Smithfield Weekly Bulletin
- 17 June 2018 Woonsocket's Bond Rating is Raised Again
