Trump scolds China over reports it is giving North Korea oil: ‘Caught red handed’
December 29, 2017 by admin
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WASHINGTON – President Trump said he was “very disappointed” over a report that China is continuing to supply oil to North Korea – as pressuring the rogue nation to give up its nuclear weapons program is one of the president’s biggest challenges heading into 2018.
“Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea,” Trump tweeted.
He added: “There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!”
Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2017
The president appeared to be reacting to a South Korea newspaper report that said Chinese and North Korean vessels have been meeting at sea for transfers of oil. China denies it is violating United Nations sanctions on oil sales to Kim’s government.
The tweet underscores one of the most vexing challenges facing Trump next year: What to do about North Korea, which says it is developing nuclear-tipped missiles that can reach the United States mainland.
More: South Korea predicts U.S.-North Korea talks will take place in 2018
More: North Korea says it’s a ‘pipe dream’ that it will give up nukes
Members of the Trump administration have repeatedly vowed to stop North Korea’s nuclear program – and have not ruled out a military option that some analysts fear could lead to a nuclear conflict.
Trump has spent months lobbying China and other nations to cut off economic assistance to Kim Jong Un’s government. That was the main topic of the president’s high-profile trip to Asia in November, including a visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Since then,Trump has praised China for its cooperation – but not so on Thursday.
North Korea, meanwhile, says Trump’s hopes that it will give up its nuclear weapons is a “pipe dream.”
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Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots both top $300 million as 2017 draws to a close
December 29, 2017 by admin
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This weekend could see a great late holiday present for some lucky lottery players, as both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are over an estimated $300 million each — although being struck by lightning is still more statistically likely.
Friday’s Mega Millions drawing has an estimated jackpot prize of $306 million, which if won would be the 13th largest prize in the 15 year history of the game, lottery officials said.
The jackpot has been rolling since Oct. 13, when the last jackpot of $42 million was won by players in Michigan and Rhode Island, according to Mega Millions.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is even larger, with an estimated jackpot of $384 million, according to its website.
Chances to win either prize remain a long shot, and Mega Millions’ jackpot odds got even tougher after recent changes.
The odds of winning the jackpot in that game decreased from 1 in 258.9 million to around 1 in 302.6 million, although officials have said the changes will create higher jackpots and give players better odds of winning secondary prizes like $1 million. The price of a ticket also increased to $2.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpothave been estimated at around 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The general odds of being struck by lightning in the United States in any one year is around 1 in 1 million, according to the National Weather Service, which based its calculations on averages between 2007 and 2016.
In August, Massachusetts medical center worker Mavis L. Wanczyk, 53, won a $758 million Powerball jackpot, which was the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history, and the biggest won on a single ticket.
The record was a $1.58 billion jackpot in January of 2016. That prize was split between winners in three states.
The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $656 million split by three tickets in three states in 2012, according to game officials.