Israeli intelligence agencies find the agreement holds and Iran complies to its terms. If U.S. goes back on deal and conflict develops with Iran, other powers would leave Israel hanging, former Military Intelligence chief tells Haaretz.

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White House press secretary’s angry declaration that the media faked low attendance does not stack up against photos, videos and public transport figures

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway shot back at former CIA Director John Brennan for his criticism of President Trump‘s speech to the intelligence agency, saying the former intelligence leader sounded “like a partisan political hack.”

„We really would prefer the intelligence community that’s going out the door to be much more respectful toward the president and his vision in moving forward,“ Conway said in an interview Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week,” calling Brennan‘s remarks „spectacularly disappointing.“

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More importantly, it also once again provides the basis for an aggressive „negotiation“, potentially escalating to rancorous bargaining between Italy and Germany, as suddenly the ECB has made it clear that Italy‘s gain in a „hypothetical“ Euro zone exit would be a tremendous loss for Berlin and Merkel. We are confident that the question of „how much“ preventing such a loss would be worth to Merkel, will emerge in very short order. As for what Draghi‘s statement means for countries with a far smaller Target2 liability which may also consider exiting the monetary union, the answer is two words: „green light.“

In a stunning admission, chief of European Central Bank, Mario Draghi said that a country can leave the Eurozone but must “Settle its Bill First”. He practically gives the green light to EZ member states wanting to leave the monetary union.

„If a country were to leave the Eurosystem, its national central bank‘s claims on or liabilities to the ECB would need to be settled in full,“ Draghi said in the letter.

Based on data to end-November from the Target 2 payment system, that would leave Italy with a 358.6 billion euro ($383.1 billion) bill. The system records flows of payments between euro zone countries.

Trump visited CIA headquarters, speaking in front of the row of anonymous stars representing agents killed in the line of duty. He pledged that the agency will receive his full support as president.

“I know sometimes you haven’t always gotten the backing you’ve wanted, and you’re going to get so much backing, maybe you’re going to say ‘please don’t give us so much backing,‘” Trump said. “I am with you, 1,000 percent.”

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Theron was in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival.

The Mad Max actress wore a white cap and grey scarf as she wiped away her tears while holding up a large banner in the streets of the small town of Park City.

The Oscar winner was joined at protest by talk-show host Chelsea Handler, who had on a pink hat. Actress Mary McCormick was also there. Snow fell on the women as they chanted and raised their fists.

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From A-list movie stars to global pop stars, celebrity allies of every gender, sexual orientation and racial background came together with hundreds of thousands of everyday citizens in a display of solidarity and inter-sectional feminism, as well as a rallying cry against the insidious xenophobic, sexist and racist agenda of Donald Trump and his administration.

The 32-year-old actress began her candid speech with a story. “‘Have you been to the gynecologist yet?’ That was the question my mom asked me at 15 when I informed her about a change that I noticed in my body,” she said. “I’m not the type to divulge facts about my personal life, but I feel that in the face of this current political climate, it is vital that we all make it our mission to get really, really personal. So, yes, at 15, I had been to a gynecologist.”

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Scarlett Johansson explains how Planned Parenthood helped her at an early age and criticizes politicians who continue to vote to defund the organization. Unfortunately, Johansson‘s speech is cut short due to time constraints.

Thousands of protesters marched in Washington, calling on Trump to protect rights. Filmmaker Michael Moore ripped up the front page of President Trump‘s inauguration headline. See his remarks here.

Ashley Judd passionately denounces President Donald Trump‘s misogyny at the 2017 Women‘s March on Washington by reciting Nina Donovan‘s „I Am A Nasty Woman“ poem.

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(18.1.2017) The beautiful and diverse people of LA gather together to share their stories about Why they will be marching at the Women‘s March Los Angeles, January 21st 2017