Donald Trump tried to use Elton John as peacemaker with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to a new book. Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, says the president is a big fan of John’s music and tried to get Kim a CD of Rocket Man after discovering the North Korean leader had never heard the track. “Boy, I bet Elton will get a kick out of this!” the president reportedly said.
Panic over mushroom cloud near Chernobyl
Officials told the public not to panic as a huge mushroom-shaped cloud filled the sky above Kiev, the capital of the Ukraine. One concerned resident took to social media to ask: “Is it Putin is testing a new nuclear weapon?" The city is located just 60 miles from the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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