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• Hillary Clinton Fantasizes About Her ‘Instrumental’ Role in Irish Peace Process… Again

  13-04-2018 23:59 via westernjournal.com
  
  'There she goes again -- Hillary Clinton, Savior of the Celtic Isle.'
  
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• Sex, lies & abortion: RNC deputy finance chair quits amid reports of $1.6mn payoff to Playboy model

  13-04-2018 23:51 via rt.com
  
  The week has gone from bad to worse for US President Donald Trump's embattled lawyer Michael Cohen after damning reports of yet another high-profile ‘hush money’ sex scandal within the RNC emerged Friday.
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• U.S. agency seeks information on Honda Odyssey asphyxiation death

  13-04-2018 23:45
  The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is in contact with local authorities and Honda Motor Co in an effort to learn more about the death of a Ohio high school student who died of asphyxiation after getting trapped in a Honda Odyssey minivan.Kyle Plush, 16, called 911 on April 10 after he told the operator he was stuck in his van in his high school parking lot in Cincinnati and warned he would die unless he was found soon.NHTSA said in a statement Friday that it i
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard reopens Mississippi River near New Orleans

  13-04-2018 23:36
  (Reuters) - The United States Coast Guard said on Friday it reopened the Mississippi River near New Orleans after it was closed due to an oil spill on Thursday.The Coast Guard had shut a 10-mile (16.1 km) stretch of the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans after a vessel spilled oil into the river.The closing stalled 12 commercial vessels on the river.
  
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• Reforming Secret Service Should Be Congressional Priority

  13-04-2018 22:56 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday that funds overtime pay earned by members of the Secret Service in 2017 and 2018. Appropriately titled the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018, this law was crafted to help lift the abysmally low levels of morale that have long plagued the Secret Service. The problems at the…
  
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• Rep. Jim Jordan: ‘Let’s Just Do What We Said We Would Do’

  13-04-2018 22:50 via westernjournal.com
  
  'The last vote we take before the Easter recess, $1.3 trillion of spending, funding things we, as Republicans, said we would never fund.'
  
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• Turkish banker in U.S. case on Iran sanctions: Unfair to single me out

  13-04-2018 22:44
  Lawyers for a Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions told a Manhattan federal judge on Friday it would be unfair to subject their client to a long prison stay, given the "leniency" afforded many large banks and their employees for similar conduct.In a letter to U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan, lawyers for Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a former deputy general manager at Turkey's state-controlled Halkbank, said "notions of comity" weighed against a stiff punishment at
  
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• Mob of Law Students Berate Free Speech Lecturer, Call Rule of Law ‘White Supremacy’

  13-04-2018 22:34 via westernjournal.com
  
  A City University of New York law student shouted, “F— the law!” while protesting a visiting professor, a video published Thursday shows. Nearly all the students who showed up to South Texas College of Law Houston Professor Josh Blackman’s speech at CUNY protested him, Hot Air reported. “Shame on you!” protesters shouted as they formed a line in…
  
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• Prosecutor attacks Trump personal lawyer over seized files

  13-04-2018 22:10
  By Brendan Pierson and Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Friday attacked a claim by President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen that many of the materials seized this week in FBI raids on Cohen's office and home as part of a criminal investigation should remain private.In a court filing on Friday, federal prosecutors also confirmed that Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months, largely over his business dealings rather than his legal work
  
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• Sanders: One of Trump’s Greatest Achievements Will Go Down as Firing James Comey

  13-04-2018 22:06 via westernjournal.com
  
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders praised her boss’s decision to fire James Comey from his position as head of the FBI, calling it one of the president’s “greatest achievements.” President Donald Trump fired Comey in May of last year under the advisement of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. That…
  
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• Leaked Emails Show Democrats Expect Trump To Take Drastic Personnel Action in ‘Next 48 Hours’

  13-04-2018 22:05 via westernjournal.com
  
  Democrats believe President Donald Trump will take action to stop the Russia investigation this weekend and are contacting local organizers around the country to plan protests, leaked emails to The Daily Caller News Foundation show. Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jim Himes sent an email out to field organizers in Norwalk and other towns in his home…
  
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• Trump's 'slime ball' tweet sparks rush to online dictionary

  13-04-2018 21:49
  U.S. President Donald Trump's denunciation of former FBI Director James Comey as a "slime ball" on Friday triggered a 60,000 percent jump in look-ups for the word on Merriam-Webster's website, the dictionary publisher said.The disparaging term was among the top words looked up after Trump struck back over news reports that quoted Comey as harshly critical of the president in a memoir due to be published next week, Merriam-Webster said in a statement.
  
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• Enforcement of Kentucky abortion law suspended pending ruling

  13-04-2018 21:45
  Kentucky state officials have agreed to hold off enforcing a new law that bans a common abortion procedure from the 11th week of pregnancy until a federal judge rules on a request by a civil liberties group challenging it, according to court papers.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued this week in U.S. District Court in Louisville on behalf of Kentucky's sole abortion provider to halt enforcement of the law restricting abortion access.
  
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• Trump pardons 'Scooter' Libby, former Iraq war-era Cheney aide

  13-04-2018 21:44
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former George W. Bush administration official Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who years ago was convicted of lying in an investigation of the unmasking of a CIA agent, in a step that Democrats immediately criticized.In an arc running from the Iraq war to today, Democrats linked the Libby pardon to Trump's bitter feud with James Comey, who was fired by Trump as FBI director last year, and to a widening investigation of possible links between the Trump campaig
  
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• Trump Blasts Comey as ‘Weak and Untruthful Slimeball,’ Calls for Prosecution

  13-04-2018 21:30 via westernjournal.com
  
  A war of words between former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump escalated this week amid the release of passages from Comey’s upcoming memoir. After excerpts from “A Higher Loyalty: Truth Lies and Leadership” revealed Comey’s assessment that Trump is “unethical” and “untethered to truth and institutional values,” the president responded in a…
  
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• White House says Libby pardon unrelated to Russia investigation

  13-04-2018 21:25
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pardon of former George W. Bush administration official Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Friday has nothing to do with Trump's views on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, a White House spokeswoman said. "One thing has nothing to do with the other and every case should be reviewed on its own merits. Pardoning Libby was the right thing to do after the principle witness recanted her te
  
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• 'I was scared,' Cosby accuser says of alleged assault aftermath

  13-04-2018 21:21
  The woman whose accusation brought Bill Cosby to trial in Pennsylvania on sex-assault charges testified on Friday that the comedian drugged and raped her in 2004 and she was terrified to tell anyone for months afterward.It was the second time that accuser Andrea Constand, 45, confronted the 80-year-old entertainer in the suburban Philadelphia courtroom.The jury in Cosby's first trial on the charges was unable to reach a verdict in June.
  
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• Trump attorney Michael Cohen under criminal investigation: court filing

  13-04-2018 21:17
  Michael Cohen, an attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, has been under criminal investigation for months, federal prosecutors disclosed in a filing in Manhattan federal court in Friday.Prosecutors said the investigation focuses on Cohen's "own business dealings" rather than his work as an attorney.
  
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• How to help victims of the Florida school shooting

  13-04-2018 21:09 via rss.cnn.com
  As the nation grapples with the horrifying school shooting in South Florida, there are ways to help.
  
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• Trump lawyer arranged payoff to Playboy Playmate for Republican fundraiser: source

  13-04-2018 21:03
  By Karen FreifeldWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's personal lawyer arranged for a $1.6 million payment to a Playboy Playmate to keep secret her sexual relationship with a top Republican fundraiser and ally of Trump, a person familiar with the matter said.Michael Cohen, whose home and office were raided this week by FBI agents searching in part for information about payoffs to women alleging sexual encounters with Trump, handled the matter on behalf of the fundraiser, Elliott Broidy
  
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• Breaking: FBI Director Officially Announces McCabe Replacement

  13-04-2018 21:02 via westernjournal.com
  
  In a statement Friday making it official, the FBI announced Acting Deputy Director David Bowdich will permanently retain the position he has held on an interim basis since his predecessor’s ouster. Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe was fired last month by Attorney General Jeff Sessions just over a day before he would have been…
  
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• Former FBI #2 McCabe press leaks ‘violated DOJ policy’ - Inspector General

  13-04-2018 20:37 via rt.com
  
  Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe leaked to press in violation of Department of Justice policies and “lacked candor” in discussing the leaks with FBI officials, the DOJ Inspector General said in a damning report.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Wells Fargo CFO says government, not banks, should set gun policy

  13-04-2018 20:11
  Wells Fargo & Cobelieves the U.S. government, rather than banks, should set rules to promote gun safety, its finance chief said on Friday.The No. 3 U.S. lender has been talking to customers who legally manufacture firearms, but is "not currently setting policy in our extension of credit," Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said during a call with reporters.Citigroup Inc , for instance, last month slapped restrictions on new clients in the retail sector who sell guns, such as having the
  
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• Breaking: Trump Pardons Former Cheney Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby

  13-04-2018 19:57 via westernjournal.com
  
  'Central witness to the prosecution's case later recanted her testimony.'
  
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• Mattis defies Trump on Syria. Is his job now in danger?

  13-04-2018 19:54 via rt.com
  
  Defense Secretary James Mattis' cautionary tone on Syria could land him in hot water with Trump, but the president probably can't afford to shake up his Cabinet right now, former CIA officer Philip Giraldi told RT.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Trump, called an unethical liar in book, blasts ex-FBI chief as 'slime ball'

  13-04-2018 19:51
  By Doina Chiacu and Angela MooreWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump attacked James Comey as a "weak and untruthful slime ball" on Friday after the fired former FBI director castigated him as an unethical liar and likened him to a mob moss in a searing new memoir.The president fired Comey last May while his agency was investigating potential collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 U.S. election in a move that led the Justice Department to appoint Special Couns
  
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• Trump pardons ex-Cheney aide Lewis 'Scooter' Libby

  13-04-2018 19:44
  By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former George W. Bush administration official Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who was convicted of lying in an investigation of the unmasking of a CIA agent, in a step that underscored Trump's willingness to grant pardons in high-profile cases.Conservatives had pushed for a pardon for Libby for years after former Vice President Dick Cheney was unable to persuade Bush to do it late in his presidency.
  
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• Stormy Daniels' lawyer joins fight over Trump lawyer's files

  13-04-2018 19:38
  (Reuters) - A lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels argued in a court hearing on Friday that materials seized by federal investigators from U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer may concern his client, who claims the president slept with her.Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, has said she was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with the president."We have every reason to believe that some of the documents that were seized relate to my client," the lawye
  
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• Trump Deploys Warships To Middle East… Largest US Strike Force in 15 Years

  13-04-2018 19:20 via westernjournal.com
  
  The largest since the 2003 Iraq War.
  
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• Wells Fargo has no plans to halt business with gunmakers: CFO

  13-04-2018 19:14
  Wells Fargo & Co, the No. 3 U.S. lender by assets, has no plans to stop doing business with gunmakers in light of steps outlined by rival banks, Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said on Friday.The San Francisco-based lender wants Congress to create a legislative solution for dealing with gunmakers and is "not currently setting policy in our extension of credit," he said during a call with reporters.Citigroup Inc, for instance, last month slapped restrictions on new clients in the ret
  
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• Aruban official pleads guilty to laundering bribe money in U.S.

  13-04-2018 19:12
  An Aruban official living in Florida pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to laundering bribe money, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.Koolman laundered the money through wire transfers at American banks, authorities said.U.S. officials have expressed growing concern in recent years about foreign officials using American banks to stow the proceeds of corruption.
  
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• Lawmakers question FBI over San Bernardino suit against Apple

  13-04-2018 19:10
  A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray questioning the law enforcement agency's decision to take Apple Inc to court to force the company to help unlock a mass shooter's iPhone.Last month, a report from the Justice Department's internal watchdog found that the FBI didn't exhaust all itsoptions to unlock San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone before attempting to force Apple to help do so.The FBI didn't con
  
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• U.S. appeals court strikes down Maryland drug price-gouging law

  13-04-2018 18:53
  The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the main trade group for generic pharmaceutical companies in holding that the state law violated the U.S. Constitution by regulating the price of transactions that occur outside of Maryland."To be clear, we in no way mean to suggest that Maryland and other states cannot enact legislation meant to secure lower prescription drug prices for their citizens," U.S. Circuit JudgeStephanie Thacker wrote for the 2-1 majority.
  
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• 14 Killed in 36 Hours in Mexican Resort Town Cancun

  13-04-2018 18:48 via westernjournal.com
  
  'The violence happened at the beginning of April and left at least five others with gunshot wounds.'
  
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• New Jersey lottery winner vows to do 'good work' with $533 million jackpot

  13-04-2018 18:11
  A New Jersey production manager stepped out of obscurity on Friday to reveal himself as the newest millionaire-by-chance after a $2 Mega Millions ticket he bought at a gas station last month yielded him a jackpot of more than a half billion dollars.Richard Wahl, who moved from Michigan last summer to take a job at a Hillside, New Jersey-based food service industry supplier, said he probably will stop working and use his winnings to help his family and friends.It was just the fourth time the jack
  
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• Over 25% of Facebook ‘Competition’ Actually Owned by Zuckerberg

  13-04-2018 18:02 via westernjournal.com
  
  'Facebook has a corporate reputation for obtaining smaller companies within the social media sphere, which means the tech giant actually owns a significant number of the firms Zuckerberg cited this week as competitors.'
  
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• House Republicans Unveil Bill With Strict Work Requirements for Food Stamp Recipients

  13-04-2018 17:40 via westernjournal.com
  
  'If the bill is passed, anywhere from five to seven million food stamp recipients would have to adhere to these stricter requirements.'
  
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• DoD report confirms US contractors in Syria for 1st time under Trump administration

  13-04-2018 17:38 via rt.com
  
  A newly released Department of Defense (DoD) report has confirmed the presence of US contractors in Syria. It appears to be the first time this has been done under the Trump administration.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Highlights from former FBI Director James Comey's new book

  13-04-2018 17:23
  (Reuters) - A searing memoir by former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired last May by U.S. President Donald Trump, is due to be published next week.Below are some highlights from the book:- During a private dinner with Trump at the White House, Comey writes:'Unprompted, and in another zag in the conversation, (Trump) brought up what he called the "golden showers thing," repeating much of what he had said to me previously, adding that it bothered him if there was "even a one percent chance"
  
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• ‘A weak and untruthful slime ball’: Trump tears into Comey for prostitute comment

  13-04-2018 16:38 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump tore into former FBI Director James Comey on Friday, after Comey told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos “it’s possible” Trump was with prostitutes in Moscow in 2013.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Massachusetts top court rules against Exxon in climate change probe

  13-04-2018 16:34
  By Nate RaymondBOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top court on Friday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp's bid to block the state's attorney general from obtaining records to investigate whether the company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in climate change.The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Maura Healey had jurisdiction to seek records to probe whether the oil company's marketing or sale of fossil fuel products violated the state's consum
  
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• Cambridge Analytica-linked Kogan collected Facebook users’ private messages

  13-04-2018 16:04 via rt.com
  
  The developer of the quiz app Cambridge Analytica used to collect the data of some 87 million Facebook users also had access to their private messages, according to a warning sent by the social media giant to affected users.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Trump attacks former FBI director as 'slime ball' over deeply critical book

  13-04-2018 16:01
  U.S. President Donald Trump attacked former FBI Director James Comey on Friday as a "weak and untruthful slime ball," reacting to news accounts that cite Comey as searingly critical of the president in a memoir due to be published next week."It was my great honor to fire James Comey!" Trump said in a series of angry Twitter messages, adding he had been a terrible FBI director.Trump fired Comey last May and has publicly criticized him since then, but not to this extent.
  
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• Oklahoma teacher walkout ends

  13-04-2018 15:55 via rss.cnn.com
  The Oklahoma teacher walkout has ended after nine days, the state's largest teachers union said, but teachers across the state pledged to continue fighting for more school funding and higher pay.
  
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• Trump lawyer tries to prevent use of materials found in FBI raid

  13-04-2018 15:47
  U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is seeking a temporary restraining order regarding searches of Cohen's home and office by FBI agents on Monday, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.The raids followed a referral by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, a probe that has expanded to include looking into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.Monday's raid infuriated Trump,
  
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• These charts show why America's teachers are fired up and can't take any more

  13-04-2018 15:20 via rss.cnn.com
  Tattered textbooks. Unheated classrooms. Slashed budgets. All amid growing concerns about safety in schools.
  
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• Trump slams former FBI director as 'slime ball' over deeply critical book

  13-04-2018 15:02
  U.S. President Donald Trump attacked former FBI Director James Comey on Friday as a "weak and untruthful slime ball," reacting to news accounts that cite Comey as searingly critical of the president in a memoir due to be published next week."It was my great honor to fire James Comey!" Trump said in a series of angry Twitter messages, adding he had been a terrible FBI director.Trump fired Comey last May and has publicly criticized him since then, but not to this extent.
  
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• Tonya Harding, Adam Rippon among 'Dancing With the Stars' cast

  13-04-2018 14:45 via foxnews.com
  This season of "Dancing With the Stars" is all about athletes.
  
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• Florida man's own dashboard camera lands him in jail

  13-04-2018 14:35 via foxnews.com
  A Florida man ended up in jail after his dashboard camera showed police more than he intended.
  
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• Sweden is fitting electric rails along its highways to power EVs

  13-04-2018 14:30 via foxnews.com
  Sweden has opened its first electrified road in Stockholm.
  
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