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• Jay-Z ordered to testify next week in U.S. SEC investigation

  08-05-2018 23:55
  A federal judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Jay-Z to testify on May 15 in an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission involving the sale of the rapper's Rocawear clothing brand to Iconix Brand Group Inc.At a hearing inManhattan, U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe said Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, had failed to respond to SEC subpoenas served on him November and February, despite the regulatory agency's repeated efforts to schedule a time for him to testify.
  
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• U.S. violated rights of two detained Brazilian immigrants: judge

  08-05-2018 23:48
  U.S. immigration authorities violated the rights of two Brazilian illegal immigrants arrested after they went to government offices to be interviewed as part of a process to seek legal status, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreed to release one of the immigrants, a mother who had been separated from her 11-year-old son since her arrest over four months ago, following the ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf in Boston.The woman, Lucimar de Souza, is
  
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• Jerusalem Names Square Near Embassy in Honor of President Trump

  08-05-2018 23:44 via westernjournal.com
  
  The mayor of Jerusalem announced on Tuesday that his city will be honoring President Donald Trump with the naming of a square near the new United States’ Israeli embassy. Mayor Nir Barkat said the location’s name will be “United States Square in honor of President Donald Trump.” “This is the way in which Jerusalem returns…
  
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• Syrian TV Reports of Explosions Near Damascus, Israeli Missiles Intercepted

  08-05-2018 23:42 via westernjournal.com
  
  Syrian state-run media said Israeli forces struck a military outpost near the capital of Damascus on Tuesday, while its air defenses intercepted and destroyed two of the incoming missiles, according to the Associated Press. Syria’s official news agency SANA said the attack occurred about 10 miles south of Damascus, an area known to have numerous…
  
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• Trump not sold on Giuliani defense

  08-05-2018 23:22 via rss.cnn.com
  President Donald Trump has been flustered by the onslaught of negative coverage generated by his new personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has exacerbated his political troubles in recent days with a series of unscripted interviews, four sources familiar with knowledge of the President's thinking tell CNN.
  
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• Reagan-Era Federal Judge Poised To Foil Mueller

  08-05-2018 23:09 via westernjournal.com
  
  Federal Judge T.S. Ellis III, a Ronald Reagan appointee, could be the ultimate nightmare for special counsel Robert Mueller, who may lose his legal case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to an extraordinary May 4 exchange in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia. A dismissal could be a major wrecking ball…
  
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• Cancer warnings to be served up with coffee in California

  08-05-2018 23:08
  By Lisa BaertleinLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp and other roasters and retailers must serve up a cancer warning with coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled.Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle in a ruling published onMonday said that Starbucks and other coffee sellers did not show that the risk from consuming acrylamide, a possible cancer-causing byproduct created during coffee roasting, was offset by benefits from drinking coffee.The Council for Education and Research on T
  
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• Trump says may move to count ethanol exports toward biofuels quotas: sources

  08-05-2018 23:06
  By Jarrett RenshawNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of senators on Tuesday he is considering allowing exported ethanol to count toward the volumes mandated under the nation's biofuels law, a move intended to appease both Big Oil and Big Corn by cutting the refiners' regulatory costs while preserving demand for corn.According to two sources briefed on Trump's meeting with the Republican senators, Trump also reiterated his support for expanding sales of higher ethanol b
  
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• Amazon Bans Christian Group, Allows Anti-Semitic Groups

  08-05-2018 23:04 via westernjournal.com
  
  Amazon has barred prominent Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom from participating in its Amazon Smile charitable program, which allows nonprofits to recoup a small fraction of the money their supporters spend through Amazon. ADF, which specializes in First Amendment law and has won cases at the Supreme Court, is barred from Amazon Smile on…
  
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• Trump Uses Iran Announcement to Put More Pressure on KJU

  08-05-2018 22:56 via westernjournal.com
  
  'Today's action sends a critical message.'
  
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• Hawaii volcano simmers ominously, experts warn it could blow again

  08-05-2018 22:56
  By Terray SylvesterPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A Hawaiian volcano that has been exploding for five days, destroying 35 homes and other structures as it disgorges rivers of lava and belches out toxic gas, appeared to have paused on Tuesday, but scientists warned that it could erupt again.Seismicity is still up," Hawaii Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno told a community meeting on Monday night."If things get dicey, you got to get out."So far, no deaths or major injuries have been reported s
  
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• Justice Department seeks to revoke citizenship over fraud scheme

  08-05-2018 22:48
  Two people previously convicted of trying to defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank could stand to lose their U.S. citizenship, after the Justice Department filed denaturalization lawsuits against them on Tuesday.Guillermo Oscar Mondino, 55, a native of Argentina, and Norma Borgono, 63, a native of Peru, were convicted in 2010 and 2011, respectively, on charges related to a scheme to defraud the Ex-Im Bank of more than $24 million.The Justice Department said it was now taking steps to strip them of
  
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• Houston mayor proposes 'tight' post-Hurricane Harvey budget

  08-05-2018 22:43
  Houston will continue to face a structural budget deficit every year due to a voter-approved cap on property tax revenue, Turner said, saying that more money was needed to beef up the city's public safety force.The $4.9 billion all-funds budget, which includes a $2.48 billion general fund, eliminates the deficit with the help of higher-than-expected sales tax revenue, $29 million from a settlement with a firm that did actuarial work for the city's retirement systems, spending reductions and fund
  
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• Hawaii residents rue paradise built with 'lava discount'

  08-05-2018 22:37
  By Terray Sylvester and Jolyn RosaPAHOA, Hawaii/HONOLULU (Reuters) - Six days before Kilauea began erupting on Hawaii's Big Island, residents living under one of the world's most active volcanoes attended a community forum on preparing for emergencies.It was prompted in part by a mistaken alert in January that North Korea had launched a ballistic missile attack on Hawaii, which sent residents and tourists scrambling for shelter across the U.S. Pacific island state.Living in paradise comes with r
  
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• Trump's approval is rising among these specific groups

  08-05-2018 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  A Gallup poll released on Monday has President Donald Trump's approval rating at 42%. He has not had an approval rating above 40% in Gallup's poll since it hit 41% in late May 2017, which was immediately after he fired James Comey as FBI director.
  
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• Trump's approval is rising among these groups

  08-05-2018 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  A Gallup poll released on Monday has President Donald Trump's approval rating at 42%. He has not had an approval rating above 40% in Gallup's poll since it hit 41% in late May 2017, which was immediately after he fired James Comey as FBI director.
  
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• Watch: Bodyguard Takes on ‘False Dirty Laundry’ EPA is Promulgating on Pruitt

  08-05-2018 22:33 via westernjournal.com
  
  Many of the accusations against Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and his close aides were concocted by “disgruntled employees” looking to damage the agency, the former head of Pruitt’s security detail said. “I believe at the end of the day, these are disgruntled employees — staffers — who, for whatever reason, decided to air dirty…
  
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• ‘Highest level’ of sanctions on Iran: What it means for Tehran and others

  08-05-2018 22:24 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said he will renew sanctions on Iran, bringing them to the “highest level,” following his announcement that the US will leave the Iran nuclear deal signed by the Obama administration in 2015.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Walking away from Iran deal a ‘serious mistake’ - Obama

  08-05-2018 22:19 via rt.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama called the decision to leave the Iran nuclear deal “misguided” and a “serious mistake,” saying the 2015 agreement offered a template for dealing with denuclearization of North Korea.
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• Angela Box: Democrat Priorities – A Primary Day Primer

  08-05-2018 22:11 via westernjournal.com
  
  Hello voters. My name is Leticia Ramos — and you better make sure you roll that “R” in Ramos. I am the director of illegal immigrant outreach for the Democratic National Committee. As a proud undocumented immigrant who hates all things America, continues to speak Spanish whenever possible and thinks assimilation into American culture is…
  
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• Public University Loses Weapons-Grade Plutonium

  08-05-2018 22:09 via westernjournal.com
  
  'It remains unclear from existing reports whether the university retained possession of any additional samples.'
  
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• U.S. Air Force orders one-day pause in flights after deadly crashes

  08-05-2018 21:22
  The United States Air Force has ordered its aircraft to stand down for one day within the next few weeks for a safety review after a string of deadly aircraft crashes.Some aircraft might be exempted from the one-day pause in flights, such as those carrying out strikes in Iraq and Syria, said Major General John Rauch, the Air Force's chief of safety, on Tuesday.The operational pause must carried out by May 21 and comes after a Puerto Rico Air National Guard cargo plane crashed near Savannah, Geor
  
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• Dick Morris: Democrats Fall Into the Monica Lewinsky Trap

  08-05-2018 21:17 via westernjournal.com
  
  In the congressional elections of 1998, the Republicans failed to gain seats in either the House or the Senate despite the historic advantage that the out-of-power party normally enjoys in the sixth year of a two-term incumbent’s presidency. Now, in 2018, the Democrats are making exactly the same mistake … and will likely have the…
  
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• Pompeo jets to Pyongyang as Trump holds out for North Korea nuke deal

  08-05-2018 21:13 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is jetting in to meet Kim Jong-un after announcing the withdrawal from Iran nuclear agreement.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• 'I can’t understand her English’: Melania trolled for #BeBest speech

  08-05-2018 21:03 via rt.com
  
  Melania Trump was mocked after she unveiled a new initiative for children called, ‘Be Best.’ The first lady was accused of using incorrect grammar, plagiarism and she even had her accent criticized.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Trump says ethanol exports could count toward U.S. biofuels quotas: sources

  08-05-2018 20:59
  By Jarrett RenshawNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering allowing exported ethanol to count towards the volumes mandated under the nation's biofuels law, a move that could appease both Big Oil and Big Corn by cutting the refiners' regulatory costs while propping up demand for corn.According to two sources briefed on the discussions with a group of Republican senators, Trump also reiterated his support for expanding sales of higher ethanol blends of gas
  
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• Walmart Under Fire After Manager Tells Veteran To Stand in Pouring Rain

  08-05-2018 20:49 via westernjournal.com
  
  'Basic human kindness should have stepped in here.'
  
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• Trump Pulls Out of Iran Deal, ‘Defective at Its Core’

  08-05-2018 20:49 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced Tuesday his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. “It is clear to me that we cannot prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement,” Trump said from the White House. “The Iran deal is defective at its core. If we do…
  
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• USDA lab killing ‘hundreds’ of kittens by ‘incineration’ as part of study - congressman

  08-05-2018 20:46 via rt.com
  
  Hundreds of kittens are bred, fed parasite-infected raw meat and then killed by incineration at a US Department of Agriculture lab in Beltsville, Maryland, according to Rep. Mike Bishop (R-Michigan).
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• Trump promises Iran 'highest level' of sanctions, 'bigger problems' if nuclear research continues

  08-05-2018 20:20 via rt.com
  
  President Donald Trump has promised the highest level of sanctions on Iran after announcing that US is leaving the nuclear deal.He promised Tehran "bigger problems than it has ever had before" if it develops nuclear weapons.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• President Donald Trump takes US out of Iran nuclear deal (VIDEO)

  08-05-2018 20:13 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has announced his decision to take the US out of the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran. Trump has accused Iran of "malign" behavior in the Middle East and promised severe US sanctions.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• President Donald Trump takes US out of Iran nuclear deal

  08-05-2018 20:13 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has announced his decision to take the US out of the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran. Trump has accused Iran of "malign" behavior in the Middle East and promised severe US sanctions.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Poll: Almost Half of America Thinks Media Coverage on Trump is ‘Too Critical’

  08-05-2018 20:04 via westernjournal.com
  
  A new survey published this week by Axios suggests public sentiment has shifted very little in the past year regarding the perceived fairness of media outlets covering the Trump administration. The poll, which was conducted last week in coordination with Survey Monkey, indicates a clear plurality of the 2,807 respondents believe news coverage is unnecessarily…
  
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• Decades-long hunt for missing girls leads to Michigan farm: police

  08-05-2018 19:50
  Investigators were digging in a wooded area where the man, Arthur Ream, led officials 10 years ago to the body of a girl that he was found guilty of murdering, said William Dwyer, commissioner of the Warren Police Department.Dwyer said information from several people, including Ream, led them to believe that the bodies of four to six teenage girls may be buried there.If their remains are located, Ream could face charges related to their disappearances, Dwyer said.
  
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• Michelle Obama Is ‘Concerned’ for Women Who Voted for Trump

  08-05-2018 19:46 via westernjournal.com
  
  'Patriarchy wrapped in feminism never gets old.'
  
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• People tried to stop lava from flowing. This is why they failed

  08-05-2018 19:36 via rss.cnn.com
  Photos | Why is it erupting now? | Terms to know
  
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• Uber, U.S. Army ally to test quiet aircraft technology

  08-05-2018 19:31
  Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would work with the U.S. Army to advance research on a novel, quiet aircraft rotor technology that could be used in future flying cars, or military aircraft.The alliance highlights stepped-up efforts by Uber and other companies to transform flying cars from a science fiction concept to real hardware for residents of mega-cities where driving is a time-consuming bore.
  
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• ‘New global battle’? Clinton sounds alarm on Chinese influence

  08-05-2018 19:23 via rt.com
  
  Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has issued a stark warning about China’s nefarious attempts to gain influence and power on the global stage.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Frustrated residents worry about fate of homes

  08-05-2018 19:20 via rss.cnn.com
  Residents voiced frustration and anxiety after being forced to evacuate their homes as lava and hazardous fumes spewed on Hawaii's Big Island.
  
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• More evacuations possible as Hawaii volcano fissures spread

  08-05-2018 19:09
  By Terray SylvesterPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Emergency crews were poised to evacuate more people on Tuesday as fissures kept spreading from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano, five days after it started exploding.Around 1,700 people have already been ordered to leave their homes after lava crept into neighborhoods, destroying 35 homes and other buildings, and deadly volcanic gases belched up through cracks in the earth.The evacuation zone could grow as fissures are spreading into new areas on the
  
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• Sessions: Every Person Entering US Illegally Will Be Prosecuted

  08-05-2018 18:50 via westernjournal.com
  
  Adding new details to the Trump administration’s tougher stance on border enforcement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a group of criminal investigators this week that individuals crossing into the U.S. illegally should be prosecuted without exception. “If you cross this border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you,” he said Monday in Arizona. “It’s that simple.”…
  
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• U.S. urges judge to force AT&T to scrap deal or sell DirecTV or Turner

  08-05-2018 18:48
  In its final push, the U.S. Justice Department has urged a federal judge to stop AT&T Inc , which owns biggest pay TV provider DirecTV, from buying movie and TV show maker Time Warner Inc , or at least cut a big chunk out of the proposed $85 billion transaction.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon is expected to rule on the deal on June 12.In filings sent to the court last week and unsealed on Tuesday, the Justice Department reiterated that if AT&T owned Time Warner it would have the incenti
  
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• Pelosi Agrees with ‘Accurate’ GOP Ad, Says She Wants to Roll Back Tax Cuts

  08-05-2018 18:44 via westernjournal.com
  
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has been a vocal critic of the tax cuts Republicans passed last year, and she showed no signs of backing away from that stance Tuesday. At an event Tuesday in Washington hosted by Politico, Pelosi was asked if she would like to institute a single-payer health care system and raise…
  
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• Trump Called Demise of Former New York AG Nearly 5 Years Ago

  08-05-2018 18:38 via westernjournal.com
  
  '...worse than Spitzer or Weiner.'
  
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• In decades-old case, hunt for missing teens leads to Michigan farm: media

  08-05-2018 18:22
  Investigators were using a backhoe to dig in a wooded area where the man, Arthur Ream, 10 years ago led them to the body of a girl that he was found guilty of murdering, WJBK-TV and the Detroit News reported.Police believe the bodies of the girls aged 12 to 17, who went missing in the late 1970s and early 80s, could be hidden on the property, and if their remains are located, Ream could be charged with their disappearances, local media said.Ream is already serving a sentence of life in prison wi
  
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• Tehran to be hit with old, new sanctions as US plans to quit Iran nuke deal – report

  08-05-2018 17:48 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump is planning to impose old sanctions on Iran and add new ones, the New York Times reported citing sources. Trump is expected to announce his decision on the nuclear deal on Tuesday.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Jay-Z, accused of dodging SEC subpoenas, due in court

  08-05-2018 17:47
  Rapper Jay-Z has been ordered to appear at a hearing in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of twice defying subpoenas calling him to testify in an investigation of the sale of his Rocawear clothing line.In a court filing last week, the SEC said Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, had failed to respond to subpoenas served in November and February.
  
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• Four more Nike executives exit after harassment allegations inquiry: NYT

  08-05-2018 17:35
  (Reuters) - Nike Inc's investigation into workplace behavior has led to the departure of four more top-level executives, raising the total to 10, the New York Times reported https://nyti.ms/2jHxF1W on Tuesday.
  
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• New York's top court refuses to free chimps from cages

  08-05-2018 17:30
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - The quest to free Tommy and Kiko may have reached the end of the line.New York state's highest court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Nonhuman Rights Project seeking to transfer the chimpanzees to a sanctuary, and end their confinement in cages by private owners.By a 5-0 vote, the court let stand a June 2017 ruling by an intermediate state appeals court in Manhattan that chimpanzees are not legal persons, and that it is up to legislators to decide what
  
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• Report: BuzzFeed Used User Data To Fuel Anti-Trump Super PAC Ads

  08-05-2018 17:22 via westernjournal.com
  
  'This is a data monster that we’re working with here at BuzzFeed.'
  
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