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Bill Cosby trial: Deadlocked jury to keep trying for a verdict on Day 10
USA Today - 16 Jun 2017 03:49
Jury has been at impasse but will resume tomorrow for a 5th day of deliberations.
Special counsel Mueller investigating Jared Kushner's finances, Washington Post reports
USA Today - 16 Jun 2017 03:48
The lawyer for the president's son-in-law said there was nothing surprising about the Post's report.
London high-rise that caught fire was extremely flammable
New York Post - 16 Jun 2017 07:39
Londoners were left searching for answers Thursday one day after a deadly high-rise fire -- as experts eyed the apartment building's extremely flammable covering as a possible culprit in the fast-moving blaze. Video take...
Mueller, Known for Being Above the Fray, Is Now in the Thick of It
The New York Times - 16 Jun 2017 03:10
His appointment as special counsel has thrown him into a political brawl, especially since his early hires include several prosecutors who have donated to Democrats.
Authorities left violent German alone with kids; he killed 2
Miami Herald - 16 Jun 2017 15:31
Authorities in Germany say they saw no reason to take a woman's three children into care after her husband beat her so badly she needed hospital treatment. Two days later …
Trump scraps Obama policy that protected immigrant parents from deportation
New York Post - 16 Jun 2017 06:32
WASHINGTON -- An Obama-era immigration program intended to protect parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from deportation has been formally cancelled, fulfilling a key campaign promise from President Donald Trump,...
Canada's Senate Just Passed a Landmark Transgender Rights Bill
Time - 16 Jun 2017 05:48
The bill adds "gender identity and gender expression" to the list of federally prohibited grounds for discrimination
Authorities Say Two Escaped Georgia Inmates Have Been Caught in Tennessee
Time - 16 Jun 2017 04:22
The two men had been on the run since being accused of killing two guards and escaping during a prison transfer
Democrats, Republicans unite for annual Congressional Baseball Game in Washington
The Week - 16 Jun 2017 04:08
Democrats and Republicans came together Thursday night for the yearly Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, one day after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot during the GOP's practic...
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein urges Americans to be 'skeptical' about anonymous allegations
The Week - 16 Jun 2017 04:53
Late Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued an unusual statement on anonymous sources, warning Americans to "exercise caution" when reading the news. People need to think before "accepting as true any st...
McConnell aims to bring health care bill few have seen to Senate floor vote by end of June
Chicago Tribune - 16 Jun 2017 03:43Key moments in Russia's campaign, involvement in Syrian war
Miami Herald - 16 Jun 2017 16:54
Russia's announcement that the Islamic State group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been killed in a Russian airstrike in Syria in late May -- if confirmed -- would be …
Deputy attorney general acknowledges he may need to recuse himself from Russia probe: sources
ABC News - 16 Jun 2017 16:47
The Russia probe is now looking at possible obstruction of justice by Trump.
Bodycam showing fatal shooting of man played at Milwaukee officer's trial
Chicago Tribune - 16 Jun 2017 04:38Better fit for Celtics: Blake Griffin or Gordon Hayward?
Boston - 16 Jun 2017 20:00
Both have been linked to Boston in the weeks leading up to NBA free agency.
President Trump's Transition Team Was Ordered to Preserve Documents: Report
Time - 16 Jun 2017 16:19
"Any physical and electronic records that may be related in any way to the subject matter of the pending investigations."
Turkey's Erdoğan Lambastes U.S. For Charges Against His Guards After D.C. Protest Clashes
The Huffington Post - 16 Jun 2017 16:18
Turkeysummoned the American ambassador Thursday after Washington, D.C., prosecutors issuedarrest warrantsfor members of Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan’ssecurity detail over clashes with protesters in the U.S. l...
Germany troubled by 'peculiar' new US sanctions on Russia
New York Post - 16 Jun 2017 16:15
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is concerned that proposed new U.S. sanctions against Russia could lead to fines against European companies, a government spokesman said on Friday, labeling the U.S. move “str...
7 stunned reactions to Trump confirming he's being investigated
The Week - 16 Jun 2017 16:07
In a desperate attempt to defend himself Friday, President Trump admitted that he's "being investigated for firing the FBI director." He insisted in a tweet that the whole thing is a "Witch Hunt," claiming that the inves...
Royals visit survivors of high-rise fire as death toll increases
New York Post - 16 Jun 2017 16:04
The death toll from London’s high-rise fire climbed to 30 on Friday, as survivors received a special visit from Queen Elizabeth and Prince William. The royals toured the emergency shelter set up at Westway Sports Centr...
Trump Acknowledges He Is Under Investigation in Russia Inquiry
The New York Times - 16 Jun 2017 15:34
President Trump acknowledged for the first time that he is under investigation by the F.B.I. as part of a broad inquiry into Russian election meddling.
London fire may have destroyed DNA needed to ID victims
Miami Herald - 16 Jun 2017 15:16
The devastating fire that struck a high-rise tower in London may have been so powerful that it destroyed much of the DNA evidence needed to identify its victims. As firefighters …