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Trump reportedly mulling a recess appointment for new attorney general
The Week - 27 Jul 2017 04:55
President Trump, still upset with Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Department of Justice's Russia investigation, has been talking with his close advisers about possibly replacing Sessions thro...
Argentina sentences 4 ex-judges for dictatorship-era crimes
Miami Herald - 27 Jul 2017 04:53
Four former federal judges in Argentina were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country's last dictatorship in a ruling human rights groups are …
Scaramucci tweets, then deletes, confusing statement that referred to information in Politico report as a 'leak'
Chicago Tribune - 27 Jul 2017 07:30WATCH: Trump tweets more criticism about Sessions
ABC News - 27 Jul 2017 04:00
Officials say Trump and Sessions haven't spoken in days; sources allege Sessions plans to keep doing his job.
Senator warns Trump there's 'no way' committee would consider Sessions replacement
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 04:21
The Republican head of the Senate Judiciary Committee warned “Everybody in D.C.” that there was “no way” his committee could consider a new attorney general this year. Senator Chuck Grassley issued the advisory o...
Police shoot, kill man after serving arrest warrant at wrong home
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 07:50
Mississippi police officers shot a mechanic to death Sunday after the cops served an arrest warrant at the wrong residence, according to multiple media reports. Southaven police officers initially planned to arrest Samue...
Office worker kills 3, injures several others in knife rampage: cops
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 07:09
BEIJING -- Police say three people have been killed and four injured in a rampage by a knife-wielding man in central China. The Wuhan city police force said on its microblog that three of the victims were attacked Thursd...
U.S. Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials as Maduro's Opponents Launch Labor Strikes
Time - 27 Jul 2017 04:18
To pressure the president into halting his plans to rewrite Venezuela's constitution
Never-before seen images of N Korea's missile program
CNN - 27 Jul 2017 06:59
Following the successful launch of their first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 4, the Hwasong-14, North Korea threw a series of celebrations to commemorate the work done by those involved in the project...
Despite Trump rebukes, Sessions pushing White House agenda with El Salvador trip
USA Today - 27 Jul 2017 15:49Scaramucci tweets he's alerting FBI about financial 'leaks'
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 06:28
President Trump’s new communications director said Wednesday night that he was alerting the FBI after details from his financial disclosure forms were published online. Anthony Scaramucci condemned the financial “lea...
Creep who had sex with 'kidnapped' student still has license to teach
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 16:42
A creepy educator who admitted to having sex with a teen student he’s accused of kidnapping, has managed to hold on to his state teaching license, according to a report. Tad Cummins led police on a nationwide manhunt f...
'Fired by tweet': Troops, veterans react to transgender ban
ABC News - 27 Jul 2017 16:13
"I'm just serving as a soldier just like anybody else."
This US admiral stands ready to obey a Trump nuclear strike order
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 07:03
CANBERRA, Australia -- The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says he would launch a nuclear strike against China next week if President Donald Trump ordered it and warned against the military ever shifting its allegiance from...
Teen pleads not guilty in livestream crash that killed kid sister
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 05:28
LOS BANOS, Calif. -- A California teenager pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges of vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving after she lost control of her car while livestreaming on Instagram and recording a c...
FBI probes death on cruise ship after domestic dispute
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 03:54
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A domestic dispute aboard a cruise ship led to the death of a 39-year-old Utah woman, and the FBI is investigating what happened in U.S. waters off Alaska, the agency said Wednesday. Princess Cruises...
Dad left daughter shoeless in desert after fight over pen: cops
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 03:46
The Arizona dad who allegedly stranded his 10-year-old daughter in the desert had lost his temper over a pen, according to reports. Christopher Charles Watson, 28, of Kingman, was arrested Saturday after the girl was fou...
China urged to do more to stop North Korea's nuclear programs
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 16:47
SYDNEY — Britain and Australia urged China on Thursday to do more to persuade North Korea to drop its nuclear and missile programs. Earlier this month North Korea, which has warned Australia could be the target of a st...
Gay ex-Army chief blasts Trump transgender military ban
USA Today - 27 Jul 2017 16:34
Trump issued his decision in a series of tweets Wednesday. It's immediate impact on transgender troops, estimated at up to 6,600, was not clear.
Justice Dept. Weighs In Against Protections for Gays in the Workplace
The New York Times - 27 Jul 2017 16:31
The unusual brief came in a Long Island case that could prove to be a test of whether federal anti-discrimination laws should be extended to gay workers.
Kellyanne Conway mourns that people are 'disinclined' to serve in government because of disclosure forms
The Week - 27 Jul 2017 16:30
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway thinks it's a real travesty that potential public servants are getting turned off from the job because they'd have to fill out a financial disclosure form. "There are so many qualif...
Scaramucci says Priebus can defend himself over leak allegations
New York Post - 27 Jul 2017 16:27
White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci on Thursday said Chief of Staff Reince Priebus can defend himself from accusations that he’s a leaker. “When I put out a tweet and I put Reince’s name in a twe...