Nunes Removes Himself From the Russia Investigation
Rep. Devin Nunes , the committee chairman, announced Thursday he is giving up control of the House probe temporarily while he attempts to answer ethics complaints filed against him as a result of his conduct in the investigation. Representative Mike Conaway , the most senior Republican on the intelligence committee, will now lead the probe. Rep. Adam Schiff , the ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee, said he is looking forward to working with Nunes on ...
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Officer killed, another wounded in Paris attack; shooter 'neutralized'
The attacker opened fire on a police van on the avenue before being killed. Joseph Downing, a researcher at the London Schools of Economics, said that if the attacker was, as reported, known to police, it raised questions of how he could still stage an attack.
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Aaron Hernandez's friends and family question prison death
Hernandez had been housed in a single cell in a general population unit at the maximum-security state prison in Shirley. Hernandez had reportedly gotten a new tattoo that referenced the Blood street gang after the fight, prison officials said.
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US accuses Iran of 'alarming provocations', undermining America's interests in Middle East
In a formal notification required every 90 days to the US Congress-the first delivered since Trump's inauguration-Secretary of State Tillerson certified that, as of April 18, Iran was meeting its terms of the deal, which required it to cap its uranium enrichment, reduce its number of centrifuges by two-thirds and submit to global inspections to ensure compliance.
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Almost 3000 migrants rescued off Libya coast, says NGO
About 8,300 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over Easter weekend, as smugglers took advantage of calm seas and better weather to launch boats to Europe. Zuccaro says he is not acting on behalf of Frontex , but that he is concerned that the rescue vessels are creating an open border into Europe as thousands of irregular migrants reach Italy each year.
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UN strongly condemns North Korean missile launch after delay
The council expressed its strong determination to deal more proactively with North Korea's provocations by stating that their further signification measures include sanctions, the ministry said in a press release on Friday (Korean time). Such actions by the United States and its worldwide allies, as well as continued military exercises on the coasts near the DPRK, are considered by Pyongyang as an open sign of hostility and constant threat.
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Trump attacks Canada's supply management for dairy as unfair to US
Canada Wood, an industry trade group, said earlier this month it would "take the first steps to extend its reach to Wuhan, which is the economic engine of central China", by establishing a joint Sino-Canadian Modern Wood Construction Technology Center in the little-known Chinese city of more than 10 million.
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Despite massive flak, defiant United Airlines CEO unlikely to resign
That list - generated hours before the plane ever got to the gate - would remain in the computer system until after the flight actually departed, said Ahmed Abdelghany, a professor of operations management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach, Fla., campus.
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USA 'prepared to do more' against Syria atrocities
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday asked Russian Federation to reconsider its support for the Syrian regime following a chemical weapons attack in Idlib earlier this week and the USA military action in response. "You vote before you go to war, not after you go to war", Paul said. USA allies from Asia, Europe and the Middle East expressed support for the attack, if sometimes cautiously.
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Islamic State group says it's behind Paris police attack
The Islamic State identified the attacker as Abu Yusuf al-Beljiki through its Amaq news agency, according to SITE Intel Group, a USA -based organization that monitors terrorists' activity online. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who campaigns against immigration and Islamic fundamentalism, took to Twitter to offer her sympathy for law enforcement officers "once again targeted".
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Way More Patriots Chose To Visit President Obama Than President Trump
Belichick indicated that this trip to the White House was even more special than his previous visits. Tight end Martellus Bennett , who signed with the Green Bay Packers this offseason, was the first to say before the Super Bowl he would sit out any such celebration, citing his opposition to many of Trump's positions.
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Reckitt Benckiser says Mead Johnson takeover on track
The results contrasted with generally upbeat news from rivals Unilever and Nestle SA, which on Thursday reported better-than-expected sales after raising prices. Reckitt said the weaker performance in Europe, North America and Australasia was due to a "significant" decline in foot care brand Amope in the United States as well declines in Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand as they faced a strong comparative period which included the launch a year ago of the Wet & Dry Express pedi.
