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Trump overstates missing texts involving FBI agent
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning about missing text messages involving an FBI agent reassigned from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. But he overstated the number of missing texts. Trump on Tuesday called news the FBI was missing five months’ worth of texts from the agent, Peter Strzok, “one […]
“Disgusting”: Russia bans satirical film about Stalin’s death
MOSCOW — Russia’s Culture Ministry banned a satirical film about Soviet leader Josef Stalin‘s death from movie theaters Tuesday following criticism from communists and others that the British-French production made a mockery of Russia’s history. The Culture Ministry declared it was rescinding the permit that would have allowed Scottish writer-director […]
Drought-stricken city moves up ‘day zero’ date it could run out of water
The water supplies of one of the world’s top tourist destinations, South Africa’s Cape Town, have dwindled even further than predicted, prompting authorities to adjust their estimate of when taps could run dry. City officials have moved up “day zero” — when taps are expected to run dry — by […]
NYSE sees no need to ‘bend over backwards’ to woo Aramco IPO
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Saudi Aramco is seen at the 20th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference (MOES 2017) in Manama, Bahrain, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo January 23, 2018 By Silvia Aloisi DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange took a swipe on […]
Senators used a ‘talking stick’ during shutdown negotiations
Political pundits will debate the winners and losers of the three-day government shutdown, but a clear frontrunner for the unsung hero award has emerged: Sen. Susan Collins’s “talking stick.” Republican and Democratic senators reportedly huddled in the office of the Maine Republican senator, who hosted negotiations to break the shutdown […]
U.S. business group lobbying surged as tax reform took shape
Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol at the start of the third day of a shut down of the federal government in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts January 23, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lobbying by U.S. business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable […]
Police sought Secrets Act probe of Reuters reporters an hour after their arrest
Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone arrives at a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer January 23, 2018 YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police sought permission from the nation’s president to go ahead with an investigation into whether two Reuters journalists had breached the Official Secrets Act only an […]
Nebraska plant to get $3.6B contract for NYC subway cars
LINCOLN, Neb. – A railway car plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, is poised to secure a large portion of a $3.6 billion contract to produce New York City subway cars. Continue Reading Below New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to vote Wednesday on Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing’s contract to build more […]
Apple taking on Amazon Echo with new HomePod speaker
United Airlines is helping football fans reach the end zone in Minneapolis for the Super Bowl. Continue Reading Below The airline, which operates 26 daily flights from its U.S. hubs to Minneapolis, announced it will offer customers 16 additional flights between Friday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb. 3, from locations […]