Monday, June 5, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump will not use executive privilege to block Comey testimony

2 of 3 attackers identified in deadly London rampage; Trump's latest tweets could hurt effort to restore travel ban; Solar's rise lifted blue-collar workers in N.C. Now they're worried about Trump.; Most Americans in poll oppose Trump's decision to scrap Paris climate plan, think it will hurt U.S. globally; White House formally backs plan to transfer air traffic control system to private corporation; Four Arab nations sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, exposing rift in the region; Predator or victim? Testimony begins in Bill Cosby trial with rival portraits of fallen star.; Supreme Court to decide if a warrant is needed to track a suspect through cellphone records; Unsealed 75 years after the Battle of Midway: New details of an alarming WWII press leak; It's time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class; Harvard withdraws 10 acceptances for ‘offensive’ memes in private group chat; Apple unveils smart speaker to compete with Google and Amazon devices;
 
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Trump will not use executive privilege to block Comey testimony
James Comey will testify at a Senate hearing Thursday in his first public comments since President Trump fired him as FBI director. He is likely to be asked about any conversations Trump may have had with him about the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
2 of 3 attackers identified in deadly London rampage
The assailants were identified as Khuram Shazad Butt, a 27-year-old British citizen born in Pakistan, and Rachid Redouane, a 30-year-old who had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan. Both lived in the Barking area of east London, the scene of multiple police raids since Sunday.
 
Trump's latest tweets could hurt effort to restore travel ban
The president derided the revised travel ban as a "watered down" version of the first plan and criticized his own Justice Department's handling of the case — potentially hurting the administration's defense of the ban as the legal battle over it reaches a critical new stage.
 
Wonkblog | Analysis
Solar's rise lifted blue-collar workers in N.C. Now they're worried about Trump.
More than 9,500 solar jobs of 370,000 such roles nationwide have cropped up in North Carolina alone, an Energy Department study found. The growth in the clean-energy field followed federal government tax credits and other supports in the Obama administration. But President Trump's rejection of the climate accord could be devastating for people who benefited directly from Obama-era incentives.
 
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Most Americans in poll oppose Trump's decision to scrap Paris climate plan, think it will hurt U.S. globally
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans oppose the president's decision to withdraw from the climate agreement, according to a new Post-ABC News poll. The survey also finds broad skepticism toward Trump's argument that leaving the accord will help the U.S. economy.
 
White House formally backs plan to transfer air traffic control system to private corporation
The plan to spin off more than 30,000 federal workers, separating the nation's air traffic controllers and those who work on a $36 billion modernization program from the Federal Aviation Administration.
 
Four Arab nations sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, exposing rift in the region
The countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain — released separate and apparently coordinated statements saying they would cut air, sea and land links with Qatar, which hosts a forward base for the U.S. military's Central Command and is home to the widely watched Al Jazeera network.
 
Predator or victim? Testimony begins in Bill Cosby trial with rival portraits of fallen star.
The prosecutor portrayed the comedian as a menacing figure who used his fame and power to take advantage of women. The defense questioned the honesty of Cosby's accuser.
 
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Supreme Court to decide if a warrant is needed to track a suspect through cellphone records
The case seeks to resolve a digital-age question that has divided lower courts relying on past Supreme Court precedents about privacy.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
Unsealed 75 years after the Battle of Midway: New details of an alarming WWII press leak
A story in the Chicago Sunday Tribune story enraged U.S. military leaders and led to a grand jury probe whose testimony would remain secret for decades.
 
Analysis
It's time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class
Trump voters — even those without college educations — were actually pretty affluent, a recent study finds.
 
Harvard withdraws 10 acceptances for ‘offensive’ memes in private group chat
The students had exchanged messages "mocking sexual assault, the Holocaust and the deaths of children," the Harvard Crimson reported.
 
Apple unveils smart speaker to compete with Google and Amazon devices
The HomePod, which will cost $349 when it starts shipping in December, will respond to commands using Apple's Siri voice assistant. Apple said the device's sound quality will distinguish it from its competitors.
 
 
     
 
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