Friday, January 5, 2018

Evening Edition: Senate Judiciary chair refers Russia dossier author for criminal probe

 
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Senate Judiciary chair refers Russia dossier author for criminal probe
Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) has recommended the Justice Department investigate former British spy Christopher Steele, the author of the now-famous "dossier" alleging the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential election. The move marks a major escalation in conservatives' challenges to the FBI's credibility as the agency investigates whether any Trump associates committed crimes.
FBI has been investigating the Clinton Foundation for months
The agency revived a probe that was dialed back during the 2016 presidential election amid tensions between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over the politically charged case, according to people familiar with the matter. President Trump has repeatedly urged Justice officials to prosecute Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and her aides.
 
'That's the model': Republican Cory Gardner stands up to President Trump
The junior senator from Colorado aligns with Trump on most issues. But Gardner is becoming known as someone who will do more than posture when he and the White House disagree.
 
 
Fatal Force
For the third year in a row, police shot and killed nearly 1,000 people across the U.S. in 2017
Police fatally shot 987 people last year, or two dozen more than they killed in 2016, according to a project by The Washington Post that tracks the shootings. The grim annual tally has persisted despite widespread public scrutiny of officers' use of fatal force.
 
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Author of scathing Trump book makes a damaging admission
Author Michael Wolff bolstered President Trump's effort to discredit the new book "Fire and Fury" when he acknowledged in a "Today" show interview that he had been willing to say whatever was "necessary" to gain access at the White House.
 
New book has Europe openly debating: 'Is Trump still sane?'
President Trump has never enjoyed great popularity in Western Europe, with approval ratings in many countries hovering in the single or lower double digits. But some of Friday's public responses to Michael Wolff's book appeared unprecedented.
 
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Protests threaten Iran's ascendant role in the Middle East
Domestic unrest in Iran has been aimed in part at the country's intervention in the region's wars, exposing a key vulnerability for the Iranian leadership.
 
Perspective
The 'Last Jedi' backlash provides a useful primer in how not to watch a movie
The success of "The Last Jedi" isn't exactly surprising, but in this case it's notable, if only because the movie itself has been so divisive, especially among lifelong Star Wars fans.
 
As illegal immigrant is sentenced on gun charge in San Francisco, dead woman's parents look to next fight
The family of shooting victim Kate Steinle is suing San Francisco, its sheriff and federal immigration agents, as well as the federal agency that owned the gun that was stolen from an agent's car and then used in her death.
 
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Biggest tech lobbying group says it will sue FCC over net neutrality
The Internet Association, representing dozens of tech firms, said it join what will likely be a multi-pronged legal attack against new rules that let communications providers speed up, slow down or block websites at will.
 
Top hospital knew surgeon was accused of raping patients but kept him on staff, report says
Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon Ryan Williams, who was accused of sexually assaulting two patients during medical procedures, continued as a staffer while a settlement was being negotiated, according to USA Today.
 
 
Federal AIDS official snared in online teen-sex sting in Maryland
Michael Goldrosen was indicted for allegedly using the Internet and text messages to pursue a sexual encounter with someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy. He actually was communicating with a vice detective, police said.
 
Perspective
The Metropolitan Museum's new admission policy sticks it to tourists
The institution resorts to the nuclear option for raising revenue. Mandatory admission ranging from $12 to $25 will be required for visitors who live outside of New York beginning March 1.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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