Sunday, November 12, 2017

Evening Edition: Former intelligence officials say Trump is being ‘played’ by Putin

 
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Former intelligence officials say Trump is being 'played' by Putin
Former CIA director John Brennan said President Trump's reaction to Vladimir Putin— who told him Russia did not interfere in the 2016 U.S. election — could inspire other world leaders to "appeal to his ego and try to play upon his insecurities." Former director of national intelligence James Clapper Jr. agreed with Brennan's assessment.
Analysis: North Korean insults to U.S. leaders are nothing new — but Trump's deeply personal reactions are
After a recent message from the North Korean regime referred to him as "old," President Trump responded by tweeting a series of sarcastic insults.
 
Senior Trump aide: Give Roy Moore the chance to defend himself
Legislative affairs director Marc Short said on "Meet the Press" that the GOP Senate candidate from Alabama "plans to come forward with more evidence to support his innocence" after claims of sexual misconduct when he was in his 30s.
 
 
Texas town that lost 26 in church massacre turns to its faith to grasp tragedy
Residents of Sutherland Springs have publicly looked to God, believing that there's a reason for all of this. The victims, many locals believe, are in a better place. Sorrow has quickly morphed into courage and resolve. And hundreds packed into a white tent to hear from the pastor of First Baptist Church, the site of last Sunday's carnage.
 
Ex-wife of Texas shooter says he once put a gun to her head and asked, 'Do you want to die?'
A week after Devin Kelley killed 26 people at a small-town church, details are emerging that paint him as an unstable young man. His first wife described him as someone with "a lot of demons or hatred inside of him" and said he once threatened her for getting a speeding ticket.
 
An Idaho doctor wanted to operate on transgender women. He faced an uphill battle.
Geoff Stiller works in a conservative community. He didn't realize what he was in for when he asked a hospital to allow him to perform vaginoplasties — the final and most significant step of a female transition.
 
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Former Lebanese prime minister insists from Saudi Arabia that he is 'free' and says he will return 'very soon'
Saad Hariri spoke in his first interview since his unexpected resignation last week. He is in the Saudi capital, where political allies and Western diplomats have suggested he was coerced into leaving his post.
 
In the shadow of Germany's climate conference, a village is demolished to make way for coal
The gap between Germany's green reputation and its coal-smudged reality has never been more vivid, and the disappearance of villages dating to Roman times show how difficult it can be for countries, even those that aggressively commit to cleaner technologies, to make the switch.
 
He has never tried a case, but Trump wants to make him judge for life
Brett Talley, a 36-year-old who has practiced law for only three years, is the latest federal judicial nominee to draw scrutiny for limited experience and the level of partisanship he has shown on social media.
 
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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts region near Iran-Iraq border
The U.S. Geological Survey placed the epicenter outside the Iraqi city of Halabjah. Iranian social media was abuzz with posts from people evacuating their homes in the cities of Ghasr-e Shirin and Kermanshah.
 
Perspective: Trump won, and Northam crushed Gillespie. Why believe polls ever again?
Voters might reasonably feel they were once again led astray after Tuesday's results in Virginia. So what happened? The numbers aren't necessarily to blame; people are.
 
 
This ancient shark with a snake head and 300 teeth is why we should just say nope to the ocean
Prehistoric contemporaries such as Tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops died out long ago, but the frilled shark still swims deep below the surface of the world's oceans, scientists say.
 
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'Pray for an Islamic Holocaust': 60,000 march under far-right banners in Warsaw
The massive crowd wielding red flares came from across Europe and overtook the official celebration of Polish independence.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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