Saturday, March 17, 2018

Evening Edition: Trump’s lawyer calls on Justice Dept. to immediately end Russia probe

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Trump's lawyer calls on Justice Dept. to immediately end Russia probe
Attorney John Dowd said in a statement that the investigation, now led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, was fatally flawed early on and "corrupted" by political bias. He called on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees that probe, to shut it down.
Fired FBI official McCabe is said to have written memos detailing his interactions with Trump
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has been investigating, among other things, whether President Trump obstructed justice in his interactions with top law enforcement officials, including McCabe and his former boss, FBI Director James B. Comey.
 
The Fix: Could McCabe's firing come back to bite Trump?
President Trump appears to have gone after Andrew McCabe due to vendetta and possibly to send a signal to others in law enforcement who might run afoul of him.
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Analysis: Trump defenders' efforts to cast Mueller as tainted are gaining urgency
The cloud of political influence in the McCabe firing is in the eye of the beholder.
Texts show judge who recused himself in Flynn case was friendly with FBI agent involved in probe
Michael Flynn, the ex-national security adviser, is now cooperating with the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
 
Heart of California's dark marijuana economy is facing a new market force: Legalization
Humboldt County, known for decades as a haven of great dope in Northern California, cashed in on an illicit economy. Can it make it under the state's new marijuana regulations?
 
 
A voter profiling firm hired by Trump likely grabbed data for tens of millions of Facebook users
More than 50 million people may have been affected because of information collected by the "thisisyourdigitallife" app, much more than Facebook revealed earlier.
 
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Retirement frees congressional Republicans to give some straight talk
A handful of House and Senate Republicans who won't face voters in November have become the most outspoken — both about Trump and their congressional leaders.
 
First vehicles pulled from wreckage of collapsed Florida bridge
Three bodies were in the two flattened cars. The death toll, now at six, could rise. Of the eight vehicles caught beneath the 950-ton bridge, six were trapped entirely, with four being "very difficult to extract."
 
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Russia to expel 23 British diplomats, close consulate in escalating row over poisoned ex-spy
The move comes three days after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats.
 
Ohio student received a suspension during school walkout. Conservative Twitter then put its spin on it.
Conservative Twitter says this student was suspended for refusing to participate in his school's walkout. That's not exactly true.
 
 
March Madness live: It's been 30 years, but Rhode Island is ready for another shot at Duke
Tournament favorites Villanova, Duke and Kansas join upstarts Loyola Chicago and Buffalo in today's second round action.
 
'I don't have the answers': For Virginia, collapse against UMBC is a statistical mystery
The Cavaliers will have all offseason to ponder why they were outplayed in almost every way by the No. 16 seed.
 
 
U-Conn. women scored 55 points in a quarter, 94 in a half and 140 in the game
The No. 1 seeded Huskies set the NCAA record for points in a half and points in a game with their 88-point rout of No. 16 seeded St. Francis.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
The incredible story of America's first St. Patrick's Day celebration
It wasn't held in Boston or New York.
 
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