Thursday, 2 November 2017

Inquiry ordered into deadly Indian power plant blast

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian authorities on Thursday ordered an inquiry to determine within seven days the cause of a blast at a coal-fired power plant that killed 26 people and injured more than 100 -- one of the country's worst industrial accidents in years.


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Police in Colorado Want Murder Charge Against Utah Suspect - U.S. News & World Report


U.S. News & World Report

Police in Colorado Want Murder Charge Against Utah Suspect
U.S. News & World Report
Police in Colorado said they will seek a murder charge against an ex-convict suspected of killing a man whose body was found in a trailer before he headed to Utah and fatally shot a student during an attempted carjacking. Nov. 1, 2017, at 7:31 p.m ...
Utah slaying suspect to also face Colorado murder chargesmySanAntonio.com
Utah nurse settles over rough arrest caught on videoBoston Herald
Suspect arrested in slaying of University of Utah student confesses to murderNew York Daily News

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'urges people not to quarrel' on visit to Rakhine

SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday urged people "not to quarrel" as she visited areas riven by ethnic violence for the first time since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims began fleeing the country to escape a brutal military crackdown.


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Turkish troops, Kurdish militants clash near Iraqi border, 13 killed: sources

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Eight members of Turkey's security forces and five Kurdish militants were killed in a clash early on Thursday near the border between northern Iraq and southeast Turkey, security and hospital sources said.


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U of U shooting suspect admitted to police he killed student - fox13now.com


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U of U shooting suspect admitted to police he killed student
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SALT LAKE CITY – Police said Austin Boutain admitted to shooting University of Utah student ChenWei Guo. According to police, Boutain said he shot and killed Guo on Red Butte Canyon Rd. with intentions of taking his car. Police said he also admitted to ...

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After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli minister on Thursday declined to comment on reports that Israeli aircraft had struck a target in Syria the night before but repeated a threat to hit arms shipments to Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.


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Wednesday, 1 November 2017

'A Chuck Schumer beauty': Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack - Washington Post


Washington Post

'A Chuck Schumer beauty': Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack
Washington Post
President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). As details emerged about the incident, prominent right-wing ...
Trump Blames Schumer and Immigration Policies Hours After New York Terrorist AttackNew York Times
Trump: Suspect Entered US in 'Diversity Visa Lottery,' Blames SchumerNBCNews.com
Trump faults Schumer, 'diversity' immigration in NYC attackABC News
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Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting - CNN


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Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting
CNN
Washington (CNN) Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room. The idea was ...
The myth of the low-level aideWashington Post
How young Trump aide became key player in Russia probeThe Hill
Charges, Hearings Sharpen The Big Picture About Russia's Influence CampaignNPR
New York Times -Fox News -The Guardian -Politico
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Manafort's 'conspiracy' charge isn't nearly as serious as it sounds - The Hill


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Manafort's 'conspiracy' charge isn't nearly as serious as it sounds
The Hill
There are some troubling allegations in the bombshell indictment against President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Yet one in particular, "conspiracy against the United States," is not nearly as serious as the media seems to believe.

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Kevin Spacey: More allegations of sexual harassment surface - BBC News


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Kevin Spacey: More allegations of sexual harassment surface
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New allegations have emerged from a number of men accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct. US filmmaker Tony Montana claims he was groped by the actor in a Los Angeles bar in 2003. Montana says he was left with PTSD for six months after he ...
Kevin Spacey scandal: New accuser says the actor made advances on him as a teenUSA TODAY
New allegations leveled against actors Spacey, PivenAtlanta Journal Constitution
Kevin Spacey Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Second ActorNBCNews.com
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Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored peace initiative

BEIRUT/AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition has rejected a new, Russian-sponsored initiative to reach a political settlement to the Syrian conflict, and Turkey protested against the invitation of the Syrian Kurdish side as Moscow's peacemaking bid hit early complications on Wednesday.


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The Finance 202: Tax overhaul delayed while GOP haggles over details - Washington Post


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The Finance 202: Tax overhaul delayed while GOP haggles over details
Washington Post
THE TICKER. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.). (AP /J. Scott Applewhite). Thursday is the new Wednesday. Facing a pileup of disagreements over basic elements of a tax code overhaul, House Republicans late Tuesday ...
One Big Problem for Trump's Tax Plan? It's Already Unpopular.NBCNews.com
GOP to delay release of tax billThe Hill
GOP Braces for 'All Hell' to Break Loose When Tax Bill Finally DropsBloomberg
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Clovis said to be 'cooperative witness' in Senate Russia probe - Politico


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Clovis said to be 'cooperative witness' in Senate Russia probe
Politico
Sam Clovis, President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist, has been “a fully cooperative witness” in the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election ...

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Meet the blogger who helped indict Paul Manafort - Poynter (blog)


Meet the blogger who helped indict Paul Manafort
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Good morning. Here's our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in your inbox every morning? Subscribe here. 'I am not really a reporter'. If Paul Manafort had not been such a crummy and absentee Brooklyn ...

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