Wednesday, 3 January 2018

Trump threatens aid to Palestinians, appears to contradict himself on Jerusalem - CNN


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Trump threatens aid to Palestinians, appears to contradict himself on Jerusalem
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(CNN) President Donald Trump raised the prospect Tuesday of cutting off aid to the Palestinian territories unless Palestinian leaders agree to resume negotiations to broker a peace deal with Israel. He also appeared to contradict his previous statement ...
Trump threatens to cut off US aid to Palestinian AuthorityCNBC
Netanyahu Allies Rethink Remapping of JerusalemNew York Times
Trump threatens to cut off US aid to PalestiniansThe Hill
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Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson dies at 90 - Salt Lake Tribune


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Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson dies at 90
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Even as he ascended to the pinnacle of a worldwide faith, Thomas S. Monson never stopped being a Mormon bishop. He was the same affable leader, folksy preacher and care-taking friend after becoming the LDS Church's 16th president in 2008 as he was ...
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Trump trolls his own Justice Department — again - Baltimore Sun


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Trump trolls his own Justice Department — again
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Huma Abedin is seen after the third U.S. presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 19, 2016. President Donald J. Trump now claims the former Hillary Clinton aide should be jailed. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images). Whatever hope Americans might ...

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Fusion GPS founders say they were 'shocked' by contents of 'Steele dossier' - The Hill


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Fusion GPS founders say they were 'shocked' by contents of 'Steele dossier'
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The founders of the private research firm that commissioned the controversial dossier detailing salacious allegations against President Trump · Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier ...
Trump dossier firm claps back at GOP's 'fake investigations'New York Daily News
Fusion GPS: Tip From Trump's Camp Triggered Russia ProbeDaily Beast
Fusion GPS honchos deny dossier triggered FBI Russia probeWashington Times
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Meet Roy Moore's Jewish attorney. He campaigned for his friend, Doug Jones. - Washington Post


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Meet Roy Moore's Jewish attorney. He campaigned for his friend, Doug Jones.
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Richard Jaffe, a prominent defense lawyer in Alabama, represented Senate candidate Roy Moore's son Caleb in a drug-possession case in 2016. But Jaffe wasn't a part of the conservative firebrand's Senate campaign. Nor is he close to the family. In fact ...
Doug Jones hires Senate Democrats' only African-American chief of staffABC News
Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer says in interviews he is a "passionate supporter" of Doug JonesCBS News
Lawyer touted by Roy Moore's wife is 'passionate supporter' of Doug JonesThe Hill (blog)
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North Korea reopens border hotline as Trump boasts of 'bigger' nuclear button

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea reopened a long-closed border hotline with South Korea on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to mock the North's leader by saying he has a "bigger and more powerful" nuclear button than he does.


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Syrian army preparing assault to end rebel siege of base east of capital

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army backed by Russian jets escalated bombing of the last rebel bastion on the eastern outskirts of Damascus as they prepared to break a siege of an army base encircled by opposition forces, residents and witnesses said on Wednesday.


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Former senior Hong Kong police officer jailed for baton assault during democracy protest

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former senior Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to three months jail on Wednesday for assaulting a passerby with his baton during the city's massive pro-democracy protests of late 2014.


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Turkey issues detention warrants for 68 Bank Asya shareholders in post-coup probe: police

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 68 shareholders of Bank Asya in an operation targeting the network of the cleric accused for orchestrating last year's failed coup attempt, the police said on Wednesday.


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