Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to vote to be challenged in court Tuesday - Mic


Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to vote to be challenged in court Tuesday
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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has made a career of fighting the largely non-existent problem of voter fraud, including for the Trump administration — and now, one of his policies is about to have its day in court. A federal trial is set to ...

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Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance

SALISBURY, England (Reuters) - A former Russian double agent convicted in Moscow of betraying dozens of agents to British intelligence was critically ill in hospital on Tuesday after he was exposed to an unidentified substance in southern England.


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Police probe substance as Russian spy 'critical' in hospital - BBC News


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Police probe substance as Russian spy 'critical' in hospital
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Police are trying to identify a substance which caused a former Russian agent convicted of spying for Britain to collapse in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Sergei Skripal, 66 - who was granted refuge in the UK in 2010 as part of a "spy swap" - and a 33-year-old ...
Former Russian spy falls critically ill after exposure to 'unknown substance' in BritainChicago Tribune
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substanceReuters
Former Russian spy critically ill after exposure to 'unknown substance'CNN
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Billionaire explorer discovers sunken US WWII aircraft carrier - CNN


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Billionaire explorer discovers sunken US WWII aircraft carrier
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Washington (CNN) Wreckage from the USS Lexington -- a US aircraft carrier sunk by the Japanese during World War II -- has been discovered 500 miles off the Australian coast by a team of explorers led by billionaire Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder ...
Paul Allen's team discovers sunken WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington (PHOTOS)Q13 FOX
USS Lexington discovered by billionaire Paul Allen's crew 76 years after WWII sinkingFox News
This big ship saved Tacoma from going dark, then disappeared in WWII. Now she's been foundThe News Tribune
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Wants to 'Write a New History' With South Korea After Talks - TIME


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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Wants to 'Write a New History' With South Korea After Talks
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In this March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong in Pyongyang, North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/AP. By Foster Klug / AP. 12:33 AM ...
South Korea's Moon vows to bolster defenses while talking peace with NorthCNN
Kim Jong Un Hosts South Korean Officials for Dinner in PyongyangDaily Beast
Kim Jong-un 'wants closer North-South Korea ties'BBC News
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More than 150 tickets issued as fights break out at Michigan State before Richard Spencer speech - Chicago Tribune


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More than 150 tickets issued as fights break out at Michigan State before Richard Spencer speech
Chicago Tribune
Fights broke out between white supremacists and protesters Monday as anti-fascist activists, students and community members converged in and around Michigan State University to counter a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer. Hours before the ...
After Fights And Arrests, Richard Spencer Speaks To Tiny Crowd At Michigan StateHuffPost
Is the Alt-Right Dying? White Supremacist Leaders Report Infighting and DefectionNewsweek
Fistfights, arrests erupt at Michigan State University before Richard Spencer takes stageDetroit Free Press
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Two Children Killed in Brooklyn After Being Hit by Car - Wall Street Journal


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Two Children Killed in Brooklyn After Being Hit by Car
Wall Street Journal
A white Volvo sedan, with a stroller pinned under the rear wheel and a shoe on its trunk, crashed on Monday in Brooklyn, leaving two children dead and a pregnant woman injured. Photo: Mark Kauzlarich for The Wall Street Journal. By. Zolan Kanno-Youngs ...
2 young children killed, 2 women injured by driver in BrooklynWABC-TV
2 children dead, pregnant woman injured after being struck by driver in Park SlopeWPIX 11 New York
Brooklyn Hit and Run: Multiple Pedestrians Struck in New York CityNewsweek
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Trump is implicated in his attorney's Stormy Daniels payment for the first time - Washington Post


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Trump is implicated in his attorney's Stormy Daniels payment for the first time
Washington Post
The headline on the Wall Street Journal's latest Stormy Daniels scoop is that Trump attorney Michael Cohen's $130,000 payment to the porn star set off red flags and was reported to the Treasury Department. But what came next seems much more important ...
Michael D. Cohen, Trump's Longtime Lawyer, Says He Paid Stormy Daniels Out of His Own PocketNew York Times
Trump Lawyer's Payment to Stormy Daniels Was Reported as Suspicious by BankWall Street Journal
Watchdog Group Claims Reported Hush Money To Porn Star Violates Election LawTPM
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Trump's name removed from Panama hotel as standoff over control of property comes to an end - Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune

Trump's name removed from Panama hotel as standoff over control of property comes to an end
Chicago Tribune
A man removes the word Trump, off a marquee outside the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City on March 5, 2018. Escorted by police officers and a Panamanian judicial official, the owner of the Trump Panama City hotel has taken ...
Trump's name is stripped from Panama hotelWashington Post
Panama Hotel Owner Declares Victory and Trump's Name Is RemovedNew York Times
Battle rages for control of Trump hotel in PanamaNBCNews.com
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North Korea makes 'agreement' with South Korea after historic meeting: KCNA

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is his "firm will to vigorously advance" inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification, the North's official news agency said on Tuesday.


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Politics back in fashion in Thailand despite poll delays

Baan Saladin, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha rowed a boat across a pond dotted with lotus leaves, planted some rice stalks in a field and turned to villagers who had come to meet him in Baan Saladin village in central Thailand.


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South Korea's Moon says Seoul must bolster defense against North

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the military should focus "all its power" to boost its defense capabilities to counter North Korea's missile and nuclear programs, even while it engages Pyongyang in dialogue.


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After Park, former South Korean President Lee summoned over bribery allegations

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have called former President Lee Myung-bak to appear for questioning over allegations he took bribes when in office, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in the latest top-level political corruption scandal to rock the country.


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