Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Evening Edition: Trump used $258,000 from his charity to settle legal problems

FBI looked into suspected bomber Ahmad Rahami in 2014; U.S., other nations say Syrian cease-fire is not dead, despite heavy fighting; How Anthony Bourdain went from CNN's biggest risk to its most unexpected star; Wells Fargo CEO pummeled on Capitol Hill over multi-year scam; 'This was not an accident. This was a bomb.'; At U.N., Obama offers a defense of a liberal world order under siege; Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer; Republicans are now favored to hold the Senate, according to our ratings ; Trump's interview with Bill O'Reilly was an instant classic; 858 immigrants from ‘special interest countries’ were mistakenly given citizenship. That’s a gift to Trump.; Earth posts hottest August on record and 16th straight month of unsurpassed heat; Both House and Senate move to block tank sale to Saudi Arabia; Archaeologists uncover a skeleton from the ancient world's most famous — and mysterious — shipwreck; School lunch worker quits after being forced to refuse hot meal to poor student; R.I.P. Brangelina: A look back on one of Hollywood’s most famous couples ;
 
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Trump used $258,000 from his charity to settle legal problems
The settlements were among four newly documented expenditures in which Trump may have violated laws against "self-dealing" — which prohibit nonprofit leaders from using charity money to benefit themselves or their businesses.
FBI looked into suspected bomber Ahmad Rahami in 2014
When the FBI looked into Rahami's father's comments on his son, they searched for any hints of terrorism "and we found nothing," an official said.
 
U.S., other nations say Syrian cease-fire is not dead, despite heavy fighting
The U.N. and other relief agencies suspended all aid shipments across combat lines in the wake of a bombing of a convoy, which capped a rapid unraveling of week-old truce efforts brokered by the United States and Russia.
 
How Anthony Bourdain went from CNN's biggest risk to its most unexpected star
The former chef has developed a fiercely loyal audience with "Parts Unknown" in the 3½ years since its debut, and his fans follow his every move as he explores international cultures and cuisines.
 
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Wells Fargo CEO pummeled on Capitol Hill over multi-year scam
The Senate Banking Committee pressed John Stumpf for details about the scheme — in which bank employees created millions of fake accounts — and how management allowed the problems to fester.
 
'This was not an accident. This was a bomb.'
Forty years ago, secret police, hired killers and a former Chilean diplomat's brazen murder in the streets of D.C. This is the assassination story of Orlando Letelier, as told by those who knew him and found his killers.
 
At U.N., Obama offers a defense of a liberal world order under siege
The president calls for a "course correction" to save his vision of an interconnected world.
 
Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer
Oddly placed fossils in the Transantarctic mountains could carry a sea level warning all the way to the present.
 
Republicans are now favored to hold the Senate, according to our ratings
That wasn't the case a few weeks ago. But a tightening presidential race and strong performances by several GOP incumbents have moved some targeted seats into safer territory.
 
Trump's interview with Bill O'Reilly was an instant classic
The GOP nominee talked about the ISIS threat, the recent terror attacks and his view of the first presidential debate set for Monday. Read the annotated transcript.
 
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858 immigrants from ‘special interest countries’ were mistakenly given citizenship. That’s a gift to Trump.
It's hard to imagine better timing for Trump.
 
Earth posts hottest August on record and 16th straight month of unsurpassed heat
Record-breaking heat has never persisted on the planet for so long in 137 years of temperature observation, NOAA said.
 
Both House and Senate move to block tank sale to Saudi Arabia
The bipartisan opposition to the sale underlines the growing concern in Congress about the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen and how U.S. arms and equipment are being used there.
 
Archaeologists uncover a skeleton from the ancient world's most famous — and mysterious — shipwreck
Researchers said the discovery of one of the first human skeletons from an ancient shipwreck since the advent of DNA studies may give them a new way to look back at the first century B.C.
 
School lunch worker quits after being forced to refuse hot meal to poor student
The Pennsylvania school has a policy of serving only a cold cheese sandwich to students who owed more than $25 on their cafeteria account.
 
R.I.P. Brangelina: A look back on one of Hollywood’s most famous couples
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, whose coupling nearly caused a tabloid meltdown when they started dating more than a decade ago, are headed for a divorce, her attorney told the Associated Press.
 
 
     
 
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