Monday, 20 March 2017

Evening Edition: FBI director: ‘No information’ to support Trump’s wiretapping claims

Six big takeaways from the hearing on Russia, Trump and wiretapping; Supreme Court nominee promises to remember 'modest station' of judges in a democracy; Trump to visit Capitol Tuesday, urge House Republicans to vote for health bill ; Trump's visits to Mar-a-Lago stretch Palm Beach's budget and locals' patience; Trump administration lists which police agencies didn't help feds with deportations; Steward of family fortune and Chase Manhattan Bank dies at 101; Police track down not one but two missing Tom Brady Super Bowl jerseys in Mexico; Guards won't be charged after inmate locked in a scalding shower for two hours dies; A retired police chief is detained at JFK for one reason: His name is Hassan; A new definition would add 102 planets to our solar system — including Pluto; This woman's labored breathing alarmed her friends. Doctors were startled to find the cause.;
 
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Evening Edition
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FBI director: 'No information' to support Trump's wiretapping claims
In a sprawling, nearly five-hour hearing, James B. Comey acknowledged the existence of a counterintelligence investigation into the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, and said that probe extends to the nature of any links between Trump campaign associates and the Russian government. The acknowledgment was an unusual move, given that the FBI's practice is not to confirm the existence of ongoing investigations.
The Fix | Analysis
Six big takeaways from the hearing on Russia, Trump and wiretapping
There was no smoking gun from either side's perspective, but we did learn more about what the FBI is investigating and what Republicans and Democrats in Congress want to investigate.
 
Supreme Court nominee promises to remember 'modest station' of judges in a democracy
Judge Neil Gorsuch tried to reassure senators on the first day of his confirmation hearing that he is a mainstream jurist, as Democrats remained livid that Republicans blocked consideration of President Barack Obama's nominee after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia 13 months ago.
 
Trump to visit Capitol Tuesday, urge House Republicans to vote for health bill
The president's visit comes as House GOP leaders are putting the finishing touches on the American Health Care Act. Hard-line conservatives, however, are continuing to oppose the bill.
 
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Trump's visits to Mar-a-Lago stretch Palm Beach's budget and locals' patience
Palm Beach has taken on a new unpleasantness. Airplane noise, traffic and a rash of angry confrontations between pro and anti-Trump demonstrators are beginning to seem like the new normal.
 
Trump administration lists which police agencies didn't help feds with deportations
DHS says police agencies should not decline immigration detainers, but advocates say cooperating would violate Constitution.
 
David Rockefeller Sr. | 1915–2017
Steward of family fortune and Chase Manhattan Bank dies at 101
The last surviving grandchild of oil baron John D. Rockefeller, David Rockefeller Sr. transformed a listless business into one of the world's largest financial institutions.
 
Police track down not one but two missing Tom Brady Super Bowl jerseys in Mexico
Video and an informant helped authorities find the jerseys the Patriots quarterback wore in Super Bowls XLIX and LI. In this instance it may be safe to blame the media.
 
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Guards won't be charged after inmate locked in a scalding shower for two hours dies
The 50-year-old schizophrenic man serving time in Florida for cocaine possession was found lying dead in 3 inches of pooled water, his skin peeling off. Prosecutors said there was no evidence of wrongdoing.
 
Perspective
A retired police chief is detained at JFK for one reason: His name is Hassan
Hassan Aden, 52, was held for 90 minutes by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers when he landed. He believes it was because his name sounds Muslim.
 
A new definition would add 102 planets to our solar system — including Pluto
Your kid's science fair project could get a lot more complicated when a planetary scientist argues at a meeting of lunar and planetary scientists this week that Pluto, several of its neighbors, objects in the asteroid belt and a number of moons are planets.
 
Medical Mysteries
This woman's labored breathing alarmed her friends. Doctors were startled to find the cause.
A friend implored her to find out why her breathing was so noisy. Luckily, she did.
 
 
     
 
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