Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Evening Edition: Trump says U.S. and North Korea have had direct talks at ‘very high levels’

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BREAKING NEWS
Trump says U.S. and North Korea have had direct talks at 'very high levels'
President Trump is expected to meet in late May or early June with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following months of escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear program. Trump said a meeting with Kim could still fall apart but expressed confidence that discussions have been going well.
IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before midnight deadline
The agency said it was struggling to accept returns from the widely used software program TurboTax and the massive tax preparation company H&R Block. Officials said taxpayers would not be punished if their returns arrive late because of the glitches.
 
Gorsuch joins liberal justices to declare parts of immigration law too vague
The Supreme Court's ruling could limit the government's ability to deport those with criminal records, something that President Trump has identified as a priority.
 
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Carl Kasell | 1934–2018
NPR broadcaster who brought gravitas and goofiness to the airwaves dies at 84
His resonant and reassuring voice helped define NPR as an emerging force in news broadcasting. He joined the public radio network in 1975 and, four years later, helped inaugurate "Morning Edition." He later became the comic foil on the news quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"
 
One person dies after engine fails on Southwest flight, forcing emergency landing
The plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an "apparent in-flight engine failure of the left engine." A passenger reported that the engine exploded. Social media footage showed a heavily damaged engine. 
 
Starbucks to close over 8,000 stores for training on May 29 after arrest of two black men
More than 8,000 stores will close for an afternoon for racial-bias education. The two men were arrested while waiting at one of the chain's stores in Philadelphia last week, triggering multiple days of protests and calls for a boycott.
 
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In Cuba, the Castro era ends this week as Raúl steps down as ruler
Miguel Díaz-Canel, a little-known engineer and Communist Party member who was born after the revolution, is expected to take his place on Thursday.
 
Analysis
Yes, Sean Hannity was a legal client of Michael Cohen's
Despite the Fox News host's comments that were interpreted by some as a denial, it was clear that he was indeed a client — at least in the direct sense of seeking attorney-client privilege for his conversations.
 
GOP Rep. Dent will resign from Congress within weeks
Charlie Dent's decision could set up a costly special election if the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania orders one.
 
 
Dozens arrested in takedown of multistate opioid distribution network
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said enough fentanyl was seized to kill more than 250,000 people.
 
Analysis
An increasing number of Americans see the FBI as biased against Trump
Since February, attacks on the bureau's impartiality have been consistent.
 
After Stephon Clark's death, new videos show more muted police body cameras, delays to render aid
A release of 52 videos and an audio clip shows several officers, who arrived in the minutes after the killing, being asked to mute their cameras or deciding to disable them on their own.
 
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