Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump’s attorney under investigation for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations

 
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Trump's attorney under investigation for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations
FBI agents raided Michael Cohen's Manhattan office, home and hotel room, seizing records about his clients, including those related to a 2016 payment he made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.
'A bomb on Trump's front porch': Cohen raids hit home
The seizure of communications between President Trump and his private lawyer — the keeper of his secrets, from his business deals to his personal affairs — is an extraordinary move that opens a new front in the administration's legal battles.
 
Trump vows swift action in Syria as hurried diplomacy signals strikes may be imminent
Military action in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on Syrian civilians was discussed at several White House gatherings. Options include the sort of largely symbolic airstrikes that President Trump ordered a year ago in response to a similar attack or a wider, riskier assault.
 
In Trump's trade war, this Indiana family is both winning and losing
As Washington and Beijing swap threats in their escalating trade dispute, a farmer and his steelworker father-in-law show how global commerce is marbled through communities across the country, offering a reminder that in trade wars, it's hard to shoot at the enemy without hitting a friend.
 
Warning of 'repercussions,' Trump company lawyers ask president of Panama to intervene in legal dispute
While it does not explicitly reference President Trump or threaten any actions by the U.S. government, the letter from the lawyers marks a remarkable warning by the president's company to the leader of a U.S. ally.
 
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Why America's return to $1 trillion deficits is a big problem for you
Social Security is on track to run out of money in 13 years, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. And that's just one of many painful possibilities.
 
 
The insularity that shielded Mark Zuckerberg from facing lawmakers has cracked. Now he aims to protect Facebook — and his legacy.
As the chief executive prepares for testimony that could affect the regulation of tech giants, he now appears to recognize that saving Facebook will require him, a man highly concerned about his image, to evolve personally.
 
Sinclair commentator resigns after crude tweet about Parkland survivor David Hogg
Companies announced they would stop advertising on Jamie Allman's shows on a Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate in St. Louis and a radio station.
 
Sean Hannity to Jimmy Kimmel: 'It's over,' but if feud continues, 'I'll punch back even harder'
The conservative cable-news host and the late-night comic have been feuding over Kimmel's joke referencing first lady Melania Trump's accent.
 
Justice Department seeks to uncover secrets about selective college admissions
The department's actions mark a notable effort to scrutinize the role of race and the use of early admissions.
 
Troops sent by Trump to border will not arrest migrants or carry out armed patrols, Pentagon says
The National Guard troops will provide air support through drones and helicopters, maintain infrastructure and conduct surveillance. Questions remain about what the mission will cost or how long they will be deployed.
 
Daughter of poisoned Russian spy is released from British hospital
Yulia Skripal, 33, recovered more quickly than her father. She was taken to a secure location after being discharged from the hospital.
 
Her surgery was supposed to be routine. Instead, this Russian woman was 'embalmed alive.'
Medical personnel were supposed to administer saline solution to the 28-year-old patient but mistakenly gave her Fedyaeva formalin, which contains formaldehyde. Efforts to clear out the solution failed, and she died Thursday.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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