Thursday, May 17, 2018

Evening Edition: Haspel confirmed as CIA chief despite her role in brutal interrogations

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Haspel confirmed as CIA chief despite her role in brutal interrogations
The Senate vote materialized quickly after several Democrats were persuaded to vote for Gina Haspel, whose CIA career spans more than 30 years. She's the first woman to lead the agency.
Analysis
What comes next in the Mueller probe — and how it could end
In 365 days, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team charged 19 people and three companies, securing five guilty pleas, in the wide-ranging Russia probe. Mueller is showing no signs of slowing down as the investigation enters its second year.
 
Trump marks Mueller anniversary by claiming FBI 'spied' on his campaign
The president accused agents of using a secret informant inside his campaign. "If so, this is bigger than Watergate," the president tweeted.
 
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McConnell warns control of the Senate is 'absolutely' in play in midterm elections
In an interview with The Post, the top Senate Republican identified nine states that he believes will decide control of the Senate. He also confidently predicted that the government will not shut down in September, despite recent agitation from President Trump.
 
'Explosive' eruption at Hawaii volcano's summit shoots ash more than five miles high
The eruption sent a plume of ash 30,000 feet into the sky. Scientists had warned for days about a major eruption as the lava lake that once filled the crater at Kilauea's summit began draining back into the ground. From the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, 20 miles away, cameras photographed an anvil-shaped plume billowing on the horizon.
 
Pentagon releases video showing the recovery of a U.S. soldier's remains in Niger
The drone footage shows U.S. troops carrying Army Sgt. La David Johnson's remains into a helicopter after he had been considered missing for two days.
 
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Trump offers reassurance that dictator Kim Jong Un would remain in power under nuclear deal
The president's public statement appeared aimed at ensuring that Pyongyang does not follow through on threats to pull out of the summit in June.
 
Fox News names female CEO, but critics say she helped try to thwart harassment claims under Roger Ailes
Suzanne Scott — who has been with Fox since its inception in 1996 and most recently served as president of programming — becomes the only woman atop a major TV news organization, but her role in past harassment cases is triggering criticism.
 
Appeals court denies Trump request to stay Summer Zervos defamation case
The ruling is a legal setback for President Trump and could open him to discovery in the case.
 
 
'My next call is to ICE!': Man's rant against workers who spoke Spanish at a Manhattan deli caught on camera
In the video, a tall dark-haired man wearing a white button-down shirt and gray slacks looks indignant as he confronts a bespectacled employee at the fast-casual restaurant and deli.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
A new 'D.B. Cooper' suspect? Yet another possible identity for elusive hijacker.
Has an 84-year-old pet sitter from Florida finally cracked the case of the country's only unsolved skyjacking?
 
The British tabloids made peace with Meghan Markle. So now they're going after her family.
With a royal wedding looming, Britain's famously ferocious tabloid news media has turned from its ritual assessment of bride-to-be to its favorite matrimonial tradition: Trashing the groom's future in-laws.
 
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