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Fed votes to ease rule aimed at preventing big banks from making risky financial bets; Deadline set for attorneys to finish review of Cohen materials

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U.S.-Europe ties strained by Trump's trade war, online privacy disputes The transatlantic tensions were heightened when Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross complained that new European digital privacy rules will prompt major changes in U.S. companies' responsibilities to protect consumers' data. By David J. Lynch and Tony Romm  •  Read more » BREAKING NEWS Fed votes to ease rule aimed at preventing big banks from making risky financial bets The changes to the "Volcker Rule," which was established after the global financial crisis, would be among the biggest victories yet for big U.S. banks under the Trump administration, which has made deregulation a top priority. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   Deadline set for attorneys to finish review of Cohen materials Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, is being investigated for possible bank and wire fraud and campaign finance violations as part of a probe looking at his efforts to suppress damaging stories about Trump. By Philip Bump and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT How spies can use your cellphone to find you – and eavesdrop on you, too Experts said Americans are significant targets, especially of rival governments eager to collect intelligence in the United States and other nations where Americans use their cellphones. By Craig Timberg  •  Read more »   1968 The year America unraveled Facing off — young against old, black against white — Americans wondered whether they could ever find their way back toward one another. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Trump weighs in on 'Roseanne' cancellation, wonders why he hasn't gotten an apology from ABC, too The president's comments came as Roseanne Barr lashed out at her co-stars after the network cancelled the hit TV show following racist tweets by the comedian. By Emily Heil  •  Read more »   'Racism is not a known side effect,' Ambien maker says after Roseanne Barr blames it for tweets The celebrity claimed to have been "ambien tweeting" when she attacked former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett in a racist post on the social network. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   The Fix: Trump was asked to respond to Roseanne's racist tweets. He made the incident about himself. The president is "focused on bigger things," his press secretary had said. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   Perspective: Canceling 'Roseanne' has everything to do with race and media in Trump-era America The ABC reboot set out to appeal to the president's supporters, and thorny racial issues inevitably followed. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Reported killing of Russian journalist was a ruse to foil a real plot against his life, Ukrainian security chief says Arkady Babchenko, a fierce Kremlin critic and war correspondent, showed up alive at a news conference in Kiev less than 24 hours after he was said to have been killed. By Amie Ferris-Rotman  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Eric Greitens used Trump's playbook to try to beat scandal. It didn't work. The embattled, departing Missouri governor tried to survive career-ending sex and legal scandals by tossing blame everywhere but himself, even using language such as "witch hunt." By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Trey Gowdy's total rebuke of Trump's 'spying' narrative — and the pattern it fits Almost no Republicans are vouching for the president. An increasing number are speaking out against him. And yet history shows the base will believe his baseless claim. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45, not 50, American Cancer Society says The organization said extensive analysis showed that lowering the starting age for screening would save lives amid rising rates of colorectal cancer in adults younger than 50. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   Life on a food truck: 'You have to be able to roll with it' The ceiling is low, the heat is high, the bathroom is missing. A look at food trucks and the people inside them. By Bonnie Berkowitz, Seth Blanchard, Aaron Steckelberg and Monica Ulmanu  •  Read more »   Trump, fast food lover and exercise avoider, to lecture nation on importance of fitness President Trump is scheduled to talk to children about the importance of exercise at the White House Sports and Fitness Day, which will feature activities such as flag football, baseball, volleyball, soccer, and track and field. It's not clear whether Trump will participate in the activities. By William Wan  •  Read more »

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