Friday, June 1, 2018

Evening Edition: Trump says summit with North Korean leader is back on for June 12

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Trump says summit with North Korean leader is back on for June 12
A top North Korean official, Kim Yong Chol, met with President Trump at the White House earlier Friday and delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un, as the two sides scrambled to reinstate the nuclear summit between the leaders.
Illegal border crossings remained high in May despite Trump's crackdown
The numbers are an early indication that "zero tolerance" measures separating parents from their children and President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops have not had an immediate deterrent effect.
 
EPA's Pruitt spent $1,560 on 12 customized fountain pens from Washington jewelry store
The silver pens, ordered from the Tiny Jewel Box and emblazoned with the seal of the Environmental Protection Agency and Scott Pruitt's signature, were part of a $3,230 order that also included personalized journals.
 
 
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Facebook is shutting down its notorious 'trending' feature
Facebook is also testing a "breaking news" label for articles that appear in the news feed and a breaking-news notification.
 
Signs of sophisticated cellphone spying found near White House, U.S. officials say
A Department of Homeland Security study detected signs of surveillance devices near the White House, and a defense contractor also detected them near FBI headquarters, the Senate and the Pentagon, and along Embassy Row.
 
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Trump breaks from decades of protocol with tweet before release of jobs report
Treasury yields moved sharply higher within seconds of President Trump tweeting that he was "looking forward to seeing the employment numbers." Jobs reports have long been kept under tight control.
 
He helped reopen the Statue of Liberty after 9/11. Now he's retiring instead of being reassigned.
Yellowstone Superintendent Daniel Wenk would not comment on why the Interior Department identified him for a transfer. But people close to him called it a "punitive" and "political" move by an administration that demands loyalty over environmental issues of deep concern to Wenk.
 
He was abused in foster care. Now he's an executive, and success is his revenge.
Steve Pemberton initially didn't tell of his painful childhood. In "A Chance in the World," he writes unflinchingly about physical torture and emotional abuse he endured — and how he used the adversity to his advantage.
 
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The race to end America's opioid crisis may be creating another one, experts warn
The story of prescription opioids today is not only one of addiction, overdoses and the crimes they have wrought, but also the story of pain patients and their increasingly desperate struggles to secure the medication.
 
Samsonite CEO resigns after falsely claiming he had a PhD in business administration
Ramesh Tainwala stepped down from his role as head of the world's largest luggage company, citing personal reasons. A report May 24 revealed that he had not completed a doctoral program.
 
 
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This dachshund swelled to 3 times his size and 'crackled like bubblewrap'
Trevor, 4, injured his windpipe, which allowed air to seep under his skin and caused him to bloat, veterinary officials said.
 
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