National Security Committee Shake-up Leads to Steve Bannon's Removal
President Donald Trump removed White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from his role on the National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday. Bannon, the former executive chairman of the far-right Breitbart News, was elevated by Trump to the principals committee at the start of his presidency.
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Prosecutor rests case in fatal trooper ambush
Bryon Dickson II and critically wounded Trooper Alex Douglass on September 12, 2014. That dealt with the autopsy of Cpl. Authorities say they found Eric Frein's journal at the airplane hangar where he was hiding out until his arrest. During opening statements, Weinstein told the 12 Chester County jurors and five alternates that Frein has the "absolute right" not to testify, and that he would not take the stand.
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Pakistan strongly rejects allegations of employing proxies from its soil
The army said that McMaster, who arrived here during an unannounced visit, the first by a top Trump administration official to this country, was briefed about Pakistan's war on terror and its contributions to regional and global stability during the meeting.
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Multi-state search targets suspect in Facebook video slaying
Either he's dead somewhere, or someone is holding him up somehwhere else". Facebook did not immediately respond to inquiries about the gap between when it appears the confession was reported and the shooting video was discovered and taken down.
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President Erdogan rejects criticism of referendum
US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, ignored the concerns about voting irregularities and congratulated President Erdogan on his referendum victory. "We discussed the contents of the report", Tana de Zulueta, head of the OSCE observation mission, told reporters. "We encourage voters and parties on both sides to focus on working together for Turkey's future and to maintain a meaningful political dialogue", said acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner.
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Mike Pence: It's time for North Korea to 'get the message'
The US president sent a navy group led by the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson into the region, in what is being seen as a signal to Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool). Tensions between North Korea and the USA have soared in recent weeks, as a series of North Korean missile tests have prompted ever-more bellicose warnings from the administration of Trump.
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Steve Stephens found dead after five-state manhunt following Facebook murder
As Cleveland police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were searching for Stephens on Sunday, over 300 tips poured into the department, police said. Cleveland's police chief said Tuesday they've received more than 400 tips from as far away as Texas, but so far they've been unable to narrow down the manhunt.
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Dortmund's Bartra ruled out for a month
Borussia Dortmund lost 3-2 to Monaco on Wednesday in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals less than 24 hours after an attack on their team bus. Authorities also searched the home of a second suspected Islamic extremist but prosecutors said Thursday there were no indications he was involved in the bus attack.
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Manafort might register as a foreign agent
The claim by a Ukrainian investigator "that he has evidence of a wire transfer to a US bank account of Mr. Manafort", said Maloni, "completely undercuts [the] long-time charge that the Party of Regions ledger detailed "illegal cash payments" to Mr.
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Does Donald Trump actually know who the leader of North Korea is?
He has since praised China for trying to increase pressure on Pyongyang. Trump held his first summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month with a focus on North Korea. While it remains unclear whether Trump's comments mesh with the administration's more fleshed-out policy, they have drawn raised eyebrows from former White House officials, who are sounding the alarm.
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Pence Warns N.Korea of Trump's 'Resolve'
Before Pence's arrival, Aso told reporters the talks were meant to provide, "not friction, but cooperation". TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Japan for talks expected to focus largely on trade with America's anchor ally in the region.
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EU Commission says Turkey must investigate referendum doubts
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the Republican People's Party, or CHP, made the comments during a speech to his lawmakers Tuesday, challenging the outcome of the referendum on constitutional amendments. This would allow Erdogan to rejoin the governing AK Party he co-founded, or to lead it. Meanwhile, OSCE monitors were seen entering the Supreme Electoral Board headquarters.








