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Demolition of New Orleans cranes delayed once more. Halloween parade is back on – CNN
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‘There’s a perception of impropriety’: Former White House officials say Doral G-7 breaks precedent – USA TODAY
CLOSE W.H. Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, during a press conference at the White House, announces the 2020 G7 summit will be held at Trump Doral in Miami. White House WASHINGTON – The selection process for next year’s G-7 summit of leading industrial nations is a stark departure from past precedents for selecting the site, former administration officials say. Former Barack Obama and George W. Bush administration officials said the Trump Doral…
American Couple’s Death in Dominican Republic Not From Poisoned Alcohol, F.B.I. Says – The New York Times
The F.B.I. ruled out poisoned alcohol as the cause of two American tourists’ deaths in the Dominican Republic in May, bolstering the country’s findings that a spate of tourist deaths this year were not the result of foul play, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday. The Dominican Republic’s economy relies in part on drawing visitors to its beach resorts, and the country became engulfed in a crisis this summer…
Brexit news: U.K. Parliament meets for Brexit deal vote in rare Saturday session – CBS News
London – Members of Britain’s Parliament passed an amendment Saturday that seemingly forces U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to ask the EU for an extension to the current October 31 Brexit deadline. Under U.K. law, Johnson is required to either get his deal approved today or seek an extension from the European Union to that end-of-October date. “I will not negotiate a delay, nor does the law force me…
Defiant Mulvaney Rides Out Storm Over His Ukraine Comments – The New York Times
He added, “We found out that they think if Trump does it, it’s normal — get over it.” The underlying tether that Mr. Trump is using to keep Mr. Mulvaney close, some advisers and former aides say, is a recognition that his scorched-earth farewells to other senior officials have left a number of them willing to tell secrets about what they saw while they served him. Within the White House,…
What if Republicans can’t ‘get over it’? – CNN
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State Department probe of Clinton emails finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information – The Washington Post
Few had sent emails directly to Clinton, and instead had routed them to William Burns, who served as deputy secretary of state, or Jake Sullivan, the former director of policy planning. They then relayed many of the messages to Clinton’s private email, a system she said she used mainly out of convenience.
Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch Two Years Before Deadly Crash – NPR
All Boeing 737 Max aircraft are grounded while the manufacturer fixes a deadly defect in their flight control system. These Southwest Airlines planes were parked in Victorville, Calif., in March. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images All Boeing 737 Max aircraft are grounded while the manufacturer fixes a deadly defect in their flight control system. These Southwest Airlines planes were parked in Victorville, Calif., in March….
An African American security guard asked a student to not call him the n-word. That request got him fired – CNN
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Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s now for impeaching Trump – CNN
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Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s now for impeaching Trump – CNN
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Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s now for impeaching Trump – CNN
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FAA asks Boeing why it hid test pilot’s discovery of ‘egregious’ 737 Max issues – USA TODAY
CLOSE Veuer’s Elizabeth Keatinge explains why the grounded Boeing 737 may mean more expensive flights for you. Buzz60 The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding answers from Boeing after receiving a 2016 electronic message exchange in which a test pilot talks of unknowingly having lied to regulators and discloses “egregious” problems with the flight control system that figured in two 737 Max crashes. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson sent a terse letter Friday to Boeing CEO…
Tulsi Gabbard Lashes Back at Hillary Clinton After Claim of Russian Influence – The New York Times
Ms. Gabbard is averaging less than 1 percent in the polls but qualified for this week’s Democratic debate, where she promoted her noninterventionist foreign policy platform and attacked the news media for what she said was bias against her. Mrs. Clinton made her initial allegation on a podcast hosted by David Plouffe, a former aide to President Barack Obama. “I’m not making any predictions,” she said, “but I think they’ve…
Trump nominates Rick Perry deputy and former lobbyist Dan Brouillette to be Energy secretary – CNBC
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has nominated Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace departing Energy chief Rick Perry. “I am pleased to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the new Secretary of Energy. Dan’s experience in the sector is unparalleled. A total professional, I have no doubt that Dan will do a great job!” Trump tweeted Friday afternoon. Brouillette, 57, had previously served as a…
38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe – NBCNews.com
WASHINGTON — The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action. The department determined that those 38 people were “culpable” in 91 cases of sending classified information in messages that ended up in Clinton’s personal email. The 38 are current and former State Department officials but…
Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO, has died – CNN
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Fighting continues in Syrian border town despite Turkish agreement to halt offensive – The Washington Post
A civilian near Ras al-Ayn said the bombardment continued through the night and into Friday morning. “There have been no airstrikes so far, but neither the bombardment nor the clashes have ceased,” he said in a telephone interview, declining to give his name for security reasons. “We are among the few dozens of families that have stayed in the area, but we have our car ready and we may still leave, despite…
Democrats call Trump’s Doral G-7 pick ‘outrageous’ — GOP senator says it shows ‘tremendous integrity’ – CNBC
He also said that the Doral would charge the foreign entourages and other guests for goods and services “at cost,” which he said would eliminate the chance that the president would reap a profit from the summit. But in a letter Thursday night, three Democratic senators called the Doral pick “another outrageous example of the President using his office funnel money from American taxpayers and foreign sources into his own…
El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzmán: Mexican president defends releasing son of drug trafficker in face of cartel violence – CBS News
Mexican authorities say they backed off an attempt to capture a son of drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after cartel gunmen shooting heavy weapons and burning vehicles paralyzed the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state — apparently outgunning lawmen. During the chaos, 27 inmates escaped a prison and 21 people were wounded, state public security secretary Cristóbal Castañeda said late Thursday. Mexican security secretary Alfonso Durazo said 30 members of…