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Friday, 19 May 2017

Reuters Top US News: May 19, 2017

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Motorist crashes into Times Square crowd, killing one person, injuring 22

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy veteran plowed his car into pedestrians in New York City's packed Times Square on Thursday, killing an 18-year-old woman and injuring 22 people. The city's mayor said there was no indication it was an act of terrorism.

Ex-Congressman Weiner expected to plead guilty in sexting probe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner was expected to plead guilty in federal court in New York on Friday, months after U.S. prosecutors opened an investigation into his alleged "sexting" with a 15-year-old girl that eventually played a role in the U.S. presidential election.

For Trump's defenders, White House turmoil is politics as usual

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Washington, the chatter about a deepening, Watergate-style crisis has engulfed the White House - and those conversations are echoed in big cities across the country and in a succession of headlines that seem to suggest almost certain doom for the young Trump administration.

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for four whose plane was lost near Bahamas

(Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard late on Thursday suspended its search for four Americans who were aboard a small airplane that is believed to have gone down in the Bermuda Triangle near the Bahamas.

New Orleans removing last of four statues linked to pro-slavery era

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans will remove a statue on Friday of Confederate military leader Robert E. Lee, the last of four monuments the city is taking down because they have been deemed racially offensive, officials said.

Trump budget to include $200 billion for infrastructure over decade: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump plans to propose $200 billion in infrastructure spending over 10 years, an amount the administration hopes will encourage another $800 billion in infrastructure investment by the private sector, a White House official said on Friday.

Ex-U.S. Secret Service officer gets 20 years for sexting while on duty

(Reuters) - A former Secret Service uniformed officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for sending sexually explicit messages to minors, sometimes while on duty at the White House, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump's campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the exchanges told Reuters.

Ex-Tennessee teacher indicted on two charges in suspected abduction

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A former Tennessee school teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old student in a cross-country journey that ended with his arrest in California was indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury on two felony counts.

U.S. judge allows first transgender person to sue under disability law

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that a transgender woman could move forward with a sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act, even though it explicitly excludes transgender people from protection.