Friday, 25 January 2019

Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort to dispute breach of plea deal

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Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort to dispute breach of plea deal

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will try to convince a U.S. judge on Friday their client did not breach his plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller in a hearing that could lead to a longer prison sentence.

U.S. judge to sentence three men over plot to bomb Somalis in Kansas

Three white men convicted of a 2016 plot to bomb an apartment complex in Kansas that is home to Somali immigrants and their mosque were due to be sentenced in federal court on Friday.

Trump longtime ally Stone charged in U.S. Special Counsel probe

Roger Stone, U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime ally and presidential campaign adviser, was arrested on Friday, charged with obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements, according to a grand jury indictment made public by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.

U.S. lawmakers search for remedies as government shutdown rolls on

The U.S. Senate, after rejecting two shutdown-ending bills, was searching for a way to end a government closure entering its 35th day and threatening the economy, as hundreds of thousands of federal workers missed a second paycheck on Friday.

Manhunt on for man accused of killing four near Atlanta

Police were hunting for a man early Friday who was accused of shooting and killing four people and wounding a fifth at two different homes in a small Georgia city near Atlanta.

U.S. Coast Guard searches for missing cruise crew member

The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for a missing crew member from a Royal Caribbean ship early Friday after witnesses reported seeing the 26-year-old man fall overboard Thursday morning off the southern coast of Florida, multiple media accounts reported.

Guns and corsets: Firearms industry strikes gold marketing to women

Entrepreneur and fashion designer Anna Taylor is trying to bring back the corset -- not to revive Victorian lingerie but to give women a place to carry their handguns.

Senate seeks solution to open government, Trump insists on wall

U.S. senators made a new try at ending a partial month-long government shutdown through a temporary funding bill on Thursday, but President Donald Trump demanded a "down payment" for a border wall that Democrats reject.

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen subpoenaed by Senate panel: adviser

President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and self-described "fixer" Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed to testify by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Cohen's adviser Lanny Davis said on Thursday.

NBA: Warriors meet Obama in D.C. before beating Wizards

The Golden State Warriors shared a private visit with former U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday before beating the Washington Wizards 126-118 in D.C.

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