Thursday, April 6, 2017

Trump, declining to provide evidence, says thinks Obama adviser Rice committed crime: NYT

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Trump, declining to provide evidence, says thinks Obama adviser Rice committed crime: NYT

Trump, declining to provide evidence, says thinks Obama adviser Rice committed crime: NYT((This story published on April 5th corrects typographical error in paragraph 8)) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he thinks Susan Rice, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama, committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates mentioned in intercepted communications, but he declined requests for evidence, the New York Times reported. In an interview, Trump declined to tell the New York Times whether he had reviewed intelligence to bolster his claim about Rice but said he would explain himself "at the right time." Rice said she had no immediate comment on the president's remarks when contacted by Reuters.


Mom: Son, 11, killed himself after girlfriend faked suicide

Mom: Son, 11, killed himself after girlfriend faked suicideDETROIT (AP) — Charges are pending against a juvenile after a Michigan mother said a social media prank in which her 11-year-old son's girlfriend faked her own suicide led the boy to take his own life.


Clashes at Venezuela protest against 'dictatorship'

Clashes at Venezuela protest against 'dictatorship'Violence erupted for a third straight day at protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, escalating tension over moves to keep the leftist leader in power. Opposition protesters chanting "No more dictatorship!" hurled stones at National Guard riot police who blocked them from marching on central Caracas. The police responded with tear gas and water cannons, prompting chaos on the eight-lane highway where some 10,000 protesters had tried to break through security barricades.


AP WAS THERE: US Congress declares war during WWI

AP WAS THERE: US Congress declares war during WWIEDITORS NOTE: On April 6, 1917, the United States joined the Great War. President Woodrow Wilson had tried in vain to avoid the global conflict now known as World War I, and called on Congress to declare war. By the time U.S. troops helped defeat Germany and end the conflict in 1918, more than 9 million people had died, including some 116,000 Americans. A conflict first fought on horseback and in trenches evolved into a modern war, waged with armored vehicles, air combat and mustard gas.


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