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Five Takeaways From Cohen’s Testimony to Congress

Political News by Timothy Sumer - Michael Cohen's words were blunt, salacious and verged on ad hominem. But his appearance put old facts in a new light, with a named accuser testifying under threat of perjury outlining a vivid bill of particulars against the president of the United States. from NYT > Politics https://ift.tt/2tHjBKG via Timothy Sumer
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Highlights of Michael Cohen’s Opening Remarks to Congress

Political News by Timothy Sumer - President Trump’s former lawyer called him a “con man” and a “cheat” in testimony on Wednesday and accused Mr. Trump of knowing about communications with WikiLeaks and ongoing efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign. from NYT > Politics https://ift.tt/2Ef6UeY via Timothy Sumer
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Political Scandal Worsens for Canada's Trudeau

World News by Timothy Sumer - A firestorm surrounding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became more damaging as his ex-justice minister accused his top aides of repeatedly pressuring her to drop the prosecution of a global engineering and construction firm. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2Tgomtb via Timothy Sumer
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader's Return From Colombia to Set Up Showdown With President

World News by Timothy Sumer - Venezuela’s opposition, stung by recent setbacks, is grappling for its next move to try to unseat President Nicolás Maduro. But first, its leader Juan Guaidó has to safely get back into Venezuela, where the government is threatening to jail him. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2TjezCE via Timothy Sumer
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Judge blocks GOP effort to purge voting rolls in Texas, saying it is ‘ham-handed’ and ‘threatening’

Political News by Timothy Sumer - The Wednesday ruling, a relief for voting rights activists, puts a temporary stop to the Secretary of State’s search for noncitizens who may have voted illegally — a probe that proved deeply flawed just days after it began. from Politics https://ift.tt/2Suoelm via Timothy Sumer
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N.C. political operative indicted, and prosecutor signals that more charges are likely

Political News by Timothy Sumer - Leslie McCrae Dowless, who worked for GOP nominee Mark Harris, was charged in connection with ballot irregularities in North Carolina’s 9th District. The prosecutor will also examine who knew of and helped fund Dowless’s operation — a sign of potential peril for Harris. from Politics https://ift.tt/2NxE65E via Timothy Sumer
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As a Trump insider describes a ‘con man’ president, both sides see a liar — who proves their point

Political News by Timothy Sumer - Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime bulldog, turned on the man he long gave “blind loyalty.” Republicans dismissed his conversion as proof of a craven man who’s in it for himself. Democrats treated him as a redeemed truth teller. from Politics https://ift.tt/2SvO8VB via Timothy Sumer
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Disgruntled contractors throw government rebuilding program for U.S. Virgin Islands into disarray

National News by Timothy Sumer - Some contractors are walking off the job and others are threatening to use storm victims’ properties as leverage to recoup money owed to them, while the territorial government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency head for a nasty legal showdown over who should pay the bills. from National https://ift.tt/2Nv7MjG via Timothy Sumer
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Chief justice sides with liberals in Alabama death-row rulilng

National News by Timothy Sumer - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the Supreme Court’s four liberals in saying Alabama death-row inmate Vernon Madison deserves another chance to prove that dementia has left him unable to remember his crime or why the state wants to execute him. from National https://ift.tt/2BWc9Qq via Timothy Sumer
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‘They killed a white woman’: Fifty-four years later, Leroy Moton looks back at the killing that changed the civil rights movement

National News by Timothy Sumer - A key turning point in the fight for African-American rights came in February 1965 when a white protester was killed by the KKK. Leroy Moton, one of the only living witnesses, tells the story. from National https://ift.tt/2TiLZkB via Timothy Sumer
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The FBI raided a 91-year-old missionary’s home and found thousands of stolen Native American bones

National News by Timothy Sumer - Donald C. Miller, who claimed to have worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, died nearly a year after the FBI's art crime division seized roughly 42,000 rare cultural artifacts from his Indiana compound. from National https://ift.tt/2T6r991 via Timothy Sumer
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Outbrain to Acquire Native-Ad Specialist

Tech News by Timothy Sumer - Outbrain, a company that puts ads on publishers’ websites that recommend content elsewhere, is acquiring Ligatus, a subsidiary of German media giant Bertelsmann that specializes in native advertising. from WSJ.com: WSJD https://ift.tt/2SuFcQy via Timothy Sumer
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U.K.'s May Paves Way for Brexit Delay

World News by Timothy Sumer - Prime Minister Theresa May will allow parliament to vote on delaying the U.K.’s exit from the EU if lawmakers reject her divorce agreement, greatly reducing the possibility of an exit without a deal. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2GM0EPp via Timothy Sumer
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Halal and 'Organic' Don't Mix in EU Ruling

World News by Timothy Sumer - The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that halal meat can’t be labeled organic, a decision that contrasts with U.S. regulations and expands the body of EU case law restricting certain Muslim practices. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2NzH61u via Timothy Sumer
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NOAA delays launch of ‘next generation’ forecasting model and names new acting head

National News by Timothy Sumer - Tests of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new weather model found that its forecasts for snow depth were “unrealistically high” and that it exhibited a “cold bias in the lower atmosphere,” according to a memo from the National Weather Service. from National https://ift.tt/2tDjQpU via Timothy Sumer
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Twitter suspends far-right activist Jacob Wohl for creating accounts to allegedly manipulate the U.S. presidential election

National News by Timothy Sumer - Twitter has permanently suspended Jacob Wohl, a far-right activist who previously tried to fabricate evidence about special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, for creating fake accounts in an attempt to try to manipulate the 2020 presidential election. from National https://ift.tt/2GM85WT via Timothy Sumer
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For fervent followers of Mueller investigation, this D.C. courthouse is ground zero

National News by Timothy Sumer - The Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, with its walls of polished stone and paint the color of manila envelopes, has become the public’s only live window into an investigation that could potentially bring down a sitting president. from National https://ift.tt/2E9qtoY via Timothy Sumer
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How North Korea's Economy Defies Sanctions

World News by Timothy Sumer - Indicators show day-to-day commerce in the country has remained resilient, rice prices are stable and gasoline prices have eased. There are even signs of growing entrepreneurialism in markets that carry domestically made goods. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2NqOZ9p via Timothy Sumer
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World Trade Slowed at End of 2018

World News by Timothy Sumer - World trade fell at the end of last year as imports to and exports from China plummeted, a sign that higher tariffs and the threat of more to come are cooling global economic growth. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2NqOX1h via Timothy Sumer
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