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Trump Has Urged Seven Officials to End the Russia Probe

President Donald Trump has pushed at least seven officials to put an end to investigations at various levels of government into whether his campaign helped Russia meddle in the 2016 presidential election. On Thursday The New York Times revealed that over the summer Trump urged members of the Senate—including those leading the Senate Intelligence Committee’s […]

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International, USA

Israeli sentenced to death in Thailand for murdering fellow expat

By TOI staff A court in Thailand Thursday sentenced to death an Israeli former police informant who admitted to murdering another Israeli man in a fit of jealousy. Shimon Biton, 50, who has served time in both Israeli and Thai jails, admitted to killing 62-year-old Eliyahu Cohen and burying parts of his body in freshly

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International, Middle East

White House blames San Francisco ‘sanctuary’ policy for Kate Steinle’s slaying

The Trump administration on Friday took aim at San Francisco’s so-called sanctuary city policies, saying they were to blame for the slaying of Kate Steinle, a young woman who was fatally shot by a man in the United States illegally. “Had San Francisco enforced our nation’s immigration laws, the Steinle family would be celebrating this

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USA

What was Garrison Keillor’s last show like? A little weird

Garrison Keillor’s performance Tuesday in New Jersey was extra memorable for at least one audience member — and not only because it might end up being the humorist’s last public appearance for a while. Keillor was in the midst of his “Prairie Home Love & Comedy Tour” earlier this week when he was dropped by

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

North Korea’s new ICBM test ‘successful’: defense ministry

South Korea’s defense ministry on Friday characterized North Korea’s projectile, fired earlier this week, as a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can fly more than 13,000 kilometers. In a report to the National Assembly, the ministry said the North is believed to have conducted a successful missile test on Wednesday. The Hwasong-15 missile, launched

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UN marks Palestine Day with fresh slew of resolutions condemning Israel

By TOI staff The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed six resolutions described by a watchdog group as “anti-Israel,” marking 70 years since the world body’s partition plan carved Mandate Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state than never came to be. The measures were nearly identical to a yearly slate voted

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International, Middle East

First baby from a uterus transplant in the U.S. born in Dallas

The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in Sweden. A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the baby at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Hospital spokesman Craig

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Mitch Margo, who rode ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ to the top of the charts, dies at 70

LOS ANGELES — Mitch Margo was just 14 when he and some Brooklyn pals recorded “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a doo-wop version of a Zulu folk song that had been recorded dozens of times over the decades. But for the New York boy group, the song proved to be a powerful elixir as it climbed

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

With Flynn plea, Mueller getting closer to Trump and Kushner

WASHINGTON — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s guilty plea Friday signals that he already has provided federal prosecutors with incriminating information about President Donald Trump or senior members of his inner circle, marking an explosive turn in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 campaign collaborated in Russia’s election meddling, legal experts said. The former national

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Jared Kushner Can’t Pass His Security Clearance Probe

Jared Kushner is a security risk embedded in the West Wing since he still hasn’t passed a comprehensive background investigation required of anyone seeking a permanent security clearance—and no one will question the president’s decision to put his son-in-law in a crucial government role, experts and officials told Newsweek. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser has

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