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FAA confronts Boeing over internal messages revealing flaws
FAA confronts Boeing over internal messages revealing flaws

A Boeing pilot told a co-worker that he unknowingly misled safety regulators about a flight-control system on the now-grounded 737 MAX, according to the transcript of instant messages that the company belatedly turned over to federal officials. The pilot, Mark Forkner, told another Boeing employee about problems with the flight system, known as MCAS, during a session in a flight simulator. "So I basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)," Forkner wrote in a message from 2016.

Trump Administration Gets High Court Review on Quick Deportation

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a Trump administration appeal that could bolster the government's ability to deport undocumented immigrants quickly after their asylum bids are rejected.Taking up a politically charged issue, the justices said they'll review a lower court's conclusion that people who enter the country illegally have a broad right under the Constitution to make their case to a federal judge before being deported.The case centers on "expedited removal," a streamlined deportation process set up by Congress in 1996. Right now, those eligible include thousands of people who every year are arrested within 100 miles of the border less than two weeks after...

Democrats Think They Can Win without You
Democrats Think They Can Win without You

A  few days ago, Ericka Anderson, an old friend of National Review, popped up in the pages of the New York Times lamenting that "the Democratic presidential field neglects abundant pools of potential Democrat converts, leaving persuadable audiences - like independents and Trump-averse, anti-abortion Christians (some of whom are white evangelicals) - without options."It's not fair to expect the Democratic party to re-tailor its positions to appeal to conservatives disgruntled with Trump. When a Democrat and a Republican get into a bidding war for the vote of a conservative, the Republican is almost always going to win. And Democrats could reasonably argue that depending on how strictly or...

Fox News Host Ed Henry: Not
Fox News Host Ed Henry: Not 'Media's Fault' Mick Mulvaney Admitted Quid Pro Quo

Fox News attempted to help "acting" White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney clean up his admission of a "quid pro quo" with Ukraine, but Fox & Friends Weekend host and reporter Ed Henry wasn't quite ready to let him off the hook.After telling the press corp on Thursday that there is "going to be political influence in foreign policy" and that they should just "get over it," Mulvaney released a statement later in the day that walked back his comments and blamed the media for supposedly twisting his words."Once again, the media has decided to misconstrue my comments to advance a biased and political witch hunt against President Trump," Mulvaney said. "Let me be clear, there was absolutely...

Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. Elijah Cummings' death comes after procedure kept him away from office for weeks

As chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee, he helped lead the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Cartel gunmen terrorize Mexican city, free El Chapo
Cartel gunmen terrorize Mexican city, free El Chapo's son

Heavily armed fighters surrounded security forces in a Mexican city on Thursday and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons, after his capture triggered gunbattles and a prison break that sent civilians scurrying for cover. Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said a patrol by National Guard militarized police first came under attack from within a house in the city of Culiacan, 1,235 km (770 miles) northwest of Mexico City. After entering the house, they found four men, including Ovidio Guzman, who is accused of drug trafficking in the United States.

The ATF Has Been Enforcing a Rule That Does Not Exist
The ATF Has Been Enforcing a Rule That Does Not Exist

Anyone else sick to death of watching the Democrats debate each other already? Tuesday saw them rehash numerous conversations they've already had, and there are still eight excruciating nights of such television for us to endure.Beto O'Rourke, for instance, once again loudly and obnoxiously announced his intention to confiscate semiautomatic "assault weapons" from their lawful owners. He said he "believes" that compliance will be forthcoming.If I really need to engage with this nonsense, I'll go ahead and note that the American people don't support gun confiscation - even in polls where they endorse banning sales of new assault weapons; that compliance with gun bans is low...

Trump Has a New Punching Bag at Fox News
Trump Has a New Punching Bag at Fox News

(Bloomberg) -- On Oct. 13, Chris Wallace, the host of "Fox News Sunday," grilled Secretary of Defense Mark Esper about the administration's response to the growing Ukraine scandal. That night, President Donald Trump jumped on Twitter and compared Wallace unfavorably to his late father."Somebody please explain to Chris Wallace of Fox, who will never be his father (and my friend), Mike Wallace, that the Phone Conversation I had with the President of Ukraine was a congenial & good one," Trump tweeted.Expect much more of the same to follow.Two days earlier, Shepard Smith, whose tough and factual reporting style often drew the ire of Trump and his supporters,  abruptly left the network. For...

Turkish-Mexican national arrested in Cambodia amid alleged Gulen links

Cambodian police have arrested the Turkish-Mexican former director of a school run by the movement of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup, his wife said on Friday. Osman Karaca, former director of Zaman International School, was arrested by eight policemen while he was at a bank on Oct. 14 in the capital Phnom Penh, said his wife Grace Karaca, who fears he will be deported to Turkey. "That's the last we have heard of him," Karaca told Reuters on Friday from Mexico, where she is living with her son.

YIKES: Saudi Arabia Does Have Chinese-Built Ballistic Missiles
YIKES: Saudi Arabia Does Have Chinese-Built Ballistic Missiles

But they aren't exactly the best or most accurate.

Cathay woes pile up as passenger figures dip again in September
Cathay woes pile up as passenger figures dip again in September

Cathay Pacific cut its economic outlook on Friday following a second successive drop in monthly passenger traffic after the airline faced a backlash from Beijing over Hong Kong's heated pro-democracy protests. The marquee brand has had a torrid few months, coming under fire from Chinese state media and authorities because some of its 27,000 employees took part in -- or were sympathetic to -- the anti-government demonstrations. Overall passenger traffic fell 7.1 percent in September, the airline said, with inbound traffic into its Hong Kong hub plunging 38 percent for the second month running.

Trump's former personal lawyer says Rudy Giuliani has 'gone off the rails,' has a secret Ukraine ledger

Jay Goldberg, President Trump's personal lawyer for 15 years, told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Thursday night that he warned Trump not to hire his current personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani."I think he's gone off the rails," Goldberg said of Giuliani, now being scrutinized by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for his work in Ukraine. "I think he will have legal liability." When Trump asked him last March if he should retain Giuliani's legal services, "I said despite his background, which as extraordinarily good, Giuliani would not make a good defense-type lawyer," Goldberg said, because "he had spent too much time as a prosecutor; prosecutors can generally go...

U.S. Democrats Pelosi, Schumer call agreement with Turkey to pause Syria assault a
U.S. Democrats Pelosi, Schumer call agreement with Turkey to pause Syria assault a 'sham'

The agreement "seriously undermines the credibility of America's foreign policy and sends a dangerous message to our allies and adversaries alike that our word cannot be trusted. President Erdogan has given up nothing, and President Trump has given him everything," Pelosi and Schumer said in a statement.

Serial Bank Robber Who Wrote Book About Prison Time With Bernie Madoff Faces Fifth Robbery Charge
Serial Bank Robber Who Wrote Book About Prison Time With Bernie Madoff Faces Fifth Robbery Charge

Multnomah County Detention CenterRalph Griffith, a serial bank robber who penned a self-published book about his time in prison with Bernie Madoff, appeared in federal court Wednesday to face his fifth bank robbery charge.Griffith spent his 68th birthday at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, where he was ordered to remain in jail pending his trial for an alleged armed robbery of a Milwaukie Wells Fargo Bank in July, The Oregonian first reported.The career criminal, who describes himself as the founder and executive producer of XAK Media Group, was released from California prison in August 2017 after spending time behind bars for three San Francisco bank robberies in 2003. He...

Think young people are hostile to capitalism now? Just wait for the next recession.

Though the panic that erupted during the summer months about a potential recession has cooled somewhat since, especially with the impeachment drama taking up most of our collective attention, signs of a looming economic downturn nevertheless remain. Job growth has slowed, levels of corporate and consumer debt have both reached all-time highs (surpassing levels last seen before the Great Recession), and the yield curve measuring the difference between 10-year and 3-month Treasury bond yields has been "inverted" for months. The economist Campbell Harvey, whose research showed that the inverted yield curve accurately predicted the last seven recessions, recently said that the...

Russian Cyber Unit That Went Dark After Hacking DNC Is Still Spying
Russian Cyber Unit That Went Dark After Hacking DNC Is Still Spying

JACK GUEZA stealthy Russian cyber espionage ring known as "The Dukes" is back on security experts' radar nearly three years after vanishing without a trace. One clue that they were operating came in the form of a cryptic Reddit post that turned out to be a secret signaling mechanism for the spies' malware.Also called "Cozy Bear" and "APT29,"  the Dukes have been linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR. They're stealthy, sophisticated operators best known as the other Russian hackers in the DNC's network-the ones who lurked quietly, undetected by the Democrats, for nearly a year before the GRU's hackers barged in to carry out Putin's 2016 election interference plan. In...

America
America's Enemies Aren't Ready for the New B-21 Stealth Bomber

A stealthy upgrade to its predecessor.

Japan typhoon death toll rises to 58 as hopes for missing fade
Japan typhoon death toll rises to 58 as hopes for missing fade

The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 58 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing and as thousands of homes remained without power or water. The storm hit a wide swathe of central and eastern Japan, with 15 missing and some 211 injured nearly three days after Typhoon Hagibis - whose name means "speed" in the Philippine language Tagalog - lashed Japan with high winds and intense rains, NHK national broadcaster said. Some 138,000 households were without water while 24,000 lacked electricity, a far cry from the hundreds of thousands without power just after the storm but cause for concern in...

Haiti
Haiti's embattled president faces 5th week of protests

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's embattled president faced a fifth week of protests on Monday as road blocks went up across the country after opposition leaders said they will not back down on their call for Jovenel Moïse to resign. While Port-au-Prince remained largely quiet, small demonstrations in other cities and towns come a day after tens of thousands of Haitians marched through Haiti's capital in a peaceful protest organized by artists. Business groups, church leaders and human rights organizations also have joined the call for Moïse to step down amid anger over corruption, inflation and scarcity of basic goods including fuel.

Mexico Ambush Kills 14 Cops in Deadliest Attack of AMLO's Tenure

(Bloomberg) -- Fourteen Mexican police were killed in the western state of Michoacan in the biggest attack on law enforcement since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office.The slaying occurred in Aguililla, a town of about 15,000, Mexico's Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection said on Twitter on Monday. Officers were ambushed at the entrance of the town by men in armored trucks, possibly members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful and violent groups, according to TV network Televisa, which broadcast images of burning vehicles at the side of a road.Mexico has fought a decades-long war against drug gangs, with Michoacan serving as one of the...

Kurds Ally with Assad
Kurds Ally with Assad's Forces as Turks Advance into Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces struck a deal on Sunday with president Bashar al-Assad's government to allow Syrian troops to reenter the northeast region of the country for the first time in years, following a withdrawal of U.S. troops and subsequent Turkish invasion of the area.SDF commander Mazloum Abdi outlined his reasoning for making the alliance in an article in Foreign Policy, writing that his forces cannot repel the Turkish military without the aid of allies, and that in the absence of American help his organization would be forced to ally itself with the Syrians and the Russians."We know that we would have to make painful compromises with Moscow and Bashar al-Assad if we go down...

'No forgiveness for this one': Outrage builds over police shooting of Fort Worth woman in her home

The family of a black woman fatally shot by police in her Fort Worth home after playing video games with her nephew is demanding justice.

The Latest: Louisiana governor says he expects GOP onslaught
The Latest: Louisiana governor says he expects GOP onslaught

Gov. John Bel Edwards is telling his supporters to brace for a barrage of national Republican efforts trying to unseat him in the five weeks leading to Louisiana's runoff election. The Deep South's only Democratic governor fell below 50% voter support Saturday night. President Donald Trump held an election eve rally urging Louisiana's voters to reject Edwards.

Why Poland Really Needs the Patriot Missile Defense System (Think Russia)
Why Poland Really Needs the Patriot Missile Defense System (Think Russia)

A robust, modern, integrated Polish air defense will complicate Russian attack planning and help ensure the survivability of both Polish military units and installations, as well as NATO's forward-deployed forces.

Ted Cruz urges Hong Kong protesters to shun violence, accuses Carrie Lam of 'weakness'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wasn't able to make any inroads with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during his visit to the city Saturday, but he did get a chance to meet with a few pro-democracy protesters.Cruz was supposed to meet with Lam, but he was informed upon landing that the meeting was canceled. Cruz said Lam's office had asked that the details of their meeting remain secret and requested Cruz not speak to the press about it. Apparently, the senator wasn't keen on those terms, and it looks like the disagreement proved to be a sticking point for both sides. Cruz described the cancelation as a "sign of weakness" and "fear of the protesters on the streets of Hong...

India to restore post-paid cellphone connections in Kashmir
India to restore post-paid cellphone connections in Kashmir

Around 4 million post-paid cellphone connections will be restored in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, more than two months after New Delhi downgraded the region's semi-autonomy and imposed a security and communications lockdown, an official said Saturday. Rohit Kansal, a government spokesman, said that internet services will remain suspended for now. Landline phones were restored in the region last month.

US-China partial trade deal: the main points
US-China partial trade deal: the main points

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a partial trade deal with China after talks in Washington with Vice Premier Liu He. "We have a fundamental understanding on the key issues... but there is more work to do," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters. Mnuchin said Liu needed "to go back to do some work with his team, but we have made a lot of progress over the last two days," signaling that approval from the highest level in Beijing would be sought.

1 Cameroon migrant dead, 2 missing in boat capsize in Mexico

One migrant from the African country of Cameroon was found dead Friday and two others are missing after a boat capsized just off Mexico's southern Pacific coast. The Mexican Navy was helping in the efforts. The prosecutors' office in the southern state of Chiapas said the accident occurred early Friday near the Guatemalan border, in an area used by migrant traffickers in the past.

The U.S. Army Has a Plan To Beat Russia
The U.S. Army Has a Plan To Beat Russia's Electronic Warfare Battleplans

AI could just be the answer.

Are Fox News and rightwing media making plans for a post-Trump future?
Are Fox News and rightwing media making plans for a post-Trump future?

Some Fox anchors have become more stridently critical of Trump following the revelations of the impeachment inquiryThe Fox News electronic ticker at the News Corporation building in New York City. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/ReutersIt's often said that hosts on Fox News are playing to an audience of one. Increasingly, he does not like what he's seeing.On Thursday Donald Trump lashed out at the typically loyalist network following a Fox News poll that found that 51% of respondents wanted to see the president impeached and removed from office and an additional 4% said he should be impeached but not removed."From the day I announced I was running for President, I have NEVER had a good @FoxNews...

Why Turkey Wants Their Invasion of Syria to Go Quickly
Why Turkey Wants Their Invasion of Syria to Go Quickly

Ankara wants to be sure it takes its objectives.

Heavy fighting as Syria Kurds hold off Turkish assault
Heavy fighting as Syria Kurds hold off Turkish assault

Fighting raged in northeastern Syria on Friday as Turkish forces and their proxies tried to seize key Kurdish-held towns on the third day of a long-threatened offensive. The Syrian Democratic Forces -- the autonomous Kurds' de facto army -- scrambled to repulse multiple ground attacks along a roughly 120 kilometre (75 mile) long segment of the border. "There is heavy fighting between the SDF and the Turks on different fronts, mostly from Tal Abyad to Ras al-Ain," the Syria Observatory for Human Rights said.

After Fox News released poll that made Trump mad, Barr reportedly met with Rupert Murdoch
After Fox News released poll that made Trump mad, Barr reportedly met with Rupert Murdoch

Attorney General William Barr and media mogul Rupert Murdoch had a private meeting on Wednesday night, not long after Fox News released a poll showing that 51 percent of voters are in favor of impeaching Trump and removing him from office, The New York Times reports.A person familiar with the matter told the Times the pair met at Murdoch's home in New York. It's unclear if they were joined by others, or what exactly they talked about. Many Fox News hosts are pro-Trump, like Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, but there are also people like anchor Shep Smith and senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano, who have been critical of Trump and his July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President...

Report: Pompeo's senior adviser resigns as Ukraine controversy intensifies

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's senior adviser, Michael McKinley, is stepping down, The Washington Post reports. McKinley is not happy that Pompeo has not publicly supported diplomats who have been mentioned as part of the Ukraine scandal, the Post says. A career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, McKinley was not directly involved in Ukraine policy, but as a top aide, he lets Pompeo know the mood inside the State Department.Like McKinley, many inside the State Department are disheartened by Pompeo not backing up the diplomats, especially Marie Yovanovitch. Now on leave from the State Department and a fellow at Georgetown University,...

Afghanistan says al Qaeda leader killed in September wedding party clash

Afghanistan's intelligence service said that a top al Qaeda militant commander was among those killed during an operation last month in Helmand province that also caused civilian deaths at a wedding party. Asim Omar, a Pakistani national, and the leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), was killed in the Musa Qala district of Helmand on Sept. 23, the Afghan National Directorate of Security, (NDS) the country's intelligence agency said on Twitter on Tuesday.

Hong Kong leader Lam does not rule out Beijing help, as economy suffers
Hong Kong leader Lam does not rule out Beijing help, as economy suffers

Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday did not rule out asking Beijing for help, as the Asian financial hub struggles to deal with months of often violent anti-government protests that are damaging its economy. Lam said Beijing wanted Hong Kong to solve its own problems, but under its mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law, Hong Kong could ask Beijing for help. "If the situation becomes so bad, then no options could be ruled out, if we want Hong Kong to at least have another chance," Lam said at weekly news conference after a long weekend of violence crippled the city.

Hong Kong cabinet member floats internet curbs to contain unrest
Hong Kong cabinet member floats internet curbs to contain unrest

Hong Kong's government may curb access to the internet in a bid to contain months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, a cabinet member told AFP on Monday, after an emergency-law ban on demonstrators wearing face masks failed to quell the unrest. The surge in protests was in response to the Hong Kong government's announcement on Friday it would invoke colonial-era emergency laws not used for more than 50 years to ban demonstrators from wearing face masks.

GM
GM's redesigned Corvette Stingray to be delayed by UAW strike

General Motors' much-anticipated redesigned Corvette Stingray will be delayed going on sale because of the ongoing United Auto Workers strike.

The Latest: Justices weigh case over unanimous verdicts
The Latest: Justices weigh case over unanimous verdicts

The Supreme Court appears ready to require that juries in state criminal trials be unanimous. The justices heard arguments on the first day of the term Monday in an appeal by a Louisiana man who is serving a life term for killing a woman after a jury voted 10-2 to convict him. The Supreme Court has begun its election-year term by wrestling over whether states must allow criminal defendants to mount an insanity defense.

Taliban commanders released as hopes rise for resumption of US peace negotiations
Taliban commanders released as hopes rise for resumption of US peace negotiations

Hopes are rising for the resumption of the abandoned Taliban and US peace talks after eleven senior Taliban members were freed from prison in an exchange with three kidnapped Indian engineers. Among those freed are two former provincial governors of the Taliban and Abdul Rashid Baluch, a notorious regional leader sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for trafficking opium. The men were being held near Bagram air base outside Kabul.  It is believed American authorities must have given permission for the swap as Baluch was previously on their 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' list. Last month, Donald Trump cancelled over a year's worth of on-going peace negotiations with the Taliban...

Trump
Trump's decision to abandon the Kurds in Syria sends a dangerous message to US allies around the world

President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the Kurds sends a dangerous message to US allies that they could be abandoned at a moment's notice.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Domino
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Domino's bid to avoid disabilities suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Domino's Pizza Inc to avoid a lawsuit by a blind man who accused the company of violating a law barring discrimination against people with disabilities after he was unable to place an order online. The justices, on the first day of their new nine-month term, declined to hear Michigan-based company's appeal of a lower court ruling allowing the lawsuit by Guillermo Robles invoking the Americans With Disabilities Act to move forward. Robles said in his 2016 lawsuit that the Domino's website and mobile app were not fully accessible for him in violation of the 1990 law that bans discrimination based on disability.

Trump Allies Tried to Install Friendly Management at Ukrainian Gas Company: Report
Trump Allies Tried to Install Friendly Management at Ukrainian Gas Company: Report

A group of businessmen and top Republican donors touted connections to President Trump while trying to recruit management at Ukraine's state gas company in order to advance their own financial interests, according to a report from the Associated Press.Over the past year, real-estate entrepreneurs Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, and oil magnate Harry Sargeant III, all of whom have donated large sums to Republican PACs and campaigns, have worked to recruit Andrew Favorov, a senior executive at Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz, for a plan wherein the company would begin importing American natural gas in order to reduce the country's dependence on Russia.The report highlights the Ukrainian business...

Four killed, five wounded in shooting at Kansas bar
Four killed, five wounded in shooting at Kansas bar

Authorities believe the suspects had been at Tequila KC Bar, a private club, earlier in the night and left before returning around 1:30 a.m. with at least one handgun and started shooting, Kansas City Police Department spokesman Thomas Tomasic told a news conference on Sunday. "We do not have any specific suspect information yet," Tomasic said.

Second Whistleblower Has Given Evidence to IG on Ukraine Call
Second Whistleblower Has Given Evidence to IG on Ukraine Call

Yuri Gripas/ReutersA second whistleblower with first-hand knowledge of the allegations that sparked the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has already given evidence to Michael Atkinson, the head of the intelligence community's internal watchdog office. Mark Zaid, the attorney for the first whistleblower, confirmed to The Daily Beast, that he represents both people. ABC News first reported that the second whistleblower had spoken to the inspector general. It is not clear if the second whistleblower is the same person described in a New York Times article published last week, or if this is a new, third, whistleblower prepared to collaborate with the impeachment investigation....

Saudi Arabia to Allow Unmarried Foreigners to Share Hotel Rooms

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia plans to drop a requirement for men and women visiting the kingdom to prove they're related to share a hotel room, part of authorities' efforts to open the country to tourism.While Saudi families will still have to document family ties, visitors will only need to provide a passport, according to the official Twitter account of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage.It's the latest move since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed three years ago to develop the country as a tourist destination, shifting away from strict policies that allowed visas for business trips, religious pilgrimages and family gatherings. Officials have said tourism is a...

Why America Should Pay Attention to This Chinese Navy Ritual
Why America Should Pay Attention to This Chinese Navy Ritual

Lunar New Year greetings also show that China is becoming a major naval power.

The Latest: Guyger trial judge accuses DA of contempt
The Latest: Guyger trial judge accuses DA of contempt

The judge presiding over the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed her black neighbor has accused the Dallas County district attorney of violating her gag order in the case. In an order setting an Oct. 31 hearing, Judge Tammy Kemp said an on-camera interview with District Attorney John Creuzot (krew-ZOH') that aired Sept. 22 on a Dallas television station was a "direct violation" of her order. In the interview, Creuzot explained why he thought Amber Guyger was correctly charged with murder in the September 2018 shooting of Botham Jean (BOH'-thuhm JAHN).

Inside Ukraine
Inside Ukraine's 'Audit' of Hunter Biden Company Investigation

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APKYIV-Ukraine is reviewing 15 probes related to Burisma Holdings, the energy firm where, for five years, Hunter Biden served on the board. This might look like "favor" that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky for in a now-infamous July 25 phone call. But it is far too early for Trump to rejoice. Things are never simple in Ukraine's evolving, reforming institutions.Ukraine's new Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka told reporters on Friday that he was "auditing" cases handled by previous prosecutors, including those related to Burisma, but he insisted that the investigation in Ukraine should be "independent from politics." At a...

U.S. presidential hopeful Warren increases fundraising in third quarter
U.S. presidential hopeful Warren increases fundraising in third quarter

Warren, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, has been rising recently in opinion polls and last week edged past former Vice President Joe Biden for the first time in a major national opinion poll. Of the candidates who have reported fundraising during the quarter, only Bernie Sanders raised more, taking in $25.3 million. Biden raised $15.2 million.

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