During the Pentagon press briefing, Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the director of the Joint Staff, said that the airstrikes accomplished their mission in Syria, setting back the chemical weapons program in Syria by...
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The FBI raided the law office of Donald Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen on Monday, seizing records that are related to several topics, including payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Whoa. “The decision by the US Attorney’s Office in New York to conduct their investigation using search warrants is completely inappropriate and unnecessary,” Cohen lawyer Stephen Ryan said. “It resulted in the unnecessary seizure of protected attorney client communications between a lawyer and his clients.” Trump reacted angrily to the news, calling Cohen a “good man” and describing special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe as a “total witch hunt.” Remember...
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Drinking one alcoholic drink on a daily basis could shorten your life expectancy, a new study suggests. The research found that drinking more than 100 grams of alcohol per week — equal to roughly seven standard drinks in the United States or five to six glasses of wine in the UK – increases your risk of death from all causes and in turn lowers your life expectancy. Recommended drinking limits in the United States are currently 98 grams for women and double for men – at two drinks per day – while limits in Italy, Spain and Portugal are...
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Former FBI director James Comey says his belief that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election played a role in the way he handled the investigation into her use of a private email sever as secretary of state. The former FBI director, who was abruptly fired by Trump last year, announced in July 2016 that he would not recommend charges in the investigation of Clinton’s email practices. But in a controversial move, Comey told Congress just days before the election that the FBI was reviewing additional emails in relation to the investigation. In early November, Comey then informed...
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Secretary of state nominee acknowledged he spoke with the Trump-Russia special counsel, but declined to say what they discussed. Mike Pompeo, chosen by Donald Trump as America’s top diplomat, confirmed on Thursday that he has been interviewed by Robert Mueller in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Pompeo was responding to senators during five hours of testimony at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, where he also faced questions over whether, as secretary of state, he would be part of a “war cabinet” that Trump is assembling ahead of potential conflicts with Iran, North Korea,...
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