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U.S. government watchdog to probe child's death after border arrestReuters The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog will investigate the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant which occurred after she was detained by U.S. border agents, officials said on Friday. Lame-duck Wisconsin governor signs bill undercutting incoming DemocratReuters Outgoing Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker on Friday signed legislation that will weaken the powers of his newly elected Democratic successor, dismissing critics who called the move a last-minute partisan power grab. Cohen says Trump knew of hush payments, 'doesn't tell the truth'Reuters President Donald Trump directed the payment of hush money to two women shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election and knew that doing so was wrong, his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said in a television interview aired on Friday. Germany's Altmaier sees no disorderly Brexit, hopeful on U.S. trade tiesReuters Germany's economy minister does not expect a disorderly Brexit and believes the danger of a major trade conflict between the European Union and the United States is not yet over but has also not grown, he told Reuters on Friday. Police probe hoax bitcoin bomb threats across U.S., CanadaReuters U.S. law enforcement officials on Friday were investigating a wave of hoax emailed bomb threats demanding bitcoin payment that caused worry but no damage in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. |
FBI's entrapment of General Flynn was despicable - Washington ExaminerChris Christie pulls out of Trump's White House chief of staff race - AOLWisconsin’s Scott Walker Signs Bills Stripping Powers From Incoming Governor - The New York TimesMichael Cohen didn't tell the whole truth about the hush payments in 'GMA' interview - Washington Examiner7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Held at US Border Dies in Custody 14 December 2018 - Snopes.comFBI investigators search the home of the fiance of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth - Daily MailSearch is on for overboard cruise passenger - CNNThe Education Department Is Canceling $150 Million Of Student Loan Debt - NPR |
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Montana man pleads guilty to killing 2, putting them in acidFox News A Montana man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing two people to death, including a teenage girl, dismembering their bodies and then trying to dissolve them in tubs filled with acid in the basement of a home. Report details firefighters' harrowing work in ParadiseFox News A report on firefighter injuries in a deadly Northern California wildfire details the harrowing conditions they faced and a few close calls with death. Texas mom sentenced in deaths of toddlers inside hot carFox News A Texas mother whose two toddlers died after she left them inside a hot vehicle overnight was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Over $500K spilled from armored truck, $300K still missingFox News Police say more than half a million dollars spilled from an armored truck onto a New Jersey highway, and nearly $300,000 remains missing a day later. |
News24.com | WATCH: Melania Trump makes Christmas visit to children's hospitalNews24 Melania Trump makes a Christmas visit to a children's hospital. News24.com | 6-year-old girl crushed by fitting-room mirror in mallNews24 A little girl died after a 50kg fitting-room mirror, in a shopping centre, fell on top of her. News24.com | Animal lover spends R90k on Christmas gifts for his poochNews24 This ultimate dog lover has splashed out £5 000 (about R90 000) on cycling equipment, clothing, and toys for his beloved pooch this Christmas. News24.com | WATCH: US Senate slams Saudi crown prince for the killing of Jamal KhashoggiNews24 The US Senate has voted to end US military support for the war in Yemen and condemn the Saudi crown prince for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. |
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