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UK Election: Jeremy Corbyn accidentally slaps Emily Thornberry's breast
The night revealed a sizeable gain for Labour, returning to a level that is higher than when the party lost power in 2010. Corbyn used his victory speech to criticize Prime Minister Theresa May and Britain's political right in general. [Full Article...]
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden Has Heated Exchange With US Attorney General
Sessions argued that, in the context of that hearing, "my answer was a fair and correct response to the charge as I understood it". The then-acting deputy attorney general was Comey's direct supervisor, and if he had concerns about Sessions staying involved in the Russian Federation investigation, Sessions said he should've brought those concerns to her attention. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump calls Federal Bureau of Investigation chief he unceremoniously sacked a 'coward'
One of the "lies" Mr Trump says Mr Comey told was that he had "pressured him" into dropping an investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn. When pressed on the matter, Trump said: "Well, I'll tell you about that maybe sometime in the very near future". During the testimony, Comey was asked by Sen. [Full Article...]
May to form new government after losing parliamentary majority
While the Conservatives are still the largest party in Parliament, they did not win enough seats for an outright majority, leading to a hung parliament . Guenther Oettinger, a German member of the European Commission, said Friday that the election result had left it unclear whether negotiations between the United Kingdom and Europe on Britain's exit from the EU could be launched on June 19 as ... [Full Article...]
North Korea Releases US Student, Tillerson Says
He is scheduled to meet North Korea's sports minister before he leaves the country on Saturday. Fred Warmbier tells NPR's Emily Kopp that he's been told his son has been in a coma since sometime after his sentencing in March of 2016. The official referred to them as "hostages". "We won't know anything for sure until doctors are able to fully evaluate Otto's condition". The third is a businessm... [Full Article...]
Trump and aides turn their fire on former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey
Comey said he felt it was necessary to take notes on his meetings and conversations with Trump because he feared the president would lie about what took place. While Comey said Trump had lied about him, Trump didn't use that exact terminology in return on Friday. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), also a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee , agreed that the panel needed to hear any tapes... [Full Article...]
Columnist Kirsten Powers: 'How was Sen. Harris hysterical?'
Another user made the point that Harris interrupted Session 18 times to Sessions' two interruptions to complete his answers. After a short exchange with Harris, the senator's five minute questioning time expired. The same thing happened last week when McCain first interrupted Harris to ask her to let Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein answer the question posed. [Full Article...]
Jury deliberating in Minnesota police shooting trial
The 29-year-old Latino officer is charged in the death of Philando Castile , a school cafeteria worker, during a traffic stop last July in a St. Paul suburb. "I did not want to shoot Mr. Castile at all", he replied. He says Castile was high on marijuana and didn't follow Yanez's orders. After the shooting, the video shows Yanez standing at the auto window with his gun drawn for some time. [Full Article...]