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Trump Offers to Mediate Qatar's Diplomatic Crisis
The three Sunni Gulf countries - Saudi Arabia , Bahrain and the UAE - along with Egypt accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism and destabilizing the region because of its ties to their Shiite rival, Iran, and its support for groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. [Full Article...]
Labour Will Seek Minority Gov't if Tories Lose Majority, Shadow Chancellor Says
A Lib Dem source said it was "too early" to comment on the exit poll, but indicated the party did not have significant ambitions for gains: "In this election holding our own is a good night". The drop in the currency reflects uncertainty about the shape of the next government and what it will mean for the Brexit talks, which are due to get underway shortly. [Full Article...]
Trump attorney disputes Comey, says Trump was not under investigation
Trump backers quickly embraced and trumpeted Burr's approach, taking to Twitter and television to say he bolstered the president's argument that all the talk of possible collusion between Trump's campaign is politically-motivated much ado about nothing. [Full Article...]
Comey says he was sacked over Russian Federation probe, blasts 'lies'
In a speech to supporters across town, Trump vowed to fight on. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) said we're still learning about more about contact between Trump campaign officials and Russian Federation, including Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. [Full Article...]
Cautious reaction to exit poll from Tory and Labour figures
BST this morning, and they officially closed at 10 p.m. BST (5 p.m. EST). Pundits think that perhaps postal votes, which are not captured by exit polls , are muddying the waters. However, the first results show the swing suggested by the exit poll has not been reflected which has given some hope to the Conservative party the result might not be as bad as suggested. [Full Article...]
Texas grand jury indicts deputy, husband in death of man
He died three days later after he was removed from life support. A Harris County grand jury in Houston indicted the Thompsons on Thursday. The family's attorney said the video showed a crime of at least manslaughter being committed. [Full Article...]
Illinois man missing in Yellowstone National Park
His last known location was the Rescue Creek Trailhead near the park's north entrance at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7. "Mr. Murphy measures 5' 11" tall and weighs approximately 190 pounds. Yellowstone Park officials said in a press release Murphy meant to hike for the day to Turkey Pen Peak. They're now on foot and in the air, looking for Murphy in the Rescue Creek area. [Full Article...]
Trump lawyer denies president demanded loyalty, calls Comey a 'leaker'
In his testimony Thursday, Comey said the Trump administration quickly sought other explanations for the firing and in doing so "defamed" him by saying the bureau under his leadership was out of control and suffering from low morale. And indeed it did. "Today, Mr. Comey admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications wit... [Full Article...]