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Cosby admitted to giving Quaaludes to multiple women in decade-old deposition
Reape didn't work on this case until 2015, when previously sealed testimony was released by a federal judge in July. In the deposition Cosby gave as part of a civil suit Constand filed against him in 2005, the entertainer said Constand's mother had called him to discuss an evening he'd spent with her daughter. [Full Article...]
Barron Trump's 'The Expert' T-shirt Sells Out at J. Crew
This is the first time the first family has been officially living under the same roof for the past five months. The president spent the weekend at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and had said on several occasions that his wife and son would move to the White House after the school year. [Full Article...]
Here's why people trapped in London apartment fire couldn't escape easily
A massive fire has engulfed a residential high-rise building in London , prompting the London Fire Brigade to dispatch at least 40 fire engines, 20 ambulance crews and 200 firefighters. "People have been bringing water, clothes, anything they've got to help, out to the cordon". Speaking this morning he said: "Crews wearing breathing apparatus and extended duration breathing apparatus have bee... [Full Article...]
Jeff Sessions : US Attorney General brands Russian Federation collusion claims a 'detestable lie'
He says Comey should have talked to Boente, especially if he had concerns about Sessions staying involved in the Russian Federation investigation. Five days after questions were raised by former FBI Director James Comey , the Attorney General defended his decision to recuse himself from the Russian Federation investigation, denied that he had been involved in any wrongdoing, and pushed back... [Full Article...]
Deputy AG: No cause to fire special counsel Mueller
Sessions became attorney general in February but did not recuse himself from that probe until March. "I don't want to extend this out for a long period of time". "I do believe it would be catastrophic, and I do believe it would destroy any shred of trust in the president's judgment that remains over here", senator Dianne Feinstein said. [Full Article...]
US Strike Reportedly Kills Haqqani Network Commander in Pakistan
The rare drone strike in Pakistan comes almost two weeks after more than 150 people were killed in the truck bombing in the Afghan capital. The network operates base camps where it trains suicide bombers and does logistical planning for military operations, according to media reports. [Full Article...]
E-cigarettes Less Addictive Than Cigarettes, Study Shows
A study by chemists at the University of CT offers new evidence that electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes . Vapers are also less likely to consider themselves addicts, have strong cravings or feel like they really need their product. All of the study's participants were considered dependent on their habit due to their regularity of use. [Full Article...]
Leahy angry Sessions canceled on appropriations hearing
Sessions , the former Senator from Alabama, said Russian interference with America's democratic processes can never be tolerated. Sessions previously offered to resign because of tensions with Trump over his recusal decision. Sessions' testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ET, keeps the political spotlight on the Russian Federation issue, si... [Full Article...]