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Vehicle bomb targeting police station in Somalia's capital kills four

Huge forest fires in Portugal kill at least sixty
Secretary of State for the Interior Jorge Gomes said that most had died from smoke inhalation and burns, while two were killed in a road accident related to the fires. "In an immediate response to a request for assistance by the Portuguese authorities, the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated to provide firefighting aircraft". [Full Article...]
Opposition Split Wide Open, JD-U to Back Ram Nath Kovind
The decision was announced here by Chief Minister K Palaniswami . The rebel AIADMK PTA led by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who enjoys the support of 12 MLAs and 12 MPs, held discussions with his supporters and announced that it has beenunanimously made a decision to extend their support to Mr Kovind. [Full Article...]
Trump on Jeh Johnson testimony

Another leadership test for Pelosi, who's weathered many
On Thursday morning at her weekly briefing, Pelosi fielded several questions about calls for her to go. The message after four races according to the GOP: Americans aren't as sick of the chaos in Washington as the media says. I am a strategic, politically astute leader. "And what they hoped by making it a referendum on Trump was by saying Trump is bad, Trump is terrible, that would b... [Full Article...]
Special education teacher charged in sexual assault resigns

Obamacare replacement bill runs into Republican trouble
The long-awaited plan marks a big step towards achieving one of the Republican party's major goals. Democrats meanwhile formed a united front against the controversial measure, blasting it as a "war on Medicaid", the health care program for lower income Americans. [Full Article...]
Germany spied on the White House, reports claim
