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Trump ally Roger Stone pleads 5th Amendment, snubs Senate’s request for documents
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) by Stone's attorneys. Smith called the requests "far too overbroad, far too overreaching, far too wide-ranging both in their all-embracing list of" those Stone has communicated with over the past three years. He was interviewed previous year by the House intelligence committee, and a transcript of that session may soon be released. In April, Stone indicated he would co... [Full Article...]
European Raids Targeting Italian Mafia Lead To Dozens Of Arrests
The new leader of the Cosa Nostra network was arrested alongside some 45 associates, in a move Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said "dismantled" the leadership. The latest clampdown on the Italian mafia signals the European authorities' efforts to combat organized crime groups. Germany's Der Spiegel said 65 premises were being searched, including restaurants, apartments and offices, while B... [Full Article...]
Feds indict 4 men in Panama Papers investigation
Gaffey was arrested in MA earlier Tuesday. The most serious charges in the case, which include wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY said in announcing the charges. Gaffey is accused of assisting Von Der Goltz's scheme and advising another American taxpayer, who is identified in Tuesday's fi... [Full Article...]
Houthis Unsure about Success of Sweden Talks on Yemen
The delegation had delayed its departure until the rebels had arrived in Stockholm after they failed to show up for the last United Nations bid to convene peace talks in September, complaining they had received insufficient guarantees of safe passage through the blockade enforced by a Saudi-led coalition since March 2015, sources close to the government told AFP . [Full Article...]
Rudy Giuliani Accidentally Roasted President Trump With The Perfect Typo
Giuliani's tweet notes, "Mueller filed an indictment just as the President left for G-20.In July he indicted the Russians who will never come here just before he left for Helsinki". The placement of a period and no spaces between "G-20" and "in" resulted in an inadvertent hyperlink showing up in Giuliani's tweet. "'I'm not telling them to lie, I'm simply telling them to tell the truth'". [Full Article...]
Christian Michel: A secret deal was offered before extradition began
The Congress leader's son doing business in Dubai arranged TV interviews of Michel to Indian media in 2016 to accuse Modi Government of political vendetta. Michel also allegedly paid off influential people in India, who helped reject Russian and American choppers. The controversial diaries Probe agencies had recovered hand-written diaries detailing the alleged kickbacks paid for the choppe... [Full Article...]
Nigel Farage quits Ukip over its 'fixation' on anti-Muslim policies
Yesterday, Ukip also lost its former deputy chairwoman, Suzanne Evans, who said she had become "increasingly alarmed" by the " perverse direction " Mr Batten was taking the Eurosceptic party. Mr Farage recalled the time he spoke at a Gala dinner during the Annual Ukip Conference in Birmingham this year, explaining how it was a changing moment for him. [Full Article...]
Einstein's 'God Letter' Expected to Fetch 7 Figures at Auction
That was nearly twice the expected amount. "The word God is for me nothing but the expression and product of human weaknesses", Einstein wrote. It is not the first time Einstein's letters have been put up for auction. Acknowledging his disappointment in failing to secure the item, Dawkins said: "This letter was about something very important to Einstein I suspect". [Full Article...]