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Trump claims Cohen 'lying to reduce' jail time
The report said Cohen acknowledged Trump's instructions when he was interviewed by the Mueller team. Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, told The Associated Press that the president "had no knowledge" of any effort to manipulate polling data on his behalf. [Full Article...]
Scuffles Break Out as ‘Yellow Vests’ March in Paris in Latest Protest
The demonstrations were largely peaceful but Reuters Television reporters said they saw clashes break out late in the afternoon between police and demonstrators, some wearing masks, in Paris' Invalides district. Over 2,000 people have been arrested since the demonstrations began and a number have died, the vast majority of the deaths being due to collisions between protesters and vehicles. [Full Article...]
Russian Navy tracks movements of USS Donald Cook in Black Sea
Earlier in the day, the United States 6th Fleet's press service reported that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook began its transit of the Dardanelles Strait heading into the Black Sea "to conduct maritime security operations and enhance regional maritime stability , combined readiness and naval capability with our North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies and partn... [Full Article...]
End 'no-deal brinkmanship' and let's talk, Britain's Corbyn tells May
Many economists expect Britain to plunge into recession if there is a "no-deal" Brexit . Demonstrating the divide in public opinion, the next most popular option, supported by 24% of the public, is to start the process of holding a second referendum. [Full Article...]
Special Counsel disputes Buzzfeed article on Michael Cohen
President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani categorically denied the report earlier Friday. "If the @ BuzzFeed story is true, President Trump must resign or be impeached", tweeted Texas Rep. Instead, he said, "I actually wanted to come on to talk about the President of the United States threatening a family..." This raised new questions about the president's legal exposure, and sparke... [Full Article...]
Which Stock and Bond Markets Close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
He delivered that message to over 20,000 people during a visit to both East and West Berlin in 1964 , just two months after the US passed the legislation Pence referred to, the landmark Civil Rights Act. After closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Pictured. Martin Luther King Day events past year in Century (top) and Cantonment (below). Martin Luther King III called out Trump previous year over... [Full Article...]
Palestine rejects Israeli report on Trump peace plan
The Trump administration has been working on its peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian settlement for months. While the misery imparted on the more than six million Palestinians in Israel and the occupied and besieged territories in 2018 was enthusiastically meted out by the state of Israel, like it has seemingly enjoyed doing so every year since 1967, these new levels of despair for the Palest... [Full Article...]
Mueller says Buzzfeed story on Trump 'not accurate'
The unconfirmed revelation comes just days after Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, told a congressional committee that any direction to mislead Congress would constitute obstruction of justice. Ben Smith, BuzzFeed editor-in-chief, took to Twitter Friday night to defend the publication and its reporters. Trump has called Cohen a "rat" and a liar. [Full Article...]