June 2019

Federal Prosecutors Don’t Have to Disclose Secret Flynn Transcripts, Judge Says

A federal judge on Tuesday told prosecutors they did not have to make public highly classified transcripts of Michael T. Flynn talking about sanctions with the Russian ambassador in December 2016. The judge’s decision means that the exact words that Mr. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, and Sergey I. Kislyak, formerly Russia’s top

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Renault, Nissan urge legal action against Ghosn for expenses

Renault says an internal audit with partner Nissan found 11 million euros in questionable expenses at their Dutch-based holding allegedly linked to ousted chief Carlos Ghosn. In a statement Tuesday night, the French carmaker recommended joint Renault-Nissan legal action in the Netherlands, where the alliance is based. It suggested ordering Ghosn himself to reimburse the

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House Votes to Give ‘Dreamers’ a Path to Citizenship

Democrats, Mr. Rogers added, “would rather reward illegal immigrants than secure our borders, enforce our laws and fix this crisis.” In fact, passage of the legislation follows years of haggling among Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans and Democrats over a plan that would have done both, pairing legal status for the Dreamers and Temporary Protected

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Seoul: NKorea ignores calls for joint African swine efforts

South Korea is concerned North Korea is ignoring its calls for joint efforts to stem the spread of highly contagious African swine fever following an outbreak in North Korea. South Korea’s agricultural ministry on Wednesday says blood tests of pigs from some 340 farms near the inter-Korean border conducted through Tuesday came back negative. Hundreds

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China issues US travel warning over ‘shootings’

Image copyright Getty Images China has warned its citizens to “fully assess the risks” of travelling to the US given recent “shootings”, as tensions between the superpowers rise. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism warned of threats such as robbery and gun violence, state media said. China’s foreign ministry also said US law enforcement agencies

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Is ‘Big Tech’ too big? A look at growing antitrust scrutiny

Is Big Tech headed for a big breakup? The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are moving to investigate Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over their aggressive business practices, and the House Judiciary Committee has announced an unprecedented antitrust probe , promising “a top-to-bottom review of the market power held by giant tech

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