Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign
The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging a far-reaching conspiracy to disrupt the 2016 campaign and tilt the election to Donald Trump.
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North and South Korea set up hotline ahead of summit
North and South Korea have set up a telephone hotline between their two leaders - the first time such a direct line of communication has been set up.
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Cuba's New President Vows to Defend Socialist Revolution
President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the new period would be characterized by "modernization of the economic and social model."
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Rosenstein Tells Trump He’s Not a Target in Mueller, Cohen Probes
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump last week that he isn’t a target of any part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation or the probe into his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to several people familiar with the matter.
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U.K. Labour ‘Having the Time of Our Lives’ as May Stumbles
John McDonnell, self-proclaimed enemy of capitalism and the man who would be chancellor of the exchequer, took pride in sowing dissent.
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Merkel May Have Met Her Match in Germany’s New SPD Leader
Angela Merkel has enjoyed a relatively painless start to her fourth term in office. That could be about to change with the German leader’s Social Democrat coalition partners poised to elect a combative one-time party rebel as their leader.
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Japanese Official Says Font Size on Sexual Harassment Complaint Was Too Small
When asked about a complaint from a TV station that the most senior official at his ministry sexually harassed a reporter, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the font used on the complaint letter was too small.
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AP-NORC Poll: Americans expect Russia tension will get worse
Americans largely fear the country’s relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs of diplomatic progress with Kim Jong Un on nuclear weapons, nearly half say the same about North Korea.
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Army won’t meet recruiting mission, lowers 2017 goal
The U.S. Army will not meet its mission to recruit 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered the goal.
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The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History
Coal, which fueled the world’s biggest economies for more than a century, is increasingly losing out to renewables.
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French Anti-Macron Demonstrations Draw Up To 300,000 Nationwide
Rail workers, who embarked Wednesday on their fourth strike since the start of April, were out in force.
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SunTrust Says Data on 1.5 Million Customers May Have Been Stolen
SunTrust Banks Inc., Georgia’s largest lender, said it’s investigating a former employee that might have stolen personal data on 1.5 million customers.
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Wells Fargo hit by record $1bn penalty
Wells Fargo has been fined a record $1bn by two US regulators to resolve investigations into car insurance and mortgage lending breaches.
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