McCabe's
Fate Rests With Trump Appointed Prosecutor
Fired FBI official Andrew McCabes fate rests in the hands of a Trump-appointed
prosecutor, now that the Justice Departments inspector general has sent
a criminal referral over an investigative finding that he lied to James
Comey and bureau investigators about a media disclosure. Fox
VOA VIEW: McCabe needs jail time.
Thiessen:
Pompeo Is Close To Confirmation And 11 Senators Are Close To Making A Colossal
Mistake
For the first time in the history of the republic, it appears increasingly
likely that a majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote
against the president's nominee for secretary of state. If this happens,
it would be a black mark not on Mike Pompeo's record, but on the reputation
of this once-storied committee. Fox
VOA VIEW: If true, Republicans on the
committee will lose.
Dems
File Law Suit Alleging Russia, Trump Campaign, WikiLeaks Conspired To Interfere
In 2016 Campaign
The Democratic National Committee is suing the Trump campaign, Russia,
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and several associates of President Donald
Trump alleging a grand racketeering, hacking and fraudulent conspiracy
that harmed Democrats through WikiLeaks' publication of internal party
emails during the 2016 presidential campaign. Those named in the lawsuit
include several top Trump advisers who attended the now-infamous June 2016
meeting in Trump Tower, longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone, former Trump
campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos
and others. CNN
VOA VIEW: The DNC has lost their mind
- wrong, lost long ago.
Trump
Allies Worry Cohen Will Flip
President Donald Trump and his outside advisers are increasingly worried
that his longtime personal attorney might be susceptible to cooperating
with federal prosecutors. Two sources close to the president said people
in Trumps inner circle have in recent days been actively discussing the
possibility that Michael Cohen long seen as one of Trumps most loyal
personal allies might flip if he faces serious charges as a result of
his work on behalf of Trump. Politico
VOA VIEW: Liberal thinking.
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Students
Mark 19th Anniversary Of Columbine Massacre By Walking Out To Protest Gun
Violence
Students across the country walked out of their classrooms Friday to
protest gun violence, coinciding with the 19th anniversary of the gun massacre
at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. According to organizers,
students at about 2,500 schools had planned to hold walkouts at 10 a.m.
in their respective time zones, a somewhat smaller number than participated
in a similar walkout on March 14. Huff Post
VOA VIEW: All this does is promote more
violence.
This
Professor Bragged She Can't Be Fired For Bad Mouthing Barbara Bush
When conservative commentators are shouted down or otherwise prevented
from speaking, conservatives are the first to rally and preach about the
right to free speech. So conservatives should also be the first to rally
around Randa Jarrar, a Fresno State professor who responded to the news
of former first lady Barbara Bush's passing by tweeting some truly vile
things. Business Insider
By
Sending Spy To N Korea, America Raises Stakes High
The revelation that CIA director Mike Pompeo met secretly in North
Korea with dictator Kim Jong Un raised a lot of eyebrows this week. Why
a spy and not a diplomat? Why Pompeo when he is in the midst of a confirmation
battle to be the next secretary of State? Why not someone less senior and
more expert, therefore less risky? The Hill
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Killed In Fresh Protests, Clashes On Gaza Border
Thousands protested along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel in a
fourth straight Friday of mass demonstrations and clashes, with four Palestinians
shot dead by Israeli forces. Gazans also flew dozens of kites near the
border fence, in some cases carrying Molotov cocktails and one with a swastika
painted on it, in a new tactic that sparked at least two small fires in
Israeli territory this week. Yahoo News
Russia:
US Did Not Violate Red Lines During Syria Strikes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that Moscow dictated
where U.S., British and French forces were allowed to attack in the weekend's
airstrikes on suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities, Sky News reported.
Coalition forces destroyed three storage and production sites in response
to an alleged April 7 chemical attack on civilians that killed at least
40 people in the rebel-held city of Douma, near Damascus. Russia, which
supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, denies that a chemical attack
took place. Yahoo News
Prince
Charles Will Be The Next Head Of The Commonwealth
Leaders of the Commonwealth -- the 53-member group of mostly former
British territories -- have agreed that Britain's Prince Charles will be
the body's next head. The decision was announced by leaders gathered for
the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the UK. In a speech formally
opening the summit at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday, Queen Elizabeth
II said it was her "sincere wish" that her son Charles, the Prince of Wales,
would head the Commonwealth "one day." CNN
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Shot, Wounded At Florida School; Suspect In Custody
Panic and fear gripped another Florida school Friday when a gunman
who carried a shotgun in a guitar case opened fire, wounding one student
before he was taken into custody on a day planned for a national classroom
walkout to protest gun violence, authorities said. It happened Friday morning
at Forest High School, which was put on lockdown, the Marion County Sheriff's
Office reported. US News & World Report
Trump
Has Lied About His Wealth For Decades, Reporter Claims
President Donald Trump repeatedly lied for decades about his net worth
to attain a higher spot on the famed Forbes 400 list and brand himself
as New York's wealthiest real estate developer, according to a reporter
he encountered in 1982 for the magazines first such list. Journalist Jonathan
Greenberg described how Trump originally claimed that year to be worth
$900 million when he was contacted for Forbess inaugural wealth list,
the reporter wrote in a story published Friday by The Washington Post.
Yahoo News
Wells
Fargo Fined $1B For Mortgage, Auto Lending Abuses
Wells Fargo will pay $1 billion to federal regulators to settle charges
tied to misconduct at its mortgage and auto lending business, the latest
punishment levied against the banking giant for widespread customer abuses.
In a settlement announced Friday, Wells will pay $500 million to the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, its main national bank regulator, as
well as a net $500 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The fine is the largest ever imposed by the CFPB and its first since the
Trump administration took control of the bureau in late November. US
News & World Report
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Moderator Asked Michelle Pfeiffer About Her Weight During A "Scarface"
Panel And People Were Upset
As the question was being set up by Kornbluth, you could hear people
in the audience beginning to show their disapproval of the ask. "No no
no, this is not the question you think it is," Kornbluth said, attempting
to quell the groans. At one point someone yelled, "Why do we need to know?"
"Well, OK. I don't know," Pfeiffer said. "But I was playing a cocaine addict."
In the video, Kornbluth said this was the point he was trying to get across.
Buzz
Feed
When
You're Black, Every Place Is A Starbucks
Last week, two black men were arrested while waiting in a Philadelphia
Starbucks. And what's most jarring to me about the reaction is that something
so commonplace to black men is still news to whole swathes of this country.
Some years back, I met this guy at a coffee shop for lunch. When hed asked,
the night before, which one we were meeting at, I was adamant about a particular
location. And the next day, after Id shown up a little early, for once,
I ordered a drink, and found a table while they were making the drink,
and out of the ether itself a young (white) guy appeared. He worked for
the shop. Buzz Feed
Eric
Holder Howler: 'You Don't Talk About Partisan Things' at the Justice Department
Former Obama attorney general Eric Holder made an incredibly sober
and unfunny appearance on Comedy Central on Tuesday night's The Daily Show.
Host Trevor Noah turned to the Jim Comey book, noting Comey trashed Trump,
that "He's a liar, he mistreats women, he's not fit to be in office." Holder
quipped back: "Well, Jim got those three things right." But what about
what he got wrong? News Busters
Even
As States Legalize Marijuana, Racial Disparities In Weed Arrests Persist
Friday is 4/20 a day of stoner jokes, and, yes, lighting up. And with
the recent legalization of marijuana in states like Vermont and California,
its going to be an even happier holiday for some. But one thing that may
get lost amid the smoke is that there is still an ongoing war on drugs
that disproportionately targets people of color. Research shows that theres
a clear racial discrepancy in who is arrested for marijuana possession,
and that discrepancy even exists in states that have legalized marijuana.
Vox
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Trump
Wants To Bully Congress Into Accepting A New NAFTA
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is considering an audacious
plan to bully Congress into approving a new version of NAFTA but some
experts think the plan could backfire. Lighthizer is currently overseeing
US negotiations with Canada and Mexico to revise the 1994 free-trade agreement
that eliminated trade barriers between their economies. After the three
countries come to an agreement in principle which theyre hoping to do
by May 4 the legislative branch of each country has to approve the agreement.
Vox
Israel
Threatens To Renew Targeted Killings Of Hamas Leadership
Israel Katz thus holds Hamas responsible for Islamic Jihads threats
to kill Israeli soldiers and generals. Israels Intelligence minister,
Israel Katz, said on Friday that targeted killings of Hamas leadership
will be renewed if Islamic Jihad follows through on Thursdays threats
to kill Israeli soldiers and generals. The threats by the PIJ Terror organization
to shoot at IDF officers by snipers from Gaza, constitutes crossing a red
line. Hamas must know that any attack on IDF commanders at the border to
Gaza will immediately lead to a renewal of targeted killings of the Hamas
leadership. i24
Throw
Out Your Romaine Lettuce Because It Could Be Contaminated With E. Coli
The outbreak widened this week, and officials are now warning US consumers
to stay away from all types of romaine lettuce including whole heads
and hearts, chopped, and store-bought romaine lettuce purchased either
on its own or in a salad mix unless the source of the product is known.
So far 53 people have gotten sick, including 31 people who were hospitalized,
the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Friday.
Several new cases in Alaska prompted the CDC to expand its warning to cover
all types of romaine lettuce. Buzz Feed
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Trump's
Lawyer Wants To Delay Stormy Daniels' Lawsuit. But A Judge Says There Are
"Gaping Holes" In The Request.
The short-term fate of Stormy Daniels' efforts to speak out about her
alleged relationship with Donald Trump remained up in the air Friday after
a judge opted to wait to decide if the case should be postponed. Daniels
a former adult film actor whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford is
suing to get out of a nondisclosure agreement she signed in 2016 barring
her from speaking about the alleged relationship. Both Daniels and Trump's
personal lawyer Michael Cohen signed the agreement, but Trump did not.
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Feed
Hillary
Clinton On Election Night: They Were Never Going To Let Me Be President
No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more
indignities, setbacks and cynicism. She developed protective armor that
made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma. But if she was guarded about her
feelings and opinions, she believed it was in careful pursuit of a dream
for generations of Americans: the election of the countrys first woman
president. Daily Beast
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