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Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Homeless man dies on 'doorstep' of Houses of Parliament

MPs criticise government policies after rough sleeper pronounced dead in Westminster...

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Baby murder accused Hannah Turtle 'kept apologising' BBC News

A mother from Flintshire whose two-month-old baby stopped breathing while in hospital kept...

Senate moderates near immigration plan on Dreamers, wall Atlanta Journal

WASHINGTON Senate moderates reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday aimed at balancing Democrats' fight to offer citizenship to young "Dreamer" immigrants with President Donald Trump's demands for billions of dollars to build his coveted border wall with Mexico, participants in those talks said. It...

PBS Chief Warns of ‘Existential Crisis’ for Stations If Federal Funding Is Eliminated Variety

WASHINGTON — PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger warns that a number of public television stations will have to shut down and that the network will have to make some “hard decisions” about programming should Congress follow through on the Trump administration’s budget and zero...

U.S. weighs plans to prevent Russian meddling in future elections: Pence Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence community are discussing plans to prevent Russia from interfering in future elections, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday, a after the nation's top intelligence officials said they expected Moscow to continue...

Treasury's Mnuchin says sanctions against Russians 'in the near future' Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Wednesday that sanctions against wealthy Russians in retaliation for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election would be released shortly. ......

EPA chief says he flies first class due to security concerns Lancaster Online

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. ......

Former wife of ex-governor's aide: 911 call was 'bad night' Lancaster Online

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The ex-wife of an Oklahoma governor's aide who resigned after allegations of spousal abuse says the family "had one bad night six years ago," and that attention should be focused on those currently struggling with domestic ......

APNewsBreak: Dems say Interior boss is withholding key facts Lancaster Online

DENVER (AP) — Two Democratic congressmen are accusing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of withholding key information from lawmakers while launching a massive overhaul of his department. ......