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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Ex-Manson Family follower denied parole by California Governor

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

(Reuters) - For the second year in a row California Gov. Jerry Brown overturned the parole recommendation to free Leslie Van Houten, who as a follower of cult leader Charles Manson took part in a notorious murder spree in 1969, media reports said late Friday.

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Trump decries 'permissive' U.S. abortion laws at rally

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump criticized U.S. abortion laws as among the most permissive in the world in a speech to anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life on Friday, and pledged his administration would always defend "the right to life."

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Trump signs bill renewing NSA's internet surveillance program

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates.

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U.S. health agency revokes Obama-era Planned Parenthood protection

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they were revoking legal guidance issued by the Obama administration that had sought to discourage states from trying to defund organizations that provide abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood.

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Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend won't face charges: sheriff

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(Reuters) - The girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, who fatally shot 58 people in October, is unlikely to face charges but the FBI was investigating another person in the case, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Friday.

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Baltimore fires police commissioner who failed to curb murder rate

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

(Reuters) - Baltimore's mayor, citing a lack of progress in curbing violent crime in a city that had a historic murder rate last year, on Friday fired the city's police commissioner and named a 30-year veteran of the department to lead it.

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Kentucky man will plead guilty to attacking Senator Rand Paul

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

(Reuters) - A Kentucky man accused of attacking U.S. Senator Rand Paul outside his home has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of assaulting a member of Congress, but has told investigators his action was not politically motivated, officials said on Friday.

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California couple may have used food to control starving children

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California couple accused of beating, shackling and abusing their 13 children may have used starvation as a weapon to control them, experts say, and the malnourishment would likely cause lifelong physical and mental issues for the siblings.

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U.S. to seek death penalty in kidnapping of Chinese scholar

By Umair Ahmed January 20, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it intends to seek the death penalty for an Illinois man who was charged last year with kidnapping a visiting Chinese scholar.