Новости за 09.05.2018

Can Trump's efforts at foreign policy breakthroughs erase damage of scandals at home?
Washington Post
When three Americans freed from prison in North Korea touch down at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington around 2 a.m. Thursday, President Trump intends to be on the moonlit tarmac to greet them, with the full White House press corps in tow. It will ...
Freed Americans Leave North Korea, as Trump Prepares to Welcome Them HomeNew York Times
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Novartis Spoke to Mueller's Office About Its $1.2 Million Contract With Michael Cohen
New York Times
The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday that it had spoken to lawyers for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, about its payments to a shell company controlled by Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer and longtime ...
AT&T seeks to explain Cohen deal as Washington scrutiny buildsPolitico
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US Pullout From Iran Nuclear Deal May Unsettle Oil Markets
New York Times
HOUSTON — President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal has so far had no more than a muted effect on oil and gasoline prices. But that could easily change. The full impact on global oil markets may not be seen for weeks or months.
Trump's nuclear decision is bleak news for Americans held in IranCNN
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Macron and other European leaders pledge to salvage Iran deal
CNN
Paris (CNN) French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Europe's commitment to the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday while urging Tehran to take part in future discussions over its ballistic missile program. A day after US President Donald Trump announced he ...
Europeans scramble to save Iran nuclear deal but face new concerns over US sanctionsWashington Post
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North Korea Releases 3 American Prisoners, Trump Says
New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump announced on Wednesday that North Korea had freed three American prisoners, removing a bitter and emotional obstacle ahead of a planned meeting between him and the young leader of the nuclear-armed nation. The ...
North Korea frees 3 American prisoners ahead of a planned Trump-Kim summitWashington Post
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Trump's CIA pick faces Senate grilling
CNN
JUST ENDED: Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee for CIA director, went in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in her confirmation hearing. Line of questions: Haspel faced sharp questioning about her role in the CIA's interrogation tactics and the ...
Gina Haspel Vows at Confirmation Hearing That She Would Not Allow Torture by CIANew York Times
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North Korea releases 3 American prisoners in apparent goodwill gesture ahead of a planned summit between Trump ...
Washington Post
BREAKING: President Trump said in tweet this morning, “I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They ...
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Russian Oligarch Tied to Trump Lawyer in Stormy Bombshell
Bloomberg
A company tied to a Russian oligarch sent $500,000 last year to an entity that President Donald Trump's lawyer used to pay hush money to porn actress Stephanie Clifford, her attorney Michael Avenatti claimed. That and other revelations caught the ...
Stormy Daniels' lawyer: US company linked to Russian oligarch paid $500000 to CohenCNN
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Winners and losers from the first big primary day of 2018
Washington Post
Primary season is underway. After a couple of ridiculously early primaries in March, we saw our first major Senate primaries of 2018 on Tuesday in Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. And the results had big implications for Republicans' efforts to hold ...
Election Results: Don Blankenship Falls Short In West Virginia Senate PrimaryNPR
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Trump pulls United States out of Iran nuclear deal, calling the pact 'an embarrassment'
Washington Post
President Trump on Tuesday said he is pulling the United States out of the international nuclear deal with Iran, announcing that economic sanctions against Tehran will be reinstated and declaring that the 2015 pact had been rooted in “fiction.” Trump's ...
What Changes and What Remains in the Iran Nuclear DealNew York Times
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Eric Schneiderman's Reputation Went From 'Wouldn't Get a Bawdy Joke' to Brute Overnight
New York Times
ALBANY — To many in the capital, New York's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, seemed staid and somewhat standoffish, almost to the point of boring: a teetotaler who favored coffee shops over bars, liked yoga and health food and preferred high ...
NY prosecutors to investigate assault allegations against Eric SchneidermanCNN
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