| Snyder emails reveal state's role in evolution of Flint water crisis Posted: 21 Jan 2016 12:13 PM PST In an effort to offer answer mounting questions about who is at fault for the contamination of Flint's drinking water, Governor Rick Snyder broke with his exemption from Michigan's Freedom of Information Act and released emails he sent and received regarding Flint during 2014 and 2015. |
| Bob Dole: A Ted Cruz nomination would be ‘cataclysmic’ for the GOP Posted: 21 Jan 2016 09:37 AM PST |
| Putin 'probably approved' murder of Russian ex-spy: UK inquiry Posted: 21 Jan 2016 02:35 AM PST  Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably approved" the radiation poisoning of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London, a British judge said Thursday at the conclusion of a public inquiry into his agonising death. "The FSB (Russian security agency) operation to kill Litvinenko was probably approved by Mr Patrushev and by President Putin," judge Robert Owen said in his 300-page report.
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| Political fallout from Flint, Michigan water crisis spreads Posted: 20 Jan 2016 11:58 PM PST  Blame is swirling after a switch in the water supply led to elevated levels of lead.
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| Snyder appeals Obama's denial of disaster aid for Flint Posted: 20 Jan 2016 06:52 PM PST  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday released his emails related to Flint's drinking water and asked President Barack Obama to reconsider the denial of a federal disaster declaration to address the crisis, saying its poses an "imminent and long-term threat" to residents.
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| 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: US scientists Posted: 20 Jan 2016 01:08 PM PST  A previously unknown giant planet may have been discovered lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system, US scientists announced on Wednesday. Nicknamed Planet Nine, the object "has a mass about 10 times that of Earth" and follows a "bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the distant solar system," said a statement by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Researchers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown say have not yet observed the object directly.
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| Kerry, Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks Posted: 20 Jan 2016 09:14 AM PST  ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over who is eligible to join U.N.-mediated peace talks for Syria due to begin next week. Those differences have threatened to delay the start of the negotiations.
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| 20 dead after gunmen open fire at Pakistan university Posted: 20 Jan 2016 03:32 AM PST |
| Gunmen kill at least 19 after storming Pakistan university Posted: 20 Jan 2016 12:50 AM PST  The dead included students, guards, policemen and at least one professor.
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| Carson campaign volunteer dies after car accident in Iowa Posted: 19 Jan 2016 11:54 PM PST  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A volunteer for Ben Carson's presidential campaign died Tuesday after being hospitalized with injuries suffered in a car accident in western Iowa that hurt three other campaign workers.
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| Michigan governor apologizes for Flint water crisis Posted: 19 Jan 2016 06:16 PM PST  By Serena Maria Daniels LANSING, Mich (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, facing protests, lawsuits and calls for his resignation over drinking water contamination in Flint, on Tuesday apologized to the city's residents and called for the state to spend $28 million on fixes. "To you, the people of Flint, I say tonight as I have before, I am sorry and I will fix it," Snyder said in his annual speech to lawmakers, adding that federal, state and local leaders had failed residents. Some people have reported rashes, hair loss and other problems since Flint, under a state-appointed emergency manager, switched to Flint River water in April 2014 from a Detroit-run water system to save money, attorneys for the residents said.
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| Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump Posted: 19 Jan 2016 04:10 PM PST |
| Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin Posted: 19 Jan 2016 02:09 PM PST  The former VP candidate backs the Republican presidential front-runner.
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| NY Times: Former VP candidate Palin endorses Trump in 2016 race Posted: 19 Jan 2016 01:52 PM PST  (Reuters) - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday backed billionaire businessman Donald Trump for the party's nomination in the 2016 race for president, the New York Times reported, citing officials with his campaign. "I'm proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for president," Palin said in a statement provided by Trump's campaign, according to the Times.
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