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Tony Podesta bails on lobbying firm amid Mueller probe
As special counsel, Mueller has been tasked with investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation. The lobbyist, who is the brother John Podesta , chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, also alerted clients of his impending departure.
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Manafort indictment has 'nothing to do with us,' says White House's Sanders
Sanders later said Papadopoulos was a member of "a volunteer advisory council that meant one time over the course of a year". "This goes back to activities that took place outside the scope of the campaign", Sanders said about these charges .
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Wind advisory Sunday pm-Monday am; strongest winds overnight
The service also issued a wind advisory until 6 a.m. Monday. A powerful coastal storm with very strong winds and heavy rainfall is undergoing bombogenesis near the East Coast , resulting in tree damage, power outages and flooding. In addition to the wind there is also a Flash Flooding Threat. Southern Cayuga County is under a flash flood watch from 4 p.m. Sunday to midnight Monday and a wind advisory from 3 a.m.to 4 p.m.
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China's 'One Belt, One Road' gets new rail link
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev , speaking at the ceremony on official launch of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, said that this railway line is a historical project of strategic significance. Commercial operations on the corridor are expected to begin before the end of this year and annual volumes of around 6.5 million tonnes are forecast for the initial phase of operation.
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StormTrack Weather: Another cold front moves in Monday night into Tuesday
Temperatures fall tonight to the lower 40s and even upper 30s in some places. Temperatures will warm through the day, under sunny skies, with highs in the mid to upper 50s. Thursday still brings the chance for a few showers. Overnight low temperatures will be in the 60s during this time frame. There will be a chance for rain/snow showers, but the intensity of those should be limited.
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US State Department urges Kurdish parties to work for united Iraq
The men - reportedly KDP supporters angered by comments made earlier that day by Gorran MP Rabun Maroof about the president and the Peshmerga - attacked local journalists and trapped lawmakers inside until local police, known as the Asayesh, fired into the air to disperse them.