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Winter weather advisory issued for tri-state area
The snow was expected to start on Saturday morning and light snow was expected to continue into the night. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for northwestern Rhode Island from 4 a.m. A dreamy snow drifted down on Saturday with fluffy flakes that made New York City look like a snow globe, but officials warned the winter wonderland could make for hard driving conditions at night.
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Ukraine: Protesters gather in Kiev after police recapture ex-Georgia leader Saakashvili
Saakashvili was first arrested on Tuesday during a raid on his apartment. Protester Igor Ognyov, from the eastern city of Sumy, told The Associated Press that the police stormed the camp before dawn on Wednesday. The lawyer said his defendant would object to force-feeding and would continue striking if a court decides to keep him behind bars for 60 days. General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko, who says Saakashvili is suspected of assisting a criminal organisation, said the opposition leader ...
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Firefighters Battling 'Hurricane-Force' Winds in Creek Fire
Red-flag parking restrictions will be lifted at 8 a.m. Friday. The fire had neared 13,000 acres and had destroyed 30 homes by late Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported . All Los Angeles Unified School District schools in the San Fernando Valley and some on the west side of Los Angeles - a total of 265 district schools and charter schools - were closed Thursday and will remain shuttered Friday.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation director defends agency against criticism
At another point, Wray, who was appointed by Trump to replace James B. Comey, said that "the agents, analysts and staff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are big boys and girls". "Did (FBI counterintelligence agent) Peter Strzok - was he - did he start it?" The latest news supports our view that Mr. Mueller is too conflicted to investigate the FBI and should step down in favor of someone more credible.
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Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Netflix "Making A Murderer' Killer In Prison"
The court was faced with the task of deciding whether Dassey's confession, that was captured on video tape, to the 2005 rape and murder of Halbach could be used against him. In an analysis of more than 2,000 cases going back to 1989, false confessions were found to be one of the causes of wrongful convictions , according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
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UK YouTuber cements a microwave to his head - Fire service not impressed
Firefighters were left "seriously unimpressed" after spending over an hour attempting to help a British YouTuber who had cemented his head inside of a microwave as part of a prank. Dakin added, "As amusing as this sounds, this young man could quite easily have suffocated or have been seriously injured". Describing the incident, West Midlands Fire Service crew Watch Commander Shaun Dakin told local media outlet News Barrhead: "As amusing as this sounds, this young man could quite easily ...