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Brazil leader defiant in face of possible charges
Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot filed the charges accusing Temer of accepting bribes, including a $150,00 payoff from the former chairman of JBS , a Brazilian meatpacking company. But Temer, in his first comments since arriving back from a trip to Russian Federation and Norway, said that he had no intention to step down. "Nothing will destroy us - not me and not our ministers".
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McConnell faces hunt for GOP votes for Senate health bill
McConnell released the bill Thursday after weeks of closed-door meetings searching for middle ground between conservative senators seeking an aggressive repeal of Obama's statute and centrists warning about going too far. Sens. Paul Ryan of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin all said they would not support the current bill after its long-awaited reveal.
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Redraw of districts gave GOP edge in 2016
House seats and five more Ohio House seats in the last election than would have been expected in neutral circumstances. In Florida, Republicans had about 11 more seats in the state House than would be expected, one of the largest margins in the country.
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Garcia, Bland share lead going into final round in Munich
Garcia, who carded seven birdies, added: "It's nice but it doesn't mean that it's finished". A win by Garcia tomorrow could see potentially see him move to 4th in the World Ranking although much of that will be dependent on whether Jordan Spieth wins in the U.S.
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Presidential Office Denies Asahi Report on THAAD Deployment
Tensions around the Korean Peninsula have recently escalated as Pyongyang has carried out a number of ballistic missile and nuclear tests in violation of the UN Security Council's resolutions. The top USA diplomat acknowledged the now suspended deployment of THAAD as a "democratic process". South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and Trump are due to meet for the first time in Washington next week, with THAAD expected to dominate the agenda.
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Japan approves anti-terrorist conspiracy bill
The government defended the "anti-conspiracy" bill as a tool to prevent terrorism, especially ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and to allow Japan to ratify the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime adopted in the year 2000.