Hot weather forces 4 French nuclear reactors to shut down
As Europe struggles through a major heatwave, the French energy company EDF says it has halted a fourth nuclear reactor, this time one at the country’s oldest nuclear plant at…
Donald Trump escalates old fights this week, starts new ones
A self-described “counter-puncher,” the President this week seemed to escalate his feuds and begin new ones: with the news media, the conservative Koch brothers and his own attorney general, whom…
Idaho GOP candidate says Muslim slur was used to stir debate
A Republican candidate for the Idaho Statehouse defended the use of a Muslim slur on his public Facebook page by saying he likes to trigger debate with incendiary comments. The…
Carl Bernstein: This is worse than Watergate
Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein says the Trump presidency is worse than Watergate because Republicans are undermining the Mueller probe. Source link
Authorities: No survivors of small plane crash in Oklahoma
Authorities say a small plane crashed in northern Oklahoma, killing everyone on board Saturday morning. “A single-engine Extra EA400 crashed under unknown circumstances … shortly after taking off from Ponca…
‘Manhattan Madam’ met with Mueller’s team
Investigators appear to be interested in her ties to longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, whom she has known for a decade. Sources said investigators expressed interest in having Davis…
Former Trump campaign aide was in alleged Russian agent’s social network
A former Trump campaign aide who once socialized with alleged Russian agent Maria Butina tells ABC News the visiting grad student “networked so extensively” there is likely a broad swath…
As questions swirl over Trump interview, judge guts potential defense strategy
Chief Judge Beryl Howell’s decision is not entirely novel; it falls in line with two other district court judges in DC and Virginia who have rejected challenges to Mueller’s appointment.…
Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers
BEIJING/HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about thirty young engineers sit elbow-to-elbow, working to attract the next…
Facebook fakers get better at covering tracks, security experts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Creators of fake accounts and news pages on Facebook (FB.O) are learning from their past mistakes and making themselves harder to track and identify, posing new challenges…