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Justice Department orders internal probe of 'political motivation' behind spying on Trump campaign

Following Trump's demand that the DOJ investigate his allegation that the Obama administration's FBI 'infiltrated or surveilled' his 2016 campaign, the agency said it will formally probe those claims.




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Trump meets with FBI director, Rosenstein & DNI after demand for probe

The planned sit-down is to discuss a response to congressional requests. Trump is expected to bring up his demand, however, that DOJ examine whether his campaign was 'infiltrated or surveilled'.




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White House will invite Democrats to top secret meeting 

Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi will be allowed inside the top secret White House meeting on the 2016 election




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Trump claims James Clapper 'admitted' spy was paid to target his campaign

'Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal,' Trump tweeted Thursday.




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Mueller's Russia investigation bill hits $17 million

According to the U.S Department of Justice, special counsel Robert Mueller's probe racked up nearly $10 million in expenditure from October to March, the latest six-month accounting period.




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GOP lawmaker charges FBI with changing witness forms in Clinton probe

A Republican congressman claimed there is 'growing evidence' the FBI altered witness reports in their investigations into Clinton's email server and in the Russia probe.




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NSA leaker Reality Winner reaches plea deal

Winner, 26, has been scheduled to plead guilty in US District Court on June 26. She allegedly leaked a document about Russia cyber-attacks to The Intercept.




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Majority of Republicans say Trump should not pardon himself

Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves and majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president, poll finds.




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Trump says he'll bring up election meddling with Putin

President Donald Trump said he would once again raise the sensitive issue of election meddling with Russian President Vladimir Putin – then predicted his counterpart 'may deny it.'




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Russian gun activist 'infiltrated US political organizations'

Maria Butina, 29, was arrested in Washington D.C. and charged with acting as a foreign agent on orders from the Kremlin - a direct allegation of election interference.




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Hillary Clinton had dinner with Harvey Weinstein after election loss

Photos of Hillary Clinton having dinner with longtime pal Harvey Weinstein weeks after her election loss have emerged.




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Giuliani says his team negotiating with Mueller on possible interview

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has offered to limit the number of obstruction-related questions Trump would be asked by investigators but doesn't want him to just provide written answers.




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Brennan: Trump revoked security clearance to hide Russia collusion

Answering charges that he is only targeting a list of his political opponents, Trump claimed he 'would put a Republican on, too, if I thought they were incompetent or crazy.'




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Admiral who ran Osama bin Laden raid: Revoke my security clearance

William McRaven, commander of the raid condemned Trump for revoking the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan saying the spy was 'of unparalleled integrity'.




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Trump charges special counsel with 'looking for trouble'

President Trump added the accusation that special counsel Robert Mueller and his team 'are enjoying ruining people’s lives and REFUSE to look at the real corruption on the Democrat side.'




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Mueller snubs Trump attorneys' letter setting out interview conditions

Mueller has not responded to a weeks-old letter from Trump's legal team, suggesting the president's testimony isn't needed or investigators are tracking down new leads.




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Trump touts strong economic growth and says Dems would have tanked it

President Trump is using the strong performance of the American economy as a weapon against Democrats, claiming growth would not be so high if they had won the 2016 election.




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Trump attacks Mueller and slams 'fake news' in morning Twitter tirade

The president began what could be the most significant day so far in Robert Mueller's Russia probe pre-emptively lashing out at the special counsel's office in a tweetstorm.




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Cohen reveals he hunted for nonexistent tape of Trump hitting Melania

Cohen revealed that he hunted for a rumored tape of the president hitting Melania Trump – footage that he believes does not exist – and gave Democrats a reason to subpoena Trump's taxes.




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Klopp believes Liverpool are once again among Europe's elite after seven Ballon D'Or nominations

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's septet of Ballon d'Or nominees is the surest indication his club have re-established themselves as a leading European force.




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Duke and Duchess' facade has crumbled, writes RICHARD KAY

RICHARD KAY Not even 20 months have passed since that magical day when they stood on the steps of St George's Chapel at Windsor and, with a kiss, enchanted a global audience of millions.




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RICHARD KAY: Prince Charles is 'massively sad' about Megxit

RICHARD KAY: In loss and sorrow, father and son forged deep bonds, a closeness that has endured in the face of frequent outbreaks of domestic adversity.




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Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn told monarch of their pending marriage split last summer

RICHARD KAY: For both parties it looked like a marriage made in heaven - a classic case of opposites attracting.




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Sir Martin Sorrell is faced with shelling out £100million to his second wife

RICHARD KAY: Fifteen years ago, Sir Martin Sorrell paid a then record divorce settlement of more than £29 million to his first wife, Sandra Finestone, after 33 years of marriage.




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Coronavirus has hit Boris Johnson hard and they've barricaded the doors at No 10, writes RICHARD KAY

RICHARD KAY: Boris Johnson remained stoically upright as he joined in the mass applause for the NHS and if the usual ebullience was missing there was at least a flicker of determination.




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Longleat loses its Lord of lust, writes RICHARD KAY 

RICHARD KAY: Like a precious hothouse flower, the 7th Marquess of Bath spent his 87 years sheltering from the chill winds of modern life behind an exquisite Elizabethan facade.




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Disabled BBC presenter slams BA after she was left 'stranded in her seat' without her wheelchair

Sophie Morgan, (pictured) who fronted the 2016 Paralympics coverage on Channel 4, said she struggled to get the attention of an attendant on the trip from Buenos Aires to Heathrow.




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Strictly's Will Bayley breaks down amid Paralympics fears after knee injury made him QUIT

The Paralympic table tennis star, 31, who participated in the competition series with professional dancer Janette Manrara for six weeks, spoke to The Sun




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Queensland officially announces it will make a bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's cabinet on Monday gave the green light for the state government to officially go after a bid for the Olympic and Paralympics Games in 2032.




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Sagittarius: Have faith in yourself this week

Sagittarius: Have belief in yourself this week, especially in relation to your work and making money.




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Capricorn: Seize your opportunities this week... 

Capricorn 22 DEC-20 JAN Capricorns are always in search of another goal. The Sun in your sign and a Capricorn solar eclipse means you won't be short of opportunities this week




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HOROSCOPES: Remember that others have faith in you, Aquarius 

Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB You may think you're not trying hard enough - but you are trying too hard




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HOROSCOPES: You are faced with several options, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April Having yearned for a chance to break out of a rut, you are now faced with not one but several opportunities




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World's coldest city hits temperature of 89F - sending locals to sunbathe on a GLACIER 

Yakutsk, built on permafrost in eastern Russia and with winter temperatures nudging minus -76F, was also hotter than Yemen on the Arabian peninsula.




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Smugglers use flaming SOCKS to burn holes in security netting around prison walls to sneak in drugs

Flaming socks are being lobbed over prison fences to burn holes in security netting, and allow drones to fly in and drop off packages. The bizarre method is believed to have been first used in Leeds.




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Sydney and Melbourne housing markets bounce back - another city to emerge as new property powerhouse

Median house values in the country's capital cites are set to increase during 2020, according to property research firm BIS Oxford Economics in a report released Monday.




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Sydney drug ring's massive Australia Day profits

The unravelling of a multi-million dollar drug ring run by Codie Peter Cowan (pictured) has revealed the thirst for drugs over public holiday weekends in some of Sydney's most affluent suburbs.




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Hippie parents of girl, three, who drowned in the Hawkesbury river pay tribute to her with a poem

Zeinobiyah Soetekouw had spent most of her life aboard a 33-year-old 13m yacht 'Sumbawa', travelling Australia with her parents Beccie and Steve and 10 siblings.




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Labor may backflip and support laws making it easier to deport violent criminal immigrants

A new law to give the government more discretionary powers to deport convicted rapists, killers, pedophiles and violent thugs out of Australia may now be backed by Labor.




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A pet dog in Matamata, NZ returned home with his mouth taped shut and a noose around his neck

The four-year-old dog named Rock was bleeding from his mouth and his pupils were heavily dilated when he returned to his home in Matamata, in New Zealand, last Tuesday.




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Will Spiller charged with drug dealing after calling the cops when his home was raided by a gang

A young 'wannabe' gangster found himself behind bars after calling police when his Melbourne home was raided by a gang of thugs hell bent on ripping off his drug stash. 




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Boss of company behind Northern Rail is given £250,000 pay rise despite disruption

Manfred Rudhart, chief executive of British Northern Rail's owner Arriva, saw his pay boosted from £1.08million to £1.34million last year.




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Murderers are set to face much stricter monitoring for ten years after they are released from prison

At present so-called 'lifers' are supervised and forced to attend regular meetings with probation officers when freed on licence after completing their minimum jail sentence in the UK.




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Barack Obama sends handwritten letter to prisoner he pardoned after she makes college dean's list 

Obama, 57, granted clemency to Danielle Metz back in 2016 after she spent more than two decades behind bars for her role in a cocaine trafficking ring run by her husband.




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CWAGs go wild! England's cricket heroes celebrate with wives and girlfriends

All-rounder Ben Stokes kissed his partner Clare on the hallowed turf of the 'Home of Cricket' after he helped England win the trophy - less than a year after he was on trial over a late-night brawl.




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Henry Byatt whose mother was Princess Diana's lady-in-waiting, drowned in Greece

Henry Byatt worked at the exclusive Peligoni Club on the island of Zakynthos when he died in August 2017. Mother Alexandra acted as Diana's lady-in-waiting from 1991 until 1997.




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Labour MPs call for Corbyn to set up independent investigation into anti-Semitism complaint handling

The Tribune group of moderate Labour MPs said they were 'shocked' by claims made in a Panorama documentary 'about the handling of antisemitism complaints'.




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AFL legend Nicky Winmar is charged with 'attack on a taxi driver' when he was asked to pay up front

The 53-year-old former St Kilda star has been hit with four charges following the alleged attack in Docklands, inner-western Melbourne, on March 30.




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Boris Johnson 'will travel to America within two months of taking office to agree a trade deal'

Boris Johnson keen to rebuild relations with Donald Trump and secure an agreement that could boost the UK economy post-Brexit.




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Drivers who kill are being 'let off' with five-year jail terms

In another indictment of 'soft justice' Britain, analysis of Ministry of Justice data shows the average sentence last year for causing death by dangerous driving was five years and three months.