| House Judiciary Committee debates articles of impeachment against Trump -  House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler gaveled in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, kicking off the committee's marathon session to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for debate and approval, holding a "markup" -- a public meeting where members can debate and offer amendments to the charges -- ahead of a House floor vote next week. "Taken together, these two articles charge President Trump, with placing his private, political interests above our national security, and above our free and fair elections, and above our ability to hold public officials accountable," Nadler said.
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:52:00 -0500
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| GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares climb on dovish Fed, but Brexit hurdle looms - ![GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares climb on dovish Fed, but Brexit hurdle looms]( "GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares climb on dovish Fed, but Brexit hurdle looms") Asian stocks rose on Thursday to the highest in a month after the Federal Reserve signalled rate settings were likely to remain accommodative, but the imminent UK election and a deadline for Sino-U.S. trade talks kept investors cautious. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged, as expected, at its policy meeting on Wednesday but indicated interest rates would remain on hold, which nudged Wall Street stocks higher. Australian shares were down 0.7%, however, weighed by the financial sector after a money-laundering scandal.
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:40:02 -0500
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| Feds seek to revoke bail of Giuliani associate Lev Parnas - ![Feds seek to revoke bail of Giuliani associate Lev Parnas]( "Feds seek to revoke bail of Giuliani associate Lev Parnas") Prosecutors said in a court filing that Parnas lied about his finances and should be jailed because he’s a flight risk.
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:11:26 -0500
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| UPDATE 1-Texas executes inmate convicted of killing prison supervisor - ![UPDATE 1-Texas executes inmate convicted of killing prison supervisor]( "UPDATE 1-Texas executes inmate convicted of killing prison supervisor") Texas on Wednesday executed an inmate convicted of killing a prison boot factory supervisor because he was upset he had to work as a janitor. Travis Runnels, 46, was put to death by lethal injection at the state’s death chamber in Huntsville for the 2003 murder of 40-year-old Stanley Wiley, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said in a statement. Runnels' death was the final execution scheduled in the United States for 2019, bringing the total to 22 this year, according to the Catholic Mobilizing Network, which opposes the death penalty.
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:09:53 -0500
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| Ballerina Francesca Hayward leaps from stage to screen in 'Cats' - ![Ballerina Francesca Hayward leaps from stage to screen in 'Cats']( "Ballerina Francesca Hayward leaps from stage to screen in 'Cats'") British ballerina Francesca Hayward is getting ready to take a leap from stage to the silver screen, with a star turn in the film version of the musical "Cats". This holiday season, the Royal Ballet principal dancer will be appearing in a production of "Coppelia" at London's Royal Opera House. At the same time, in cinemas across the world, she will be appearing as the cat Victoria in the movie based on British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit stage show.
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