WorldReutersNetanyahu cuts short U.S. trip after rocket attack from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to the United States on Monday and the military dispatched reinforcements to the Gaza border after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people. Netanyahu threatened a forceful response to the long-range strike amid accusations from opponents in a closely contested Israeli election, two weeks away, that he had been showing weakness in the face of security challenges from Gaza militants. Netanyahu, who arrived in Washington on Sunday for a four-day visit, said he would fly home right after meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, as planned, later on Monday.
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How much did the Mueller report cost?
Based on the published statements, plus an estimate of what is to come in the fourth statement, it appears likely that the Mueller investigation itself will have cost around $17m. The special counsel's office also reported Department of Justice spending that supported its activities, stating that it wasn't legally required to do so and that those expenditures would have occurred regardless of whether or not the special counsel's office was conducting an investigation. If those additional expenditures are taken into account, the final estimate for the cost of the Mueller investigation reaches around $31m.
WorldAFP Relax NewsBritish Airways flight ends up in wrong city
A British Airways plane flew by mistake from London to Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf in Germany on Monday. Passengers only found out about the mishap when the pilot said the plane was coming in to land in Edinburgh, which is around 500 miles (800 kilometres) from Dusseldorf. After the crew realised the mistake, the plane was refuelled and flown to Dusseldorf, landing in Germany with a delay of more than three and a half hours.
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Widespread computer outage briefly affects passengers on American, Alaska and JetBlue airlines
Passengers on American, Alaska and JetBlue airlines were greeted with travel hassles Tuesday morning due to a brief computer outage. Passengers couldn't check in, and the boarding of flights was held up due to a technical glitch at airline reservations giant Sabre. The problem lasted about 30 minutes, American spokesman Ross Feinstein said.
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The Ford Bronco Will Have a Removable Roof and Doors and Will Go on Sale in Late 2020
The new Ford Bronco SUV will come with either two or four removable doors and have a removable hardtop. The Bronco will go on sale in late 2020, according to Automotive News. According to Automotive News, which gleaned info from dealers who attended a Ford event last month where future products were shown, the Bronco will hit dealer lots in late 2020.
BusinessAssociated PressApple highlights privacy in new services in jab at rivals
Apple announced a new streaming TV service, a paid subscription level for its news app, a video game service and an Apple-branded credit card, as it tries to push its services businesses to make up for a decline in sales of the iPhone. The new services will pit Apple against the likes of Google and Facebook in news, and Amazon and Netflix in streaming video. But unlike many of its competitors, Apple said it won't use your news preferences and spending history to sell advertising.
NewsYahoo NewsFather of Sandy Hook victim found dead in apparent suicide, Newtown police say
The father of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings was found dead Monday of an apparent suicide in Newtown, Conn., police there said. The body of 49-year-old Jeremy Richman, the father of Avielle Richman, was found inside Edmond Town Hall early Monday. Police responded to a report of a suicide around 7 a.m. ET. According to the Newtown Bee, he was reportedly found in the stage area of the building, which was undergoing renovations.
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White House: Trump 'More Than Happy' to See Full Mueller Report Released
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday that President Trump would welcome the release of the full Mueller report because he believes it will fully exonerate him of the central charge that sparked the special counsel's investigation: collusion with Russian operatives to sway the election in his favor. “He's more than happy for any of this stuff to come out because he knows exactly what did and what didn't happen and now frankly the rest of America knows,” Sanders told NBC News. Sanders, in a number of other cable-news appearances Monday morning, emphasized that the final decision regarding how much of the report to make public rests with Attorney General William Barr, and will be subject to relevant Department of Justice guidelines, one of which prohibits the naming of individuals who were investigated but never indicted.
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Not enough support yet for third Brexit vote, says UK PM May
Prime Minister Theresa May said there was not yet enough support for her to put her Brexit deal to a vote in parliament for a third time, but she would continue with talks with lawmakers to try to get their backing. quot;I continue to believe that the right path forward is for the United Kingdom to leave the EU as soon as possible with a deal, now on May 22," she told parliament on Monday. quot;But it is with great regret that I have had to conclude that as things stand there is still not sufficient support in the House (of Commons) to bring back the deal for a third meaningful vote.
WorldReutersU.S. calls Russia deployment of planes to Venezuela 'reckless escalation'
The Russian planes and military personnel arrived outside the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday, according to local media reports, two months after the Trump administration disavowed President Nicolas Maduro. Washington has recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate president and demands that Maduro leave power, which Russia has described as a U.S.-backed coup against the socialist government. "The United States condemns Russia's deployment of military aircraft and personnel to Caracas, which is another contradiction of both Nicolas Maduro's and Russia's calls for non-intervention in Venezuela and is a reckless escalation of the situation," a State Department spokesman said.
BusinessAFPBoeing holds test flights for 737 MAX fix: sources
Boeing has flown test flights of its 737 MAX to evaluate a fix for the system targeted as a potential cause of two deadly plane crashes, two sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The aviation giant, which has been under fire and its flagship narrow-body planes grounded since March 13, tested the system upgrade on Monday, two days after pilots from American Airlines did simulation flights in Renton, Washington, the sources said. Boeing needs authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration before the MAX can return to service.
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German family, stakeholders in Krispy Kreme, Panera Bread, to donate $11M over Nazi past
The German family that owns a company controlling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread and Keurig Dr. Pepper will donate $11 million to charity after learning that its ancestors supported Adolf Hitler and used forced laborers under the Nazis. Albert Reimann Sr. and son Albert Reimann Jr., donated to Hitler's SS and used Russian civilians and French prisoners of war as forced laborers, according to a report in German newspaper the Bild.
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Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Southern California
A death investigation is underway after the body of a missing 15-year-old girl was found with a "traumatic" injury in an industrial part of Compton on Monday, authorities said.
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View Photos of the Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato
Renderings give a tantalizing glimpse of the car with which Aston is celebrating its 100th anniversary. From Car and Driver
WorldUSA TODAYCruise ship from Norway reaches port with remaining passengers after mayday, air rescues
The Viking Sky ship airlifted more than half its 900 passengers to safety before authorities opted Sunday to allow the ship to limp into the nearby port of Molde with the aid of a towboat. "All passengers and crew are safe, and passengers will be flying home starting tonight," the cruise line said in a statement on its website Sunday. "Throughout all of this, our first priority was for the safety and well-being of our passengers and our crew.
NewsYahoo NewsAvenatti arrested and charged with extortion, embezzlement, bank and tax fraud
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, the subject of two separate criminal investigations, was arrested Monday in New York, where federal prosecutors in the Southern District charged him with attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. In an unrelated case, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles charged him with embezzlement, bank and tax fraud. Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against President Trump that sought to free her from a nondisclosure agreement, faces a maximum sentence of 47 years in prison for the charges filed in New York, and another 50 years for those filed in California.
PoliticsAssociated PressMueller's obstruction punt left question in Barr's hands
On Sunday, Barr said there was insufficient evidence Trump obstructed justice by trying to interfere with Mueller's probe. Barr's decision to exonerate Trump on the obstruction issue, when Mueller pointedly didn't, is being cited by Democrats as they press for the release of Mueller's entire report. The outcome places the Justice Department in the center of a political fight, revives scrutiny of the attorney general's own views on obstruction and presidential power — which he shared with the White House before his nomination in December — and is prompting questions about why Barr interjected his own judgment in place of the special counsel who reported to him.
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Barr's early letters: Today's Toon
Attorney General William Barr has a history of delivering very brief summary letters. Take a look at today's cartoon from Mike Thompson. Don't stop there.
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Israel, Hamas trade blows as Gaza tensions simmer
Gaza militants fired rockets into southern Israel and Israeli aircraft carried out strikes in the Hamas-ruled territory overnight Tuesday, though the level of violence appeared to abate after Palestinians said a ceasefire had been reached. After a day of intense cross-border fighting, Palestinian officials said Egypt had mediated a truce late on Monday. The respite didn't last long, however.
BusinessAFPEthiopian Airlines 'believes in' Boeing despite crash: CEO
Ethiopian Airlines "believes in" Boeing despite the crash of its 737 MAX 8 plane that killed all 157 people on board and led to the model's grounding, the carrier's CEO said on Monday. "Let me be clear: Ethiopian Airlines believes in Boeing. "We will work with investigators in Ethiopia, in the US and elsewhere to figure out what went wrong," he added.
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As Europe Wrestles With How to Handle China, Xi Suggests: Trust Me
As Europe struggles to come up with a coherent position on China, President Xi Jinping has a suggestion: just trust Beijing. Xi sought to lay to rest suspicions about his global plans at talks with European leaders in Paris on Tuesday amid mounting concern over China's growing influence, predatory investments and possible hacking of 5G data networks. On Monday, the Chinese delegation announced a $35 billion jet order for Airbus SE, the joint European planemaker, as a sign of goodwill.
- WorldThe Telegraph
Children of Isil's caliphate left to toil in squalid refugee camps
“I get about 2,000 lira for putting up one tent,” he said, using the popular term here for Syrian pounds. Hamed is one of about 41,000 children in al-Hol, the largest of three sprawling camps in north eastern Syria that houses former members, children, and prisoners of the Islamic State terrorist group. The fate of the children who emerged from Isil's doomed caliphate is a matter of humanitarian urgency and critical to international security.
BusinessUSA TODAYAmerican Airlines to cancel 90 flights every day through most of April
American Airlines will cancel 90 flights a day through most of April as a result of the Federal Aviation Administration's decision this month to ground all Boeing 737 Max aircraft. This follows the Boeing 737 Max 8 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people aboard. "In an effort to provide more certainty and avoid last minute flight disruptions, American has extended cancellations through April 24," the airline said in a statement.
PoliticsAssociated Press10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOUSE VOTE TO STOP TRUMP'S BORDER PLAN UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED The vote to override the president's first veto seems certain to fail, which means his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border would stand. HOUSE COMMITTEES PRESS FOR MUELLER REPORT Trump says the release of Russia investigation findings "wouldn't bother me at all," and Democrats put that statement to the test, demanding that his administration hand over the entire document.
