It would be "foolish" to think Russia isn't still targeting US, DHS secretary says

Amid questions about where President Trump stands on Russian efforts to target the U.S. in the 2016 election and beyond, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says Russia was "absolutely" attempting to interfere in the U.S. election systems in

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"BJP's Proposed Changes To RTI Act Will Make It Useless": Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP government over proposed changes to the Right to Information Act (RTI), saying they will render the law useless. The proposed amendments, circulated among Members of Parliament, seek to do ... Top News LIVE Updates: RTI bill likely to be discussed in Parliament; Rajnath Singh condemns lynching incidentsThe Indian Express BJP believes in hiding the truth: RahulBusiness Standard Every Indian has a right to know: Rahul Gandhi opposes proposed changes in RTI Act, accuses BJP of hiding truthZee News Hindustan Times -Scroll.in -Deccan Chronicle -Times of India

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Orioles trade Manny Machado to Dodgers; here's what it means for Phillies

The Dodgers beat the Phillies' offer — at least in the eyes of the Orioles, which is all that matters. L.A. on Wednesday traded top prospect Yusniel Diaz, Dean Kremer, Zach Pop, Rylan Bannon and Breyvic Valera to Baltimore for Machado, a free agent at ... Meet the prospects the Dodgers gave up for Manny MachadoUSA TODAY After crafty trade for Manny Machado, Dodgers must reel in some pitchersLos Angeles Times Fantasy Baseball: Manny Machado trade could block some of Dodgers' moving partsCBSSports.com Baltimore Sun -New York Times -Bleacher Report -Newsday

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How the Congress Working Committee is constituted, and how it has worked over the years

What is the Congress Working Committee (CWC), and why was it reconstituted Tuesday? The Working Committee is the “highest executive authority” of the Congress, and has the final say in interpreting and applying the provisions of its constitution

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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't ban Holocaust deniers because it wants to give people 'a voice'

Facebook says it won't ban Holocaust deniers or delete their posts. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says doing so would run against Facebook's principle of "giving people a voice." In an interview published Wednesday, the Facebook chief exec defended the presence ... Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's stance on misinformation with example of Holocaust deniersNBCNews.com Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't ban Holocaust deniers because they deserve 'a voice'New York Daily News Mark Zuckerberg says breaking up Facebook would pave the way for China's tech companies to dominateRecode New York Magazine -CNBC -Fast Company -HuffPost

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Mob lynching: IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumours

NEW DELHI: The IT ministry is of the view that WhatsApp has not addressed all concerns raised by the government on curbing fake messages that incite mob lynching incidents, and may reach out to the messaging platform again in a few days, a senior

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"I taste it in my throat": Last words of man executed in Texas for 2004 slaying of store owner

Last Updated Jul 17, 2018 9:34 PM EDT. HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Texas prisoner was executed Tuesday evening for the fatal shooting of a San Antonio convenience store owner after courts turned down appeals that the state parole board improperly ...

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If Section 377 violates fundamental rights, we will strike it down: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the case on decriminalising Section 377 of the Indian Penal code (IPC). This was after counsels from parties concluded their arguments. During today's hearing, Justice Rohinton Nariman, who is on the ... The quality of justiceThe Indian Express Lateral entry for judiciary too – This may be the good ideaFinancial Express SC: Will scrap gay law if it violates rightsThe Telegraph India Economic Times -Business Standard -Scroll.in -Bar & Bench

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India vs England 3rd ODI: As it happened

England defeat India by 8 wickets in third and final One Day International to win their eight successive bilateral ODI series bringing an end to India's nine-series streak. This is also India's first series loss under skipper Virat Kohli. The much

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Horrendous acts of mobocracy can't be allowed, create law against it, SC asks government

"Horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be allowed to overrun the law of the land, the Supreme Court today said and asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to sternly deal with mob lynching and cow vigilantism, warning that such incidents may

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Texas woman accused of biting off chunk of woman's nose, swallowing it

A Texas woman had her Mike Tyson moment when she allegedly bit off a large chunk of another woman's nose, police say. The victim, identified only as “Tatiana,” told ABC 13 that she went out to a bar last Wednesday night with her next-door neighbor and

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With a deadline looming, the US can't find dozens of parents it separated from children

(CNN) We've seen a flurry of recent activity in efforts to reunite migrant children removed from their parents. But with all the legal and political wranglings, the latest developments can be difficult to follow. Here's a quick look at what's new and

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Plutonium stolen from government contractor's car, feds have no idea where it is

Government contractors left plutonium and radioactive cesium in the back seat of a car overnight — only to return the next morning to find someone had swiped the nuclear bomb-making materials, according to a new report. A year later, the feds still

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The Supreme Court Doesn't Need 9 Justices. It Needs 27

Justice Kennedy's retirement has prompted a chorus of cries by Democrats to resuscitate a seemingly unlikely idea: “packing” the Supreme Court. For would-be packers, expanding the court from nine to 11 justices, if and when the Democrats take back ... Obamacare, once a GOP target, is now a midterm rallying cry for DemocratsWashington Post The Supreme Court Has Been Making PolicyNational Review Comments by former clerks may backfire on Trump's high court pickReuters Salt Lake Tribune -SCOTUSblog (blog) -Boston Herald -Politico

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Government says it will reunite up to 200 migrant children a day with their parents

Federal officials said Friday they plan to return up to 200 children a day to their migrant parents to comply with a federal court order issued in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on the U.S.-Mexico border. At a

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