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Trump claims the game is over for Mueller, as Dems says

Before the publication of the Mueller Report on Thursday, Donald Trump baderted that the findings of the special advocate represented a "complete and total exemption". In fact, on nearly 450 pages, Robert Mueller described 11 cases in which the president or his campaign potentially engaged in an obstruction of justice – and this is only in the redacted version.

Mueller's team found no evidence of direct collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but it clearly indicates that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election "systematically and systematically" and that the Trump campaign was fully expecting to benefit from these efforts. Such revelations would probably have ended any other American presidency.

• Democrats are digging. Trump and his allies have always called for their defense, but the Democrats have called for new hearings, which has sparked further debate on the impeachment. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House's intelligence committee, said the report "was not a Trump claim, but a conviction."

• Sanders lie. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders admitted to Mueller's team that she had lied several times during press briefings, saying that Trump's removal of James Comey as FBI director was the loss of confidence of its director.

• Trump's lawyer. Democrats have sharply criticized Attorney General William Barr for his decision not to prosecute the president for obstruction. "Our attorney general is acting as Trump's defense lawyer," said Eric Swalwell, a hopeful for 2020, who asked Barr to resign.

Sudanese protesters demand civil regime after ousting Bashir

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Defense in Khartoum, demanding the handover of power by a civilian government following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir and his arrest last week after three decades in power. The Transitional Military Council agreed to respond to some demands of the protesters, but said the transition period could last up to two years before the elections.

• Economic crisis. The demonstrations began more than three months ago, as a result of the worsening economic crisis in Sudan, culminating in the sit-in at the military headquarters, which began on 6 April.

Videos show militias arresting migrants at the border

Members of a right-armed militia were accused of "kidnapping" by the American Civil Liberties Union, after creating video clips in which they appeared to arrest a large group of migrants to the US-Mexico border in New Mexico, then coordinated. with the agents of the Federal Border Patrol to get them arrested. The men belong to the so-called United Constitutional Patriots, described by the ACLU as "a Fascist Army Militia Organization".

• Blame Trump. In a letter to the governor and attorney general of the state, the ACLU of New Mexico said, "The despicable racism of the Trump administration has encouraged white nationalists and fascists to flagrantly violate the law."

Nursery sheet

• Investigators in Paris believe that the our Lady The fire was accidental and could have been caused by an electrical short, a police officer said Thursday.

• A 29-year-old journalist was killed in Derry, North IrelandIn a "terrorist incident" attributed to dissident Republicans by the police, Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to the city to show support for the Holy Friday peace agreement.

• Facebook admitted that millions of more users on Instagram were affected by a security breach compared to that previously announced. The users' pbadwords have been mistakenly stored for years unencrypted, although the company insists that there is no evidence that they have been misused.

• Three world-clbad mountaineers are presumed dead after a series of avalanches Banff National Park this week. Authorities said the recovery efforts were suspended due to the risk of further avalanches.

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Chloë Grace Moretz: "I wish I'd been born a little earlier."

At just 22, the actress has over 60 film and television credits to her credit. She tells Alexandra Pechman her new psychological thriller, Greta, and explains how the #MeToo movement made her more determined to stay frank.

Why did a bad photo ruin this teacher's career?

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The famous San Francisco magazine closes its doors after 45 years

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Opinion

The Kavanaugh hearings have only emphasized what has been obvious for a long time: Republicans consider judges to be appointed to political office. Now Democrats have to do the same thing, said Moira Donegan.

It is time for Democrats to stop pretending that the judiciary is apolitical and admit that no progressive agenda can be adopted or maintained without a radical overhaul of the federal judiciary. The next democratic president must pack the courts.

sport

the Europa League could still reach its peak with a London derby, after Arsenal and Chelsea have secured their places in the semifinals. Arsenal will face Valencia after a 3-0 win over Napoli, while Chelsea beat Slavia Prague at Stamford Bridge and meets with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Philadelphia's Ben Philadelphia took revenge on Brooklyn on Thursday, scoring 31 points in the 131-155 NBA playoff series demolition of the Nets, after their bench player Jared Dudley called it "average". Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors crushed the Clippers at LA to take a 2-1 lead in their series after their 31-point record back in the second game.

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