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News budget for Tuesday, July 31, 2018
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^ Prosecutors say that Manafort thought "the law did not apply to him" at the beginning of the trial
MANAFORT-TRIAL-1ER-LEDE: LA – The trial of Paul Manafort began Tuesday. the first statements of prosecutors and defense lawyers, the first salvos in a case that could imprison former President Donald Trump's campaign president for the rest of his days
Manafort is the first person to undergo his trial. S. Mueller III, and he pleaded not guilty to 18 charges of tax evasion, bank fraud and conspiracy at the Federal Court House in Alexandria, across the Potomac River from the nation's capital.
1250 (with trimmings) by Chris Megerian and Eliza Fawcett in Alexandria, VA
^ Iran says no direct negotiations with Trump unless he re-agrees to the agreement nuclear <
USIRAN-1ST-LEDE: LA – Iranian officials said on Tuesday that there would be no direct negotiations he joined the 2015
Since Trump's decision give up the deal, the Iranian economy has been plunged into turmoil and its currency has hit a lows against the dollar.
One day after Trump, he would meet Iranian President Hassan Rohani without preconditions. Rouhani's adviser indicated that the Islamic Republic could not trust an administration that unilaterally withdrew from the historic nuclear pact
600 by Shashank Bengali in Mumbai, India, and Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran, Iran. PROPOSED
^ Facebook says that he was again targeted by a campaign of political influence <
^ FACEBOOK-INFLUENCE-1ST-LEDE: LA- <Facebook has again been the target of & # 39; A political lobbying campaign, months before The social network said Tuesday it removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram for "unauthenticated behavior coordinated," which echoed Russian efforts leading to the release of the campaign. Presidential election of 2016 to sow discord in American society.
500 by David Pierson. PROPOSED
^ Federal Judge in Seattle Blocks Plans for 3D Printed Weapons <
PRINTEDGUNS: SE – Seattle Federal Judge Issues Temporary Blocking Order Preventing the Publication of Downloadable Plans for Weapons printed in 3D. 19659002] United States Judge Robert Lasnik's ruling comes one day after Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a complaint against the Trump administration's decision to authorize the publication of the plans, stating that the move would provide widespread unregulated access to dangerous weapons. Pacheco-Flores in Seattle. PROPOSED
PRINTEDGUNS-1ST-LEDE: PH-1050 (with trims) by Justine McDaniel in Philadelphia. PROPOSED
^ Federal Officials Brief Congress on Reunification Efforts for Separated Immigrant Families <
IMMIGRATION: LA – Federal officials will for the first time inform Congress of their efforts to reunite hundreds of separated families in Canada the southwest border
800 by Jazmine Ulloa in Washington
^ Trump echoes Giuliani: "Collusion is not a crime"
TRUMP-GIULIANI: CON – President Donald Trump, contradicting denials of coordination of the campaign with Russia, said Tuesday that "collusion is not a crime."
The president has repeatedly refused, since taking office, to work with Russian officials or Russian individuals against Hillary Clinton. But, as his lawyer Rudolph Giuliani did on Monday, Trump scrambled those waters on Tuesday.
200 by John T. Bennett in Washington. PROPOSED
^ Trump calls Kochs a "total joke" <
TRUMP-KOCHS: CON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted influential Conservative donors Charles and David Koch, calling them "a total joke" against "Strong Borders "
The tough words of the president for the powerful brothers came a day after they signaled their intention to move away from their practice of lobbying for bills and political solutions Republicans, saying that they would seek out and push for bipartisan proposals.
400 by John T. Bennett in Washington. PROPOSED
TRUMP-KOCHS: LA – 1150 (with trimmings) by Eli Stokols and Noah Bierman in Washington. PROPOSED
^ Trump asks Kelly to remain chief of staff until 2020 <
TRUMP-KELLY: BLO – President Donald Trump has asked White House chief of staff John Kelly to stay in the post in the presidential election of 2020 agreed to do so, said a person familiar with the discussion.
200 by Jennifer Jacobs in Washington. Vice President Mike Pence was Tuesday clearer on Russian electoral interference than his boss, President Donald Trump, strongly agree with all the US spy agencies that Moscow has interfered in the 2016 campaign.
"The fact is that Russia is involved in our 2016 elections," said Pence at a conference on cyber security in New York. Washington. US Secretary of Homeland Security, Nielsen, said Tuesday that US spies were "right" that Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election. US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirsten Nielsen election.
"It was the Russians," Nielsen said at the National Security Cyber Security Summit of the Department of Homeland Security in New York. "Any attempt to interfere in our elections is a direct attack on our democracy, the American will not tolerate this interference."
350 by Alyza Sebenius in Washington and Naureen S. Malik in New York. (Moved as a national story.) PROPOSED
^ Forget about collusion; conspiracy is the word of order in the statements of Mueller <
USRUSSIA-HACKING-CONSPIRATION: BLO – To see how Special Adviser Robert Mueller could attach Russian electoral interference to US citizens, look at the word C.
No coordination or collusion, but conspiracy.
One charge in particular – conspiracy to defraud the United States – has arisen in several of the Mueller team's main cases. Conspiracy charges are important because they are building blocks: once prosecutors allege a conspiracy, they can add more people later.
700 by Greg Farrell in New York. (Moved as a Washington story.) PROPOSED
^ Supreme Court Trump's Choice Gaining Signs of Support Among Wavering Senators <
SCOTUS-KAVANAUGH: LA – Donald Trump's Second Choice for Court Supreme seems to be closer to confirmation, but the Democrats are still fighting for a thorough review of Brett Kavanaugh's record.
800 by Sarah D. Wire in Washington
^ Racist social media posts by a consultant in Va. Senate Candidate Corey Stewart Unearthed <[1965-4002] VASENATE-STEWART-CONSULTANT: CON – Consultant for Republican Senate Candidate Virginia Corey Stewart Has Repeatedly Made Racist Messages on Social Networks, According to a Report [19659003] Among Rick Shaftan's most racist posts included comparing NFL players who do not represent "If black leaders want better racial relations, which of course is not the case, they could start by telling players of football to present themselves at the national anthem, instead of sitting on the bench. " "A banana," he said.
350 by Eric Garcia in Washington. PROPOSE
^ Latino voters angry with Trump but not mobilized, Democratic report finds [<19659002] LATINO-VOTERS: CON - Democrats have a chance to win big in mid-term this year by channeling the wrath of Latino voters to the immigration of President Donald Trump and According to the findings of a study funded by the Democrats, published Tuesday,
But first, they will have to convince Latinos that their vote will have a meaning.
500 by Jeff Cirillo in Washington. PROPOSED
^ Tennessee Republicans vie for Trump's loyalty in the race to replace the Black <
TENN-CONGRESS: CON – The script is predictable now
A primary Republican in an open seat who is insured to stay red in November? The candidates will talk about how much they love President Donald Trump and how much their opponents do not.
Dynamics reminds that despite seemingly endless negative headlines that captivate Washington, the president remains deeply popular in many pockets of the country.
700 by Simone Pathe in Washington. PROPOSED
^ Franken says that he did not decide to run again in the elections
FRANKEN: CON – Former Senator Al Franken said that it was not possible 39; excluded the possibility of returning to the office at his first interview Since he left his seat in the midst of a sexual harassment scandal
In an interview with an affiliate of the Minnesota CBS, the Democrat of Minnesota said that he had failed to work in the Senate
250 by Eric Garcia in Washington. PROPOSED
^ 15 forest fires rampant throughout California [
CALIF-WILDFIRES: LA – This is the new standard: There are 15 serious fires throughout California, one of which the most deadly and destructive of history. 19659002] This past month, firefighters were working under triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions to take control of fires that burned indiscriminately in residential neighborhoods, hills and steep woodlands. The flames are fueled by dry scrub and dead tree areas, some of which have not been burned for decades. On Tuesday, 12,300 firefighters were on the lines fighting the underworld that burned more than 280,000 acres across the state.
1050 by Sonali Kohli in Los Angeles. PROPOSED
^ Record Heat Brings Unprecedented Fire Destruction in California
CALIF-WILDFIRES-HEAT: LA – The Sacramento Valley to the north was about to record the July most hot never recorded. Last Thursday
It was 113 degrees, and months of above average temperatures had left the earth dry and ready to explode. Within hours, hundreds of structures were lost and six people were killed.
The destruction adds to the worst year of wildfire recorded in California.
Several reasons explain the total claims, but experts say that a common denominator fires: California is facing extreme heat, as it has never seen in the modern historical register.
1250 (with trimmings) by Rong-Gong Lin II and Ruben Vives in Redding, California. MOVED
^ Judge Denies Michael Cohen's Application for a Gag Order on Michael Avenatti
A Los Angeles federal judge on Tuesday rejected Michael Cohen's request to impose a gag order on Michael Avenatti, saying that it would violate the right of the lawyer to freedom of expression.
250 by Michael Finnegan in Los Angeles. PROPOSED
TSA-PROGRAM: LA – Civil rights groups and legislators demand that the Transportation Safety Administration explain a program that assigns federal commissioners to air The program, dubbed Quiet Skies, was first reported by the Boston Globe and is described as an effort by air policemen to prevent terrorism by monitoring US citizens. which attracts the attention of marshals while stirring, sweating, shaking, staring or showing other suspicious behavior.
500 by Hugo Martin. PROPOSED
^ Judge in George Zimmerman's harassment case: "I hate to keep saying that name aloud"
ZIMMERMAN: OS – The Hunt Case of George Zimmerman returned to the Court Tuesday in Seminole County for a preliminary hearing. During the hearing, Circuit Judge Mark Herr again warned the parties involved not to scratch Zimmerman's story of the Trayvon Martin case, in which he was acquitted of murder on the second degree in 2013.
300 by Michael Williams in Orlando, Fla PROPOSED
PRINTEDGUN-QA-1ST-LEDE: LA – It is made of plastic, only takes a few hours to produce and fires bullets like a rifle into metal.
In June, a Trump administration settlement gave a green light to a Texas-based company to post online plans showing people how to make 3D printed weapons in the comfort of their homes .
Tuesday evening, in response to a joint prosecution filed by several attorneys general, a federal judge rendered a decision. Temporary Command Block The Publication of Downloadable Plans for 3D Printed Weapons
Here is an overview of the debate on 3D printed weapons:
1100 by Kurtis Lee. PROPOSED
^ Judge Hearts Arguments in the FIU Bridge Case Collapse Files <
FLA-BRIDGECOLLAPSE: MI – A judge of the Leon County Court will soon decide whether the federal law prevents the state from Publish Some Documents That Could Reveal More About Florida International Judge Kevin J. Carroll heard the arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit trial, which the Miami Herald filed in May after months of trying to find out more. obtain documents regarding the collapse.
600 by Elizabeth Koh in Tallahassee, Florida PROPOSED
^ NC man who tried to impress the woman by posing as army general, pick her up by helicopter is doomed
MILITARY -IMPERSONATOR: RA – Christian Desgroux, Raleigh Auto The mechanic who posed as a US Army general and piloted a helicopter on SAS campus in Cary to impress a woman, received a sentence six months in federal prison on Tuesday, federal prosecutors said.
District Judge Terrence Boyle sentenced Raleigh after Desgroux's guilty plea in June. The 58-year-old was also sentenced to a year of supervised release.
550 by Josh Shaffer in Raleigh, NC MOVED
^ UNC council will not take the issue of Silent Sam after all, its chairman says "
CMP-UNC-STATUE: RA – The Board of Governors of UNC will not address the question of what to do with the Confederate monument of Silent Sam, said the new chairman of the board of directors
. At his first UNC Board meeting, Harry Smith said the 2015 Historic Monuments Act would prevent the council from doing anything despite pressure from students, faculty, alumni pupils and others
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^ Man died in Queens murder-suicide was entangled in a bitter custody battle <
^ NY-MURDERSUICIDE: NY- <A triple murder-suicide in Queens may have been triggered by a bitter guard battle on two continents, sources said Tuesday.
James Shields, 39, is suspected of fata He shot his wife, ex-wife and 6-year-old son before taking his life in his first-floor apartment in Astoria, according to sources.
450 by Graham Rayman, Thomas Tracy and Trevor Boyer in New York. The man who stole the shark from the San Antonio Aquarium wanted it for his own aquarium, police said.
STOLENSHARK: DA – Authorities say that the man who stole a baby shark from the Aquarium of San Antonio during the weekend had taken it for his personal aquarium.
Antone Shannon, 38, faces a theft charge, reported the San Antonio Express-News. He was detained on Tuesday at Bexar County Jail, with bail set at $ 10,000
by Amanda Jesse in Dallas. PROPOSED
^ Kavanaugh took sides with Trump Casino in 2012 to thwart the union campaign <
SCOTUS-KAVANAUGH-LABOR: BLO – Six years before President Donald Trump appoints him to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Takes the Side of Trump Entertainment Resorts
Kavanaugh was one of three judges appointed by Republicans who voted unanimously in 2012 to rescind an order from the National Labor Relations Board that would have Required the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, to negotiate with the United Auto Workers.
The casino has closed since. But labor advocates point to the case – as well as those where he backed the management of Las Vegas Venitian's Sheldon Adelson and SeaWorld after an orc killed a worker – as evidence that Kavanaugh may be hindering law enforcement at the workplace and the already beleaguered labor movement.
1050 (with trimmings) by Josh Eidelson in San Francisco. PROPOSED
^ 1,400 nursing homes obtain lower health insurance ratings due to staffing problems. [
NURSES-STAFFING-INDIVIDUALS: KHN – Medicare lowered its workforce ratings for 1 in 11 of the nation's nursing homes – nearly 1,400 – because either they had an insufficient number Registered nurses either did not provide payroll data proving that they had the required nurse coverage, according to federal records released last week.
Medicare has recently started collecting and publishing data on the required by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, rather than relying as previously on unverified reports from nursing homes.
Payroll records revealed lower overall staffing levels than reported by households.
850 by Jordan Rau and Elizabeth Lucas. PROPOSED
^ Freedom denied again for American preacher imprisoned in Turkey <
USTURKEY-PASTOR: LA – Despite Washington's dreadful warnings, a Turkish court on Tuesday refused to release a Protestant American minister who was detained there Two-year-old Andrew Brunson of Black Mountain, North Carolina, spent nearly 21 months in a Turkish jail on charges brought by his supporters. Last week, under pressure from the United States, he was released at home.
500 by Tracy Wilkinson in Washington. (Moved as a history of the world.) PROPOSED
^ Leading party leads Zimbabwe's vote as first results are released <
ZIMBABWE: BLO – Zimbabwe's ruling party took the lead in the first election of Robert Mugabe,
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Patriotic Front of the African National Union of Zimbabwe has won six seats in Parliament, officials of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, including President Priscilla Chigumba, said on Tuesday. capital, Harare. Nelson Chamisa's Movement for Democratic Change won a seat, she said.
700 by Godfrey Marawanyika, Desmond Kumbuka and Brian Latham in Harare, Zimbabwe. PROPOSED
^ The crash of a Mexican airliner after take-off; no reported deaths <
^ MEXICO-PLANECRASH-1ST-LEDE: DPA- <An Aeromexico airliner with 101 people on board crashed immediately after taking off in northern Mexico on Tuesday, but the regional governor said that there was no dead accident.
"It was confirmed that there were no deaths in the AM2431 flight accident", said the Governor of the State of Durango, José Aispuro, on Twitter
. their number.
300 by Carmen Pena in Mexico City. Mexico stops drug cartel leader in the disappearance of three Italian men <
MEXICO-MISSINGITALIANS: LA – Mexican authorities arrested a man in connection with the disappearance, at the beginning of this year, of three Italians in Western Jalisco State, a case that sparked angry street protests in Italy denouncing the Mexican police.
Prosecutors said Monday that they arrested Jose Guadalupe Rodriguez Castillo, an alleged member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, over the weekend in the city of Guadalajara. ] 500 by Kate Linthicum in Mexico City. PROPOSED
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^ A Nicaraguan city famous for its rebellious past foments rebellion again, but now against Sandinista <
NICARAGUA- MASAYA: LA – The barricades have fallen, the masked insurgents have disappeared, and a sense of calm has returned to the streets
The red and black banners of the ruling Sandinista Front are ubiquitous, as the federal government. He regained control of this volcano-lined city, about 15 miles southeast of Managua, the capital.
However, many graffiti denounce the leader of the front – President Daniel Ortega – as a "murderer" and a "dictator". . Spray-painted panels on the walls warn of ever-present sapos – literally, toads – vernaculars here for informants, loyalists in Ortega and his Sandinista government
1350 (with trimmings) by Patrick J. McDonnell in Masaya, Nicaragua. PROPOSED
^ Why can repressive fears prevent legal immigrants from receiving food stamps?
IMMIGRANTS-FOODSTAMPS: SH – It's the time of the week – day of the pantry – and even before the doors open at the Spanish Catholic Center start queuing, lugging trolleys on wheels and empty grocery bags, the line that extends on the warm sidewalk. Immigrants all come from Congo and Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador, Togo and Vietnam. "I feel like a rabbit in a cage," says Marta, 62, who moved to the United States from El Salvador 16 years ago, and did not want her last name to be used because she was "in a cage". she lives here illegally. Maria Monestel, an 81-year-old baby sitter from Costa Rica, added: "Everyone is scared, they think they have no rights."
This prevents many people from signing food stamps and other public aids. they are eligible, said Monestel, who has lived here for decades as a legal permanent resident.
1600 (with trimmings) by Teresa Wiltz in Washington. PROPOSED
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