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Trump Clears Three Service Members in War Crimes Cases

The moves signaled that as commander in chief, Mr. Trump intends to use his power as the ultimate arbiter of military justice.

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Rough Transcript of Trump’s First Phone Call With Ukrainian Leader Released

The White House’s release of a memo about the call does not mention “corruption,” which appeared in an earlier description of the conversation.

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Embassy Official Confirms Trump Asked About Ukraine Investigation

The official in Kiev also said that he was told President Trump cared more about the investigations than about Ukraine.

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Trump Wants South Korea to Pay Up for Protection: Report

Trump Wants South Korea to Pay Up for Protection: ReportPresident Trump is demanding that South Korea pay billions of additional dollars for U.S. protection, according to a report Friday at CNN.South Korea is paying about $1 billion this year to cover the cost of keeping roughly 28,000 U.S. troops in the country, and Trump wants to see that increase to $4.7 billion in 2020.Officials at the Pentagon and the State Department aren’t sure where the $4.7 billion figure comes from, though they reportedly talked the president down from an even higher request of $5 billion. Trump has long complained about the cost of keeping U.S. forces abroad, and last year canceled joint military exercises with South Korea in what was described as a cost-saving effort. Critics, however, worry that Trump may have other motives, perhaps related to his unusual relationship with Kim Jong-un, the dictatorial leader of North Korea who has continued to test missiles and maintain a nuclear arsenal, despite Trump’s claims to the contrary.South Korean officials, along with many military and diplomatic experts in the U.S., expressed concerns that Trump’s demand could be seen as a shakedown, or the first step in an effort to withdraw U.S. troops entirely from the Korean peninsula. At a minimum, it suggests that the U.S. will press harder to collect fees from a staunch ally where it has maintained troops since the Korean War.A congressional aide told CNN that the relationship appears to be getting more transactional. “So if we had bombers stop by the peninsula as a show of force, I guess like an Uber driver, we would bill them for the trip,” the aide said. And South Korea is wondering where that leaves their relationship with the U.S. The aide said that some Koreans are now wondering, “Are you guys mercenaries now? Is this a business arrangement?”Like what you’re reading? Sign up for our free newsletter.

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Ex-Envoy’s Tale of Acid Attack Spotlights Ukraine’s Anticorruption Wars

Marie L. Yovanovitch learned she was being recalled from Kiev after hosting a ceremony honoring a murdered young activist.

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Did Trump Commit ‘Bribery’? Pelosi’s Impeachment Accusation, Explained

Her declaration reflected a shift by Trump’s critics from talking about the Ukraine affair using more abstract concepts like “quid pro quo” or “abuse of power.”

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Judge dismisses suit to overturn Maximum Security’s disqualification in the Kentucky Derby

Efforts to overturn the 2019 Kentucky Derby disqualification of Maximum Security rejected.

       

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Whoops. Judge Reduces J&J Opioid Fine After Mistaking Thousands for Millions

Johnson & Johnson will now have to pay $465 million, not $572 million, for its role in Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic.

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Dutch flaunt Brexit booty with EU agency opening

The Netherlands showed off the spoils of Brexit on Friday as it officially handed over the European Medicines Agency’s new building in Amsterdam after the regulator was forced to move from London. The 300-million-euro ($330 million) building — which …

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Booze, Gunshots and White Castle: Three Judges Are Suspended for Brawl

After finding the strip club next door closed, judges who were in Indianapolis for a conference got into a fight that left two of them hospitalized.

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Polio Vaccine May Stall The End Of Polio

Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.

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