Missouri governor Greitens indicted on invasion of privacy charge
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge tied to an extramarital affair and a blackmail allegation. The indictment covers a March 21, 2015 incident in which a naked image of a woman was taken without consent and allegedly transmitted to be accessible by computer. If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Takata air bags settlements put 650 million payout on table
Dozens of states including Iowa reached a $650 million settlement with TK Holdings in a vast Takata air bag recall. The recall affects about 34 million U.S. vehicles with ammonium nitrate inflators that can explode and spray shrapnel, causing dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries worldwide.
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Trump to convene cabinet meeting on biofuel policy
President Trump will hold a cabinet level meeting early next week to discuss potential changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard amid pressure from an Ohio refiner bankruptcy and ongoing clashes between oil interests and corn farmers. PES seeks to shift costs and possible broad RFS changes aim to cut industry costs.
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Mattis weighs allowing transgender troops in the military
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to propose to President Trump that transgender service members may continue to serve. He will meet with Trump this week as White House and Pentagon officials await his plan. The move follows Trump’s July 2017 tweets ordering a ban and a June 2016 policy shift.
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Man crashes car into hospital entrance and sets self ablaze
Middlesex Hospital emergency doors rammed by Steven Ellam, 27, who then doused himself in liquid and set it alight. He was flown to Bridgeport Hospital. explosives, vehicle contents tested. Ellam has a lengthy criminal history including 2013 attack, strangulation, probation violations, and prior assaults.
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