Ex-Gambia dictator Jammeh looted over 11 million before exile
A new Gambian government says Yahya Jammeh siphoned more than 11.4 million from banks in the two weeks before fleeing to Equatorial Guinea. West African leaders pressured him to leave after he refused to accept defeat in elections.
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Trump withdraws U S from Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact
President Trump ends U S participation in the 12 nation Pacific Rim pact in a symbolic move days after taking office. He cites shifting focus to domestic jobs while pledging other Day One actions even as some promises remain unfulfilled.
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Tillerson confirmation clears Senate panel by party lines
The Foreign Relations Committee narrowly backed Rex Tillerson 11 to 10 for secretary of state despite GOP support and Democratic concerns. Rubio shifted to support, while Cardin criticized Tillerson’s equivocation on rights and freedoms. Corker defended Tillerson’s qualifications at ExxonMobil amid tax inquiry complaints.
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U.S
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Maryland
Bob Corker
Tennessee
ExxonMobil
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Pai named FCC chief to usher net neutrality shift
President Trump selects Ajit Pai, a net neutrality critic, as new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai, a Republican commissioner, vows for faster digital innovation while rolling back Obama era rules and shaping regulatory policy for TV, phone, and internet providers. He tweets of bringing digital-age benefits to Americans and promoting investment.
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Ajit Pai
Federal Communications Commission
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Good Samaritan shot robber in San Antonio mall shooting
A licensed concealed handgun holder shot and wounded an armed robber who killed a man outside a jewelry store at Rolling Oaks Mall. The slain man was 42 year old Jonathan Murphy. The wounded suspect was hospitalized in critical condition. a second suspect was captured. Police described both intervening men as good Samaritans.
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