Probe into Pruitt travels expanded
The EPA inspector general widens the review of Scott Pruitt's taxpayer funded travel through Sept 30 to test compliance with travel policies and potential fraud waste or abuse. The inquiry now covers a trip by private plane to the Gold King Mine and several government flights costing 58,000 dollars.
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Peace group wins Nobel prize in Oslo for ICAN
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins the Nobel Peace Prize for driving a global push to ban nuclear weapons. Icelandic committee lauds ICAN as a force behind the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, with 120 plus nations backing it and 50 ratifications hoped by year end. The U.S. and other nuclear powers oppose the ban, favoring the nonproliferation treaty instead.
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Bergdahl expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior
Bergdahl, the Idaho born soldier held by the Taliban for five years after leaving his post in Afghanistan, is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Sentencing could begin Oct 23 with testimony from wounded troops. he faces up to five years for desertion and life for misbehavior.
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Dems move to donate Weinstein gifts to charities
Congressional Democrats led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren are redirecting thousands of dollars donated by Harvey Weinstein to charities. The Center for Responsive Politics notes Weinstein has given over 1.4 million to Democrats since 1992, most through his charitable network, though his totals pale beside top donors. The move aims to distance the party from the fallout after reports of settlements with multiple accusers.
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Guns drive most deaths in terror attacks study
A JAMA Internal Medicine study led by Dr. Robert Tessler analyzes 2,817 terrorist attacks from 2002 to 2016 across Western Europe, the U.S., and other regions. It finds firearms caused over half of deaths despite under 10 percent of attacks using guns, with explosives and arson most common.
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