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Burke who is overseeing the sexual assault case against the disgraced former movie mogul rejected the defenses motion to dismiss the case on grounds of misconduct by police and prosecutors Weinsteins attorney Benjamin Brafman says hes still confident his client will be exonerated todays ruling was a technical ruling on the law and although disappointed it does not in any way suggest that the case against Mr Weinstein is going to end badly Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting 2 women bu...

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From some members of Congress and u.s. Allies the French defense minister says French troops will remain in northern Syria for now describing Islamic state militants as being weakened in Syria but not defeated Trump says his decision is based on ISIS having been defeated in that country the u.s. Backed Syrian democratic forces say a u.s. Withdrawal would have what it calls dangerous implications for international stability the Vatican says Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Catholic...

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Talk to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker a key supporter of the 1st step Im David Greene in Culver City California and I know well King in Washington d.c. Hundreds of migrant children being held in government contracted shelters could be released to their families soon and invaders in the Arctic mages little flies not native to the region have survived and thrived in the extreme cold scientists are worried it is Wednesday December 19th happy birthday to actress Kristy Swanson the original Buffy t...

Interest rates today N.P.R.s Emily Sullivan reports Fed officials have signaled theyre ready to raise the key borrowing rate to the highest level in a decade a range from 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent the decision influences rates on all kinds of borrowing from home mortgages to credit cards since the Fed last raised rates in September the job market has remained strong with unemployment at the lowest level in nearly 50 years growth clocked in strong in the 3rd quarter but a few troubling economi...

Criminal justice system is just a really unfortunate ugly place to the point now that there are more men under super more black men and a criminal supervision than all the slaves and $850.00 the Senates version of the bill is expected to be passed by the House this week Congress and President Trump still need to agree on a government funding bill or the federal government will partially shut down this weekend President Trump appears to have softened on his demand that congress spend $5000000000...

Tails while both sides would benefit from a peace agreement Haley says Israel doesnt need one as much as the Palestinians do Michele Kelemen n.p.r. News the State Department the warring parties in Yemen are accusing each other of violating a cease fire in Ho dado the main port city for Yemens $30000000.00 civilians who are facing starvation residents reported shelling for nearly an hour Tuesday on the eastern and southern outskirts of the city which is controlled by Hoofy rubbles the u.n. Plans...

Restrictions on asylum applications at the southern border last month u.s. District Judge John Tiger issued a temporary restraining order against President Trumps proclamation that would allow people to apply for asylum only at official entry points along the Mexico border that order expires at midnight refugee aid groups want Tiger to issue a longer term stay they say the rules violate federal laws that allow people to apply for asylum even if they enter illegally a.c.l.u. Lawyer legal learnt ...

Boston Im not coming up the latest from Washington with our political challenge and from the last a former Green Beret and says hes a hero but its probably good to have the discussion about the larger reversing the attorney generals analytic up to mine the data of Miller office is accusing face enabled among other things a 3rd information for political purposes the top post to manipulation during the 2016 allow u.s. Troops sends a feed ISIS in Syria has previously expressed his desire to withdr...