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Judge Denies Scott’s Request to Impound Broward Voting Equipment
Contradicting himself, Trump denies knowing acting AG Matt Whitaker
Judge denies El Chapo-wife embrace, deems too risky
The US judge overseeing the New York trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman ruled Thursday that the notorious drug baron could not hug his beauty queen wife, as requested, just before opening statements are to begin. Guzman has been held in solitary confinement since he was extradited to the United States in January 2017, after twice escaping from prison in Mexico, subjected to the strictest inmate security protocols in the United States. This week, with jury selection underway in a Brooklyn federal court for his trial, he asked Judge Brian Cogan, in a letter submitted by his lawyer, if he could greet and embrace wife Emma Coronel before opening statements begin next Tuesday, kicking off the substantive part of the four-month trial.
Trump denies pledging $1 million to charity if Warren proves Native American heritage
President Trump has repeatedly mocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claim of Native American ancestry, going so far as to call her “Pocahontas.” At a rally in July, Trump said he would give $ 1 million to charity if Warren took a DNA test to prove her heritage. Warren recently took a DNA test that revealed a Native American in her ancestry “six to ten generations ago.” When asked about Warren’s results, Trump denied making the pledge.
Donald Trump Denies Making Charity Pledge Tied To Elizabeth Warren DNA Test
Saudi Arabia denies allegations regarding murder of Khashoggi: interior minister
Saudi Arabia denied allegations regarding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Interior Minister said late on Friday. Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to get documents for his forthcoming marriage.
FBI agent: Man in burning death admits sex, denies timing
BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — An FBI agent testified Thursday that the man on trial for burning a Mississippi woman to death told him the two had sex, but not on the day she died.
Iran denies Israeli accusation of 'secret atomic warehouse'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Thursday of keeping a "secret atomic warehouse" just outside its capital, despite the 2015 deal with world powers that was meant to keep it from obtaining nuclear weapons. Hours later, Iran dismissed the allegation.
China denies Hong Kong port visit for U.S. navy ship amid trade tensions
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has denied a request for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city said on Tuesday, amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington over trade and a U.S. decision to sanction the Asian nation’s military. The amphibious assault ship Wasp had been due to make a port call in the former British colony of Hong Kong in October, diplomatic sources said. “The Chinese Government did not approve a request for a U.S. port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp,” a consulate spokeswoman said.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai denies efforts to tweak search results: Axios
The Wall Street Journal citing internal emails reported on Thursday that the company’s staff discussed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration’s 2017 travel ban. The Journal’s report said Google did not go through with the ideas that were brainstormed. According to Axios, Pichai wrote an email to “Googlers” saying an internal email to suggest the company would compromise the integrity of its search results for a political end were “absolutely false”.
