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Sweden drops rape investigation against Julian Assange
CBS News
STOCKHOLM -- Sweden's top prosecutor on Friday dropped an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years, saying that's because there's no possibility of arresting him "in the foreseeable future.".
Rape inquiry dropped, WikiLeaks' Assange remains in embassyWTNH Connecticut News (press release)

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Driver Behind Times Square Mayhem: 'I Wanted to Kill Them'
NBCNews.com
The driver behind the mayhem in New York City's Times Square that killed one and injured 22 others allegedly stated, "I wanted to kill them" and admitted to smoking PCP-laced marijuana before Thursday's violence. Richard Rojas, 26, told a witness that ...
Times Square crash: Driver charged with murder after allegedly killing one and wounding 22The Independent
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'The war has just begun': Julian Assange defiant after Swedes drop investigation
The Guardian
Julian Assange has declared that “the proper war is just commencing” after Swedish prosecutors unexpectedly dropped their investigation into an allegation of rape against him, ending a torturous seven-year extradition battle that nevertheless leaves ...
Julian Assange's five years in the Ecuadorian embassy: from Pamela Anderson to a tie-wearing catThe... Читать дальше...

Trump heads for Saudi Arabia on first foreign tour
BBC News
US President Donald Trump has left for Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day trip will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the Vatican and Sicily. It comes as Mr Trump faces uproar at ...
On Saudi Trip, Trump Tasked With Mending RelationsNBCNews.com
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Rape probe dropped for WikiLeaks' Assange; uncertainty ahead
Daily Mail
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Sweden's top prosecutor on Friday dropped an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years, saying that's because there's no possibility of arresting him "in the foreseeable future.".
Julian Assange probe dropped by Swedish prosecutorsBT.com
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Croydon tram driver filmed 'asleep at the controls' just six months after seven people were killed in horror derailment
Mirror.co.uk
A Croydon tram driver has been caught apparently sleeping at the controls during morning rush hour - just six months after seven people died in a horror derailment. The driver was filmed on a Wimbledon-bound tram just three stops from where the victims ...
'Sleeping' Croydon tram driver footage probedBBC News
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Julian Assange will still be arrested if he leaves Ecuadorian embassy in London, Met Police confirms
The Independent
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said that despite Sweden's European arrest warrant for the WikiLeaks founder being lifted, he was under a separate warrant for skipping bail. "Westminster Magistrates' Court issued a warrant for the arrest of ...
Swedish prosecutors drop Julian Assange rape investigationThe Guardian
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Rolf Harris released from prison after serving indecent assault sentence
Belfast Telegraph
It means Harris will be able to appear in person, on bail, when his indecent assault trial resumes on Monday at Southwark Crown Court. Harris, who denies four charges of indecent assault against three women between 1971 and 1983, had previously ...
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Rolf Harris released from jail – but what's in the bag?
Daily Star
ROLF Harris has arrived at his Berkshire home with bags of belongings after being released from jail today. 0. By Douglas Patient / Published 19th May 2017. Rolf Harris has arrived back at his house I IMAGES/LNP. HOME: Rolf Harris has arrived back at ...
Rolf Harris leaves prison ahead of child sex abuse trialDaily Mail
Rolf Harris returns home after being freed from prisonTelegraph.co.uk
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GENERAL ELECTION 2017: The West Midlands speaks out
Dudley News
LABOUR'S plans to increase education spending and stop hospital closures have found favour among voters in the West Midlands. A new survey found 43.1 per cent of respondents in the region agreed with Labour's plans to boost school budgets by £6bn a ...

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The worst job in Washington right now: Working for Trump
New Zealand Herald
As Donald Trump has grown increasingly angry and frustrated with his White House staff, the beleaguered targets of his ire have a quietly roiling gripe of their own - their boss, the president himself. Since he fired FBI Director James B. Comey, Trump ...
Explainer: what Donald Trump hopes to achieve on his world tour, and how it may go wrongThe Australian
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One Dead and 22 Injured as Car Rams Into Pedestrians in Times Square
The Sydney Morning Herald
A US Navy veteran plowed his car into pedestrians in New York City's packed Times Square Friday (Australian time), killing an 18-year-old woman and injuring 22 people. The city's mayor said there was no indication it was an act of terrorism. Witnesses ...
Driver charged with murder in Times Square crashCNN
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Conservative manifesto: No timetable for migration pledge
BBC News
The Conservatives would "aim" to meet their manifesto pledge to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, a cabinet minister has said. Sir Michael Fallon said the policy was not yet costed as the government did not know when it would be achieved.
Tory manifesto: Theresa May's blueprint for a clean BrexitDaily Mail
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Theresa May's Conservative manifesto to help 'families'
Daily Mail
Theresa May today promised a 'new contract' between government and the people as she unveiled a Tory manifesto which pumps billions extra into schools and the NHS - but warned of tough choices ahead. The PM invoked the spirit of Sir Winston Churchill ...
Theresa May betrays pensioners and paves way for tax rises in bleak Conservative election manifestoMirror.co.uk
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Planet Hollywood hero who apprehended Times Square killer
Daily Mail
A fast-acting bystander helped police capture the out-of-control motorist accused of mowing down more than 20 pedestrians - and killing one - in Times Square in New York City on Thursday. Ken Bradix, 47, was at his job as Door Host Supervisor of the ...
Times Square victim named as Alyssa Elsman, a tourist from MichiganThe Australian
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Party leaders attack May and Corbyn for avoiding TV debate
The Guardian
Left to right, leader of the Green party, Caroline Lucas, leader of the Lib Dems, Tim Farron, leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood, leader of Ukip, Paul Nuttall, and leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon. Photograph: ITV via Getty Images. General election ...
ITV leaders' debate recap: Updates and analysis from first major clash of general election campaignMirror.co.uk
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