Tuesday, February 7, 2017

France's Macron dismisses affair as rival Fillon battles scandal

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France's Macron dismisses affair as rival Fillon battles scandal

Head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election Macron, attends a campaign rally in LyonBy Sudip Kar-Gupta and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - France's scandal-plagued presidential race sank deeper into the mire on Tuesday after centrist Emmanuel Macron was forced to deny an extramarital affair and conservative Francois Fillon pressed on with efforts to salvage his reputation. A slump in support for Fillon after accusations that he used taxpayers' money to pay his wife for work she may not have done has propelled Macron into the top spot in opinion polls. Late on Monday, Macron, a centrist former economy minister and ex-banker sought to kill rumours of a gay relationship outside his marriage to Brigitte Trogneux and push his campaign on.


Syria executes, tortures thousands at military prison: Amnesty
By John Davison and Stephanie Nebehay BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - The Syrian government executed up to 13,000 prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but were probably still being carried out and amounted to war crimes. It called for a further investigation by the United Nations, which produced a report last year with similar accusations also based on extensive witness testimonies.
House GOP advises members on handling anti-Trump protests

President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, returning from a weekend trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump dismisses polls showing low approval ratings as "fake news." But House leaders are actively discussing how to handle the protesters swamping their town halls, district offices and phone lines, urging their Republican members to be polite and — if necessary — offer "milk and cookies."


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Feb 7 (Reuters) - * Rd legal funding llc is sued by u.s. Consumer financial protection bureau, new york attorney general -- court filing * Lawsuit accuses rd of engaging in deceptive and abusive acts in extending credit to people awaiting payouts from settlement funds * Lawsuit contends that rd's transactions are loans at usurious interest rates, and therefore are void * Lawsuit says rd advances money to first responders to 9/11 attacks, as well as to former national football league players with brain injuries * Lawsuit says consumers often end up paying back more than twice as much as the ...
Military leaders say budget caps are crippling armed forces

President Donald Trump has lunch with troops while visiting U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Trump, who spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, stopped for a visit to the headquarters before returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Pleading for a repeal of a law that strictly limits defense spending, a panel of four-star military officers warned lawmakers Tuesday that the fiscal constraints are crippling the military's ability to respond to threats around the world.


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