German police arrest two men suspected of planning Islamist attack

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German police arrest two men suspected of planning Islamist attack

Some 450 German special commandos made 12 co-ordinated raids on Thursday and arrested two men suspected of planning an imminent Islamist attack, police said. Guns, munitions and a machete were recovered in the swoop launched on the basis of indications of a "possible concrete impending terrorist attack" by Salafists, ultra-conservative Islamists, mostly in the university town of Goettingen. No concrete plans of a targeted attack or evidence of links to Islamic State were found.

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Highlights: The Trump presidency on Feb. 9 at 9 A.M. EST

(Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday:

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Trump disputes account of Supreme Court pick's remarks

President Donald Trump on Thursday disputed accounts that his Supreme Court pick was disheartened by the Republican president's attacks on judges, saying Judge Neil Gorsuch's comments were misrepresented. Gorsuch's remarks describing Trump's Twitter attacks on the judiciary as "demoralizing" and "disheartening" were confirmed on Wednesday by Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist hired by the White House to guide his nomination through the U.S. Senate. Gorsuch made those comments in a meeting with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who had urged him to go public.

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The Latest: Conway defends Ivanka Trump's fashion company

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