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FBI No Longer Looking For Uzbek Man In Poster

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI says it's no longer looking for a second man in connection with a deadly truck attack on a bike path near the World Trade Center. The bureau on Wednesday issued a poster seeking the public's help with information about the man. But at a news conference later FBI Assistant Director…
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NYC Mayor Says Eight Dead In Bike Path Terror Attack

NEW YORK (AP) —  New York City's mayor says a truck attack in lower Manhattan killed eight people and was a "cowardly" act of terror. Mayor Bill de Blasio says the attack on a bike path near the World Trade Center "was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at…
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President Blasts Former Aide At Center Of Russia Probe As “Liar”

By STEPHEN BRAUN and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a former campaign aide thrust into the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe "has already proven to be a liar." On Twitter, Trump sought to dismiss George Papadopoulos, who has provided key evidence in the first criminal…
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President Trump Fumes As Mueller Probe Enters New Phase With Charges

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Muller's charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia and President Donald Trump, underscoring the ongoing threat Mueller poses to the president. Trump immediately sought to distance…
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Manafort, Gates Indicted In First Charges From Russia Probe

By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted Monday on charges of conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and several other financial charges. The charges were the first stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe…
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