Thursday, March 30, 2017

North Carolina To Repeal 'Bathroom Bill'

A deal has been reached in the US State of North Carolina to repeal a controversial law, that banned transgender people from using restrooms in accordance with their chosen gender.

But the late night agreement will still have to pass both the state House and Senate, and it's not clear how much support it has.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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UK Brexit Sec Pushes Great Repeal Bill

UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has taken to Parliament what's known as the Great Repeal Bill.

If Westminster lawmakers back it, it will convert thousands of EU laws into domestic UK legislation.

Secretary Davis says this will prevent a legal black hole in two years time when the UK is officially no longer an EU country.

Converting the laws will be one of, if not the biggest legislative undertaking in UK history.

Secretary Davis says the great repeal will bring both continuity as well as sovereignty, since the UK will then be able to change the laws to fit national interest.

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Secretary Davis says the great repeal should ease concerns that the Brexit process will be rocky and messy.  

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European leaders meet to talk Brexit

EU Council President Donald Tusk is meeting with several EU leaders, including Angela Merkel, in Malta, the day after Britain announced its official intention to leave the bloc.
The meeting isn't a formal summit, but leaders are discussing the framework of negotiations - with a clash brewing with the UK over whether a trade deal can be done at the same time as the divorce talks. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels. 


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Family of Chinese Man Killed in Paris Calls for Calm

The family of the Chinese man killed in Paris is calling for calm amid angry protests in the Chinese community. 

These protests have left three policemen injured, and China has filed an official complaint calling for its citizens to be protected. 

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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UK Home Secretary says Encrypted Messages Hamper Terror Investigations

UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd will be meeting with executives from WhatsApp, Facebook and other tech companies on Thursday as she continues to scrutinize encrypted text messaging.

 

She called for this meeting in the wake of last week's terror attack in London in which five dead—including the attacker.

 

Investigators say before Khalid Masood ploughed into people with a rental car, he sent an encrypted text on WhatsApp.

 

Encrypted texts digitally scrabble the message making it tough for investigators to later recover.

 

Privacy advocates say encrypted apps provide the public a secure messaging platform, Secretary Rudd told LBC Radio they can greatly hamper terror investigations.

 

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Great Repeal Bill to be introduced to parliament

The British Government is due to introduce a huge bill in parliament which will end the UK's membership of the European Union and incorporate EU law into domestic legislation

It comes in the wake of the official Brexit notice Wednesday, which set a 2 year deadline on Britain's exit from the block.  


From London, Catherine Drew reports


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UK to Meet with WhatsApp to Push for More Access

The UK's home secretary will be meeting with executives from WhatsApp, Facebook and other tech companies on Thursday in hopes of finding ways to better access data from terrorism suspects.

The meeting was set up in the wake of last week's terror attack in London which left four innocent people dead.      

Our Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from London. 

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Russia-NATO Council to meet amid

NATO-Russia Council members are meeting to discuss mutual concerns over escalating tensions in eastern Europe. It is their fourth round of talks since they were halted in 2014 following Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. It comes as NATO's eastern European members are on high alert for potential Russian military aggression. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Raids on German far-right movement

German police have carried out coordinated raids against th e so-called Reichsburger [RIKES BURGER] movement, a group which claims not to recognize the federal government.

Three people were arrested in the raids.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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Floodwater rescues continue in aftermath of Queensland cyclone

Swift water rescue teams have pulled over 40 people from floodwaters in Australia's southeast Queensland on Thursday, after torrential rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie hit the region.
Arthur Stevens has more

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INDIA CLOSES IN ON SWEEPING TAX REFORM

India is close to implementing a new tax regime, considered to be one of the country's biggest economic reforms in decades.

The lower house of India's parliament has approved the final bills on the goods and services tax.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Federal Judge extends travel ban suspension indefinitely

A federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended an order that
blocks President Trump from implementing his amended travel ban.

Trump's proposal would temporarily bar people from six predominantly
Muslim nations from entering the United States.

The President's executive order triggered protests across the country
but the public remain divided on the issue.

US correspondent William Denselow reports.

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United States Governor Chris Christie’s aides get jail time

Two former associates of US Governor Chris Christie have been jailed
for their part in a scandal that has been dubbed "Bridgegate."

The two were sentenced for played a part in closing several lanes on a
busy New York bridge back in 2013 to spite a local mayor who wouldn't
endorse Christie.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

US State Dept. employee charged with inappropriate contacts

A long-time U.S. State Department employee is facing charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements, all in pursuit of hiding her inappropriate contacts with foreign agents.

She had a top secret clearance and gave information to the Chinese.

Our U.S correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US Military: ‘Difficult’ To Avoid Mosul Casualties

A senior general in the US has said it will be difficult to maintain what he called 'extraordinarily high standards' to avoid civilian casualties in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which American-backed forces are fighting to retake from the so-called Islamic State group.

 General Joseph Votel was speaking as the military begins a formal investigation into an explosion there that's believed to have killed scores of civilians.

 Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Samsung Launches New Galaxy S8 Smartphone

Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S8, its first new premium phone since the exploding batteries in the Note 7, which had to be scrapped just two months after its launch.

That scandal saw Apple over take the South Korean giant as the world's top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of last year.

The new S8, which goes on sale on 21st April, boasts some of the largest wrap-around screens ever, as well as new facial recognition software and an artificial intelligence service, Bixby.

Justin Denison, the Senior Vice President for Product Strategy at Samsung, said the company's paid extra attention to the batteries in its new product:

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Rich DeMuro, a tech reporter from Los Angeles, wasn't convinced by the new voice-command software, Bixby, meant to be similar to Apple's Siri:

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We will get to the bottom of this - Senators

The chairs of the U.S. Senate's Intelligence Committee are promising to get to the bottom of what they describe as the biggest Congressional investigation in 20 years.

Senator Mark Warner and Richard Burr have invited 20 people for questioning into the Russian meddling in American politics, with initial public hearings scheduled (Thursday at 10am and 2pm).

Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, promised the panel will get to the bottom of the concerns.

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Senator Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, said this is the biggest investigation in 20 years and it matters globally.

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The two senators made a point of showing how they are cooperating and working together, refusing to address the divisions of their counterpart panel in the lower chamber, the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Let the Russia investigations go forward - White House

The White House is expressing confidence that the chair of the House Intelligence Committee should continue his investigation into the Russian meddling in American politics.

Republican Representative Devin Nunes has been accused of providing cover for the White House by cancelling a hearing with acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates and by failing to share information with the Democrats on briefings he claimed he had at the White House.

Spokesman Sean Spicer says the work should continue:

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Sean Spicer also does not know who Rep. Devin Nunes spoke with at the White House about the intelligence 'incidentally' gathered which may involve the president.

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'Respect the will of the British people' - US

The U.S. respects the will of the people of the United Kingdom when it comes to the Brexit, says White House spokesman Sean Spicer.

He also noted that President Trump has been a leader when it comes to the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union.

Facing criticism from European officials that President Trump doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to the impact of the Brexit, White House spokesman Sean Spicer had a muted response.

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Inquest heard detailing cause of deaths for Westminster victims

One week following the terror attacks in Westminster, a London coroner held a hearing into the deaths of the the four people killed by Khalid Masood.

From London, Eliza Powell reports…


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