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NATIONAL HEADLINESBREAKING OVERNIGHT! **North Korea summit collapses.** President Trump abruptly ends talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with no deal. Trump walked away after the North Korean leader insisted sanctions against the country lifted in their entirety. "Sometimes you have to walk," said Trump - https://nyti.ms/2IHFUdA A wild day in Washington as Cohen testifies. President Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer" made several allegations during his testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee:
Congressional Democrats are keeping their powder dry on impeachment. Democratic leaders aren't biting on calls to start impeachment hearings against President Trump following Michael Cohen's testimony, saying they're waiting for special counsel Robert Mueller to wrap up his investigation before taking any action - https://politi.co/2IF7OXD Trump's inaugural committee hit with a subpoena from Washington, D.C.'s attorney general. The court order is seeking documents related to payments made to the Trump Organization or the Trump International Hotel - https://wapo.st/2IIjVmR The Democratic-controlled house passes sweeping gun control bill. The measure mandates criminal background checks on all gun sales, including private transactions - https://politi.co/2IK7dnt Five 2020 Democratic hopefuls endorse marijuana legalization. Sens. Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders are all co-sponsoring a bill to legalize marijuana and expunge convictions for possessing the drug - https://wapo.st/2IH10J2 A new study finds predominantly white school districts get more funding than minority ones. The study said majority white districts get $23 billion a year more than districts that educate mostly non-white children - https://cnn.it/2IGgZXD ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1885 - The American Telephone and Telegraph Co. was incorporated in New York as a subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. 1935 - DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon. 1940 - Basketball is televised for the first time. A game between Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh from Madison Square Garden is aired. 1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. 1993 - Federal agents attempting to serve warrants on the Branch Davidian religious cult's compound near Waco, Texas, were met with gunfire, marking the start of a month-and-a-half-long standoff. 2013 - Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. Policy News Register now for the Women in International Business Conference on March 7In celebration of International Women's Day, World Trade Center Utah invites you to attend the eighth annual Women in Business Conference hosted by the World Trade Association of Utah.... More National Headlines
Wise Words Support "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr. Lighter Side Oscars "[Last] Sunday [was] the 91st Academy Awards. Yeah, 91. Ninety-one's old for an awards show, but it's young if you're a Democrat running for president." - JIMMY FALLON Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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