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Judge denies House Democrats’ attempt to fast-track Trump tax return suit

A federal judge in Washington on Thursday told House Democrats to essentially wait in line in their push to fast-track a lawsuit demanding President Trump’s tax returns.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote in an order that it was a complicated matter and there are only a “narrow set of cases” that require urgency (Fox News)

Ilhan Omar says questions about alleged affair, misuse of campaign funds are 'stupid'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., dismissed what she called "stupid questions" from reporters on Wednesday about allegations she misused campaign funds to reimburse her purported paramour for personal travel expenses. (Fox News)

Hong Kong protest leaders arrested before weekend rallies

In 2014, when the final protesters were cleared from Hong Kong's streets after 79 days of pro-democracy protests -- many of them forcibly carried off by police -- they promised they'd be back.

For years that seemed like a pipe dream. But this summer has proved not so.(CNN)

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White House slams Comey for violating FBI policies and falsely claims the Russia investigation was launched because he 'shamefully leaked information to the press'

The White House blasted former FBI director James Comey as a "proven liar and leaker" after the Justice Department released a report Thursday saying he violated bureau protocol by leaking a memo of his conversations with President Donald Trump to the media. (Business Insider)

Oregon earthquake: 6.3 magnitude quake strikes by US coast

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. While the epicenter was 177 miles offshore from the coastal town of Bandon, shaking was widely felt on land.(US Today)

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Time to step up tempo of Brexit talks, says bullish Boris Johnson

A bullish Boris Johnson has sought to reassure Tory MPs queasy about his plan to suspend parliament by announcing he wants to “step up the tempo” of Brexit talks in Brussels.

After his chief negotiator, David Frost, met EU officials in Brussels on Wednesday, the prime minister said on Thursday that both sides had agreed to meet twice a week.(The Guardian)

Russia’s Mystery Nuclear Explosion Occurred During Missile Recovery at Sea

The mysterious explosion in northern Russia that caused a spike in radiation levels happened during a mission to salvage a nuclear-powered cruise missile from the bottom of the sea, media have cited a U.S. intelligence assessment as saying. (The Moscow Times)