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New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

By Erica Stapleton and Andrew Hay SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused... Read More.

Trump and Maryland governor Wes Moore battle over Potomac River sewage spill response

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over what he says is a lagging response to a January pipe rupture that sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington. Trump took aim at Moore even... Read More.

US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - About 100 U.S. troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers in the West African country as the government fights against Islamic militants and other armed groups, the Nigerian military announced Monday. The arrival followed a request... Read More.

Frederick Wiseman, American documentary filmmaker, dies at 96

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Nick Zieminski Feb 16 (Reuters) - Run your finger over a map of any American city, and you'll come across many familiar places: the store, school, city hall, zoo, ballet, gym, racetrack, park and court. Each of these was the subject of a documentary... Read More.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies, leaving legacy of American institutions

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Frederick Wiseman, the celebrated director of "Titicut Follies" and dozens of other documentaries whose in-depth, unadorned movies comprised a unique and revelatory history of American institutions, died Monday at age 96. The death was announced in a joint statement from... Read More.

Anderson Cooper to leave CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ program, source says

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anderson Cooper will leave CBS News' "60 Minutes" program after nearly two decades, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, in the latest staffing shake-up to hit the storied news magazine amid broader newsroom changes. Cooper has been a... Read More.

More third-country nationals have been deported by the US to Cameroon, lawyers tell AP

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - A new group of third-country nationals was deported by the United States to Cameroon on Monday, lawyers told The Associated Press, days after it came to light that the Trump administration sent nine people to the Central African nation last... Read More.

3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday, authorities said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition. "It appears that this was a targeted event,... Read More.

Robert Duvall, ‘Tender Mercies’ Oscar winner, dies at 95

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Bill Trott Feb 16 (Reuters) - Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of "Apocalypse Now" or the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird,"... Read More.

Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. Duvall died "peacefully" at... Read More.

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