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FBI agents gave a fine how-do-you-do last month to President Trump’s ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort when they conducted a pre-dawn raid at his Virginia home. The July 26 mission adds another layer of drama to the investigation of possible collusion by the Trump campaign with Russians meddling in the presidential election. The FBI was looking for documents and materials as part of the investigation, which has embroiled Washington. Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni said Manafort “has consistently cooperated with law enforcement and other serious inquiries and did so on this occasion as well.”
The U. S. territory of Guam jumped into the world spotlight after North Korea said it was weighing a plan to strike the tiny island with ballistic missiles. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, during a brief refueling stop in Guam while returning to Washington from Malaysia, said Wednesday he does not believe there is “any imminent threat” of a nuclear attack by North Korea. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also assured Americans that North Korea would badly lose a nuclear showdown with the U. S. Still, some residents of Guam expressed concern. “The threat is pretty scary, ” said Graceful Fiden, 28, of Tumon, Guam. The island, considered a vacationer’s dream with crystal-clear waters, fabulous sunsets, white beaches, and near-perfect temperatures, has long been an important strategic U. S. military outpost .
Why is the universe the way it is? Scientists building the largest ever U. S.-based particle physics experiment in an old mine in Lead, S. D., plan to find out. They think mysterious particles called neutrinos could answer questions about our universe, like why there isn’t more anti-matter. The project will cost more than $1 billion and take 10 years to build, but scientists hope the payoff from studying neutrinos will be far larger — tantamount to striking gold on a universal scale.
PSA: Propping your legs on the dashboard of a car or truck could break your body for life. It’s a serious warning about the dangers of airbags coming from Tennessee’s Chattanooga Fire Department. Airbags deploy at between 100 and 220 mph and could “send your knees through your eye sockets” in the event of a crash, the department said this week. A Georgia woman can attest to that after she broke her nose, ankle, femur and arm because her legged was propped up in a car.
Oprah Winfrey’s empire knows no bounds. Her latest endeavor is a line of refrigerated soups and side dishes in conjunction with Kraft Heinz that will be called: “O, That’s Good.” The line looks like healthy riffs on comfort food. Think: Mashed potatoes with cauliflower mixed in. All items will have no artificial flavors or coloring, and 10% of the profits will go to charities working to reduce hunger.
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