Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly

22 minutes ago | Politico

The intelligence community watchdog removed abruptly late Friday by President Donald Trump says he believes Trump ousted him because of his evenhanded handling of a...
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Ukraine Battles Forest Fires Near Chernobyl Nuclear Plant

58 minutes ago | Time

Ukrainian firefighters labored into Sunday night trying to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station, which was evacuated because of...
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Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment

21 hours ago | Boston Herald

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested that he fired the inspector general for the intelligence community in...
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Trump calls fired watchdog in impeachment probe a ‘disgrace'

1 day ago | Boston Herald

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized the ousted inspector general who handled an anonymous whistleblower's...
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'A searing time for whistleblowers': Ousted intel watchdog wrote private letter to Schumer

1 day ago | Politico

Two weeks before he was fired, Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson told the Senate's top Democrat that the past six months had been “a searing time for...
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Trump defends decision to fire inspector general, calls him a 'disgrace'

1 day ago | NBC News | 2 articles

“That's my decision. I have the absolute right,” Trump said about Michael Atkinson's firing, the intelligence community inspector general who flagged the Ukraine whistleblower...
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Trump Proceeds With Post-Impeachment Purge Amid Pandemic

1 day ago | NY Times

The president's decision to fire the intelligence community's inspector general under cover of darkness indicated that his hunt for those he considers disloyal continues...
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Trump's firing of intelligence watchdog comes off as late-night power play

1 day ago | Star Tribune

He is firing official who exposed call to Ukraine's president
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He Defied Trump on Ukraine Complaint. Now, a Dismissal

1 day ago | Newser

He alerted Congress to an intel official's complaint about Trump's July 25 phone call to the Ukrainian president, which jump-started the probe that led to the president's...
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President Trump fires inspector general who testified about Ukraine whistleblower complaint, triggering impeachment

1 day ago | ABC

President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered his impeachment.
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Fauci said he tested negative for coronavirus

The nation's top infectious disease expert said he tested negative for coronavirus Saturday when asked why he wasn't wearing a face mask as the pandemic spreads across the nation. Read more ...

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for coronavirus

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests on Sunday night, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. In a statement, a Downing... Read more ...

Queen says she hopes Brits can ‘take pride' in coronavirus response

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II expressed her hope that in the years to come, Britons would be able to "take pride in how they responded" to the coronavirus pandemic, in a rare... Read more ...

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19 after coming into...

A four-year-old female tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease. A caretaker at the zoo was infected but asymptomatic and... Read more ...

Ex-NFL kicker Tom Dempsey dies from coronavirus complications, family says

He was born without toes on his right foot and fingers on his right hand, but he overcame the odds and had an 11-year NFL career. Read more ...

Easter bunny brings holiday cheer in neighborhoods while practicing social...

Easter bunny brings holiday cheer while practicing social distancing Read more ...

Rob Gronkowski becomes WWE 24/7 champion at WrestleMania 36

The NFL legend took the belt from Mojo. Read more ...

Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans will enter NBA draft

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans will enter the NBA draft and forego his final two seasons of eligibility. Read more ...

1 more death reported at Pleasant View Nursing Home; more confirmed cases...

The Carroll County Health Department announced Sunday one additional death at Pleasant View Nursing Home due to the coronavirus and several other confirmed cases. Read more ...