The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the foundation of former president Bill Clinton amid pressure from President Donald Trump and allegations of corruption by Republican lawmakers, US media reported Friday. The Hill, a news website covering Congress, CNN and the New York Times all confirmed that Justice Department investigators are looking into issues involving donations to the Clinton Foundation in exchange for political favors while the ex-president’s wife, Hillary Clinton, was secretary of state from 2009-2013. The Justice Department would not confirm the probe, but in November it informed House Judiciary Committee chairman Robert Goodlatte that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was evaluating the need for a probe into a controversial uranium deal that involved a major donor to the foundation. The Clinton Foundation said it had already repeatedly proven such allegations wrong. “Time after time, the Clinton Foundation has been subjected to politically motivated allegations, and time after time these allegations have been proven false. None of this has made us waver in our mission to help people,” Foundation spokesman Craig Minassian said in a statement. Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton, told The Hill that the probe was “a sham” and said Sessions was “doing Trump’s bidding” by pursuing the case. “This is a philanthropy that does life-changing work, which Republicans have tried to turn into a political football,” Merrill said of the foundation. Trump has, via Twitter and in speeches, repeatedly called for the Justice Department to reopen a probe into the private email server of… [Read full story]
File Photo: The FBI building in Miami, Florida. (AFP/Joe Raedle) LOS ANGELES: The FBI and Apple were urgently investigating on Monday (Sep 1) after an apparent massive hack of a cloud data service unleashed a torrent of intimate pictures of dozens of celebrities across the Internet. Anonymous posters to online message boards boasted of having nude images of scores of female stars including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence and top model Kate Upton. Reports suggested hackers had "ripped" private images from Apple's iCloud online data storage, a potentially embarrassing - and damaging - breach for the California tech giant. "We take user…... [read more]
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the FBI was investigating Monday's explosions at Boston Marathon finish line as "an act of terrorism". U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Boston Marathon explosions at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, April 16, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the FBI was investigating Monday's explosions at Boston Marathon finish line as "an act of terrorism." Speaking at the second televised statement following Boston explosions, Obama called the explosions, which killed three and injured more than 100, "a heinous and cowardly act." "And given…... [read more]
Investors at the trading platform of Saigon Securities Inc. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Shares rebounded on November 7 from a three-day decline on both local exchanges on higher investor confidence after the US authorities cleared Hillary Clinton of criminal charges, boosting her chances in the looming presidential election. Market trading liquidity remained low compared to last week's daily average trading with more than 135.6 million shares in trading worth 2.04 trillion VND (90.67 million USD) as investors were unwilling to make investments following some estimates saying that total margin lending in the market was about 22 trillion VND, an increase of…... [read more]
Mr Clinton made the statement during a reception in Hanoi on December 6 given by State President Nguyen Minh Triet. Vietnam for the first time in 2000 in his capacity as the President of the United States, and expressed his pleasure at the country’s positive changes during the past six years. He spoke highly of Vietnam’s achievements in the current Doi Moi (Renewal) process and international integration and congratulated the country on its recent admission to the World Trade Organisation and successful organisation of the 14th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Vietnam and the US have developed well in recent times…... [read more]
A spokesman for the BEA agency said the signals did not indicate what caused the smoke or fire on board the plane, which plunged into the sea with 66 people on board as it was heading from Paris to Cairo.But they offered the first clues as to what unfolded in the moments before the crash. One aviation source said that a fire on board would likely have generated multiple warning signals, while a sudden explosion may not have generated any.Egypt said its navy had found human remains, wreckage and the personal belongings of passengers floating in the Mediterranean about 290…... [read more]
