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Michael T. Flynn told the transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a lobbyist for Turkey.
After a succession of self-inflicted wounds, President Trump now faces the most daunting moment yet as a special counsel is appointed to investigate.
Lawyers for the island’s creditors came together for their day in court, all trying to squeeze money out of a government that is broke.
More than 30 states, including Texas, have moved to curb incarceration rates and find alternatives to prisons, saying they have saved money while crime has stayed low.
The president’s comments followed early-morning tweets that were sharply critical of former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 17, 2017, covering May 18, 2017.
Kendrick Lamar
Gorillaz
Mary J. Blige
Drake
Ed Sheeran
2017Roger Ailes, American businessman (born 1940)[†]
Roger Eugene Ailes was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani's 1989 New York City mayoral election. In July 2016, he left Fox News after allegations of sexually harassing female Fox employees, including on-air hosts Gretchen Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Andrea Tantaros.
2017Chris Cornell, American singer (born 1964)[†]
Christopher John Cornell was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time.
2017Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (born 1916)[†]
Jacque Fresco was an American futurist and self-described social engineer. Self-taught, he worked in a variety of positions related to industrial design.
In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]