Trump has spent a third of his presidency so far at Trump-branded properties

Since the president opts to spend working vacations at Trump properties and has not fully separated from his business, government money spent there could ultimately end up in his pocket.

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Alabama officials dismiss Moore claims of voter fraud; Jones certified as winner

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill laughed off the assertion by Roy Moore campaign spokeswoman Janet Porter that there is a "one in 15 billion" chance voter fraud did not occur in the state’s special U.S. Senate election.

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Apartment building fire in Bronx, N.Y., is deadliest in decades

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says investigators believe a Bronx fire that killed 12 was caused by a child playing with a stove.

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Russian environmental activist hospitalized after beating

A leading Russian environmental activist said on Friday he had been hospitalized after being severely beaten by unknown assailants in the southern city of Krasnodar. Andrei Rudomakha, head of the Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus NGO, told Reuters he and a group of activists were assaulted late on Thursday upon returning from the Black Sea coastal city of Gelendzhik where they were documenting the illegal construction of a mansion for high-ranking officials. The regional branch of the Russian Interior Ministry, in a statement sent to Reuters, said authorities were investigating the attack by what it said were three assailants.

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At Least 12 People Have Died After Fire Breaks Out in a Bronx Apartment Building

About 170 firefighters worked to rescue people from the building

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Wine about it: Disaster date ends with $1.5 mn in art ruined

Anthony Buzbee's date with Lindy Lou Layman was by any measure a disaster. The 29-year-old woman had become "heavily intoxicated" while at Buzbee's home in the city of Houston, according to a prosecutor's account in court. "(Buzbee) called for an Uber driver," but Layman went back into Buzbee's home and shouted, "I'm not leaving," the prosecutor told a judge over the weekend while Layman, appearing in an orange jail uniform, stood listening.

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At Least 15 People Have Been Killed in Mumbai After a Fire Engulfs a Building

A fire broke out early Friday in an upscale rooftop restaurant in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, leaving at least 15 dead and a dozen injured, officials said.

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Turkey tightens New Year security, 120 arrested ahead of attack anniversary

By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained 120 people with suspected links to Islamic State (IS) in the countdown to New Year's Eve, state media said on Thursday, part of a tightening of security one year after a gunman killed 39 people in an Istanbul night club. Turkey will also more than double the number of police officers on duty in Istanbul and cancel or ban public celebrations in key districts of its largest city on New Year's Eve for security reasons, officials said. On Dec. 31, 2016, a man with an assault rifle shot dead Turks and visitors from several Arab nations, India and Canada at the exclusive Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

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Roy Moore Files Lawsuit Contesting Alabama's Senate Election Results

Former Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore filed a lawsuit on Wednesday night contesting the outcome of the state’s special election.

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