Firing Fuels Calls for Independent Investigator, Even From Republicans

Senator John McCain said that he was “disappointed in the president’s decision” to fire James B. Comey, and that it bolstered the case for a “special congressional committee.”
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After Comey, Here Are the Options for an Independent Russia Inquiry

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein is overseeing the investigation into the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia. He was also the face of Mr. Trump’s decision to remove the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey.
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Trump and Comey: An Abrupt Ending That Was a Year in the Making

President Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday. He had been criticizing James B. Comey on Twitter.
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A Contrite Matt Harvey Apologizes to His Mets Teammates

Matt Harvey showed up at Citi Field on Tuesday and watched from the dugout as the Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants, 6-1.
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Deputy Attorney General’s Memo Breaks Down Case Against Comey

James B. Comey, F.B.I. director, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week. He has been fired by President Trump.
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F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump

James B. Comey last week during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington.
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Sessions to Toughen Rules on Prosecuting Drug Crimes

Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to toughen rules on prosecuting drug crimes.
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Hackers Came, but the French Were Prepared

President-elect Emmanuel Macron at a rally at the Louvre on Sunday evening. His digital team began to notice “high quality” phishing mails in December.
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Trump to Arm Syrian Kurds, Even as Turkey Strongly Objects

A Kurdish Y.P.G. fighter watched as a convoy of United States military vehicles passed in Darbasiya, Syria, last month.
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Flashback to F.B.I. Chief’s ’93 Firing, and to Saturday Night Massacre

William S. Sessions, center, in 1993, before he was fired by President Bill Clinton.
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Disney Parks and Movies Soar, but ESPN Is a Concern

ESPN has suffered from plunging ratings for its flagship show, “SportsCenter,” which in 2014 moved into a new studio complex, above, in Bristol, Conn.
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Anne Morrissy Merick, a Pioneer From Yale to Vietnam, Dies at 83

In 1954, Anne Morrissy, the first woman to be named sports editor of The Cornell Daily Sun, became the first woman admitted to the press box of the Yale Bowl.
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Asia and Australia Edition: James Comey, Moon Jae-in, Ahok: Your Morning Briefing

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James Comey, Syria, Moon Jae-in: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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With ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban, Texas Pushes Further Right

Vanessa Rodriguez, a University of Texas student, at a protest outside the Texas governor’s mansion in Austin on Monday. The gathering was to protest Texas’ new law banning so-called sanctuary cities.
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James Comey’s Tumultuous F.B.I. Tenure, in Headlines

James B. Comey last week during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington.
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UPDATE 1-Glass Lewis says BlackRock CEO's pay, performance misaligned

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommended on Tuesday that BlackRock Inc shareholders "express their concern" regarding the world's largest asset manager's pay of its top executives, including CEO Larry Fink.

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Pain Relievers Tied to Immediate Heart Risks

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Treasury Secretary's fiancée is interim CEO of Dune Entertainment

The entertainment investment company formed by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appointed an interim CEO back in February -- his fiancée, actress Louise Linton.
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BRIEF-Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Maple Leaf Foods will recall breaded chicken products due to toxin content

* Canadian Food Inspection Agency- Maple Leaf Foods recalling breaded chicken products from marketplace as it may contain toxin produced by staphylococcus bacteria

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BRIEF-Summit Hotel Properties prices public offering of 9 mln shares at $16.50/share

* Says public offering of 9.00 million common shares priced at $16.50per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

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METALS-Copper ekes out gains as LME stockpiles decline

SYDNEY, May 10 (Reuters) - Copper edged up on Wednesday following a dip in London Metal Exchange stockpiles, although concerns over rising supply and disappointing Chinese import data continued to drag.

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Senate Confirms Scott Gottlieb to Head F.D.A.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb at a committee meeting last month in Washington.
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Nikkei edges up to 17-month high, markets cautious on global tensions

TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged up to hover at 17-month highs as a weak yen trend supported sentiment, but gains were by limited by fears arising from U.S. President Donald Trump's sacking of his FBI director and North Korea's nuclear programme.

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Glass Lewis says pay, performance misaligned for BlackRock CEO

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis on Tuesday recommended that BlackRock Inc shareholders vote down a non-binding measure on executive compensation, saying CEO Larry Fink was paid "significantly more than the median CEO compensation" of the world's largest asset manager's peers.

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