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Trump says working on a very big trade deal with India, but will take time

President Donald Trump said the United States and India were working on a major trade deal, but he was not sure if it would be completed before the U.S. presidential election in November. As Trump heads to India on his first official trip on Monday, negotiators have been trying for weeks to put together a limited accord giving the U.S. greater access to India's dairy and poultry markets and lowering tariffs on other products.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich released after Trump commutes his sentence

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich, a Democrat, was convicted in 2011 by a federal jury in Chicago on 17 counts, including an attempt to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated when President Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Late Tuesday, the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement that Blagojevich had been released from the federal prison in Englewood, Colorado.

Miami crime ring suspects stalked rich victims to steal millions in jewelry, authorities say

Authorities in South Florida have uncovered an alleged organized crime ring in which nearly a dozen suspects stalked wealthy residents, including New York Yankees star pitcher Aroldis Chapman, to steal millions of dollars' worth of jewelry. The discovery resulted from a long-term investigation into an alleged drug trafficking organization that handled large quantities of marijuana in the Miami area, according to an arrest affidavit filed in a Miami-Dade County court. When one of the leaders of the organization, Xandi Garcia, was arrested in July 2018, investigators recovered two cell phones in his possession -- one that had been "wiped clean" and another that contained "volumes" of information related to criminal activity that he and others within the organization were participating in, the court document states.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared himself a 'Trumpocrat' after Trump commuted his 14-year sentence

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said he didn't know he was being released today. He learned his sentence was commuted from the news.

Scorsese awaits next film by director of South Korea's Oscar-winning 'Parasite'

Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese told the South Korean director of "Parasite", this year's winner of the Oscar for best picture, that he is waiting to see his next film, Bong Joon-ho said on Wednesday. The comment figured in a letter from the acclaimed director to Bong, who had paid homage to Scorsese in a speech accepting an Oscar for his work on the first non-English language movie to win the coveted award, as well as three more.

'I'm a Trump-ocrat': Blagojevich thanks president for setting him free

After his release from prison, Blagojevich, who was a Democrat, said that he's "profoundly grateful" to President Donald Trump.

Barr mulls resigning over Trump's tweets: Sources

Just hours after President Donald Trump openly defied his public pleas to stop tweeting about criminal matters in the Justice Department, Attorney General Bill Barr told people close to Trump Tuesday that he is considering resigning over the tweets that Barr had previously said make it “impossible” to do his job, sources tell ABC News. A resignation by Barr would amount stunning rebuke by a cabinet official long believed to be among the most loyal to Trump, and would indicate an uncertain future for the DOJ as officials have sought to grapple with the president’s increasingly emboldened attempts to intervene in the justice system. News of Barr's discussions with people close to Trump was first reported by the Washington Post.

15-year-old boy stabbed to death protecting friend at birthday party, CA cops say

The teen was stabbed on Jan. 31 at a birthday party, police said.

15-year-old boy stabbed to death protecting friend at birthday party, CA cops say

The teen was stabbed on Jan. 31 at a birthday party, police said.

Facebook says 'deeply concerned' about Singapore's order to block page

Facebook Inc said it was "deeply concerned" about a Singapore government order to block access to a blog page on its social media website under a controversial fake news law. The government had ordered Facebook this week to block the States Times Review's page in Singapore, saying the blog had repeatedly conveyed falsehoods and had not complied with any of the directions that it had been served with under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA). Facebook said in an e-mailed statement it was legally compelled to restrict access to the page.

Man drove to bar with ‘mangled corpse’ in his car after he hit pedestrian, TX cops say

The body of the pedestrian went through the windshield.

Man drove to bar with ‘mangled corpse’ in his car after he hit pedestrian, TX cops say

The body of the pedestrian went through the windshield.

Trump aims to be distraction for Democrats on Western U.S. swing

President Donald Trump began a four-day Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles, the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada caucuses. Buoyed by his acquittal in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial, Trump has campaign rallies planned in Phoenix on Wednesday, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday and Las Vegas on Friday. All the events are aimed at providing a competing message to the Democrats.

Man arrested after allegedly tracking U.S. source for Russia

A U.S. official told CBS News that the government source is someone who has provided information on Russian intelligence services.

Trump grants clemency to 11 convicts, including Rod Blagojevich

Blagojevich was convicted of trying to sell former President Barack Obama's Senate seat, and Kerik served time for tax fraud.

Trump commutes sentence of former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, pardons ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik

Blagojevich was released from federal prison after being sentenced to 14 years on corruption charges related to his solicitation of bribes in an attempt to "sell" Barack Obama's open Senate seat.

Bloomberg to sell his company if elected president: campaign

Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP, the financial information company that made him a billionaire, if he is elected to the White House in November, his campaign confirmed on Tuesday. Bloomberg has risen quickly in opinion polls since entering the race for the Democratic nomination in November and he will appear in his first debate of the election cycle on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Democrats are vying for the right to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election.

Mexican man arrested in Miami and accused of being an agent of Russia

The Mexican national was stopped at Miami International Airport and charged with failing to register as an agent of a foreign power, Russia.

While Haiti police take frustrations out on streets, UN sounds alarm on gangs, bad cops

Angry over poor pay and miserable working conditions, members of Haiti’s U.S.-backed and United Nations-trained police force are taking their frustrations out on the streets.

Witness says man on trial told her, 'I done shot the police'

A witness testified Tuesday that a Mississippi man on trial in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people showed up at her house the night of the killings and that he was carrying two rifles and told her that he had killed a sheriff's deputy. The Daily Leader reported that Stafford said she was cooking a meal to take to church the next day when Godbolt, whom she had known for years, knocked at her door and said he needed to get away. Stafford said she drove Godbolt from Bogue Chitto to another small town, Magnolia, and back on the night of May 27, 2017.

I Covered Blago’s Trial From Start To Finish. Trump’s Commutation Isn’t Crazy.

There was one sentiment I heard over and over again, which went something like, “I know Blagojevich was guilty as hell but 14 years is insane.”