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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are asking for details about reports of contacts between the White House and the Justice Department concerning the FBI's ongoing review of Russian's efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election. Democrats plan to send a letter to White House counsel Donald McGahn and FBI Director James Comey. The Democrats cite reports of the White House contacting the Justice Department and FBI asking them to knock down reports of communications between Trump associates and Russians during the campaign. Comey hasn't done so.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired four ballistic missiles in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. South Korean and Japanese officials say three of the missiles landed in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's prime minister says his country is protecting its "sovereignty and dignity" by expelling the North Korean ambassador. Relations between the countries have become frayed over the poisoning of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader. Many believe the Feb. 13 attack at Kuala Lumpur airport was orchestrated by Pyongyang. Kim Jong Nam died less than 20 minutes after two women wiped a nerve agent on his face.
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities are confirming that all nine people aboard a rescue helicopter that crashed in snow-covered mountains in central Japan were killed. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency says the seven firefighters, engineer and pilot were aboard a rescue helicopter that crashed during a training flight Sunday. The chopper was made by Bell Helicopter, based in Fort Worth, Texas.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey attorney general and mentor to Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court Monday. David Samson pleaded guilty last summer to bribery for using his position as chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 2012 to pressure United Airlines to revive a money-losing flight from Newark to South Carolina. Samson wanted the flight so he could have easier access to a weekend home.
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