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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York City isn't complying with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' request that U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Barack Obama resign. Preet Bharara (buh-RAH'-ruh) is staying on as U.S. attorney in Manhattan after receiving assurances last year from Sessions and President Donald Trump that they wanted him to stay on. That's according to a person with knowledge of Bharara's actions, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. There's no comment from the Justice Department or Bharara's office.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political consultant and former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump has told The Washington Times that he communicated last year with an individual involved in hacking Democratic National Committee emails. But Roger Stone says the Twitter conversations with "Guccifer 2.0" were "completely innocuous." The U.S. government concluded that the Russian government directed the DNC hack in an attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential election. The FBI and congressional committees are investigating.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has traveled to Kentucky to defend the House GOP health care proposal amid opposition from the state's Republican governor and its junior GOP senator. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul called the initial draft "Obamacare Lite." Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has also said he wasn't impressed with the initial proposal. But Bevin said today that "ultimately these differences of opinion will be rectified."
GRAETTINGER, Iowa (AP) — An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board says an ethanol-fueled fire is still burning at the site of a train derailment in Iowa, keeping investigators away from the site. The Union Pacific Railroad train derailed early yesterday about 160 miles northwest of Des Moines. Officials say 27 tanker cars went off the tracks, each carrying 25,000 gallons of ethanol. No one was injured.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania say a fire that critically injured three girls appears to have been sparked by a recharging hoverboard. A fire official who was injured in a crash while responding to the fire is also in critical condition. Two people who escaped the fire were treated and released.
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