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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Russian report; Obama"s farewell; Trump, Kennedy meet


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Here"s a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.

1. Russian report: According to U.S. officials, President-elect Donald Trump was made aware last week of an unsubstantiated report that says Russia has compromising personal and financial information about him. Trumps briefing by U.S. intelligence officials, first reported by CNN, is said to have included a 35-page report that detailed an assessment of what intelligence officials believe was Russias attempts to manipulate the U.S. presidential election in addition to an addendum that contained the information about Trump. The information that Russia has material they could use to blackmail Trump allegedly came from a former British spy, and was part of an opposition research report prepared for a Republican who opposed Trump. According to reports, it was later funded by Democrats. The document remains unconfirmed and is said to contain some errors.

2. Sessions testimony: Trump nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, will be back on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a second day of confirmation hearings. Sessions answered questions from fellow senators for hours on Tuesday. In one pointed exchange, Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.), asked Sessions about the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump talking about what he could do to women since he was a celebrity. He asked Session if what Trump described was sexual assault. Is grabbing a woman by her genitals without consent sexual assault, Leahy asked. Sessions answered it was.

3. Trump, Kennedy meet: Donald Trumpmet with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,Tuesday at Trump Tower in Manhattan. The Trump transition team said in a statement that "the President-elect enjoyed his discussion with Robert Kennedy Jr. on a range of issues and appreciates his thoughts and ideas," adding that the president-elect "is exploring the possibility of forming a commission on Autism." When interviewed in the lobby of the building, Kennedy told reporters that he would be the head of a commission "to make sure we have scientific integrity in the vaccine process for efficacy and safety effects."

4. Roof sentenced to death: Dylann Roof, who was convicted last month of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina, was sentenced to death on Tuesday. Roof acted as his own attorney during the sentencing phase of his trial. He told the 12 jurors that "There is nothing wrong with me psychologically, and that he felt he had to commit the shootings.

5. The farewell address: President Barack Obama went back to where he got his start in politics to deliver his farewell address. During the nearly one hour speech, he urged a crowd of thousands in Chicago Tuesday night to stay engaged in the political process. While he did not mention Donald Trump by name, he did take the opportunity to warn that opinions should be based in facts. without a willingness to admit new information, and concede that your opponent is making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, we"ll keep talking past each other, making common ground and compromise impossible." He also thanked first lady Michelle Obama, his daughters, Vice President Joe Biden and his supporters.

The New York Times is reporting that a former Fox News employee has received a settlement over sexually harassment claim against bill oreilly. juliet Huddy says OReilly made advances toward her and tried to have a sexual relationship with her. She claims that when she rebuffed him he tried to derail her career. According to The Times, Huddy received a high six figure settlement. Fox News responded that, "Juliet Huddy"s letter of intent to sue contained substantial falsehoods which Bill O"Reilly vehemently denied."

Source: http://www.journal-news.com/news/national/things-know-now-russian-report-obama-farewell-trump-kennedy-meet/AP25IDGa5GSZXC2bRLJnOL/

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Russian report; Obama"s farewell; Trump, Kennedy meet


Juliet Huddy, Teresa Priolo, Liz Dahlem & Lauren Simonetti (8-05-16)

Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 @ 1:47 PMPublished: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 @ 11:00 AMBy: Lynn Hulsey-Staff Writer

President-elect Donald Trump took on intelligence reports, detailed how his businesses would run while hes president and announced his Supreme Court plans during an hour-long news conference today.

It was his first news conference since winning the November election.

Trump started by slamming reports claiming that Russia has compromising personal and financial information about him asfake news.

Russian officials deny the report.

RELATED: Latest on Trumps cabinet picks

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer started the press conference criticizing Buzzfeed.com story about the intelligence report.

Spicer said the report from the left-wing blog isoutrageous and highlight irresponsible.

RELATED: Updates from President-elect Donald Trumps press conference

Russian officials deny the report.

This is an evident attempt to harm our bilateral ties, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow. The Kremlin does not engage in collecting compromising information.

After news reports were published about the briefing,Trump tweeted: FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!

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Trump also said he expects to name a replacement for Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia within two weeks of taking office.

Trump"s business will continue to pursue deals in the United States, though not abroad, while he is president, and he will relinquish control of the company, according to a lawyer who worked with the Trump Organization on the plan.

Trump: I think it"s a disgrace that information would be let out.

Trump will put his business assets in a trust and take other steps to isolate himself from his company, said the lawyer, who spoke to reporters before Trump"s first news conference since his election Nov. 8. The lawyer requested anonymity to discuss details of the plan.

The move appears to contradict a previous pledge by Trump, who pledged in a tweet last month to do "no new deals" while in office.

To help allay concerns about conflicts of interest, Trump will hand managerial control of his company to his two adult sons and a longtime business executive. The lawyer who advised Trump also said that the Trump Organization will appoint an ethics adviser to its management team who must approve deals that could raise concerns about conflicts.

Trump also took questions about his cabinet picks and how the confirmation hearings are going.

Trumps pick for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, used strong words in the first day of his Senateconfirmation hearings to deny any hints of a racist past. Today, a group of black lawmakers will speak out against his nomination including New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, who will take the rare step of testifying against a current Senate colleague.

Hearings on Trumps nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, began today.You can get live updates from the hearings here

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Fox News Quietly Settles Sexual Harassment Suit Former Host Juliet Huddy Filed Against Bill O"Reilly: Report


Juliet Huddy, Kerry Drew, Teresa Priolo, Ines Rosales & Rosanna Scotto (9-07-16)

Around the same time that Roger Ailes stepped down from his role as Fox News CEO in July amid Gretchen Carlsons sexual harassment lawsuit, the network had been hit with yet another sexual misconduct allegation this time against host Bill OReilly and Fox News Co-President Jack Abernethy.

Fox News cameto a quiet settlement after former host Juliet Huddy claimed sexual harassment against the networks top host and a longtime executive, according to Lawnewz.com.

According to an intent to sue letter obtained by the site, Huddy, 47, claimed thatOReilly propositioned her on multiple occasions, including attemptingto kiss her during a visit tohis home and making inappropriate phone calls to her.

In the letter, Huddysaid when she refused to comply with OReillys advances, she was booted from the show despite having one of the highest rated segments, the site states.

As for Abernethy (who was recentlyappointed co-president of Fox News), Huddy claimed that he constantly calledher at the office and asking her to come by his office.

According to the site, Huddy, through her attorney, sent Fox News thenotice several weeks after Ailes was ousted from the network in July.

In a statement to PEOPLE, a Fox News spokesperson noted, Juliet Huddys letter of intent to sue contained substantial falsehoods which both men vehemently denied.

A person briefed on the situation said that the company was aware of Huddys false allegations when they signed Abernethy to a new multi-year deal in September 2016.

Jeanne M. Christensen, a lawyer for Ms. Huddy at Wigdor L.L.P., declined to comment.

Huddy, who joined Fox in 1998, made her exit from Fox News in July 2016 and moved toFox-owned New York affiliate Fox 5 New York, where she anchored the 4:30 a.m. time slot.

Her departure came as a bit of a shock, considering her close relationship with Ailes. On the same day that she announced her departure from Fox News, the former host took to social media to express gratitude to Ailes.

Thank you, Roger Ailes for being a wonderful boss and mentor. I will always appreciate what youve done for me. Again, THANK YOU, she tweeted in July.

But Huddys time at Fox 5 New York was short-lived. The anchor left the network in early September.

I finally after years of working in television understand what it feels to be connected to a community, she said during herlast morning segmenton Fox 5. It is time for me now to move on.

Huddy has yet address the allegations publicly.

source: http://people.com/celebrity/fox-news-quietly-settles-sexual-harassment-suit-former-host-juliet-huddy-bill-oreilly/

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