What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
February 23 2018 - 3:02AM
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Trump's call for changes to gun laws in the wake of the Florida
school shooting, including expanding background checks and arming
teachers, pushes Congress toward a new politically fraught
debate.
Mueller's office obtained new tax and bank fraud charges against
Manafort and Gates, adding pressure on Trump's former campaign
manager and his deputy.
Medicare recipients with high incomes will be required to pay a
greater percentage of their medical costs beginning next year.
North Korea is sending a general tied to attacks on Seoul forces
to the Olympics closing ceremony, posing a quandary for the
U.S.
Merkel urged Russia and Iran to rein in a Syrian regime
offensive against a rebel-held suburb of Damascus, calling it a
massacre.
A Latvian bank targeted by the U.S. for alleged money laundering
is seeking government bailout money.
Missouri's governor was charged with invasion of privacy
stemming from an extramarital affair.
Trump's ex-nominee to lead the Indian Health Service said he was
forced under duress to withdraw.
GOP lawmakers filed suit to block a new congressional map for
Pennsylvania.
Neanderthals created cave paintings long before modern humans
arrived, scientists reported.
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February 23, 2018 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)
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