The headline news from April 13, 2017

The archive of all headlines from April 13, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Trump Says Russia Knew of Gas Attack in Advance

New York Times  13/Apr/2017 00:15:08

“I would like to think that they didn’t know, but certainly they could have. They were there,” President Trump said.The remarks amounted to an explosive suggestion at a time of heightened tension between the United States and Russia after the chemical attack in Syria.

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US-Russia US relations with Russia may be at all-time low, says Donald Trump

The Guardian  13/Apr/2017 00:15:11

President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 01:30:10

To many in Damascus, the Assad government — widely reviled in the West — has become a bulwark against an insurgency that has come to be largely dominated by hard-core Islamists. BUSINESS

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Trump Suggests Russia Knew of Gas Attack in Advance

New York Times  13/Apr/2017 02:00:05

“I would like to think that they didn’t know, but certainly they could have. They were there,” President Trump said.The remarks amounted to an explosive suggestion at a time of heightened tension between the United States and Russia after the chemical attack in Syria.

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 02:15:09

To many in Damascus, the Assad government — widely reviled in the West — has become a bulwark against an insurgency that has come to be largely dominated by hard-core Islamists. NATION

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 03:00:11

Although the Kremlin earlier this week said Vladimir Putin would not greet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian leader met the U.S. envoy for more than two hours in what appeared a determined effort to repair the growing breach. NATION

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 03:45:10

Although the Kremlin earlier this week said Vladimir Putin would not greet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian leader met the U.S. envoy for more than two hours in what appeared a determined effort to repair the growing breach.Syrian President Assad faces international pressure to step down, but in Damascus there is a mood of defiance

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In Major Reversal, Trump Says China ’Not Currency Manipulators’

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 04:45:06

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U.S. Pressures Russians as Trump Warms Up to NATO

New York Times  13/Apr/2017 05:30:05

The Trump administration publicly chastised President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia but privately worked to hash out increasingly bitter differences.At the same time, President Trump embraced NATO as an effective and vital force for peace and security.

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 06:15:11

Jonathan’s week began the way it does for most children: He was dropped off at school in the morning after having spent the weekend playing with friends and family, according to neighbors. Then a gunman walked into his classroom. NATION

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US-Russia Donald Trump says US relations with Russia ’may be at all-time low’

The Guardian  13/Apr/2017 08:00:09

President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow

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US-Russia Trump says US relations with Russia ’may be at all-time low’

The Guardian  13/Apr/2017 09:15:08

President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 09:15:11

Trump and Clinton had the Republican and Democratic nominations practically sewed up — thanks to some pampered pipsqueak states — before Californians were heard from in the June primary. Politics

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US-Russia Donald Trump says US relations with Russia ’may be at all-time low’

The Guardian  13/Apr/2017 09:45:09

President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 12:15:11

British recruiter Junaid Hussain shared texts or emails with dozens of Americans in 2015, and was involved in directing or inspiring numerous deadly plots. Here's how the FBI tracked him down. NATION

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Arkansas Mentally ill man set to die in ’conveyor belt’ executions

The Guardian  13/Apr/2017 13:30:10

The case of Bruce Ward, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, is glaringly at risk of flouting constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Travel Triggers Cost and Ethics Concerns

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 13:45:06

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 14:15:11

For more than a year, one of the foods Los Angeles students like best has been all but absent from school menus. Last month, high school students, with two entree choices at lunch, were offered an oven-baked drumstick on the 24th — but that was it for chicken. Los Angeles Unified School District… L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 14:30:27

After the school board set new standards for how supplies should treat their poultry, their workers and the environment, contracts with their suppliers fell apart. This month, the Board of Education finally cleared the way for a chicken comeback.Two L.A. Unified schools win grants to re-create themselves elsewhere

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Exclusive British spies warned of Trump team’s links with Russia in 2015

The Guardian  13/Apr/2017 15:45:11

GCHQ is said to have alerted US agencies after becoming aware of contacts two years ago

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 16:45:11

After the school board set new standards for how suppliers should treat their poultry, their workers and the environment, contracts with their vendors fell apart. This month, the Board of Education finally cleared the way for a chicken comeback.Two L.A. Unified schools win grants to re-create themselves elsewhere

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U.S.-Led Strike Mistakenly Kills 18 Coalition Allies in Syria

New York Times  13/Apr/2017 17:00:09

An airstrike by the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State killed Syrian fighters who are allied with the United States, the military said on Thursday.The strike on Tuesday was the third time in a month that American-led airstrikes may have killed civilians or allies. The military called the episode “tragic.”

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Travel Is ’Unprecedented,’ Raises Ethics Concerns: Experts

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 17:00:11

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Doctor Dragged Off Plane Had ’Horrifying’ Experience: Lawyer

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 18:00:08

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 18:15:09

U.S. Central Command said that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of their stronghold in Tabqa.Pressure grows for Assad to step down. But in Damascus, his backers say the alternatives may be worse

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Doc Dragged Off United Flight Needs Reconstructive Surgery: Lawyer

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 18:45:08

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U.S. Targets ISIS With Massive Strike in Afghanistan

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 19:45:16

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 19:45:20

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U.S. Targets ISIS With Huge Bomb in Afghanistan

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 20:00:13

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 20:00:16

U.S. Central Command said that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of their stronghold in Tabqa.Who controls Syria?

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 20:15:09

U.S. Central Command said that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of their stronghold in Tabqa.Syrian president calls poison gas attack 'fabrication' to justify U.S. strike, according to report

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U.S. Drops ’Mother of All Bombs’ on ISIS Target in Afghanistan

NBC News  13/Apr/2017 20:30:07

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 22:45:13

Over the course of eight months, a lethal bacteria infected 10 critically ill infants in UC Irvine Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit – an outbreak that the public is only finding out about now. World

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Los Angeles Times  13/Apr/2017 23:45:10

Over the course of eight months, a lethal bacteria infected 10 critically ill infants in UC Irvine Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit – an outbreak that the public is only finding out about now. BUSINESS

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