Breaking News — January 5, 2018

The US Justice Department has initiated a new investigation into Hillary Clinton’s actions, which will be conducted by the FBI agents. The center of the investigation should be the activities of the Clinton Foundation, which is suspected of patronage of its sponsors while Clinton served as US Secretary of State. Also, investigators will try to find out whether the organization followed the tax laws.

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41 people were injured as a result of the of carbon monoxide leakage in the city of Perth-Amboy (New Jersey, USA). It also became known that a 13-year-old girl was killed. Three people are in critical condition. Among the victims are 27 police officers of the city. The accident occurred in a 12-storey building.

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The US Permanent representative to the UN Nikki Haley said about the risk of developing a Syrian scenario in Iran, when the riots in 2011 turned into a civil war. » The world has witnessed the horrors that have taken place in Syria, that began with a murderous regime denying its people’s right to peacefully protest. We must not let that happen in Iran. This is a matter of fundamental human rights for the Iranian people, but it is also a matter of international peace and security, «the diplomat said.

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In connection with the winter storm, New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in the southern part of the state, in particular Long Island, Westchester and New York. He stressed that the conditions are «terrible» and will only worsen. Airports of New York La Guardia and John F. Kennedy International Airport have suspended their work. Residents of the state are advised to refrain from traveling on cars.

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During the past day the AFU violated the ceasefire twice in the DPR. The areas of settlements on Orel direction got under enemy fire which was delivered by IFVs, grenade launchers and small arms. The information about the victims and the destruction is being specified. No shelling was recorded in the LPR.