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A Russian official offered the Trump campaign damaging information on Hillary Clinton, according to emails released by Donald Trump’s eldest son. "The Crown prosecutor of Russia ... offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father," reads an email sent last June to Donald Trump Jr. by publicist Rob Goldstone. This story is developing. – REUTERS
An active-duty soldier stationed in Hawaii has been arrested for seeking to provide classified military documents and training to Islamic militants. Ikaika Erik Kang, 34, was arrested on Saturday by an FBI SWAT team following an undercover investigation, the FBI said in a statement. According to an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint, Kang had recorded combat-style military training sessions "so they could be used by ISIS to train other fighters." The FBI also found classified military documents in his laptop. Kang is a highly-decorated soldier who has been deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Korea. – NBC
Just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of carbon emissions since 1988 according to a new report by a nonprofit. These companies include large state-controlled firms such as Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and Russia’s Gazprom as well as private companies such as ExxonMobil, Shell and BP, according to the 2017 Carbon Majors Report. The study published by CDP, an organization formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, says that about 60 percent of emissions from 1988 to 2015 are linked to state-controlled companies, one third to publicly-traded firms and 9 percent to companies controlled by private investors. The companies highlighted in the report are responsible for the emission of 635 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases dating back to 1988, the year in which anthropogenic climate change was officially recognized through the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. – GUARDIAN
A military airplane crashed in Mississippi killing all 16 people onboard. The cause of the crash is unknown. "While the details of the incident are being investigated, our focus remains on providing the necessary resources and support to the family and friends of these service members as they go through this extremely difficult time," the Marines said in a statement. The KC-130 took off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina but officials have not revealed the aircraft’s mission or where it was headed. – CNN
Two new scientific studies suggest that drinking coffee can help people live longer. Researchers surveyed more than half a million people in ten European countries for one of the studies, and found an inverse correlation between drinking coffee and liver disease, suicide in men, cancer in women, digestive diseases and circulatory diseases. The second study, for which some 185,000 people were surveyed, found that coffee can help people live longer, regardless of their race. The study found that the positive effects of coffee on human life spans are seen in African-American, Native American, Hawaiian, Japanese-American, Latino and white people. The studies were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. – CNN
The four Arab countries accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism say the Gulf state has broken a 2013 secret accord promising not to intervene in their internal affairs. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain said the accord, which was first made public by CNN, "confirms beyond any doubt Qatar's failure to meet its commitments and its full violation of its pledges". Qatar rejects the accusation and says the countries have betrayed the deal by attacking Qatar's sovereignty. – REUTERS
Seattle has approved a new regulation that calls for an income tax on the rich. City residents who earn more than $250,000 or married couples who earn in excess of $500,000 will have to pay a 2.25 percent tax. The new tax could help raise some $140 million a year. However, critics say the new tax is illegal and unconstitutional. The measure could be challenged in court because a law in Washington state prohibits officials from levying taxes on net income. – AP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll back the federal clean water rule and give states power over the protection of water resources. "We are taking significant action to return power to the states and provide regulatory certainty to our nation’s farmers and businesses," said EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February calling for a review of the Obama-era regulation, which he described as "a power grab" that would put jobs at risk. The rule protects bodies of water that 170 million Americans rely on for drinking water. – GUARDIAN
China has lashed out at critics who say the country's government is not doing enough to rein in North Korea. When asked about calls from countries including Japan and the United States that are asking China to put more pressure on North Korea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that "asking others to do work, but doing nothing themselves is not OK." He added: "Being stabbed in the back is really not OK." U.S. President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter in recent weeks to accuse Beijing of not using its economic and political might to put pressure on North Korea, which earlier this month tested an intercontinental missile that could potentially reach the U.S. mainland. – REUTERS
Wells Fargo has reached a $142 million settlement with customers who suffered financial harm when bank employees opened unauthorized bank and credit card accounts on their behalf. An independent expert will determine how much each customer will receive. Although a federal judge has given preliminary approval to the agreement, a district judge still has to give the final go-ahead to the settlement. – NPR
A woman from Oregon has been sentenced to eight months of home arrest and three years of probation for groping a fellow passenger on a flight last year. Heidi McKinney, 27, molested a 19-year-old woman during an Alaska Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Portland. The sentencing memo states that McKinney licked the 19-year-old on the ear, and tried to touch her crotch several times. McKinney pledged guilty to assault with intent to commit a felony in March. – OREGONIAN
A lost dog was returned home after spending nine months living rough in the Idaho mountains. The elderly Chesapeake Bay Retriever lost her hearing and half her body weight in the ordeal, said dog rescuer Cheri Glankler, who found her at a ranch north of Boise, Idaho. The photos Glanker posted on Facebook reached Darwin and Cindy Cameron, who had lost the dog last September. "Boy, we’re blessed to have her back," Darwin said. The couple had to give up their search for the dog after three months because of the snow in the area. – AP