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Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses: U.S. special counsel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday.

Manafort was released to home confinement after his arraignment in October.

Mueller has indicted Manafort in federal courts in Virginia and Washington, D.C., with an array of allegations from money-laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent, to bank and tax fraud.

The communications were “in an effort to influence their testimony and to otherwise conceal evidence,” Domin wrote.

Manafort is the most senior member of Trump’s campaign to be indicted, though the charges do not relate to campaign activities.

Mueller urged Judge Amy Berman Jackson to “promptly” schedule a hearing on the whether to change Manafort’s conditions of release, which could result in Manafort going to jail.

FILE PHOTO Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump, departs after a hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, U.S., April 19, 2018. »

Man dies on Mount Everest during ASKfm cryptocurrency promotional stunt

Authored by sfgate.com

Man dies on Mount Everest during ASKfm cryptocurrency promotional stunt.

But it was a stunt that left one Sherpa presumed dead on Mount Everest.

To promote the ICO ASKfm sent four "crypto enthusiasts" on an expedition to Mount Everest. »

Toxic toads could devastate Madagascar’s biodiversity

Authored by sciencemag.org

In 2014, a toxic invasive species—the Asian common toad—was spotted in Madagascar’s largest seaport.

Now, scientists have confirmed that the toad’s toxic slime will likely kill nearly everything in Madagascar that tries to eat it, according to a study that surveyed the susceptibility of 88 species.

Knowing how many species are potentially vulnerable is “critical for thinking about how to approach this invasion and save the diversity,” she says. »

States defy FCC repeal of net neutrality

Authored by thehill.com

The FCC’s repeal order included a provision preempting states from creating their own net neutrality rules, and this movement could lay the groundwork for a court battle over states’ rights to implement their own consumer protections.

A potential industry lawsuit against the states that have passed net neutrality laws could hold some promise for net neutrality supporters, says Marc Martin, a communications and technology lawyer at Perkins Coie.

“I would love to have one uniform, robust federal standard protecting net neutrality, but given that the FCC has left a void, the states have to fill it.”. »