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One Word To Describe Trump; North Korea Missile; FBI Director Search: Patch Morning Briefing

Black voter turnout plummeted, accusers confront Olympic doctor charged with sex crimes and more bad news for United.

Welcome back. We hope you had a good weekend, and here are some stories we thought you should know about as the week starts.


North Korea Launches Missile; Trump Speaks For Russia

North Korea launched its first missile since the election in South Korea, and President Trump responded by saying he imagines that Russia's none too pleased. (Patch)

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So, What Did Rudy Tell Trump? Judge Orders Disclosure

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A federal judge overseeing a challenge to Trump's travel ban has ordered the disclosure of all documents concerning communication between the president and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, one of his advisers. Giuliani famously said that the president had called him asking for advice to do a legal ban of Muslims. (Patch)


New Report Shows While Voter Turnout Was Up, Black Turnout Plummeted

It's a good news, bad news sort of thing. The Pew Research Center, using Census Bureau data, concluded that while 2016 drew record numbers to the polls, the number of black voters showed a greater drop from election to election than ever before. (Patch)



One Word To Describe The President?

Quinnipiac University pollsters asked Americans for the one word they would use to describe the president. The top three answers were idiot, incompetent and liar. (Patch)


Search For FBI Director Could Be Over By...

Friday? That's what the president told reporters. But even though Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been meeting with candidates, the president is getting ready for his first international trip as president, so administration officials are saying maybe not. (Patch)


These Weathermen Know Which Way The Blows. You Should Listen.

Hurricane season may not officially begin until June 1, but now is the time to start preparing. That's the word from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Meet the crews that fly planes into the storms to make sure people know what's going on. (Patch)

Hard To Imagine More Bad News For United, But...

Here we go. The airline put out a statement saying that some cockpit door access information may have been made public. But, it added, don't worry. United has a "protocol" in place to make sure cockpits remain secure. (Patch)



Trial That Promised To Explain Russian Money Laundering Avoided

The trial, which was scheduled to start Monday in New York, was going to go to the heart of a $230 million Russian scheme that diverted money into New York real estate. And then there was the lawyer who uncovered it. He died mysteriously in a Moscow prison. (Patch)


Parts Of Civil War, Apparently, Still Being Fought

A group of torch-wielding protesters were in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday night protesting plans to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. (Patch)


Accusers Confront Olympic Doctor Over Sex Charges

The video tells the story. Rachel Dendollander was a 15-year-old who had to make the United States Olympic Gymnastics Team. She went to see team doctor Larry Nassar and was sexually abused, she says. After her story came out, so did many others. (Patch)


Wind Farms, Jobs, Coming To Ocean City

The Maryland Public Service Commission said yes to two wind farms off the coast of Ocean City. They will make Maryland home to the nation's largest offshore wind farms. And they will lead to the creation of 10,000 jobs. (Patch)



Mother's Day Behind Bars: Emotional Trip For Children

Hundreds of children bordered buses Sunday morning for an emotional Mother's Day visiting their moms behind bars. Watch the video of the poignant reunions. (Patch)


In Closing, A Good Laugh: Melissa McCarthy As Sean Spicer

The comedienne return to "Saturday Night Live" to host for a fifth time. And if McCarthy was on SNL, was "Spicey" there as well? Yes. Watch. (Patch)


On This Day In History

1928 - Mickey Mouse makes his debut in the movie "Plane Crazy."

1940 - McDonald's opens its first restaurant.

1941 - Joe DiMaggio starts his 56-game hitting streak.

1970 - Richard Nixon appoints first two female generals in U.S. Army history, Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Hays.

1988 - Soviet Army starts to withdraw from Afghanistan.


Born On This Day

1905 - Abe Zapruder, who shot film of the assassination of President Kennedy

1940 - Former Fox News boss Roger Ailes

1953 - Baseball legend George Brett

1969 - NFL legend Emmitt Smith

1981 - "The Sopranos" actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler


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