Bolton Makes a Plea Deal

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton is pleading guilty in a classified documents case and is about to pay a hefty fine.
Correspondent Laura Winters reports.

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Bolton served as National Security Advisor in President Trump’s first term in office – but became an outspoken critic of the President often appearing on MSNBC and CNN. He plans to plead guilty and pay a fine north of 2 million dollars as part of a deal with federal prosecutors for mishandling classified documents. Bolton is accused of sharing sensitive information – including notes on intelligence briefings – for possible use in a book he was writing.

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GOP Promises Thorough Oversight Hearings On Trump Executive Moves

Actor Sir Patrick Stewart Passes Away

Sir Patrick Stewart, the sophisticated actor who brought a Shakespearean touch to Star Trek and X-Men as he made an otherworldly transformation from British stage veteran to sci-fi icon, has died. Here’s correspondent Bernie Bennett.

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Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia,” says longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak.

In 2000, he talked about why he chose to act in the X-Men franchise.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” premiered in September 1987, two months after Stewart’s 47th birthday.
Stewart died just a few days after Walter Koenig, another “Star Trek” icon from the original 60’s series.

He is survived by wife Suzy Ozell and two children from a previous marriage.

I’m Bernie Bennett

A new ranking of the happiest countries in the world

A new ranking of the happiest countries in the world

VERBATIM:  It comes from the Happier Lives Institute, which asks people to rank their lives in terms of various issues.  Number one on the list — the happiest country in the world — is Finland, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica and Sweden.  Rounding out the top 10 are Norway, the Netherlands, Israel, Luxembourg and Switzerland.  The U.S. places 23rd on the happiness list.  The LEAST happy nation on earth is Afghanistan.  MH REPORTING

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