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MAY 12, 2018 / 7:16 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska

The Russian TU-95 “Bear” bombers flew into a so-called Air Defense Identification Zone located about 200 miles off Alaska’s west coast, at about 10 a.m. EST (1400 GMT), North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman Canadian Army Major Andrew Hennessy said in a statement to CNN.

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://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airspace-intercept/u-s-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-in-international-airspace-off-alaska-media-idUSKBN1ID04V

An interesting one from the Resignation thread;

A top U.S. State Department official resigned this week after President Donald Trump announced the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, according to a report in the journal Foreign Policy.

The report says 38-year-old nuclear proliferation expert Richard Johnson resigned his position as acting assistant coordinator in the State Department's Office of Iran Nuclear Implementation, which had been involved in talks with Britain, France, Germany and other nations to salvage the deal that rewarded Iran for giving up much of its nuclear activities in trade for relief from economic sanctions.

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://www.voanews.com/a/report-top-nonproliferation-expert-resigns-from-state-department-/4390450.html

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Italian tribunal lifts ban on Berlusconi holding public office

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://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-berlusconi/italian-tribunal-lifts-ban-on-berlusconi-holding-public-office-idUSKCN1ID0AK