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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was ordered killed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. That's according to an official familiar with the intelligence conclusion. Khashoggi was killed Oct. 2 at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The top Saudi diplomat denies the crown prince's involvement.
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have increased the number of homes and other buildings burned by a massive Southern California wildfire. The figure rose Friday evening to 713 buildings destroyed _ many of them homes _ and more than 200 damaged but the tally is continuing.
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams has ended her challenge to Republican Brian Kemp in the Georgia governor's race. But Abrams pledged Friday to fight what she called the former secretary of state's "gross mismanagement" of the elections with a federal lawsuit. Abrams says her actions do not constitute a concession, but she acknowledged she had no further recourse under the law and that Kemp would be certified the winner.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed charges under seal against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. That's according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because no charges have been publicly announced. It was not clear what the charges were or when they might be made public. The fact that charges had been prepared was disclosed in an errant court filing in an unrelated case that was recently unsealed and that contained Assange's name.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has "very easily" answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller. But he's speculating that the questions were "tricked up" to try to catch him in a lie. Trump says he hasn't submitted his responses to investigators yet. The president did not say when he would turn over the answers to Mueller. But his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, indicated it could happen as soon as next week.
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