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Security adviser: I've seen no intel of Moscow helping Trump
President Donald Trump's national security adviser said he's seen no intelligence indicating that Russia is doing anything to try to help get the president re-elected. Robert O'Brien's comments were released Saturday in a transcript of an interview with ABC's “This Week with George Stephanopoulos" set to air on Sunday. “The national security adviser gets pretty good access to our intelligence," O'Brien said.

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No Evidence Russia Helping Trump, Top U.S. Security Aide Says
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s top security aide said he’s seen no evidence that Russia is interfering in the 2020 U.S. election in an effort to support the president’s re-election bid.On the other hand, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien told ABC News that it would be “no surprise” if Moscow was trying to help Senator Bernie Sanders win the election, as reported on Friday.“I haven’t seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected,” O’Brien said in an interview set for broadcast Sunday on “This Week.”“So if it’s out there, it hasn’t been shared with me,” he said, according to a transcript of the remarks posted by ABC. “And I get pretty good access.”O’Brien’s comments come after a senior intelligence official briefed House lawmakers recently that Russia is continuing to interfere in the U.S. election and that the Russian government favors Trump’s re-election, according to people familiar with the matter.The president felt blindsided when he learned belatedly that intelligence official Shelby Pierson on Feb. 13, under questioning from Democrats, told lawmakers about Russia’s preference for Trump, the people said.Maguire OutOn Wednesday, the president announced that he was replacing acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, a veteran intelligence official, with Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany and a staunch Trump supporter.O’Brien on ABC denied that the end of Maguire’s service had anything to do with the briefing on Russian interference.“Admiral Maguire had to leave his acting position on March 11. And so that’s why he left,” said O’Brien. “All I know is that the Republicans on the side of the House hearing were unhappy with the hearing, and said that there was no intelligence to back up what was being said.”“I mean, why would the Russians want the president, who’s increased NATO spending $400 billion from non-American NATO member states over through 2024, who has spent $ 2.2 trillion in upgrading our military, which had been in a terrible state of readiness because of sequestration of the prior administration, and who’s moving out of endless wars and moving American troops into Europe and Asia to confront the great powers,” O’Brien said.“Why would they want him re-elected? That doesn’t make any sense to me.”O’Brien said, however, that reports that Russia is trying to help Sanders, the Vermont senator win the election were credible.Read more: Sanders Tells Putin to Stay Out After Briefing on Meddling“Well, there are these reports that they want Bernie Sanders to get elected president. That’s no surprise. He honeymooned in Moscow,” he said.Sanders traveled to the Soviet Union in 1988 shortly after getting married. His long-ago trip has become regular fodder for Trump and his re-election campaign.To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Wasson in Washington at ewasson@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Joe Sobczyk at jsobczyk@bloomberg.net, Ros Krasny, Linus ChuaFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

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Charter bus rollover kills 3, injures 18 outside San Diego
A charter bus swerved on a rain-slicked Southern California highway and rolled down an embankment Saturday, killing three people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Several passengers were thrown from the bus, and one of the dead was trapped under the vehicle after it landed on its roof shortly after 10 a.m. off Interstate 15 in Pala Mesa, an unincorporated community about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of San Diego, North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi said. “There were no seat belts on this bus,” Choi said.

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Will Wilder vs. Fury rematch go the distance?
Deontay Wilder remains a slight favorite over Tyson Fury for Saturday night's heavyweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Who's going to win?

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OK, this is it, this is the luckiest break in the history of golf
There are two bunkers, one left of the green and one behind it, in addition to water front and right. There's also a tree right of the green, forcing players to favor the left portion of the putting surface. According to PGATour.com, the scoring average on this hole is 3.292.

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Carmelo Anthony welcomes Zion Williamson to the NBA with mean jab step
It was a match-up everyone was anticipating all night: Carmelo Anthony vs. Zion Williamson. The veteran vs. the rookie, the Hall of Famer vs. the young buck, the Pelican vs. the Blazer. Friday night was filled with high-flying dunks, punctuated by this one from New Orleans' rookie.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders holds double-digit lead in early Nevada caucus results – live updates
Early Nevada caucus results show good things for Sen. Bernie Sanders, who holds a double-digit lead over his nearest Democratic competitor.

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Income Investors Should Know That Enero Group Limited (ASX:EGG) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon
Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Enero Group...

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Italy clamps down on travel after virus deaths, as cases rise
Two deaths from the new coronavirus sparked fears throughout northern Italy on Saturday, as about 50,000 people were poised for a weeks-long lockdown imposed by authorities trying to halt a further increase in infections. Italy on Friday became the first country in Europe to report the death of one of its own nationals from the virus, triggering travel restrictions on about a dozen towns where the number of people contaminated has continued to rise. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that people living inside the affected areas in the northern regions would be restricted to those areas, while schools and businesses closed, as part of measures designed to stem new infections.

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Sanders solidifies himself as frontrunner in Nevada and beyond, new polls show
On the eve of the Nevada caucuses, polls show Bernie Sanders with a comfortable lead in the Battle Born State, while national surveys have the Vermont senator opening up a double-digit advantage over his closest rivals.

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U.S. vs. Huawei: Is future of the internet at stake?
The U.S. government is trying to stop Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from dominating the 5G market. The outcome of the dispute could change the future of the internet.

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Girl, 11, gave birth to baby allegedly fathered by brother
The 17-year-old boy told police he had sex with his sister about 100 times but did not know she was pregnant, according to charging documents.

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