Rod Blagojevich: Why did Trump just free a jailed Democrat?
Craig TaylorEven the president’s fellow Republicans disavowed his move to show mercy to the infamous ex-governor. BBC News – US & Canada
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Coronavirus: Americans from quarantined cruise ship flown from Japan
Some 400 US citizens were among those confined on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess near Tokyo. BBC News – US & Canada
Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti guilty over extortion
The lawyer was accused of seeking to extort up to $ 25m (£18.9m) from sportswear giant Nike. BBC News – US & Canada
Trump ignores attorney general plea to stop tweets
US President Donald Trump tweets that he has “the legal right” to intervene in criminal cases. BBC News – US & Canada
Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary ahead of Pete Buttigieg
The left-wing senator beat two moderate Democrats in the race to take on Trump, on a bad night for Joe Biden. BBC News – US & Canada
Bloomberg said in 2015 ‘all the crime’ is in minority areas
Audio from 2015 reveals the ex-New York City mayor saying male minorities perpetrate “the real crime”. BBC News – US & Canada