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WASHINGTON ― White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday shrugged off news of criminal charges against several members of President Donald Trump’s campaign, arguing they had “nothing to do with the president” or “the activities of the campaign.” from https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-press-secretary-indicted-185454794.html

The head of Puerto Rico’s power authority moved on Sunday to cancel a controversial contract with Whitefish Energy, the small Montana company under scrutiny for the deal worth hundreds of millions to help restore power to the hurricane-ravaged island. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/puerto-rico-power-authority-moves-153352916.html

A windstorm in central Europe made for a scary situation for a plane attempting to land in Salzburg, Austria, on Sunday. SEE ALSO: Scared of flying? For the love of God, don't watch this video. The Enter Air plane from Frankfurt, Germany, made a "touch and go" landing as seen in the passenger video above. Here's the windy landing from outside the plane: The deadly storm, referred to as windstorm Herwart, brought in winds over 100 mph throughout central Europe. The extreme winds caught the aircraft as it was landing. The right wing dropped and the flight crew attempted a go-around in Salzburg before heading back to Frankfurt. It later landed safely there. All passengers and crew were reportedly safe after the incident. We've reached out Poland-based Enter Air for more details about the scary landing. WATCH: Man carried off into the clouds in 'UP'-style stunt from https://www.yahoo.com/news/intense-winds-force-plane-abort-211213291.html

When the actor Kevin Spacey came out of the closet on Sunday while apologizing to actor Anthony Rapp for sexual harassment, many onlookers were aghast by the conflation. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/media-skewered-focus-kevin-spacey-112700854.html

China's ambassador to Washington said on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing next week was a historic opportunity to boost cooperation between the world's two largest economies, but warned against attempts to "contain" Beijing. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-warns-against-attempts-contain-214735543.html

A woman has alleged that a group of white nationalists assaulted her after the march. A white woman in an interracial relationship alleged white nationalists attacked her and her partner after a “White Lives Matter” march in Tennessee on Saturday, according to a statement from the Nashville police department. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-alleges-attack-white-nationalists-154802379.html

President Donald Trump wasted no time on Monday trying to extinguish a political firestorm ignited by news that his former campaign manager Paul Manafort had been charged on a dozen counts as a result of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-brief-history-paul-manafort-204911850.html