welcome to first ft here today's top
stories fiat-chrysler could face a fine
of up to four point six billion dollars
for violating u.s. emissions laws the
Environmental Protection Agency accused
the company of deliberately evading us
pollution laws in 104,000 diesel
vehicles the move comes just a day after
Volkswagen agreed to pay a 4.3 billion
dollar criminal fine for cheating on
emissions test Fiat Chrysler has denied
the allegations Syria's army has accused
Israel of firing rockets at a military
air base in Damascus the attack hit the
meze military airport a key base in the
capital located just a few miles from
the presidential palace Syrian forces
have now warned of repercussions and the
US Department of Justice has announced a
surprise investigation into actions
taken by its own officials and the FBI
during the 2016 presidential election it
will examine whether statements by FBI
director James Comey about an
investigation into Hillary Clinton's
private email server were politically
motivated for more of today's top
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