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In First Visit To Chicago As President, Trump Compares City To Afghanistan
The president was in town for a closed-door fundraiser and a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Facebook's New Section For 'Quality News' Will Include... Breitbart
An outlet with a history of racism and xenophobia that was denied Senate press credentials finds a welcome home on Facebook.
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Houston Astros Fire Staffer Over Outburst At Female Reporters
The MLB was investigating Brandon Taubman for allegedly taunting female journalists about a player who sat out 75 games over domestic violence claims.
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Trump Says He's Building A Wall In Colorado — Which, No, Is Not A Border State
“Yes, we are a state,” a spokesperson for New Mexico's governor said.
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Lawmakers Grill Zuckerberg At Hearing About Proposed 'Libra' Digital Currency
One congressman accused the Facebook CEO of "hiding behind the poorest people in the world."
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MLB To Investigate Astros Staffer's Outburst At Female Reporters
Brandon Taubman reportedly taunted them with praise of Roberto Osuna, who sat out 75 games over domestic violence claims.
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Mark Zuckerberg Says He Gave Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Unsolicited Hiring Advice
The Facebook CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, privately endorsed potential campaign staffers for tech roles, emails show.
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Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Blasts Tim Cook For Caving To China
Apple is facing blowback for deleting an app used by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
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New York City Council Votes To Close Rikers Island
The notorious prison could close its doors forever by 2026 -- if everything goes to plan.
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Trump Appoints Illuminati Self-Help Author 'Magus Incognito' To Federal Education Board
The writer, whose real name is George Mentz, also sells certifications that you've likely never heard of.
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NRA Silent On Atatiana Jefferson's Killing
Police fatally shot a lawful gun owner who'd done nothing wrong and was in her own home. Why hasn't the NRA come to her defense?
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Roy Moore Is Still Around, And His Senate Bid Isn't Going So Well
The Alabama Republican ended the latest quarter with just $34,000 cash on hand.
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Democratic Candidates Tussle Over Gun Control Ahead Of Fourth Debate
Buttigieg, Beto and Booker got heated on social media Monday.
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NBA Cancels Press Conferences For Remainder Of China Trip
The basketball league threw in the towel Friday after getting engulfed in a free speech controversy in China.
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GOP Rep. John Shimkus Slams Trump Over Syria Withdrawal
"Pull my name off the 'I support Donald Trump' list," Shimkus said.
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Joe Biden Calls For President Trump To Be Impeached
“Donald Trump has violated his oath of office, betrayed this nation and committed impeachable acts,” the 2020 Democrat said in New Hampshire Wednesday.
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Kurt Volker Resigns As McCain Institute Executive Director
The former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine said he feared "becoming a distraction" amid scrutiny of President Donald Trump's dealings with the country.
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Florida Woman Arrested With More Than Two Dozen Pipe Bombs
Michelle Louise Kolts also had dozens of books and DVDs about murder, mass killing, domestic terrorism and bomb-making.
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Trump Name-Calls Mitt Romney For Criticizing Ukraine, China Comments
The Republican senator from Utah said Trump's actions were "brazen and unprecedented." The president called him an "ass."
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Jaw-Dropping Visualization Shows The Sheer Number Who Died In WWII
It's all too easy to think of anything counted in the millions as an abstraction -- even if it's World War II, and the topic at hand is the millions of lives lost. Half a million German Army soldiers died in the (failed) battle of Stalingrad alone, with another 100,000 taken prisoner. In all, at least 8.7 million Soviet soldiers died in World War II (Halloran notes that some estimates place the tally as high as 14 million).