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Trump praises veterans, hits media at Kennedy Center event
[ad_1] By Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump honored military veterans in Washington on Saturday at a Kennedy Center event that resembled both a political rally and an evangelical Christian religious service…
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New York doctor sent email to paper before hospital rampage
[ad_1] NEW YORK A doctor who killed another physician at a New York City medical center and wounded six other people before taking his own life had sent an email to a newspaper blaming hospital…
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U.S. deaths by police gunfire on track to reach 1,000 in 2017: paper
[ad_1] Police officers across the United States shot 492 people dead in the first half of 2017, on track to approach 1,000 such incidents for the third year in a row, the Washington Post reported…
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Trump blasts states for refusing to hand over voter data
[ad_1] WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lashed out on Saturday at the growing number of states refusing to give voters’ names, addresses and sensitive personal information to a commission he created to investigate alleged voter fraud.…
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Maine governor orders partial shutdown with budget in limbo
[ad_1] A budget impasse between Maine Governor Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers triggered a shutdown of nonessential state services on Saturday, after the conservative Republican threatened to veto a bipartisan compromise reached by lawmakers. LePage…
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Shooting injures 17 people at Little Rock, Arkansas nightclub
[ad_1] At least 17 people were shot after gunfire erupted at a concert in Little Rock, Arkansas early Saturday, police said on social media. At least one person injured in the shooting at a venue…
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Gunman kills doctor, wounds six others in Bronx hospital rampage
[ad_1] By Laila Kearney and Melissa Fares | NEW YORK NEW YORK A doctor who had lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building on…
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Pentagon delays transgender recruitment by six months
[ad_1] WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday approved a six-month delay in allowing transgender recruits to join the U.S. armed forces, a Pentagon spokeswoman said. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement that…
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Small plane crashes on California freeway, at least two hurt
[ad_1] By Dan Whitcomb | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES A small plane crash-landed on a freeway in Orange County, California, on Friday morning, critically injuring two people on board and snarling traffic on a major…
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Trump to Senate Republicans: kill Obamacare now, replace later
[ad_1] By Doina Chiacu and Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republican senators in a tweet on Friday to repeal Obamacare immediately if they cannot agree on a new plan to…
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Police in Portland, Oregon, prepare for opposing political rallies
[ad_1] By Terray Sylvester | PORTLAND, Ore. PORTLAND, Ore. Police in Portland girded for potential unrest on Sunday, citing “online threats of violence,” ahead of dueling political rallies planned by supporters and opponents of President…
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Trump urges end to political correctness in wake of London attack
[ad_1] By David Morgan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged the world to stop being “politically correct” in order to ensure security, after three attackers drove a van into pedestrians and…
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All eyes on Cosby accuser as sexual assault trial begins
[ad_1] NEW YORK While dozens of women have leveled sexual assault allegations at comedian Bill Cosby, destroying his reputation as “America’s dad,” the question of whether he will be imprisoned will hang on the words…
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Trump to hit the road for a jobs-focused reset in tough week
[ad_1] By Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will hit the road next week to ramp up his long-promised plan to overhaul the nation’s aging airports, roads and railways, a push that could…
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Vice President Pence urges Congress to complete Obamacare repeal
[ad_1] By David Morgan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday urged the Republican-controlled Congress to complete the job of dismantling Obamacare this summer and move on quickly to another big-ticket item…
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'President Trump believes the climate is changing': Ambassador Haley
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump “believes the climate is changing,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Saturday after Trump’s decision to take the United States out of the Paris climate accord…
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U.S. evangelical green groups pan Trump's climate accord exit
[ad_1] By Timothy Mclaughlin | CHICAGO CHICAGO Evangelical Christian environmental groups on Friday panned President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from a global climate change pact, with leaders saying the political left…
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Three ex-Penn State officials get jail in Sandusky child sex abuse coverup
[ad_1] By David DeKok | HARRISBURG, Pa. HARRISBURG, Pa. Three former Pennsylvania State University officials were sentenced to jail on Friday for covering up ex-coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexual predations and effectively letting him victimize more…
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Comedian Kathy Griffin says her career is over after gory Trump photo
[ad_1] By Alex Dobuzinskis | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES Comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully apologized in a Friday press conference for posing with a fake bloodied and severed head depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that…





