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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump says Clinton's bathroom break during the debate is ‘too disgusting’ to talk about — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump used vulgar language as he attacked Hillary Clinton during a rally on Monday night, saying it was “disgusting” to talk about her using the restroom during …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
‘Schlonged’: Watch Trump's Astonishingly Sexist Attack On Hillary — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump used a campaign stop in Michigan on Monday to make astonishingly sexist attacks against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. — At one point, Trump told the Grand Rapids crowd that Clinton got …
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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's latest lie about videos and terrorists — When it comes to terrorists and videos, you'd think Hillary Clinton would have learned her lesson. — But her claim during Saturday's Democratic debate that ISIS is “showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims” …
Fox News:
Clinton claim on ISIS using Trump videos to recruit panned by fact-checkers — Hillary Clinton's claim that the Islamic State is using videos of Donald Trump to recruit more fighters is being panned by fact-checkers - and sharply challenged by Trump himself.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton ‘got schlonged’ in 2008
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton ‘got schlonged’ in 2008
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Demands Apology From Clinton on ISIS Debate Quip
Trump Demands Apology From Clinton on ISIS Debate Quip
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Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Anyone in Death of Sandra Bland — CHICAGO — Grand jurors in Texas declined on Monday to indict anyone in connection to the July death of a Chicago-area woman, Sandra Bland, at the Waller County jail, one of the special prosecutors assigned to the case said.
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AccuWeather:
Warmest Christmas Eve on record to unfold across eastern US — Any hopes of a white Christmas that the weekend chill brought will be dashed in the eastern United States, with this Christmas Eve shaping up to be the warmest on record in many communities. — “There is a high probability …
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Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
OBI-WAN AND YODA ARE SECRETLY IN STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS — Both Ewan McGregor and the late Alec Guinness brought Kenobi back. — There were more old friends in Star Wars: The Force Awakens than we may have realized. — Those who saw the film this weekend (and those who haven't may want to stop …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Shatters Box Office Records
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Shatters Box Office Records
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Mark Mueller / New Jersey Online:
EXCLUSIVE: Some Jersey City Muslims did celebrate 9/11, cop and residents say — In the weeks since Donald Trump ignited a firestorm by claiming “thousands and thousands” of Muslims in Jersey City cheered the fall of the twin towers on 9/11, elected officials, religious leaders …
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Oklahoma's Own:
Pair Arrested For Tulsa Armed Robbery — BY: NEWSON6.COM — A Tulsa man and woman were arrested this weekend for robbing a man on Friday afternoon, police say. — Sonja Moro, 29, and Paul Terry, 26, are in the Tulsa County jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.
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Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Virginia to end concealed carry reciprocity with other states — RICHMOND — Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) plans to announce Tuesday that Virginia will no longer recognize concealed carry handgun permits from 25 states that have reciprocity agreements with the commonwealth.
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Justin Thompson-Gee / WDJT-TV:
Police: Woman Chants “ISIS is good, ISIS is great” During Sex — An 82-year-old woman called Brown Deer Police Sunday night requesting police because she heard someone chanting, “ISIS is good, ISIS is great” while having sex. — The incident took place in the 4400 block of Dean Road.
Los Angeles Times:
Polls may actually underestimate Trump's support, study finds — Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16. — Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field in polls of Republican voters nationally and in most early-voting states …
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Mustafa Akyol / New York Times:
A Medieval Antidote to ISIS — ISTANBUL — THE recent massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., demonstrated, once again, the so-called Islamic State's ability to win over disaffected Muslims. Using a mixture of textual literalism and self-righteous certainty, the extremist group …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Great Republican Revolt … The angriest and most pessimistic people in America aren't the hipster protesters who flitted in and out of Occupy Wall Street. They aren't the hashtavists of #BlackLivesMatter. They aren't the remnants of the American labor movement or the savvy young dreamers …
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Obama to Debut on Jerry Seinfeld's ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ — It's another example of the president's willingness to try offbeat comedy and new media platforms — Guy pulls up to the White House South Lawn in a 1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe.
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Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Porter retrial scheduled for June 13; Goodson's trial unchanged, to begin Jan. 6 — Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, shown walking into a downtown courthouse during his recent trial, will be retried on June 13 in the death of Freddie Gray … Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter …
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Washington Post:
How America's dying white supremacist movement is seizing on Donald Trump's appeal — Making friends is no easy task for modern white nationalists. — In an era of gay marriage and a black president, more than a half-century after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law …
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Alex Hern / Guardian:
Apple calls on UK government to scale back snooper's charter — Tech company makes rare foray into British politics in a submission to the committee on the investigatory powers bill — Apple has called for changes to the UK government's investigatory powers bill, over fears it would weaken the security of …
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USA Today:
After 2,000 years, Christians disappearing from Gaza — GAZA CITY — Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound of hundreds singing in unison drifts onto a busy street next to an overflowing church on a wet and windy Sunday morning.
New York Times:
The Security Council Wakes Up on Syria — After nearly five years and more than 250,000 lives lost, the major world powers have now agreed on a plan for ending the civil war that has torn Syria apart and allowed the Islamic State to greatly enlarge its regional foothold.
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Los Angeles Times:
San Bernardino attack: Enrique Marquez to remain in custody, judge rules — Enrique Marquez Jr. appears in federal court in Riverside on terrorism and immigration fraud charges. — The man accused of providing a married couple the rifles they used in the San Bernardino terrorist attack …