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Police Raid New Jersey Home in Search of Manhattan Bomber — Hours after five pipe bombs were discovered near a train station in Elizabeth, N.J., federal agents and the police raided a home nearby early Monday morning as part of the sweeping search for the person or people responsible for Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan.
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Thieves Helped Crack the Chelsea Bombing Case, Sources Say — MANHATTAN — Leave the bomb, take the bag. — In two separate cases, thieves snatching bags from city streets and train stations inadvertently helped law enforcement get the upper hand in an ongoing bomb spree that's hurt dozens …


Suspect's Family Ran a Restaurant That Aggravated Neighbors — Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man wanted in the bombing, is the son of a man named Muhammad Rahami who runs a fast-food restaurant, First American Fried Chicken, in the ground floor of their home on Elmora Avenue, neighbors said.
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Bomb suspect Rahami a deadbeat, hated America, says his daughter's mother — The man who police nabbed and shot Monday after a day-long dragnet in connection with a series of terror attacks in and around New York was a bad father who disliked America, hated gays and took long trips to his homeland …
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New York bombing: Police presence intensifies after explosion — New York (CNN)[Breaking news update at 1:41 a.m. ET] — Up to five devices have been found in a backpack in a waste basket in Elizabeth, New Jersey, according to Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage.
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NY, NJ Bombing Suspect Rahami in Custody After Shootout — Ahmad Rahami, the naturalized 28-year-old native of Afghanistan hunted in connection with a series of bombings in New York City and New Jersey over the weekend, was taken into custody after a gun battle with police that left two officers injured …

Pal: Terror suspect underwent ‘shocking’ change after Afghanistan trip
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EXCLUSIVE: Wanted New York and New Jersey bomb suspect sued his local police claiming they PERSECUTED …

Ahmad Rahami: Fixture in Family's Business and, Lately, a ‘Completely Different Person’
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What We Know About Ahmad Khan Rahami, Suspect In NYC, NJ Blasts
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FBI arrests five people near Verrazano Bridge in possible connection to Chelsea bombing …

Cellphone Alerts Used in New York to Search for Bombing Suspect
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What to Look For as Bridge Scandal Trial Opens — After three long years, it's time for some traffic problems in ... Newark. — That is where reporters are lining up at federal court on Monday morning, waiting for opening arguments in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial …
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Feds: Christie told of Bridgegate lane closures 3 days into traffic jams on 9/11 anniversary
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Federal prosecutor says Christie knew about lane closings
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Republican friendships shatter over Trump — A few months ago, Matt Schlapp, the former White House political director under president George W. Bush, walked into a cocktail party and tried to join a conversation with Republican consultants he has known for years.
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You Break It, You Own It — You might want to take out the tiniest violin in the world to play for the sad, sad Trump-supporting Washington staffers and consultants who are getting shunned by their peers. — Take this guy: — A senior House Republican staffer who works for a committee chairman …
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More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted citizenship — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders …
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Why a New Survey From Harvard and Northeastern Is the Most Authoritative Assessment of American Gun Ownership in 20 Years — In the past two decades, Americans have added approximately 70 million firearms to their private arsenals. There are more gun owners, but they make up a slightly smaller share of the population.
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Gun inequality: US study charts rise of hardcore super owners
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President Trump's First Term — His campaign tells us a lot about what kind of Commander-in-Chief he would be. — On the morning of January 20, 2017, the President-elect is to visit Barack Obama at the White House for coffee, before they share a limousine—Obama seated on the right …
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HERE'S WHAT MILLENNIALS HAVE TAUGHT ME — Get Mic daily: — We hear a lot of things about the millennial generation. But too often, the people who are busy trying to define you are the ones who have spent the least time listening to you. — Here's what I have learned …
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The Progressive Case for Hillary Clinton Is Pretty Overwhelming
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Charlotte Mayor to NC Lawmakers: You Move First on LGBT Laws — The mayor of North Carolina's largest city applauded the governor Monday for recognizing the need to repeal the LGBT law prompting boycotts of the state. But she said lawmakers can act anytime they want to …
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Trump Deletes Tweet Hitting Obama, Clinton Over Weekend Attacks — A tweet knocking President Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's “failed” policies after three potential terror attacks over the weekend was deleted from Donald Trump's account on Monday.
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Joe Scarborough, Donald Trump look to repair relations — Joe Scarborough wants to make nice with Donald Trump. — Last week, Scarborough and his “Morning Joe” co-host, Mika Brzezinski, visited the Republican presidential nominee at Trump Tower to rekindle a once-rosy relationship …
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Trump: Clinton has harsher words for Trump supporters than Islamic terrorists … for referring to his supporters as “deplorable,” accusing her of talking “tougher about my supporters than she does about Islamic terrorists.” — It's Trump's latest attack on Clinton's declaration that half …


Man Who Shot Crossroads Mall Terrorist Is USPSA Competitor, 3-Gun Shooter — USPSA Shooter, 3-Gunner, and NRA-certified firearms instructor Jason Falconer has been identified as the man who shot and killed a 22-year-old Somali immigrant who went on a stabbing rampage inside a St. Cloud, (MN) Mall on Saturday.
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Details and Analysis of the Donald Trump Tax Reform Plan, September 2016 — By — Key Findings — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax plan would significantly reduce income taxes and corporate taxes, and eliminate the estate tax. — According to the Tax Foundation's Taxes …
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