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Trump debuts presidential hat — More On: — Donald Tramp swapped his “Make America Great Again” hat on Sunday for some new presidential headgear — proudly sporting another red lid, this time with the number 45 stitched into the side in a not-so-subtle swipe at ongoing recount efforts.
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Wisconsin rejects hand recount mandate; Stein to sue — Madison — The Wisconsin Elections Commission set a timetable Monday for a recount of the presidential election but rejected a request to require a count by hand made by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who quickly responded that she would sue.
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War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Trump Won In A Landslide. — Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway — perhaps seeking to push back on the increasing attention to Hillary Clinton's widening lead in the national popular vote — has been touting her boss's margin of victory in the Electoral College.
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Pennsylvania State Department says Stein missed recount deadline — Jill Stein has everything she needs to launch a presidential recount. She's got the cash, the grassroots fervor and the spotlight of an adoring media. But there's one thing she needs to overturn Trump's victory: a calendar.
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Why I Support An Election Audit, Even Though It's Unlikely To Change The Outcome — Here at FiveThirtyEight, we've been skeptical of claims of irregularities in the presidential election. As we pointed out last week, there are no obvious statistical anomalies in the results in swing states based …
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Stein moves for Pennsylvania recount
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Stein campaign files Pennsylvania recount suit
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Michigan certifies Trump as winner
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Stein files for recount in Pennsylvania
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1 Suspect Dead, 9 in Hospital After Ohio State Car-and-Knife Attack — Officials: Attack appears to be planned 2:46 — An Ohio State University student plowed into a campus crowd with a car, then jumped out and started stabbing people with a butcher knife before being shot dead by police Monday morning, officials said.
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TERRORISM SUSPECTED IN CAR-AND-KNIFE ATTACK AT OHIO STATE — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Somali-born college student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer.


From the archives: Ohio State attacker featured in ‘Humans of Ohio State’ — On Monday afternoon, the Ohio State Department of Public Safety released the name of the suspect involved in the violent incident near Watts Hall — Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a third-year in logistics management.
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Officer who stopped Ohio State stabbing attack identified, 11 people hospitalized — COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A man plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer.


Ohio State Attacker Described Himself as a ‘Scared’ Muslim
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Active shooter reported at Ohio State University; 8 hospitalized, 1 critical
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Melania Trump — Threatens Suit Over False Barron ‘Autism’ Video ... And Says Rosie O'Donnell Made it Worse — Melania Trump — Threatens Suit Over False Barron ‘Autism’ Video And Says Rosie Made it Worse — EXCLUSIVE — Melania Trump has hired a famous lawyer who is now threatening …
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Issa declared winner after reelection battle — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) was announced the winner of his reelection race by a razor-thin margin after nearly three weeks of the results being too close to call. — Issa fended off Marine Col. Doug Applegate (D), a political newcomer …
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‘I voted for Trump — so there’: White shopper melts down after black workers ask her to pay for bag — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A shopper erupted in fury and claimed anti-white discrimination after she was asked to purchase a $1 reusable bag at a Chicago-area arts and crafts store.
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Angry Woman at Michaels Store Cries Discrimination for Being White, Voting Trump: Video
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AP: Avoid using ‘alt-right’ without context — The Associated Press Monday released new guidelines for referencing the “alt-right,” which ask that journalists use the term alongside its definition and in context of its association with racist beliefs. — The new guidelines read:
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CEO: Delta requires ‘civility on our planes’ — CEO Ed Bastian shared the memo below with all Delta employees today. — Internal Memo — To: Delta Colleagues Worldwide — From: Ed Bastian — Thank you for the amazing job you did running …
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Trump Voter Who Called Airplane Passengers ‘Hillary Bitches’ Banned from Delta
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Wide-ranging U.S. health bill expected to sail through House vote — The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a $6.3 billion piece of legislation on Wednesday designed to spur medical innovation, speed access to new drugs, expand mental health treatment, and combat opioid abuse.


Trump ‘furious’ over Kellyanne Conway comments on Sunday shows about Romney: Sources — Two sources at the top of the Donald Trump transition team confirmed to MSNBC that they spoke to the president-elect today and that Donald Trump was “furious” at Kellyanne Conway's comments Sunday suggesting Trump …
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Trump Meets Petraeus as Secretary of State Sweepstakes Heat Up
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Texas elector who criticized Trump says he's resigning — A Republican member of the Electoral College who had expressed reservations about supporting President-elect Donald Trump has opted instead to resign his position and turn it over to an alternate elector.
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Trump vs. the White House Press Corps — The briefing room contains 49 seats. Most go to the MSM with barely any to the dot-com world. — Outsider Donald Trump was elected president in significant part because of his promise to shake up Washington. He'll soon find that one of the most …
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Sources: Tom Price close to being named top health official in Donald Trump's cabinet — Georgia Rep. Tom Price appears close to being named secretary of health and human services, and an announcement from Donald Trump's transition team could come within the next day, according to a dozen Republican sources with knowledge of the plan.
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