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John Kelly is not pleased with Trump's NFL culture war, but ‘appalled’ by players' lack of respect — #TakeAKnee heats up on and off the field — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)White House chief of staff John Kelly was not pleased with the fight that erupted over the weekend between …
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Donald Trump versus the NFL, explained — A master of race baiting overreaches. — Millions of Americans are facing desperate conditions in Puerto Rico, congressional Republicans are mounting a last-ditch effort to enact billions of dollars in health care cuts, and the president …


After Trump's tweet, here's what Hornets owner Michael Jordan says country needs — Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan added his voice Sunday night to those supporting professional athletes expressing themselves on social issues. — “I want to get one thing clear …
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A local WWII vet took a knee to support black NFL players. He's going viral.
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Tom Brady on K&C: ‘I certainly disagree with what [Donald Trump] said’
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I Understand Why They Knelt — Kansas City Chiefs players …
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Upstate restaurant owner to stop showing NFL games in response to kneeling players
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At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts — WASHINGTON — At least six of President Trump's closest advisers occasionally used private email addresses to discuss White House matters, current and former officials said on Monday. — The disclosures came a day after news surfaced …
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Gowdy joins Democrats in probing Trump administration use of personal email — The Republican chairman and top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform committee asked the Trump administration Monday for more information about the use of personal email accounts by senior officials …
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IVANKA TRUMP USED A PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT FOR GOVERNMENT WORK: EXCLUSIVE — Ivanka Trump, the first daughter and adviser to the president, used a personal email address to communicate with a government official after her father took office, according to documents that the nonprofit American …
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Kushner's Use of Private Email
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House Republican demands details on Trump aides' use of private email
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Preliminary Analysis of Legislation That Would Replace Subsidies for Health Care With Block Grants — Over the 2017-2026 period, CBO and JCT estimate, the legislation would reduce the on-budget deficit by at least $133 billion and result in millions fewer people with comprehensive health insurance that covers high-cost medical events.
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GOP already eyeing next chance to revive Obamacare repeal — The supposedly hard deadline at the end of the month to repeal Obamacare might not be so hard after all. — With their latest attempt to dismantle the health law on track to fail this week, GOP senators are already raising …
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Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition — WASHINGTON — Senator Susan Collins of Maine said on Monday that she would oppose the latest plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving Republican leaders clearly short of the votes they need for passage.
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Collins becomes third GOP ‘no’ vote, likely dooming ObamaCare repeal measure

Poll: Most disapprove of Graham-Cassidy health care bill
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GOP facing likely failure on ObamaCare repeal
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Collins will oppose Senate health care bill
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Russian operatives used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black Lives Matter and Muslims — The batch of more than 3,000 Russian-bought ads that Facebook is preparing to turn over to Congress shows a deep understanding of social divides in American society, with some ads promoting African …
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The Trump administration just made its travel ban permanent — President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend that restricts travel to the US from more countries than any of the travel bans that have come before it, effectively banning almost all travel from eight countries …
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NBC's Megyn Kelly experiment unveils its latest creation, a morning-show Bride of Frankenstein — “Megyn Kelly Today” is meant to be the final, dazzling piece of Kelly's multimillion-dollar transmogrification from steely Fox News host to a mushy, hugs-for-everybody, midmorning TV host.
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Megyn Kelly Doesn't Want to Be Political
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With Great Sadness, I Did Not Watch the National Football League on Sunday — RUSH: I want to share with you first the way all of this affected me, because in many ways I think that I am fairly typical. I am smack-dab in the middle of the targeted marketing the NFL does to acquire and hold an audience …
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‘Sunday Night Football’ Ratings Down Again On Day Of Player Protests
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Steve Bannon Sought To Infiltrate Facebook Hiring — According to emails obtained by BuzzFeed News, Bannon hoped to spy on Facebook's job application process. — Steve Bannon plotted to plant a mole inside Facebook, according to emails sent days before the Breitbart boss took …
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Trump Dinner at NYC's Le Cirque Seeks Up to $250,000 Per Couple — President to raise money for the Republican National Committee — ‘Business people and banks are no longer the enemies’ — Some of the biggest names in U.S. finance and real estate are expected to gather …


Puerto Rico's Agriculture and Farmers Decimated by Maria — YABUCOA, P.R. — José A. Rivera, a farmer on the southeast coast of Puerto Rico, stood in the middle of his flattened plantain farm on Sunday and tried to tally how much Hurricane Maria had cost him. — “How do you calculate everything?”
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Officials plead for swift aid to Puerto Rico to prevent ‘humanitarian crisis’
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Iran's supposed missile launch was fake, US officials say — EXCLUSIVE: Iranian state television released video footage Friday claiming to show the launch of a new type of medium-range ballistic missile, a few hours after it was displayed during a military parade in Tehran.
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Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee — In early 2016, I began paying attention to reports about the incredible number of unarmed black people being killed by the police. The posts on social media deeply disturbed me, but one in particular brought me to tears …
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Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in federal prison — Disgraced former U.S. congressman Anthony Weiner, whose exchange of illicit messages with a teenager wound up playing a role in the 2016 presidential election, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison, authorities said.
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Anthony Weiner gets hard time
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