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Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story — NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump's personal attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
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Stormy Daniels Warns Trump & Lawyer: You Breached Our Agreement, Now I'm Free to Talk! — Stormy Daniels has suddenly changed her position and is ready to spill all the tea regarding her alleged affair with Donald Trump, and it all has to do with the president's personal attorney allegedly breaching …
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Trump's Longtime Lawyer Says He Paid Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket
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Police respond to report of shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida — live updates — CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. — The Broward Sheriff's Office said there are reports of victims.
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‘Many’ dead, former student in custody after school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High in Broward — An American nightmare unfolded Wednesday afternoon at a North Broward high school when a former student came onto campus and opened fire, killing and injuring multiple people.
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Florida school shooting suspect was ex-student who may have been flagged as threat — The former student suspected of opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland may been identified a potential threat to fellow students in the past, according to one teacher.
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Florida high school shooting leaves ‘numerous fatalities,’ superintendent says; suspect in custody — At least 14 victims are being taken to hospitals from the incident at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the Broward Sheriff's Office said, though their conditions were not immediately clear.
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Multiple deaths in South Florida high school shooting — Sun Sentinel — Multiple deaths were reported Wednesday as gunfire broke out at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, with the suspected shooter arrested near the school. — Coral Springs Mayor Skip Campbell …
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Suspect in deadly Florida school shooting in custody, police say
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BSO: active shooter at large at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High; at least 20 injured
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Broward Superintendent: “numerous fatalities” in Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS shooting; suspect in custody
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Suspect in custody after fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Shooting reported at South Florida high school; several fatalities reported
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What we know about the school shooting in Broward County, Florida
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LIVE COVERAGE: At least 15 dead after mass shooting at Florida high school
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Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn't qualify for full clearance — National Economic Council official George David Banks departed amid increasing scrutiny of the Trump administration's decision to let multiple staffers work on interim clearances.
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Scoop: Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike
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White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
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Lawmakers losing confidence in White House after Porter resignation
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Trump's military parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million, White House budget director says
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Amid Rob Porter controversy, Trump declares he's ‘totally opposed to domestic violence’
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“Who Needs a Controversy Over the Inauguration?”: Reince Priebus Opens Up About His Six Months of Magical Thinking — Months after his chaotic resignation as chief of staff, and with his successor on the hot seat, Priebus comes clean about everything: the inauguration crowd-size fiasco …
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“A Death Match”: As Kelly Twists, a Chaotic Search for a New Chief of Staff Engulfs the West Wing — Different factions are pushing their own candidates: Javanka wants Cohn, Hannity pushed Wayne Berman, Trump wanted Mulvaney or Barrack. But who would take the job?
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Riding an Untamed Horse: Priebus Opens Up on Serving Trump — WASHINGTON — The meeting, to say the least, had not gone well. Upset at a presidential dressing down, Attorney General Jeff Sessions had just left the White House vowing to resign. Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff …


Read the text of Elizabeth Warren's speech to Native American group — Read the prepared text of the speech Senator Elizabeth Warren gave to Native Americans on Wednesday. — Thank you for having me here today. — I want to start by thanking Chairwoman Andrews-Maltais for that introduction.
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Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage — WASHINGTON - Senator Elizabeth Warren made a surprise appearance at the National Congress of American Indians Wednesday morning, forcefully responding to President Trump's derisively calling her “Pocahontas” and addressing her claims …
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Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, staff misled ethics officials about European trip, report finds — Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin's chief of staff doctored an email and made false statements to create a pretext for taxpayers to cover expenses for the secretary's wife on a 10 …
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VA Secretary David Shulkin regrets travel errors, reimburses government for wife's airfare
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In Leaked Chats, WikiLeaks Discusses Preference for GOP Over Clinton, Russia, Trolling, and Feminists They Don't Like — On a Thursday afternoon in November 2015, a light snow was falling outside the windows of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, despite the relatively warm weather …
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Leaked Chat Transcripts: New York Times Employees Are Pissed About Bari Weiss — According to one employee, diversity efforts at the publication “are nothing but lip service.” — In 2016, James Bennet left his esteemed job at The Atlantic to run the editorial pages for The New York Times.
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Adam Schiff: There is ‘ample evidence’ of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians — WASHINGTON — There is “ample evidence” that the Trump campaign colluded with Russians, but only special counsel Robert Mueller can decide if it's enough to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt …
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House Russia investigation has ‘abundance’ of evidence against Trump, says top Democrat
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Utah's Republican chairman slams Mitt Romney and his expected Senate bid, compares him to Hillary Clinton — The Utah Republican Party chairman blasted Mitt Romney's anticipated Senate run, hitting him for “essentially doing what Hillary Clinton did in New York” — campaigning in a state he hasn't spent much time in.
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Poll: GOP gains on generic ballot, Trump approval ticks upward — Republicans have erased the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that, for the first time since April, also shows President Donald Trump's approval rating equaling …
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3 Hurt After Driver Tried to Enter NSA Campus — The FBI believes there is no link to terrorism, a representative said — Several Hospitalized After Shooting at NSA in Fort Meade — Three people, including a police officer, were injured after authorities say a driver tried to enter …
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