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Trump Vows ‘Big Price’ for Syria Attack, Raising Prospect of Missile Strike — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday promised a “big price” to be paid for what he said was a chemical weapons attack that choked dozens of Syrians to death the day before, and a top White House official …
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STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the chemical attack in Syria: — “President Trump last week signaled …
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Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack struck the rebel-held suburb of Douma, sending a stream of patients with burning eyes and breathing problems to medical clinics, aid groups said on Sunday.
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The Terrible Cost of Obama's Failure in Syria — Four years ago, it almost looked as if chemical attacks on Syrian civilians would stop. “We struck a deal where we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out,” declared then-Secretary of State John Kerry on Meet the Press in 2014.
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Russia warns of ‘most serious consequences’ if US strikes Syria over alleged chemical attack on its citizens
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Trump calls out Putin by name for “backing Animal Assad”
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All options on table after Syria chemical attack, White House says
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Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica — Data analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for “non-profit academic research” to help marketers find customers. — One of its quizzes …
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‘You Are the Product’: Targeted by Cambridge Analytica on Facebook — Christopher Deason stumbled upon the psychological questionnaire on June 9, 2014. He was taking a lot of online surveys back then, each one earning him a few dollars to help pay the bills.


Zuckerberg Gets a Crash Course in Charm. Will Congress Care? — For Facebook, Tuesday is being seen as a kind of dreaded final exam. — That's when Mark Zuckerberg, the company's chief executive, will swap out his trademark gray T-shirts for a suit and tie, and embark on a two-day marathon of testimony on Capitol Hill.
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Reporters just uncovered a scandal that places Trump Tower fire death at Trump's feet — A tragic fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan broke out shortly before 6 PM Saturday. Before it was over, one resident perished and 6 firefighters suffered injuries in the 4 alarm fire.
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Trump Tower fire is second 2018 blaze in sprinkler-free residential tower — The fire on the 50th floor New York City's Trump Tower that left 67-year-old Todd Brassner dead and six firefighters injured was the second fire in the building in 2018. President Trump's centerpiece Manhattan skyscraper opened …


Trump bragged that his tower withstood a fire — but has been silent about the man who died in it
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Trump fought fire legislation and refused to install sprinklers on residential floors of Trump Tower
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Republicans Seize on Impeachment for Edge in 2018 Midterms — WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate their party's losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right for how to energize conservatives and drive a wedge between …
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Hungary's Viktor Orban wins re-election, gets super majority — BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban easily won a third consecutive term Sunday and his Fidesz party was poised to regain its super majority in parliament, according to preliminary results from the country's election.
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Jimmy Kimmel's Homophobic Attacks on Sean Hannity Expose a Liberal Blind Spot … The ongoing feud between Sean Hannity and Jimmy Kimmel has been mostly exhausting. — Incensed at Kimmel lightly mocking first lady Melania Trump, Hannity has accused the late-night host of being …
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Jimmy Kimmel Tries to End Feud With Sean Hannity; Apologizes For Joke
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My Turn: Adam Bagni: Sinclair messes with R.I. landmark — If there's one thing I've learned after more than a decade in journalism, it's that the facts are rarely black and white. Newsworthy stories are often complicated. And the truth is seldom easily explained.
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I Quit Working For Sinclair And They Sued Me. Here's Why I'm Fighting Back.
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REVEALED: The bombshell Russian message intercepted on DAY of Skripal poisonings — AN ELECTRONIC message to Moscow sent on the day former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury included the phrase “the package has been delivered”.


North Korea Ready to Discuss Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say — Assurance clears the way for a summit meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump — North Korea has told the U.S. that Kim Jong Un is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula …
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How Trump thrives in ‘news deserts’ — President Donald Trump's attacks on the mainstream media may be rooted in statistical reality: An extensive review of subscription data and election results shows that Trump outperformed the previous Republican nominee, Mitt Romney …


Running Out of Punching Bags, Trump Turns on Mattis — The president has wasted no time turning Mattis into his next McMaster. — Until recently, Donald Trump's campaign to purge naysayers had spared the Pentagon. In the absence of more proximate targets, however, it appears the president …
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Farmers who propelled Trump to presidency fear becoming pawns in trade war — MANKATO, Minn. — Many of the farmers who helped propel Donald Trump to the presidency fear becoming pawns in his escalating trade war with China, which threatens markets for soybeans, corn and other lifeblood crops in the Upper Midwest.
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A Dissent Concerning Kevin Williamson — Last month, The Atlantic hired Kevin Williamson, the longtime National Review staffer. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, announced the move, declaring him a writer “whose force of intellect and acuity of insight reflect our ambition.”
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Is Trump lying about the hush money? — REGARDING THE tawdry story of President Trump's involvement with Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, it's important to distinguish the aspects that present legitimate matters of public interest from those that do not.
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There's no good reason to stop felons from voting … The bumpy path of Desmond Meade's life meandered to its current interesting point. He is a graduate of Florida International University law school but cannot vote in his home state because his path went through prison …


NYPD chief's son keeps job as cop despite getting busted for groping woman at Atlantic City casino — A rookie cop whose dad is an NYPD chief avoided getting fired after an off-duty arrest for groping a woman at an Atlantic City casino, police sources told the Daily News.
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Facebook's Sandberg backs out of ABC News interview — Sheryl Sandberg seems to be “leaning out” of her press push to hush the hysteria over Facebook privacy and user-data leaks. — After many significant days of silence, the Facebook COO was quizzed by “Today's” Savannah Guthrie on Friday …
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The brave new age of gender-neutral kids — When Storm was born seven years ago in Toronto, he or she became the most famous baby in the city. That's because Storm's parents announced that they were going to raise the baby as gender neutral. “If you really want to get to know someone …


Three Republican senators voice concern about EPA head Scott Pruitt's conduct — Three Republican senators expressed concern Sunday about embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, amid growing scrutiny over his spending and management practices.


Senator's son to seek new civil trial against Joe Arpaio — The adult son of outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake will seek a new civil trial against a candidate seeking to replace Flake — Joe Arpaio — based on allegations that the then-sheriff brought a trumped-up criminal case against him in the deaths of 21 dogs at an Arizona kennel.
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Amazon didn't kill Toys R Us, greedy Wall Street profiteers did it — Private equity obscures its role in the ruin of retail by hiding behind e-commerce. But Amazon didn't kill Toys R Us. Greedy Wall Street profiteers did it. — CONNECT — The brilliant New Jersey entrepreneur Charles Lazarus died March 22 at age 94.