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Trump Withdraws U.S. From ‘One-Sided’ Iran Nuclear Deal — WASHINGTON — President Trump declared on Tuesday that he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, unraveling the signature foreign policy achievement of his predecessor, Barack Obama, and isolating the United States among its Western allies.
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Joint statement from Prime Minister May, Chancellor Merkel and President Macron following President Trump's statement on Iran — Joint statement from Prime Minister Theresa May, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron following President Trump's statement on Iran.
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There are few issues more important to the security of the United States than the potential spread of nuclear weapons, or the potential for even more destructive war in the Middle East. That's why the United States negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the first place.
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5 big consequences of Trump's Iran blunder … Today, President Trump announced the United States would in effect be exiting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and is prepared to reimpose sanctions. This opens up a divide between the U.S. and the other negotiating partners …


Trump Is Now Free to Fight for Iranian Freedom — The most urgent task after the nuclear deal is increasing the odds of success for the democratic uprising. — President Donald Trump finally made good on his promise Tuesday to get out of the Iran nuclear deal.


Trump announces US withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal — President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, keeping a campaign promise, but ignoring the advice of America's allies. — The president said he is removing the U.S from the Iran nuclear deal known …
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Opponents of Iran Deal Hired Investigators to Dig Up Dirt on Obama Aide — WASHINGTON — For years, opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran have accused Benjamin J. Rhodes, a top national security aide to President Barack Obama, of scheming to sell the diplomatic agreement on false pretenses to the American people.


Iran to negotiate with Europeans, Russia and China about remaining in nuclear deal
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Trump Withdraws From ‘One-Sided’ Iran Nuclear Deal In Blow To US Allies
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The Latest: New US ambassador: Stop doing business with Iran
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Behind Trump's Termination of Iran Deal Is Risky Bet That U.S. Can ‘Break the Regime’
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Oil prices snap back in volatile trade ahead of Trump speech on Iran nuclear deal
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Here's a Theory About That $1.6 Million Payout From a GOP Official to a Playboy Model — On May 2, Rudy Giuliani revealed that the Trump administration has been lying for months about the fact that Donald Trump reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen for the $130,000 he fronted …
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Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web — An alliance of heretics is making an end run around the mainstream conversation. Should we be listening? — By Bari WeissPhotographs by Damon Winter — Here are some things that you will hear when you sit down to dinner with the vanguard …


Comey casts doubt on judge who slammed Mueller probe — Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday criticized a judge who voiced skepticism about the prosecution of Paul Manafort, saying the judge's comments about overstepping were themselves going too far.
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Giuliani Says Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen ‘Has No Incriminating Information About The President’
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As headlines swirl, Trump grows frustrated with Giuliani
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US military wives threatened by Russian hackers posing as IS — PARIS (AP) — Army wife Angela Ricketts was soaking in a bubble bath in her Colorado home, leafing through a memoir, when a message appeared on her iPhone from hackers threatening to slaughter her family. — “Dear Angela!” the Facebook message read.


Univision Is A Fucking Mess — Kate Conger, David Uberti, and Laura Wagner — This is the story of how corporate raiding, complacency, excess, and incompetence are gutting a media company that matters to tens of millions of people. It's not a novel story, and perhaps not even scandalous …


President Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Steady. Richard Nixon's Once Was Too. — Our social media editor, Meena Ganesan, dutifully sends out a tweet each morning from the @FiveThirtyEight account detailing President Trump's approval rating according to our constantly updating average of polls.
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Trump is a disaster, and that's helping Democrats. But not how you think.
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9/11 Planner, Tortured by C.I.A., Asks to Tell Senators About Gina Haspel — WASHINGTON — President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the C.I.A. has revived debate over the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program and still-murky questions about her involvement.
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Orrin Hatch apologizes to John McCain for funeral comment: 'I shouldn't have said anything' … Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has apologized to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for saying it was “ridiculous” for McCain to request that President Trump not attend his funeral, a remark that drew a swift rebuke from McCain's daughter Meghan McCain.
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Mitt Romney wore a tux he bought on Amazon to the Met Gala — and it embarrassed his wife — He told the New York Times that he was wearing a Brioni tuxedo he had bought from Amazon at a discount. — It seems Mitt Romney loves the convenience of Amazon.
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Michael Cohen Puts Up Family Apartment Against Bank Debts — Park Avenue unit is $9 million collateral as taxi loans swoon — Deal with Sterling National suggests financial pressure — Michael Cohen, the longtime personal attorney for President Donald Trump who has been drawn …


Defector: WikiLeaks ‘Will Lie to Your Face’ … Last February leaked messages from a private WikiLeaks chat group offered an unfiltered glimpse of Julian Assange, complete with misogyny, anti-Semitism, and a clear, early preference for a GOP election victory.


Former Joint Chiefs head fears Trump will lash out if North Korea summit fails — The potential for a war between the United States and North Korea will deepen if the upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fails, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned Tuesday.


Trump's support for embattled Pruitt could be wavering — New scandals only add to problems for Pruitt — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's support for Scott Pruitt may be wavering as White House aides renew a push to convince the President he should fire his embattled EPA chief, several sources told CNN.
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More Americans now say Russia investigation is politically motivated - CBS News poll — A year into the special counsel investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 elections, a slight majority of Americans thinks the investigation is politically motivated.
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Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders — Life on the receiving end of 2,500 often profanity-laced tweets a day from angry commuters venting to @MTA can be intense — Every day, the frustrations of New York City subway riders spew out in the form …


MoviePass Owner's Cash Runs Low With $9.95 Monthly Deal Taking Toll — Helios & Matheson has less than one month's worth of cash left — Movie chain AMC says that MoviePass model isn't sustainable — The clock may be ticking for MoviePass Inc. and owner Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc.


Why many teens no longer even look for a summer job — Finding a summer job is becoming increasingly difficult for teenagers. It's getting to the point that many aren't even looking for employment as they focus on furthering their education among other things, according to a report released Monday by Challenger, Grey & Christmas.


Facebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company history — WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook's core app are getting new leaders as part of a massive executive reorg. — Facebook instituted its biggest executive shakeup in its 15-year history this week, appointing new leaders for WhatsApp …
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Cambridge Analytica Won't Be Revived Under New Company Name — Emerdata, firm set up by Cambridge executives, also closing — “It's the end of the show,” Oakes said. “Everybody has gone.” — LISTEN TO ARTICLE — Post to Twitter — Send as an Email


Christiane Amanpour named as Charlie Rose's official replacement — Christiane Amanpour will officially replace Charlie Rose on PBS stations across the country. — The move was made official at the public broadcaster's annual meeting on Tuesday. It has been in the works for five months …
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Mueller rejects Trump request to answer questions in writing — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is now on President Trump's legal team, told CBS News correspondent Paula Reid Monday afternoon that special counsel Robert Mueller's office has rejected proposals to allow Mr. Trump …
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Voices on the left are rising in the US. Why aren't they in mainstream media? — The Los Angeles March for Immigrant Rights. (Photo via Molly Adams/Flickr.) — Not many happy hours have their own weekly newsletter, but Sean McElwee's does. The left-wing researcher …


Vanessa Trump's first love was member of violent street gang — Vanessa Trump's prom date for senior year at her $47,000-a-year Upper East Side prep school dressed up for the big occasion in a tuxedo, a bow tie — and a necklace in the black-and-gold colors of the Latin Kings, a street gang he had joined in an upstate prison.
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