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Roger Stone Sought Information on Clinton from Assange, Emails Show — Ex-Trump adviser urged intermediary to ask WikiLeaks for specific dates of rival candidate's communications — Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone privately sought information he considered damaging to Hillary Clinton …
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Women accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior, harassment — An Phung and Chloe Melas — (CNN)A young production assistant thought she had landed the job of her dreams when, in the summer of 2015, she started work on “Going In Style,” a bank heist comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.
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Morgan Freeman On Accusations: “I Apologize To Anyone Who Felt Uncomfortable Or Disrespected”
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Trump Pulls Out of June Summit Meeting With North Korea — WASHINGTON — President Trump has notified Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he has canceled their much-anticipated meeting, which was set for June 12. — In a letter dated Thursday to Mr. Kim, the American president …
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North Korea ‘Stood Up’ U.S. Team During Summit Prep, White House Official Says … A week before Donald Trump announced that he was scuttling a high-profile summit with Kim Jong-Un, White House officials were “stood up” by their North Korean counterparts at a planned meeting in Singapore, according to a senior administration official.
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The Latest: Pompeo not saying if South Korea was notified
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Art of the Fail — By canceling his summit with North Korean …
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North Korea calls Pence ‘stupid,’ threatens ‘nuclear showdown’ amid summit jitters
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North Korea blows up tunnels at Punggye-ri nuclear test site
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We're back where we started with North Korea
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How Kim-Trump tensions escalated: The more the U.S. said ‘Libya,’ the angrier North Korea got
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Harvey Weinstein set to turn himself in on sex crime charges in New York — Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday to face charges related to alleged sexual misconduct in connection to a probe by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and NYPD, the Daily News has confirmed.
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Harvey Weinstein Facing Arrest in New York Following Sex Assault Inquiry — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, is expected to surrender to investigators on Friday after a monthslong inquiry into allegations that he sexually assaulted numerous women.
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Lawmakers Briefed on F.B.I.'s Informant in Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — Top law enforcement and intelligence officials briefed congressional leaders from both parties on Thursday about the F.B.I.'s use of an informant in the Russia investigation, a highly unusual concession to Congress all but ordered by President Trump.
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Separate classified briefing for Nunes and Gowdy raises eyebrows — WASHINGTON — When it comes to Congress' role in the Russia investigation, there's the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has conducted its work in a cautious and bipartisan manner. Despite their political differences …

Obama officials' spying on Trump a departure from norms
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Elon Musk Shows Billionaires Need “News Literacy” Classes As Much As High Schoolers Do — When it comes to media criticism, comparing Elon Musk to Donald Trump is very unfair — to Trump. — BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief — When Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday that media reports …
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Elon Musk's meltdown makes perfect sense — Elon Musk has lost his cool. And the tale of his transformation from media darling into spurned lover out to make the press pay encapsulates a key part of the Silicon Valley mindset. — Musk's story started out well: He's an immigrant …
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Conservatives Fail the N.F.L.'s Free Speech Test — The United States is in the grips of a free-speech paradox. At the same time that the law provides more protection to personal expression than at any time in the nation's history, large numbers of Americans feel less free to speak.
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The NFL's New Anthem Policy Is Madness—But the Players Can Stop It


Trump Pardons Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Boxing Champion — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pardoned Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, who was convicted in 1913 of transporting a white woman across state lines. — Mr. Trump signed the pardon for Johnson during …
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The Trump-Russia ties hiding in plain sight — Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche. But long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money. Trump also consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.
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Donald Trump should not assume he's above the law. A sitting president can be indicted. — Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani would be unwise to assume presidents can't be indicted. The Constitution doesn't bar it and Rod Rosenstein could allow it. — CONNECT
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Mueller fights media access to secret court filings
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Rudy Giuliani: Trump Won't Interview With Mueller Until We Get ‘Spygate’ Report
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Analysis: Clifford and Avenatti Seek Reconsideration of Stay of Michael Cohen Case In Los Angeles. Is This Just More Theater? — Today brought a new development in the saga of the $130,000 hush money payment from President Donald Trump and his bumptious fixer Michael Cohen to Stephanie Clifford …
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Avenatti Seeks to Revive Hush Money Lawsuit After Trump's Comments
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Michael Avenatti Is the 1990s-Style Celebrity Lawyer of the Trump Age
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Security troops on US nuclear missile base took LSD — WASHINGTON (AP) — One airman said he felt paranoia. Another marveled at the vibrant colors. A third admitted, “I absolutely just loved altering my mind.” — Meet service members entrusted with guarding nuclear missiles that are among the most powerful in America's arsenal.
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Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact — A Portland family contacted Amazon to investigate after they say a private conversation in their home was recorded by Amazon's Alexa — the voice-controlled smart speaker — and that the recorded audio …
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MH17 missile owned by Russian brigade, investigators say — The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say. — For the first time, the Dutch-led team said the missile had come from a unit based in western Russia.
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Michael Cohen's Book on the ‘Trump Revolution’ Gets Scrapped Amid Legal Woes … Michael Cohen's legal troubles have claimed another victim: his personal memoir. — Earlier this year, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer met with a number of publishers in New York …
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The group least likely to think the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees? Evangelicals. — In February 2017, as debate raged nationally over President Trump's decision to curtail immigration to the United States, the conservative Christian Broadcasting Network dipped into the Bible …
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Chris Christie Blocks Disclosure Of His Office's Emails With Jared Kushner's Company — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is blocking requests for copies of his office's correspondence with the real estate company previously managed by Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.


“Most Progressive Democrat” Shri Thanedar Denied He Was Enamored With Marco Rubio. C-SPAN Footage Begs to Differ. — Michigan businessperson Shri Thanedar — having put millions of dollars of his own money into television ads calling himself the “most progressive” candidate in the race …
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Ivanka Trump now has full security clearance, too — Ivanka Trump's security clearance was upgraded to permanent Top Secret at the same time as Jared Kushner's upgrade on May 1, according to a person briefed on the matter. The White House declined to comment on this story.
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After tough primary, Pittenger wants Mark Harris to say, 'Hey, I'm sorry' to back him — North Carolina Rep. Robert Pittenger has refused to endorse the man who beat him in this month's Republican primary, saying Mark Harris should apologize for his attack ads.


No, we can't just discuss things like reasonable adults, and Fox News is the reason — Much has been made of how Fox “News” has degenerated into something between President Trump's propaganda arm and his shock troops. And many Americans are still somewhat unaware of how unfair and unbalanced this spigot of misinformation has become.


George Zimmerman tells court he's $2.5 million in debt, has no income — Zimmerman claims to be $2.5 million in debt while in court for accusations that he sent threatening messages to a private investigator. — Privacy Policy — George Zimmerman has $2.5 million in debt and no income …
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Trump's company wouldn't say what his new $107K business was, until after we tracked it down — NEW YORK — For more than a week, nobody at the Trump Organization wanted to talk about the mysterious new corporation from which President Trump earned more than $100,000 last year.
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