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CNN Fires Chris Cuomo After New Details on Help He Gave His Brother — The cable news network said it had “terminated him, effective immediately,” a move that came four months after Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor of New York. — The star anchor Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN on Saturday amid …
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CNN fires Chris Cuomo — New York (CNN)CNN said Saturday that anchor Chris Cuomo has been “terminated” by the network, “effective immediately.” — The announcement came after an outside law firm was retained to review information about exactly how Cuomo aided his brother …
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CNN fires Chris Cuomo after law firm probes involvement in brother's harassment scandal — CNN has fired Chris Cuomo following revelations over his involvement in managing the sexual harassment scandal that forced his brother Andrew to resign as governor of New York.


Chris Cuomo fired by CNN after aiding governor brother and other ‘new allegations’ — Suspended for advising Andrew M. Cuomo, the star host was dismissed days later. A new report now says a lawyer told CNN of a sexual misconduct claim. — Just four days after announcing …
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Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation — An estimated 22.8 million people — more than half the country's population — are expected to face potentially life-threatening food insecurity this winter. Many are already on the brink of catastrophe.
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U.S. congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns, days after school shooting … A U.S. congressman on Saturday posted a Christmas picture of himself and what appeared to be his family, smiling and posing with an assortment of guns, just days after four teenagers were killed in a shooting at a Michigan high school.


Acosta: Hard-right Supreme Court poised to turn back clock — CNN's Jim Acosta takes a look at the conservative breakdown of the US Supreme Court amidst debate about the nation's abortion and gun rights. Source: CNN — CNN's Jim Acosta takes a look at the conservative breakdown …
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Donald Trump's social media start-up raises $1bn — The ex-president's media venture is aimed at challenging the platforms from which he has been banned. — Donald Trump's social media start-up has raised $1bn from unidentified investors as the company presses ahead with plans to go public via a Spac merger.


Assad's tightening grip — In an escalating campaign, the Syrian leader and his financially strapped regime have raided and seized dozens of businesses, even targeting those that stuck by him during a decade of war — The five Syrians pulled from their homes by secret police on the same night …


When will the people's House be returned to the people? Not even Capitol officials know. — On Wednesday night, more than 15,000 fans crowded into Capital One Arena to watch the Washington Wizards secure another early-season victory. On Thursday night, a few thousand concertgoers packed …


White Supremacists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C., Find Themselves Stranded — Though they intended to “reclaim America,” members of Patriot Front had more than enough trouble reclaiming their own ride. — WASHINGTON, D.C.—A group of white supremacists stormed through downtown Washington …


Trump Accidentally Posts Statement Blasting His Own ‘Stupid’ Election Lies — WHOOPS — Twice-impeached former President Donald Trump blasted out a brief statement on Saturday night that appeared to unintentionally refute his own long-running (and bogus) claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
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Woke New Jersey Dem fooled by fake rabbi's parody Twitter account — A lefty New Jersey Democrat learned the hard way that not all rabbis are kosher. — The campaign of Imani Oakley, a 31-year-old progressive activist running for Congress in Newark, thought it was in negotiations to organize …


Tucker Carlson Is Completing the Work That Trump Began — Earlier this week, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson, the host of the top-rated news show on cable, rose in defense of the right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. — “Jones is often mocked for his flamboyance,” Carlson said …
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Biden and Putin to hold video call on Tuesday, will discuss Ukraine … U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday to deal with military tensions over Ukraine other topics. — Biden wants to discuss U.S. concerns about Russia's military buildup …
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It's Tough to Deter Putin Once You've Given Him the Pipeline He Wanted
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