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Queen and Sony say Donald Trump used song ‘We are the Champions’ without permission

Legendary rock group Queen and a publishing company say Donald Trump didn’t get permission to use “We are the Champions” for his bombastic entrance late Monday at the Republican National Convention. The mogul wowed the Cleveland audience with his entrance, which paired the anthemic sing-a-long with grand lighting effects, ahead of a speech by his […]

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Christie defends Melania Trump: ’93 percent’ of speech was different

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended Melania Trump Tuesday against plagiarism accusations, saying that “93 percent” of the speech she gave to the Republican National Convention Monday night was different from one Michelle Obama gave in 2008. Asked by Matt Lauer on the “Today” show whether there was a case to be made that the

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Trump’s campaign chief tries to deflect questions about Melania’s speech

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s campaign chief tried to cut off and brush off questions about the apparent plagiarism in Melania Trump’s convention speech, refusing to say Tuesday whether he reviewed the speech or whether anyone on the campaign would face discipline. Paul Manafort again blamed Hillary Clinton and the media for bringing attention to “50

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Islamic State claims its «fighter» was behind train attack in Germany

Berlin (dpa) – The Islamic State extremist group claimed Tuesday that a teenage Afghan refugee was one of its “fighters” after he carried out a stabbing attack on a German commuter train that left five people injured. The 17-year-old Afghan “carried out the operation in response to calls to target states in the coalition fighting

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International, Middle East

Obama, Biden endorse Kamala Harris for California Senate seat

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced they are backing state Attorney General Kamala Harris, a longtime political ally of the president, in California’s historic Democrat-on-Democrat U.S. Senate race. The president praised Harris as a “lifelong courtroom prosecutor” who has fought international gangs, oil companies and the big banks responsible for the

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Did Melania Trump use ‘common words’ or plagiarize from Michelle Obama?

Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday morning countered reports that Melania Trump lifted language from a Michelle Obama speech, insisting “there was no cribbing” of the First Lady’s 2008 remarks. Melania Trump “hit it out of the park” during her speech Monday night talking about “common values,” Manafort told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on

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Ernst: ISIS Is In All 50 States

If you went to bed Monday night before the end of the first round of Republican National Convention festivities, you’ll need to catch up quick before you head to the watercooler. In addition to plagiarism allegations and birther claims, the RNC sparked concern when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told attendees that members of the Islamic

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Melania Trump calls becoming U.S. citizen greatest privilege on Earth

Stepping onto the national stage for her first big appearance of the campaign, Melania Trump, wife of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, detailed her own personal journey from Slovenia to the U.S., and called her decision to become an American “the greatest privilege on planet Earth. Introduced by her husband, Mrs. Trump vowed her husband

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