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Manafort Blames Media for Trump Controversies

Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort knows why the Republican presidential nominee can’t seem to go a day without striking another controversy–the media doesn’t play fair. “Besides running against Hillary Clinton, he’s running against the media,” Manafort told Jake Tapper Sunday in an often contentious exchange on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Manafort was peppered […]

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Man shot by Milwaukee police was subject of witness intimidation case

MILWAUKEE —The man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Saturday was charged last year in a shooting and then charged again, with trying to intimidate a witness in that same shooting. The man shot by police was Sylville Smith, 23, police sources and Smith’s family said. Smith was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering

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FBI will hand over notes on Clinton email investigation to Congress: report

The FBI plans to hand over to Congress notes taken during the agency’s interview with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her exclusive use of a private email server to handle classified documents, according to a Sunday report. CNN anchor Jake Tapper cited sources who said that notes taken by an FBI agent during

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Hezbollah leader: Obama did, indeed, found ISIS

Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terror group, cited American Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s words several days ago stating that current American President Barack Obama had founded ISIS – and agreed with him. During a event for Hezbollah supporters in Southern Lebanon, Nasrallah cited Trump, emphasizing: “The American Presidential candidate is saying this. What

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Wisconsin governor orders National Guard to Milwaukee after a night of unrest

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker activated the National Guard Sunday to help the Milwaukee Police Department control protests of a fatal police shooting on Saturday night. Protesters turned violent and fired gunshots in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood on Saturday night. Walker said he activated the guard after a request from Milwaukee County Sheriff David

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Lochte, three other US swimmers robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning

RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers were robbed early Sunday morning by individuals posing as armed police officers, according to the U.S. Olympic Committee. The four swimmers — including Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen — were in a taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village when

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Venus Williams falls short of Olympic history in mixed doubles final

RIO DE JANEIRO — Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock rolled to an upset victory in the mixed-double final Sunday, beating fellow Americans Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram 6-7 (3), 6-1, 10-7, denying Williams a chance to become the first five-time champion in Olympic tennis history. Williams has won four gold medals since 2000 and another

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Donald Trump unloads on ‘disgusting and corrupt media,’ accuses press of pro-Clinton bias

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unloaded Sunday on a tide of press reports insisting his campaign is imploding, accusing the “disgusting and corrupt media” of stretching the truth in order to boost Democrat Hillary Clinton. “If the disgusting and corrupt media covered me honestly and didn’t put false meaning into the words I say, I

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Hacker Suspended From Twitter After Latest Leak on Dems

Hacking supporters are claiming censorship after Twitter suspended the account of the hacker behind the leaks of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails as well as a Friday release of stolen documents from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). “Guccifer 2.0,” the supposed hacker who some intelligence analysts believe is a Russian front, was removed from

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Abraham Lincoln Would Have Recognized the Con Man Trump

Donald J. Trump may understand little about the founder of the party of Lincoln, but Abraham Lincoln, who contended with the most picturesque range of con men, speculators and demagogues, would have understood Trump. As a lawyer, Lincoln was intimately involved in litigation involving many of Trump’s woes—bankruptcy, real estate disputes, debt collection and divorce.

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Donald Trump’s spokeswoman says (incorrectly) that it was Obama who ‘went into Afghanistan’

Donald Trump’s spokeswoman leveled false accusations against President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying he started the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. When asked on CNN about Trump saying Obama was the “founder” of Islamic State, spokeswoman Katrina Pierson delivered a lengthy response in which she proclaimed it was Obama who “went into Afghanistan,” where U.S. troops

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Donald Trump’s solution to his predictions of a ‘rigged’ election? Hand-picked observers

In television interviews and on the stump, Donald Trump has begun warning of a “rigged” November election that would benefit Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee’s newfound solution? Election observers. Trump is seeking volunteers for polling places on Election Day, asking, “Help me stop ‘Crooked Hillary’ from rigging this election!” (Once supporters sign up to become

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