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In his expletive-laden rant, Boehner admits he cut deals with Pelosi

AP_164132358152 (1) Former House Speaker John Boehner gave an interview to Politico Magazine that they dubbed: “John Boehner Unchained.” “Unhinged” would have been a more apt description — the former speaker delivers salty commentary and bitter bromides against former colleagues and current leading lights, dropping f*** bombs more frequency than a sailor. Shockingly, Boehner also […]

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USA

Los Angeles Times, other news outlets file lawsuits to obtain Las Vegas shooting records

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys representing a consortium of news outlets including the Los Angeles Times filed two lawsuits in Nevada on Wednesday night asking officials to turn over law enforcement records related to the Oct. 1 massacre in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead. A month after the shooting, many questions remain unanswered about

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USA

Trump bashes immigration and justice system after New York City vehicle attack

It’s the worst mass killing in New York City since 9/11. A man drove a pickup truck into a bike lane and a festive crowd on Halloween night, killing eight and injuring roughly a dozen people. The suspect was shot and critically injured by police. On Wednesday, he was charged with federal terrorism offenses. New

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International, USA

North Korea Calls Trump ‘Mentally Deranged Nuclear War Maniac’ In Need Of Medicine

North Korea slammed President Donald Trump Tuesday, criticizing his mental health and calling him “incurably mentally deranged.” The comments came ahead of Trump’s first visit to Asia as president and amid increasingly tense relations between the United States and North Korea. “[Trump] disclosed his true nature as a nuclear war maniac before the world and

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Police kill parent who held teacher hostage at elementary school, ending tense standoff

LOS ANGELES — SWAT officers on Tuesday evening swarmed a Riverside elementary school classroom and shot a parent who had taken a teacher hostage, ending an hourslong standoff. The parent, identified as Luvelle Kennon, 27, of Riverside died later at a hospital, said Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback. The teacher, Linda Montgomery, sustained some scrapes

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Nikki Haley tells United Nations: You’re not the boss of US

WASHINGTON — Ambassador Nikki Haley blasted the United Nations Wednesday in a defiant speech to the 193-member General Assembly before it adopted a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba. Haley called the long-standing debate “political theater.” “Let’s be honest about what we really see going on here,” Haley said.

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International, USA

Movie review: Woody Harrelson tries on the prosthetic ears in ‘LBJ’

Director Rob Reiner’s “LBJ,” starring Woody Harrelson facially encased in latex and makeup best categorized as a good try, arrives in theaters a year after its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, and 16 months after “All the Way” (Bryan Cranston reprising his juicy Tony Award-winning performance) debuted on HBO. The timing puts this latest LBJ

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Fearing reprisals after tunnel blast, Israel halts work on underground barrier

By Judah Ari Gross The Israel Defense Forces suspended construction on the underground barrier being built around the Gaza Strip on Wednesday out of concern that workers might come under attack by a Palestinian terror group in Gaza whose tunnel was destroyed in an Israeli detonation on Monday, according to a senior IDF officer. “The

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Middle East

Juror’s vacation could delay Menendez verdict; closing arguments set for Thursday

NEWARK, N.J. — Closing arguments in U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial are set to begin Thursday after a federal judge Wednesday finished instructing jurors on the laws to consider in reaching a verdict. U.S. District Court Judge William H. Walls also warned Wednesday that a verdict could be delayed by a juror’s long-scheduled vacation.

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USA

Guantanamo judge sentences Marine general to 21 days confinement for refusing to follow orders

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The USS Cole case judge Wednesday found the Marine general in charge of war court defense teams guilty of contempt for refusing to follow his orders and sentenced him to 21 days confinement and to pay a $1,000 fine. Air Force Col. Vance Spath also declared “null and void”

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Meet the hero NYPD cop who shot the Manhattan terror suspect, saving countless lives

ryan nash nypd The young officer who took down Tuesday’s terror suspect in Manhattan has been identified as 28-year-old Ryan Nash. He was responding to a report of a suicidal 17-year-old girl when he found himself in a situation that he’ll undoubtedly remember for the rest of his life. He was at the high school

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USA

Canada to boost immigration to one million over three years

Canada will boost immigration to one million over the next three years with a plan that “will guarantee” the country’s future prosperity, its immigration minister announced Wednesday. The number of immigrants will be increased to at least 310,000 next year, and continue growing to 330,000 in 2019 and 340,000 in 2020, said Immigration Minister Ahmed

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