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White House blames San Francisco ‘sanctuary’ policy for Kate Steinle’s slaying

The Trump administration on Friday took aim at San Francisco’s so-called sanctuary city policies, saying they were to blame for the slaying of Kate Steinle, a young woman who was fatally shot by a man in the United States illegally. “Had San Francisco enforced our nation’s immigration laws, the Steinle family would be celebrating this

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What was Garrison Keillor’s last show like? A little weird

Garrison Keillor’s performance Tuesday in New Jersey was extra memorable for at least one audience member — and not only because it might end up being the humorist’s last public appearance for a while. Keillor was in the midst of his “Prairie Home Love & Comedy Tour” earlier this week when he was dropped by

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

First baby from a uterus transplant in the U.S. born in Dallas

The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in Sweden. A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the baby at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Hospital spokesman Craig

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Mitch Margo, who rode ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ to the top of the charts, dies at 70

LOS ANGELES — Mitch Margo was just 14 when he and some Brooklyn pals recorded “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a doo-wop version of a Zulu folk song that had been recorded dozens of times over the decades. But for the New York boy group, the song proved to be a powerful elixir as it climbed

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

With Flynn plea, Mueller getting closer to Trump and Kushner

WASHINGTON — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s guilty plea Friday signals that he already has provided federal prosecutors with incriminating information about President Donald Trump or senior members of his inner circle, marking an explosive turn in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 campaign collaborated in Russia’s election meddling, legal experts said. The former national

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International, USA

Jared Kushner Can’t Pass His Security Clearance Probe

Jared Kushner is a security risk embedded in the West Wing since he still hasn’t passed a comprehensive background investigation required of anyone seeking a permanent security clearance—and no one will question the president’s decision to put his son-in-law in a crucial government role, experts and officials told Newsweek. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser has

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Jordanian King: Moving embassy to J’lem would threaten peace

Jordan”s King Abdullah warned on Wednesday against moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, asserting that doing so at this stage “would have implications on the Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim scene, and would threaten the two-state solution.” According to The Jordan Times, Abdullah, speaking on Wednesday during a meeting in Washington with US lawmakers including House

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Middle East, USA

Matt Lauer speaks out for the first time since he was fired from NBC

Janelle Monae Performs On NBC’s “Today” Disgraced “TODAY” co-anchor Matt Lauer has finally spoken out after being fired from NBC on Nov. 29. On Wednesday morning, NBC News chairman Andrew Lack sent an email to staffers saying Lauer had been fired following a complaint of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” Watch the video Lack

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If this Hollywood legend is to be believed, Geraldo Rivera may be the next media figure whose skeletons come out

Geraldo Rivera, Bette Midler After providing a controversial defense of Matt Lauer after his firing from NBC over allegations of sexual misconduct, Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera may be facing some issues of his own as an allegation made against him in the past comes back around. Rivera released a memoir in 1991 called “Exposing Myself.”

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Angela Lansbury blasts critics for ‘brutishly’ taking sexual harassment comments ‘out of context’

Angela Lansbury lashed out at critics for taking her “out of context” after her comments on women’s roles in sexual harassment sparked a social media uproar. The 92-year-old “Murder, She Wrote” actress, who is starring in BBC1’s upcoming mini-series “Little Women,” said she’s “devastated” that people are upset over her comments this week about the

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA