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US Warns of Repercussions for Pakistan Over Release of Alleged Terror Mastermind

The United States warned Pakistan on Saturday that there would be “repercussions” in bilateral relations unless Islamabad immediately re-arrested and prosecuted an Islamist leader accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India. The warning came after Pakistani authorities on Friday acted on a court order and freed Hafiz Saeed, a U.S.-designated global terrorist, from […]

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John Kelly Reportedly Discusses Jared, Ivanka Departing

Donald Trump’s White House may no longer be a family-run business in the years ahead, if Chief of Staff John Kelly’s conversations with the president’s advisers reflect a possible foreshadowing of departures among the first family. The former secretary of national security—now tasked with heading Trump’s day-to-day operations in the West Wing—has discussed the possibility

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Important parts of life obituaries tend to omit

© By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Sports, recreation, athletics promote healthy living, competition and social networks. They can be lifelong habits, even obsessions. When a team member dies they are missed, mourned, and remembered by the remaining teammates. You will not get this from reading newspaper obituaries. Joseph Goldstein and Peter Craig are examples.

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This $10 flea market photo may feature one of history’s most notorious outlaws — and the man who killed him

Time Travelers – come travel back in time/Facebook When lawyer Frank Abrams paid $10 for an old photo at a flea market in North Carolina, he had no idea that what he had just purchased was probably the only known photograph of one of the Wild West’s most notorious outlaws, Henry McCarty, best known as

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Ivanka Trump Defends Malia Obama’s Privacy, Calls Her ‘Off Limits’

Ivanka Trump came to the defense of former first daughter Malia Obama Friday on Twitter after multiple reports appeared in the news detailing the eldest Obama daughter’s life in college. “Malia Obama should be allowed the same privacy as her school aged peers,” Trump wrote. “She is a young adult and private citizen, and should

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As he investigates Trump’s aides, special counsel’s record shows surprising flaws

WASHINGTON — When he was named special counsel in May, Robert S. Mueller III was hailed as the ideal lawman — deeply experienced, strait-laced and nonpartisan — to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s campaign had helped with Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The accolades squared with Mueller’s valor as a Marine rifle platoon

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Sen. Al Franken vows to regain Minnesota’s trust after harassment allegations

WASHINGTON — Sen. Al Franken plans to stay in the U.S. Senate and try to win back Minnesotans’ trust. The Minnesota Democrat, who has been accused by four women — two of them anonymously — of inappropriate contact, issued a Thanksgiving afternoon apology and pledge. He wrote that he “feels terribly that I’ve made some

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Trump, Flynn Coordination A ‘Scandal,’ Expert Says

The information-sharing deal between President Donald Trump’s legal team and that of former national security adviser Mike Flynn has been a “scandal,” as well “ethically dubious” and could be construed as form of “witness tampering,” according to a top legal expert. University of New Hampshire professor and attorney Seth Abramson shared his opinions in a

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Former ethics director files complaint against Kellyanne Conway, claims she violated Hatch Act

kellyanne-conway A former director of the U.S Office of Government Ethics is claiming that counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway may have violated the Hatch Act with her recent comments about Alabama Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones. Walter Shaub, who served as ethics director under former President Barack Obama, said that Conway may have violated

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Argentina says missing submarine was hit by explosion but doesn’t know crew’s fate

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine navy confirmed Thursday that its missing submarine experienced an explosion Nov. 15 in the south Atlantic Ocean but had no information on the fate of the 44 crew members. “There was an anomalous event (which was) unusual, short, violent and non-nuclear, consistent with an explosion,” Argentine navy spokesman Capt.

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