U.S. President Donald Trump will not be addressing the NAACP convention this weekend, breaking with years of tradition. The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Trump won’t be attending the NAACP’s weekend event in Baltimore, marking the second time the Republican has failed to show up to the convention. Trump was invited to attend last […]
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USAArizona Sen. John McCain, whose absence from Washington forced Republicans to abruptly cancel a vote on health care legislation, announced Wednesday night that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. After a procedure Friday in Phoenix to remove a blood clot above his left eye, a pathology report “revealed that a primary brain tumor known
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAromatic top notes of hot dogs and cooling nachos waft through the air, mingling with the distinct bouquet of 6,500 amped-up human bodies. Many have forgone showers and sleep to camp out overnight in the humid summer heat for the chance to be here, to cram themselves, elbow to elbow, into one of the seemingly
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON — At the first official meeting of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud task force, he and Vice President Mike Pence defended the commission’s purpose amid complaints over its transparency, potential bias and data collection efforts. The meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was closed to the public and media, but live-streamed
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USASen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was reportedly singled out by President Trump during a dinner with GOP senators on Monday night for his staunch opposition to the Senate’s healthcare bill, Business Insider reports. The president reportedly criticized Paul for “going out of his way” to criticize the bill, seemingly referring to his TV appearances and tweets
The Supreme Court handed President Trump another victory in the legal battle of the travel ban, allowing the administration to restore strict limits on refugees that had been blocked by a judge in Hawaii, at least until a federal appeal court decides the issue. The win for Mr. Trump, however, was tempered by the high
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International, USAA massive wildfire in Mariposa County nearly doubled in size overnight as flames destroyed structures, threatened power to Yosemite National Park and forced 4,000 people to flee their homes. The fast-growing Detwiler fire, which is burning west of Yosemite, exploded from 25,000 acres to 45,724 acres, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congresswoman Susan Davis released the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed against her, and three of her colleagues, for displaying an LGBTQ Pride Flag outside her Washington D.C. office. “As the proud representative of the heart of LGBTQ San Diego, the rainbow flag in front of my DC office
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USAWASHINGTON — A day after certifying that Iran is obeying international restrictions on its nuclear program, the Trump administration went in the opposite direction Tuesday and slapped new sanctions on Tehran for unrelated alleged transgressions. The Treasury Department blacklisted 18 people and entities for supporting Iran’s military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard, which it said harassed
Even though President Donald Trump has seen his approval ratings drop to all-time lows, the commander in chief might relish the fact that Americans view him slightly better than his former Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state notched a 39 percent favorable rating, 2 points lower than Trump, in Bloomberg’s National Poll
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USAKenny Rogers’ longtime duet partner and friend Dolly Parton will be among those helping the Gambler close out his career with a star-packed October show in Nashville. The two have worked together since 1983, when they collaborated on “Islands in the Stream,” which became a No. 1 hit. “We’ve enjoyed a special friendship for decades,
The perfect antidote for a hound chasing a frightened fox is this tale of a hound saving a frightened fawn. Storm the English golden retriever was walking along a Long Island shore with his owner Mark Freeley on Sunday morning when the dog took off into the chilly ocean waters. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> When Freeley
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The World We Share, USAThe war of words rages on, but none of them are coming from the little green frog. The Muppets Studio released a statement Monday revealing a bit more about its decision to part ways with longtime Kermit the Frog puppeteer Steve Whitmire. “The role of Kermit the Frog is an iconic one that is beloved
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAHarvard law professor emeritus and prominent liberal author Alan Dershowitz said The New York Times won’t publish him because he’s offering an “alternative point of view” on the Trump-Russia collusion allegations. Mr. Dershowitz told the Washington Examiner in an interview Monday that he’s tried to get in touch with the The New York Times’ editors,