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Gary Sinise spent his Thanksgiving giving back to the troops in a huge way

Actor Gary Sinise didn’t spend his Thanksgiving like most. The “Forrest Gump” actor, who is a huge supporter of the American armed forces, spent his Thanksgiving Day serving meals to the enlisted at Kandahar Air Force Base in Afghanistan. An honor to serve Thanksgiving dinner to our Troops at Kandahar Air Force Base, Sending a […]

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Wisconsin recount of Election Day votes likely to start Thursday

MILWAUKEE — As Donald Trump lashed out via Twitter at Hillary Clinton Sunday over her campaign’s decision to join the recount process in Wisconsin, state election officials announced that a recount will probably start Thursday. At a meeting Monday morning, Wisconsin Elections Commission staff will ask the commission to approve a schedule that would start

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Trump won’t open relations with Cuba without changes, aide says

Washington (dpa) – A top aide to US president-elect Donald Trump says political change in Cuba will be necessary to continue the political rapprochement between the nations following the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. “We’re not going to have a unilateral deal coming from Cuba back to the United States without some changes in

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Alan Gross, former Cuban prisoner, says he hopes for better US-Cuba relations post-Castro

WASHINGTON — Alan Gross, the American aid worker who spent five years in prison in Cuba, says he hopes Fidel Castro’s death will ease some of the anger and fear felt toward Cuba so progress can be made toward better U.S.-Cuba relations and the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo. Gross is in a better

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Ted Cruz won’t say whether he still thinks Trump is a ‘pathological liar’

Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday would not walk back comments he made during the GOP presidential primary in which he called Donald Trump a “pathological liar.” Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” the Texas senator said he is focused on the future, and he refused to “relitigate” the dust-ups he had with Mr. Trump during the

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Everything to Know About Clinton-Backed Recount Effort

President-elect Donald Trump went on a tweetstorm Sunday morning, quoting Hillary Clinton’s debate promise to accept the election results a day after her campaign agreed to support efforts to recount votes in Wisconsin, an effort his transition team labeled a “scam.” Razor-thin margins in key battleground states delivered the election for Trump, who stands at

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Fidel Castro’s sister: Sorrow over death, but commitment to exiles

MIAMI �� Juanita Castro expressed sorrow Saturday over the death of her brother Fidel, but said she is not planning to travel to Cuba to attend his funeral. She said she remains committed to the Cuban exile community. She opposed to the dictatorship her late brother imposed on the island when he seized power in

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All in the Family – Jared Kushner: Trump Advisor At Will?

WASHINGTON, November 26, 2016 – President-elect Donald Trump appears to want his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to have a senior spot in the White House. Kushner is a 35-year-old businessman, married to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and during the campaign he was a close advisor to Trump. Michael “Meathead” Stivic, (played by Rob Reiner in the 1970’s

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‘SNL’ star agrees with Trump: the show is one-sided

Last week, President-elect Donald Trump ripped “Saturday Night Live” on Twitter, calling the sketch comedy show “one-sided” and “biased.” One cast member says he has a point. Michael Che, who hosts the show’s “Weekend Update” segment, told Esquire magazine that despite trying to remain balanced and take on both sides, the show has seemed to

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Ron Glass, actor from television’s ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Firefly,’ dies at 71

Ron Glass, a prolific television actor best known for roles in the ’70s police sitcom “Barney Miller” and Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” has died. He was 71 years old. His death of respiratory failure was confirmed on Saturday by one of his representatives. Born on July 10, 1945 in Evansville, Ind., where he eventually attended the

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Anti-Obama, pro-Trump comments got this woman called the “racist of the week,” and now she’s looking for a new job

An Alabama woman is looking for a new job after she reportedly made racist Facebook comments about President Barack Obama on her Facebook page. June Pridmore, the former senior vice president of loan operations at Regions Bank, lost her job after a Facebook page labeled her “racist of the week” after picking up a comment

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