Sirius XM host Howard Stern on Monday blasted CNN for reporting that he “confirmed” Donald Trump had backed the Iraq War in 2002. CNN.com ran a story last week that declared, “Howard Stern Says Trump Backed Iraq War In 2002,” and reported that the radio shock jock “confirmed” that Mr. Trump was “kinda for the […]
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USAWASHINGTON — It’s official. President Barack Obama’s immigration plan is dead. The Supreme Court refused a last-ditch effort Monday to rehear the Obama administration’s plan to legalize more than 4 million who’d entered the country illegally. In June, the justices had ruled in a 4-4 decision that they would not reconsider a federal appeals court
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USADetroit Tigers general manager Al Avila wandered around the clubhouse at Turner Field in Atlanta on Sunday night, his expression frozen somewhere between disappointment and frustration. He held a red solo cup in his hand, as the Tigers dressed quietly after their season ended with a 1-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Avila’s first order
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Sports & Competitions, USAYORK, Pa. — A lot of conservatives have had trouble enthusiastically embracing Donald Trump. Then came Mike Pence. “I love Pence,” said Bill Lytle, a contractor from York who supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s unsuccessful presidential bid. “He’s helped me as a conservative Republican see there’s balance on the ticket.” When Pence squares off against
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USAORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Joe Biden ripped into Donald Trump at a Hillary Clinton campaign event Monday in Orlando, calling the Republican nominee “dangerously uninformed.” “Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a major presidential candidate who has been less informed,” Biden said to a crowd of 400
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USAWASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Monday he plans to push legislation that would allow Wells Fargo & Co. customers to sue the bank over unauthorized accounts opened by employees trying to meet aggressive sales quotas. The escalating scandal also drew the attention of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who in a speech criticized
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USASpeaking to a room full of veterans Monday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seemed to suggest soldiers who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) aren’t strong. “When people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people in this room have seen many times over, and you’re strong and you can
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USAWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins hearing cases this week, but none of them looks to be a high-profile legal dispute that will split the eight justices. Here are a few notable legal questions due to be decided in the new term: Insider trading: Is it a crime for people to buy stock based on
PHILADELPHIA — The lights cut out suddenly in the bare-bones storefront in northeast Philadelphia that houses Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign office. But it was prime calling time, so volunteers who spend hours each night contacting voters worked by the light of their cellphones, pleading for support in the dark. The power failure last week, which
Chaska, Minnesota (dpa) – The United States beat Europe 17-11 to win its first Ryder Cup since 2008 on Sunday, with Ryan Moore beating Lee Westwood to clinch it in singles play. Westwood was 2-up on Moore with three holes to play at Hazeltine National before buckling in the stretch. Moore’s 1-up triumph elevated the
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International, Sports & Competitions, USASome of the world’s top female chess players may boycott the 2017 Women’s World Championships, to be held in Iran, after being told they would need to cover their heads during the tournament. The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has now come under criticism for agreeing to Iran’s strict clothing requirements for women. US Women’s Champion
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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAStates that refuse to help resettle Syrian refugees are guilty of illegal discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, delivering a judicial rebuke to GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, who as Indiana’s governor had tried to halt Syrian resettlement. Judge Richard Posner, writing for the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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Middle East, USAST. LOUIS — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit that alleged police used excessive force against Ferguson, Mo., protesters and violated their civil rights. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey on Friday ruled in favor of summary judgment motions filed by police, police officials, St. Louis County and the City of Ferguson. The
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USAPlenty of blue-collar workers believe that, as president, Donald Trump would be ready to fight off U.S. trade adversaries and reinvigorate the country’s manufacturing industries through his commitment to the Rust Belt. What they likely don’t know is that Trump has been stiffing American steel workers on his own construction projects for years, choosing to
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