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Donald Trump sent 3 tweets on the Mueller probe this morning. He got (at least) 6 facts wrong.

President Donald Trump has been, even by his own lofty standards, on a bit of a Twitter bender over the last week or so -- simultaneously rejoicing in the fact that he was not charged in the Mueller report and angry at all of his critics for their unwillingness to drop the so-called "witch hunt."

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Feds search locations tied to Baltimore's mayor in connection with book scandal

Federal authorities on Thursday executed search warrants at the home and several locations tied to Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh as part of an investigation into whether she improperly profited from a no-bid book deal steered to a Maryland medical system while she served on its board.

How to write a spoiler-free 'Avengers' or 'Star Wars' review

When "The Empire Strikes Back" premiered in 1980 (yes, I am that old), I made plans to see it on the second night it was out. That morning, a classmate with a passion for such things rushed up to me and asked, "Did you guess that Darth Vader was Luke's father?"

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Dead bobcat found in tree

Officials are trying to figure out how a bobcat died, and its body ended up in a tree.

5 year anniversary of the Flint Water Crisis

April 25 marks the 5-year anniversary that the City of Flint switched its drinking water from the Detroit water system to the Flint River.

Top Christie aide gets 13 months for 'Bridgegate,' calls ex-gov a 'bully'

A former top aide to Chris Christie was sentenced Wednesday to 13 months in prison for her involvement in the infamous "Bridgegate" scandal that left a mark on the career of the former New Jersey governor, whom the aide described as a "bully."

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Attucks Middle School Student Dies After Fight

An Attucks Middle School student has died after being placed on life support over the weekend. T

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Trump Plunges U.S. Deeper Into Forgotten Wars

While Washington is consumed with reactions to the Mueller Report and the potential impeachment of Donald Trump, America is descending deeper into largely forgotten wars. In the last month, the president has decided to sustain our involvement in the most unconscionable humanitarian crisis in the world in Yemen and fueled even more violence in the civil war in Libya.

Rapper Bun B Involved in Home Robbery Shooting

Yesterday afternoon twenty-year-old DaMonte Jackson barged his way into rapper Bun B's Houston home.

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William Barr decried 'hatchet jobs' on Ken Starr in 1998

William Barr said in a 1998 interview that he was "disturbed" that Attorney General Janet Reno had not defended independent counsel Ken Starr from "spin control," "hatchet jobs" and "ad hominem attacks."

Israeli soldiers shoot blindfolded, handcuffed Palestinian as he tried to flee

Israeli soldiers shot a blindfolded, handcuffed Palestinian teenager who had been arrested on suspicion of taking part in disturbances as he tried to flee.

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2 children among the 4 dead inside Fort Worth home

Two of four people killed by gunfire Monday were children. Officers found the boy and girl, along with a deceased man and woman, at the 2000 block of Speckle Drive near Basswood Boulevard and I-35W in North Fort Worth.

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'Like pulling teeth' to get White House to focus on Russian election interference, official says

Attempted Russian interference in US public affairs has continued as Department of Homeland Security officials and senior leaders have alerted the White House about the risks ahead of the 2020 presidential election -- but it was "like pulling teeth" to get the White House to pay attention, a US government official told CNN Wednesday.

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Affordable housing offered to teachers also economical to live in

Affordable housing currently under construction in the Roaring Fork Valley could be a model for future emergency efficient projects across the state. That model is said to make utility bills lower for homeowners and better for the environment.

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Man facing charges after requesting child pornography from woman he met on dating app

A Red Lion man is facing charges after he allegedly requested images of child pornography from a woman he met on a dating app.

Intruder caught taking a nap in the Governor’s Mansion

How did an intruder manage to get into the Governor's Mansion and make himself at home?

Trump's unfair crackdown on visa overstays

First, they came for the asylees and the refugees. Then they came for the children at the southern border. And now they are coming for the visa overstays. In a memorandum issued on April 22, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of State to work with governments with overstay rates of more than 10%, in an effort to dramatically reduce those numbers. Though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been tasked with reporting back to the President in four months with recommendations, the memorandum indicates that one solution could be limiting or even suspending visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.

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Listeria and salmonella found in ice cream manufacturing facilities after recalls, FDA reports

After a series of recalls, an investigation into safety issues at US ice cream makers forced one manufacturer to cease operations and resulted in three voluntary recalls, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Hackers could target the 2020 election. How will newsrooms respond if they release stolen data?

It's the last week of the 2020 presidential campaign. Donald Trump, running for his second term, is in a close race with his Democratic challenger. Then, shortly before Election Day, hacked material from the Democratic candidate's campaign is uploaded online.

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This photo went viral when a woman 'smiled in the face of bigotry'

Shaymaa Ismaa'eel was attending a conference of the Islamic Circle of North America in Washington DC on Sunday when she saw a group of protesters holding signs against the Muslim faith and the Prophet Muhammad.

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