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Michael Wolff defends book sourcing, says Trump era is getting 'crazier and crazier'
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter.
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A D-Day vet's song about Normandy is No. 1 on Amazon's singles chart, ahead of Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
Jim Radford was only 15 when he served as a ship's galley boy on June 6, 1944, making him the youngest known D-Day veteran.
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Britain's mixed-race GI babies want to know why they were given away
A wedding ring and a photograph are all Leon Lomax has left of his mother, a woman he has longed to know his whole life.
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The upside to dyslexia, even as a journalist
As a parent, if you were told your child would be a creative, intelligent, big-picture thinker with a strong sense of grit and resilience, you'd be happy, wouldn't you? That sounds like a great set of skills for life success, doesn't it?
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How the moon played a crucial role during the D-Day invasion
The D-Day allied invasion of Normandy began with paratroopers and soldiers coasting through the air on gliders in the darkness of the early morning hours. And a full moon lit the way.
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Three Americans checked into a resort on the same day and died within a week. Now their families want answers
Pennsylvania resident Miranda Schaup-Werner checked into a resort in the Dominican Republic on May 25 and was excitedly taking pictures in the room she shared with her husband.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden's complicated position on abortion had seemed to have evolved this year
Former Vice President Joe Biden's complicated position on abortion had seemed to have evolved this year when the American Civil Liberties Union posted video of him telling a woman at a May presidential campaign event that the Hyde Amendment had to go.
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Franciscans Applaud the Bipartisan Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
The Franciscan Action Network applauds the House of Representatives for passing legislation to protect our vulnerable immigrant communities, this is good progress. The Senate must now act to bring this bill to a vote and finally give assurance to DREAMers and TPS holders.
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Congressman Jimmy Gomez and Senator Patty Murray Introduce the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019
Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019. The legislation would expand access to preventive, lifesaving women’s health screenings at safety net healthcare providers like Planned Parenthood. Specifically, the bill would create new grant and pilot programs to expand access to preventive services and better train health practitioners, especially in treating low-income women and women of color.
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Lake Charles Symphony Summer Pops Dancing Queen – The Music of ABBA
Presented by First Federal Bank of Louisiana
The Lake Charles Symphony will open its 62nd Season with Dancing Queen – The Music of ABBA, on Saturday, July 13 at the Lake Charles Civic Center Coliseum. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7 p.m.
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Council Connection for Monday, June 3
At their Monday, June 3 Regular Meeting, Councilmembers proclaimed the week of June 16-22 as Juneteenth Week; approved an ordinance establishing temporary maximum speed limits and designating locations, dates and times for school zones located within the City for summer school; and passed a resolution designating authorized signatories for contractual documents and documents for requesting funds pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. Here is a rundown of all Council actions at the meeting:
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Cuba cruise ban causes confusion and uncertainty among travelers
The last remaining US cruise ship in Havana Harbor, Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas, departed Cuba on Wednesday afternoon.
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Tech's antitrust problem has been out in the open for years
On January 23, 2013, Dick Costolo, then the CEO of Twitter, teased a new six-second video service with an oddly captivating clip showing how to make steak tartare. The next day, Twitter officially launched Vine, with the potential to put Twitter at the vanguard of mobile videos and establish it as a destination for more than just 140-character bursts of text.
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Indian startup Zomato gives employees 26 weeks paid parental leave and $1,000 per child
Indian startup Zomato is giving six months of paid leave to all new parents among its 5,000 corporate employees worldwide.
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Tariffs on Mexico could cost America 400,000 jobs, a new report says
The Trump administration's expansion of the global trade war to Mexico could have harsh economic consequences for American workers — especially in Texas.
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Bernie Sanders confronts Walmart leaders at annual shareholders meeting
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders came face-to-face with Walmart's corporate leadership during the retail giant's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday in Arkansas, where he introduced an employee proposal to put workers on the company's board and asked for a raise to its minimum wage.
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German authorities want access to data from voice assistants to fight crime
Germany wants access to data collected by voice assistants like Alexa and Siri -- a proposal set to spark debate in the notoriously privacy-focused country.
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GOP senators demand a direct request from Trump on Mexico tariffs
Republican senators said Wednesday that President Donald Trump should delay implementing the Mexico tariffs until he has made the case directly to them.
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Sandy Hook attorney says YouTube's ban on hoaxer videos comes 'too late to undo the harm'
An attorney representing 10 of the families who lost relatives in the Sandy Hook massacre said on Wednesday that he welcomed YouTube's decision to remove videos denying the shooting. However, he said it was "too late to undo the harm" that has been caused to them by conspiracy theories circulating on the platform over the last several years.
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Racially biased 911 calls are a huge problem. This isn't a solution
The function of the police is to serve and protect. The function of the 911 system is to summon the police to serve and protect. Recently, however, some people have been using 911 to make the police complicit in their racial bias.
