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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.
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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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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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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.
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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."
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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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'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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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.
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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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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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Special Children’s School in teaches differently-abled children side by side
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Lazio fans hang pro-Mussolini banner, make fascist salutes ahead of Liberation day
A group of football fans -- supporters of Serie A club Lazio -- have put up a banner reading "Honor to Benito Mussolini" and performed fascist salutes in Milan ahead of a major Italian Cup match on Wednesday.
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The latest GOP Hail Mary is the 'Brett Kavanaugh defense'
Steve Moore's chances of making it onto the Federal Reserve Board aren't looking so hot right now -- amid a previously unreported tax lien and a series of controversial writings about women and sports.
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First on CNN: Justice Department won't comply with House subpoena over citizenship question on census
The Justice Department has informed the House Oversight Committee that it will not comply with a subpoena demanding the appearance of an official as part of the Democrats' probe into the addition of a citizenship question on the census, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
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He lost two children in the Sri Lanka bombings
Matt Linsey's face is peppered with minute scars from the shrapnel and debris that hit him, as he recalls the split-second decision he and his two children made to run, rather than hide, just after the first of two bombs went off.
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Matt Linsey is both numb in grief after the deaths of his children Daniel and Amelie and tormented by what he could have done differently.
Published on April 24, 2019
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US measles outbreak is largest since disease was declared eliminated in 2000
Measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000.
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Netflix documentary on campaigns of four Democratic women, including Ocasio-Cortez, set to be released in May
Netflix is set to release a new documentary early next month that chronicles the 2018 congressional campaigns of four Democratic women, including prominent freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
