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Bus full of children in Italy set alight by angry driver 'in retaliation' for migrant drownings in Mediterranean
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An Italian bus driver of Senegalese descent was arrested on Wednesday after hijacking his own vehicle and setting it on fire, allegedly threatening to kill more than 50 children on board whose...
Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in 'designer babies'
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Top scientists and ethicists from seven countries on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos that would result in...
FBI joins criminal probe into Boeing 737 Max certification
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By Dawn Kopecki, CNBC and Leslie Josephs, CNBC Shares of Boeing fell in after-market trading Wednesday on news that the FBI has reportedly joined a criminal investigation of the...
IF 'REPUBLICANS LOSE WITH DONALD TRUMP' IN 2020 ELECTION THEN AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT IS OVER, SAYS GLENN BECK
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Glenn Beck has suggested that it would be the “end of the country as we know it” if Donald Trump does not win at the 2020 election because of the rise of radicalism and socialism in the...
Nunes sues Twitter, some users, seeks over $250M alleging anti-conservative 'shadow bans,' smears
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California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes filed a major lawsuit seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against Twitter and a handful of its users on Monday, accusing...
29-year-old man arrested after Border Patrol agents witness him ‘having sex with a cow’
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A 29-year-old Mexican national was arrested by Starr County sheriff’s deputies on a bestiality charge after the man was allegedly spotted trying to have sex with a cow. According to a police...
President Trump Says 'I Don't Trust Some Computer to Drive Me Around' According to New Report
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A whopping 71 percent of Americans don’t trust autonomous cars to drive them around, according to a new survey by AAA . And it looks like the most famous man in America stands with the 71...
CNN’s Jim Acosta complains about Rose Garden press conference where he didn't get a question
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CNN’s Jim Acosta didn’t get chosen to ask a question during President Trump’s Rose Garden press conference with Brazil president Jair Bolsaonaro on Tuesday, but he managed to complain about...
Trump administration’s latest attack on the press is to block reporters from covering Pompeo
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The State Department not only barred reporters from nonreligious outlets from covering a briefing call about international religious freedom with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday...
Supreme Court seems inclined to retain cross on public land
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to rule that a 40-foot-tall cross that stands on public land in Maryland is constitutional, but shy away from a sweeping ruling. The case...
Trump gets a U.S. Supreme Court victory on immigration detention
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed the U.S. government’s authority to detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime - potentially even years - after they have completed...
Obama WH counsel faces possible prosecution in Mueller-initiated probe
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Former Obama White House Counsel and Clinton-linked attorney Greg Craig may soon be charged by the Justice Department for engaging in illegal unregistered overseas lobbying, in a case initially...
Capt. Sullenberger on the FAA and Boeing: ‘Our credibility as leaders in aviation is being damaged’
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Capt. Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: ‘Without effective leadership and support from political leaders in the administration, the FAA does not have sufficient independence to be able to do its...
What we know so far in the college admissions cheating scandal
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The massive college admissions scam, thought to be the biggest ever prosecuted in the United States , is a harsh reminder that wealthy families can cheat their way to even greater privilege....
Jared Kushner ordered smear campaign against army vet who refused to serve in Trump White House: book
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Mark Corallo, an Army veteran who once served as a spokesman for President Donald Trump’s legal team, says that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner waged a smear campaign against him after he refused...
What President Trump’s proposed budget cuts could mean for senior citizens
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The record $4.7 trillion federal budget for 2020 calls for a 5% cut to social programs, including $845 billion from Medicare, $1.5 trillion from Medicaid and as much as $84 billion in Social...
How Trump’s Brand of Grievance Politics Roiled a Pennsylvania Campaign
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The Republican National Committee and its affiliates have long insisted that they remain a big tent, open to people of all races and backgrounds. However, some former Republican leaders,...
How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood
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Nicole Eisenberg’s older son has wanted to be a star of the stage since he was a toddler, she said. He took voice, dance and drama lessons and attended the renowned Stagedoor Manor summer camp...
Teen Carrying Gun Falls Off Hoverboard and Fatally Shoots 13-Year-Old Friend
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Source A Florida teen was killed this week after his friend fell from a hoverboard and accidentally discharged a gun. The Orange County Sheriff's Office says 13-year-old Lavardo Fisher...
Pittsburgh Jewish group raising money for New Zealand's Muslim community in wake of mosque shootings
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Pittsburgh Jewish group raising money for New Zealand's Muslim community in wake of mosque shootings BY ARIS FOLLEY, The HILL, 03/16/19 © Getty Images A...
Lori Loughlin’s Daughter : ‘I Don’t Really Care About School’
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Maybe the alleged hefty bribe wasn’t worth it. The daughter of Lori Loughlin , the “Full House” actress accused with her husband of paying $500,000 to fraudulently get their girls admitted...
Judge Blocks Kentucky Fetal Heartbeat Law That Bans Abortion After 6 Weeks
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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Kentucky law that prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which typically happens around six weeks into pregnancy, before many women...
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