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Was the Celebration of Christmas Illegal in the U.S. Until 1836?
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At one time, in both American and English history, Christmas was indeed regarded as a pagan holiday, but it’s not true to say that the festival was banned in the United States until 1836. Neither...
Police detective demoted after dropping his retired K-9 at an animal shelter
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8 years ago
JACKSON, Miss. — The chief of police here is checking on the whereabouts of all the force's retired police dogs after one of his department's dog handlers dropped off a retired K-9 at a suburban...
Moscow says U.S forced false confession from alleged Russian agent Maria Butina
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8 years ago
Moscow says U.S forced false confession from alleged Russian agent Maria Butina Reuters 3 hours ago FILE PHOTO: Maria Butina appears in a police booking photograph released...
Penny Marshall, famed actress and comedian, dead at 75
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8 years ago
By Janelle Griffith Penny Marshall, who rose to fame as Laverne in the 1970s sitcom “Laverne and Shirley” and evolved into a powerhouse director, has died at age 75. Marshall died Monday...
In Early Holiday 'Gift to Polluters,' Trump Guts Protections for 60 Percent of Nation's Streams, Wetlands, and Waterways
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Sixty percent of U.S. waterways will be at risk for pollution from corporate giants, critics say, following the Trump administration's announcement Tuesday that it will roll back an Obama-era...
Jake Tapper Shuts Down Susan Collins' Attempt To Spin Trump Hush Money Payments
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Politics Jake Tapper Shuts Down Susan Collins' Attempt To Spin Trump Hush Money Payments Andy McDonald, HuffPost Sun, Dec 16 4:15 PM EST Judge gives former Trump lawyer...
The Fall Of The House Of Trump: The End Is Near
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8 years ago
Cults or criminal enterprises last only as long as the leader is viewed as either omnipotent or can maintain power through either coercion or charisma. Whether you are a supporter of Don Donald or...
VA leaves nearly $5 million unused in 2018 campaign to battle suicide, watchdog finds
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WASHINGTON — A federal investigation found the money and effort expended by the Department of Veterans Affairs on suicide prevention outreach dropped significantly in 2017 and 2018, despite it...
Wave of Lawsuits and Investigations Threaten Trump and His Presidency
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Trump’s private company, the Trump Organization, is facing civil suits digging into its business with foreign governments as well as state criminal inquiries into its tax practices....
Homelessness ticks up for the second year in a row, federal report finds
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By Suzy Khimm and Laura Strickler The number of homeless Americans crept up in 2018, marking the second year in a row that homelessness in the U.S. has increased, according to a new...
Migrant group demands Trump either let them in or pay them each $50G to turn around: report
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Two groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday with a list of demands, with one group delivering an ultimatum to the Trump administration: either let...
The VA’s Private Care Program Gave Companies Billions and Vets Longer Waits
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8 years ago
This story was produced in collaboration with PolitiFact. For years, conservatives have assailed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a dysfunctional bureaucracy. They said private...
Depressed Trump Watched TV And Didn’t Bother To Show Up For Work
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Donald Trump’s world is crashing down around him, but instead of fighting back like he claims he does, the president is holed up in his bedroom, watching TV, and feeling sorry for himself.
Judge in Flynn case orders Mueller to turn over interview docs after bombshell claim of FBI pressure
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One day after former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's legal team made the bombshell allegation that the FBI had pushed him not to bring a lawyer to his fateful Jan. 24, 2017...
Hemp industry expected to blossom under new Farm Bill
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By Dennis Romero The U.S. hemp industry is expecting business to expand and investors to beckon after Congress on Wednesday passed farm legislation that included a provision to legalize...
‘Crisis level’: Republican women sound warning after election losses
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Republicans lost the House in November as droves of female voters spurned the party, a reflection of the gaping gender gap. The election devastated the GOP’s already meager group of congresswomen....
Author of Ohio abortion bill believes Supreme Court will welcome it 'with open arms'
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A bill that would ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected was approved this week by the Ohio Senate, the first step in what the bill's author says is the controversial legislation's path...
Purdue’s secret OxyContin papers should be released, appeals court rules
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A Kentucky appeals court on Friday upheld a judge’s ruling ordering the release of secret records about Purdue Pharma’s marketing of the powerful prescription opioid OxyContin, which has been...
Judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, endangering coverage for 20 million
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A federal judge in Texas late Friday threw the health coverage of some 20 million Americans in limbo by ruling Obamacare must be scrapped because Congress struck the...
Boys can have periods too, children to be taught in latest victory for transgender campaigners
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School children will be taught that "all genders" can have periods in new sex education lessons, in a victory for transgender rights campaigners. The advice to teachers was approved by Brighton...
BORDER CONTROL: Mexico Cracks Down On Illegal Immigration By Shutting Border With Guatemala
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While Democrats and Republicans battle over what to do about the United States' southern border — particularly over whether to fully fund President Donald Trump's signature project, a full-scale...
Congress approves bill allowing the killing of sea lions... to protect salmon
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By Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Congress has agreed to make it easier to kill sea lions threatening fragile runs of salmon in the Northwest. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that a...
Trump retweets image of US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein behind bars 'for treason'
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The Independent Trump retweets image of US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein behind bars 'for treason' Tom Embury-Dennis, The Independent 3 hours ago Donald Trump...
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