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Trump and the Taliban are telling wildly different stories about why he canceled a planned meeting at Camp David days before the 9/11 anniversary Sonam Sheth 1 hr ago
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“But The New York Times reported on Sunday that the meeting's cancellation had more to do with the Taliban's resistance to the US's terms”
Trump said he called off the meeting and any other peace negotiations due to a recent Taliban attack that killed a US service member and several others in Afghanistan. The president went on to say that if the Taliban cannot agree to a ceasefire during the talks "and would even kill 12 innocent...
'Grey's Anatomy' star Isaiah Washington opens up about decision to leave the Democratic party after Trump White House visit
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“"You got a lot of conservative or centric libertarian-minded people that really care about other people but they are terrified to come out of the...”
On Fox Nation's latest episode of "Nuff Said," "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington opened up about his decision to leave the Democratic Party, and the reaction he got from the Hollywood community after publicly declaring his support for the #WalkAway movement."Walking away is a sacrifice,"...
Walmart will bar shoppers from openly carrying guns in its stores and stop selling some ammunition in response to 2 deadly shootings
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“"After selling through our current inventory commitments, we will discontinue sales of short-barrel rifle ammunition such as the .223 caliber and...”
Walmart on Tuesday announced changes to its gun-sales policies and asked shoppers to stop openly carrying firearms in its stores nationwide in response to two deadly shootings at Walmart stores in El Paso, Texas, and Southaven, Mississippi. The company also said it planned to end the sale of...
10 injured in shooting after high school football game in Alabama
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“At least 10 teenagers were injured when a shooting broke out after a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night, authorities...”
At least 10 teenagers were injured when a shooting broke out after a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night, authorities said. Nine of the victims suffered gunshot wounds. Deangelo Parnell, 17, was arrested and charged on nine counts of attempted murder, a police...
Idaho must pay for transgender inmate's surgery, court rules
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“ "The hardworking taxpayers of Idaho should not be forced to pay for a convicted sex offender's gender reassignment surgery when it is contrary to...”
A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Idaho must pay for a transgender inmate's sex reassignment surgery. The state says it will appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Inmate Adree Edmo has been living as a woman for years, but has been housed in a men's prison, CBS Idaho...
Joe Biden, Recalling ’68, Asks Audience to Imagine Obama’s Assassination
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““Things changed,” he continued. “You had over 40 kids shot at Kent State on a beautiful lawn by the National Guard.” The shooting in question, in...”
HANOVER, N.H. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday took a series of unusual rhetorical detours at the end of a town-hall-style campaign event nominally dedicated to health care, speculating about how a political assassination of Barack Obama might have affected the country in...
Democratic Rep. calls Antifa members 'peaceful protesters' during CNN interview
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“"It’s not surprising that Trump would side away from the folks who are the peaceful protesters working to safeguard their city from domestic...”
The same day that 13 individuals were arrested at far-right and far-left demonstrations in Portland, Ore., Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., called members of Antifa "peaceful protesters."During a Saturday interview with CNN, Haaland responded to a tweet from President Trump about declaring Antifa a...
Why the federal government spent $3 million to study lesbian obesity
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“he ongoing National Institutes of Health study, now in its fourth year and scheduled to last another two, has cost about $3 million to date, the...”
The federal government spent millions of dollars in recent years researching why lesbians have a higher obesity rate than heterosexual women and gay men, according to funding records.The ongoing National Institutes of Health study, now in its fourth year and scheduled to last another two, has...
Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking victim named Bill Richardson, George Mitchell in newly released documents
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“ Prominent individuals who had traveled on the jet, according to those records, included Bill Gates, who flew once, former President Bill Clinton...”
A woman who has long claimed disgraced money man Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with powerful men named two prominent Democratic politicians - former Sen. George Mitchell and ex-New Mexico governor and Clinton cabinet official Bill Richardson - in documents unsealed Friday by federal...
Flint To Rescind Lead Pipe Contract From Lowest Bidder And Award It To Politically-Connected Firm, Delaying Fixes
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““This is unethical, it is bid rigging, and I certainly won’t be a part of this,” city Councilwoman Eva Worthing said during a Tuesday meeting....”
For the second time, the city of Flint, Michigan, is poised to reject the results of its contract bidding process after an experienced local firm provided the lowest offer.“This is unethical, it is bid rigging, and I certainly won’t be a part of this,” city Councilwoman Eva Worthing said during...