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Donald And Melania Trump, Citing 'Political Distraction,' Will Avoid Kennedy Center Honors Aug 21, 2017 - 20:55 - Forward - forward.com For the first time since 1978, neither the president nor the first lady of the United States will attend this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Donald and Melania Trump's decision to abstain from the annual celebration was announced on Saturday. Quoted by ... Related link : 1 |
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Father of Steubenville football player convicted of rape shoots judge outside courtroom Aug 21, 2017 - 21:07 - ESPN - espn.com COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man who shot and wounded a judge outside a county courthouse before being gunned down by a probation officer was the father of a high school football player who was convicted of rape in 2013, authorities said Monday. Jefferson ... Related link : 1 |
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Texas man charged with trying to bomb a Confederate statue in Houston Aug 21, 2017 - 20:12 - Washington Post - Federal authorities said Monday that a Houston man was charged with attempting to bomb a statue in that city honoring a Confederate military figure. The charges, filed Sunday and made public Monday, come as officials across the country have grappled ... Related link : 1 |
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Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family Sept. 30 Aug 21, 2017 - 18:40 - Washington Post - The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency will hit a federally mandated cap on salaries and overtime unless Congress ... Related link : 1 |
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WashPost Poll: Majority of Republicans Back Trump's Charlottesville Reaction Aug 21, 2017 - 22:37 - Newsmax - newsmax.com "A majority of self-identified Republicans — more than 6 in 10 — approve of Trump's response to the protests, according to the Post-ABC poll, while about 2 in 10 disapprove and the same share offer no opinion," the Post reported. Trump last Tuesday ... |
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McConnell says there is 'zero chance' Congress will fail to raise debt ceiling Aug 21, 2017 - 17:52 - Washington Post - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that there was “zero chance — no chance” Congress would fail to raise the debt ceiling by late September, although he offered no clues about how he hoped to persuade lawmakers to back such a ... Related link : 1 |
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Paul Ryan gears up for CNN town hall Aug 21, 2017 - 23:22 - CNN - cnn.com (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan will answer audience questions in a CNN town hall live from his home district of Racine, Wisconsin, minutes after President Donald Trump explains his Afghanistan strategy. This will be the first town hall meeting Ryan has ... Related link : 1 |
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Search suspended for missing Army helicopter crew in Hawaii Aug 22, 2017 - 00:26 - CBS News - HONOLULU -- Officials have suspended the search for five Army soldiers who were in a helicopter crash during offshore training in Hawaii last week. Families of the missing soldiers were notified about the search suspension before reporters were told at ... Related link : 1 |
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University of Texas takes down four Confederate statues overnight Aug 21, 2017 - 13:29 - Washington Post - The University of Texas removed four Confederate statues from its Austin campus early Monday morning, amid growing pressure to take down such monuments in the wake of racist violence in Charlottesville. University president Gregory L. Fenves ... Related link : 1 |
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As Trump heads to Arizona, GOP leaders want him out of Jeff Flake's Senate race Aug 22, 2017 - 00:13 - Washington Post - Long-shot Senate candidate Kelli Ward was sound asleep just after 4 a.m. in Arizona last week when President Trump praised her on Twitter. She and many other Republicans were caught by surprise — and her phone started buzzing immediately. “It hasn't ... Related link : 1 |
