Why Donald Trump might have actually helped lose the Louisiana governor’s race
To hear Rep. Steve Scalise tell it, President Donald Trump nearly won the Louisiana governor’s race all by himself. “Eddie Rispone made…
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The viral ‘Secret Sister’ gift exchange is a scam, the Better Business Bureau warns
If a stranger on the internet promises you a Christmas gift for a $10 buy-in and some personal information, it probably isn’t legit, the Better…
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House Republicans ask GOP senator for info on Ukraine
House Republicans are asking a Republican senator who spoke to President Donald Trump and the US Ambassador to the European Union about the freezing…
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Man charged with attempted murder in Sunday standoff tells judge ‘I am Jesus’
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) — A man charged with attempted murder of a police officer…
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Breakthrough discovery in plants’ DNA may lead to slowing aging process in humans
Science has identified in the plant kingdom the “missing link” of cellular immortality between human and single-celled animals, according…
Continue Reading Burial ground for dozens of slaves discovered at AR church
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KHBS) — A Fayetteville church found the burial grounds for…
Continue Reading Cop adopts dog he found abandoned in stolen car
Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — When Officer Andre Thomas was called to investigate a stolen…
Continue Reading Supreme Court stops Trump financial documents from going to House on Wednesday
President Donald Trump’s financial documents won’t be released Wednesday, after the Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower court…
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‘The Crown’ embodies why I love British culture
Even before Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, I was an Anglophile obsessed with all things British. I woke up extra early with my mother to watch…
Continue Reading The 5 biggest 2020 stories to watch this week
With 78 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I deliver to your inbox the 5 BIG…
Continue Reading A list of people Donald Trump has called ‘Never Trumpers’ who aren’t Never Trumpers
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump sent this tweet: “Tell Jennifer Williams, whoever that is, to read BOTH transcripts of the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s fraud conviction appeal request
The Supreme Court on Monday denied “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli’s appeal request over his 2017 fraud conviction, effectively…
Continue Reading The United States once again kicks the Huawei can down the road
The Department of Commerce has again extended the temporary general license allowing American companies to sell to Huawei, the embattled Chinese tech…
Continue Reading Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Joe Biden, plans to campaign for him
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who offered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, endorsed Joe Biden’s…
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How to help Saugus High School shooting victims’ families and students
While nothing can bring back the two teenagers who died in the shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, there are some ways you…
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Bogaletch Gebre, the Ethiopian women’s rights activist who fought to end female genital mutilation, has died
Bogaletch Gebre, the Ethiopian women’s rights activist who fought to end female genital mutilation, has died. She was said to be 66. Gebre died…
Continue Reading Saturn’s moon Titan is largely covered in organic material, new evidence shows
Before NASA’s Cassini mission ended its study of Saturn in 2017, it also flew by Saturn’s moon, Titan. The data provided by the Hyugens…
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Melania Trump reitera su apoyo para reducir el uso de cigarrillos electrónicos en menores
Washington (CNN) — Melania Trump sigue comprometida con evitar que los chicos usen cigarrillos electrónicos, dice la oficina de la primera dama,…
Continue Reading Unos 250.000 residentes de California podrÃan verse afectados por un corte de energÃa esta semana
(CNN) — La CompañÃa de Gas y Electricidad del PacÃfico (PG&E, por sus siglas en inglés) advirtió a sus clientes en 19 condados de…
Continue Reading A former inmate testified Patrick Frazee asked him to kill witnesses in murder trial
As he waited for his murder trial to begin, Patrick Frazee sent letters to a man he met in jail asking him to kill some of the witnesses, the former…
Continue Reading Trump to award outspoken supporter Jon Voight with National Medal of Arts
President Donald Trump will award the National Medal of Arts to Jon Voight, an Oscar winner and outspoken Trump supporter, the White House announced…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old is collecting bottles to cover surgical costs for kids with cleft palates
Abigail Moen, 9, didn’t know what a cleft lip or cleft palate was until she watched a commercial that brought tears to her eyes. “I was…
Continue Reading Fed chair meets with Trump at the White House
President Donald Trump held an unannounced meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the White House residence on Monday, the first such…
Continue Reading A key witness could gut Trump’s entire impeachment defense this week
This was originally published as the November 18 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers.…
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U.S. House now investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller…
Continue Reading ‘High Tea’ party safely educates women on cannabis use
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — Fancy finger foods, warm beverages, and cannabis? That’s on…
Continue Reading Why Pete Buttigieg’s Iowa surge was not surprising
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg surged 16 points to land at top of the Democratic field in the latest CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa…
Continue Reading Christine Blasey Ford says she’s ‘thankful’ to have started a national conversation about sexual assault
Christine Blasey Ford, whose allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rocked his confirmation hearing last year,…
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New novel by native Texan set in Dell City, features El Paso landmarks
EL PASO, Texas — Sid Balman Jr. is a fourth generation Texan and Pulitzer nominee, and he’s celebrating the release of his new novel with a signing…
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Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan. Productivity jumped 40%
A growing number of smaller companies are adopting a four-day workweek. Now the results of a recent trial at Microsoft suggest it could work even for…
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