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Live Discussion: Press Briefing with Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli

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Straight Pride organizers in CA denied permit: ‘We are a totally peaceful, racist group’’

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Modesto (CA) City Council denied the National Straight Pride Coalition a permit to hold a ‘straight pride’ rally at a local park. Opponents of the rally said the group promotes hate towards the LGBTQ community, MORE

Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci calls on the GOP to replace Trump

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Over the last several days, Trump and his former Communications Director, Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci, have called out one another on Twitter. After Trump’s continuous attacks on him, as well as others, and especially, MORE

New York ME concludes autopsy on Jeffrey Epstein, cause of death still pending

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https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1160695619079606272 New York City’s Medical Examiner has concluded an autopsy on Jeffrey Epstein. At this time, the office needs more information before determining and releasing the exact cause of death. Barbara Sampson, the city’s chief MORE

Shoppers panic after man sets off fireworks inside a mall

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VIDEO: We are at Memorial City Mall. Some employees are still locked inside of stock rooms as police search the building. There were reports of possible active shooter. Law enforcement tells us NO THREAT has MORE

Police officer’s fast-food order delivered with pig drawing on wrapper

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Thursday, Officer Timo Rosenthol from New Mexico ordered a burger at the Clovis Burger King. Along with his burger, Rosenthol received a drawing of a pig on its wrapper. The picture has now gone viral. MORE

Trump re-tweets conspiracy theory blaming the Clintons for Jeffrey Epstein’s death

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On Saturday, Trump re-tweeted the latest right wing conspiracy theory alleging former President Bill Clinton had something to do with the death of Jeffrey Epstein. “Died of SUICIDE on 24/7 SUICIDE WATCH ? Yeah right! MORE

Russia Nuclear Explosion Kills 5, sparks radiation fears

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Russia’s nuclear energy company, Rosatom, released a statement confirming that five employees had died and several others injured at a weapons testing range in Russia’s Arkhangelsk region. The nuclear blast has also caused major fears of radiation exposure. MORE

Suspect taken into custody for shooting at an Islamic Centre-Oslo, Norway

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A suspect described as a “young white man” was taken into custody for shooting and injuring a 75-year-old man inside of the al-Noor Islamic Centre near Oslo, Norway. Mosque director Irfan Mushtaq told TV2: “The MORE

Some Republicans express interest in gun legislation

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Earlier this year, the House of Representatives voted to expand background checks and increase the wait time from three to ten days a gun seller must wait for an FBI background check to clear. The MORE

Trump: ‘It was a long letter, the longest letter ever!’

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Trump took to Twitter this morning to whine about Fake News and tell us all about the “long letter” he received from North Korea Dictator Kim Jon Ung. In a letter to me sent by MORE

Las Vegas security guard charged with making threats of violence

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Federal authorities charged 23-year-old Conor Climo, a security guard in Las Vegas, NV, with one count of possession of an unregistered firearm the DoJ claimed was used for “the component parts of a destructive device.” MORE

The first consumer product from Chernobyl could soon hit the shelves: Atomik Vodka

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The first consumer product to come from the Chernobyl exclusion zone could hit the shelves at some point in the near future. Scientists have distilled an artisan vodka called Atomik using rye and water from MORE

El Paso shooter admits to targeting “Mexicans.”

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Patrick Crusius, the alleged gunman in Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has confessed to killing 22 people and told authorities he did intentionally target “Mexicans” in his killing spree. In an arrest warrant MORE

Newly, unsealed court documents name former Gov. Bill Richardson in Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex ring

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On Friday, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals unsealed court documents that allege Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell directed Virginia Giuffre to have sex with several, high-power men, including former Governor Bill Richardson of New MORE

Trump holds a mini presser before going on vacation

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On his way to his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club for a ten day vacation, Trump answered questions from the press and made a few comments on several pressing topics, including gun legislation, tariff wars, MORE

Michigan police officer placed on leave for KKK memorabilia

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Michigan police officer Charles Anderson has been placed on indefinite administrative leave after an African-American couple found racist memorabilia while touring his house, which is up for sale. “The Muskegon man, Rob Mathis, posted on MORE

Walmart to discontinue violent video games but will keep the guns

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On Thursday, Walmart sent a memo to its employees instructing them to take “immediate action” and remove signing and displays that “contain violent themes or aggressive behavior.” Apparently Walmart is telling its employees to take MORE

Rep. Jerry Nadler: “This is formal impeachment proceedings.”

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House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that his House panel is conducting an impeachment inquiry into Trump. He initially made the comments on CNN then repeated them on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show” MORE

ICE raids several food processing plants in Mississippi; Arrests 600+ Workers

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From AP (more at the link): The raids, planned months ago, happened just hours before President Donald Trump visited El Paso, Texas, the majority-Latino border city where a man linked to an online screed about MORE

Andrew McCabe files suit against FBI and DoJ

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Former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has filed suit against the FBI and DoJ for “unlawful termination.” In his filing, McCabe stated that he believes the US remains a “a government of laws, and not of MORE

‘Massacre Mitch’ sentenced to ‘Twitter Jail’

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Twitter suspended Mitch McConnell’s official campaign account for posting a violent video about violent threats made against him. The video featured a leader from Black Lives Matters (BLM) cussing and saying that she had hoped MORE

Wanted: Director of National Intelligence. Nutters need not apply.

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After John Ratcliffe’s abrupt withdraw as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), CNN reported that several names have surfaced to replace. outgoing DNI Dan Coats. Among the “best and brightest” include: NSA director Mike Rogers, former Georgia MORE

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre has a little chat with Trump

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On Tuesday, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre phoned Trump to have a little chat about the recent mass shootings that have recently occurred. The WH did not state exactly what the two men discussed but more MORE

On a Day of Healing, Trump makes it about him

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President Trump and first lady Melania traveled to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas yesterday on a day that should have resulted in a show of compassion, consoling grieving families, and helping two communities heal MORE