Here's Your First Look at Tom Hanks As Mister Rogers
We could all use some good news, so thankfully everyone's favorite actor Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers is here. In a new photo shared by Sony Pictures, the beloved actor poses in costume as none other than similarly beloved television host Fred Rogers. From the cherry-red cardigan sweater to the bright blue sneakers to the crisp khakis, Hanks looks the spitting image of Rogers as he's depicted, p...
2m Sep 28, 2018
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I Get Paid $6,000 a Day to Write Inspirational Quotes for Instagram. Here’s How I Perfected This Dream Job
Even on Instagram, words matter. Most of us don’t think about it, but those words you see on many social media posts — like inspirational quotes or sayings — didn’t just come out of nowhere. Someone had to write them. It might have been the actual person whose website or funny quote you’re looking at. Or, it might have been someone they paid to edit or write it for them. Someone like me.
8m Sep 28, 2018
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At the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump Widened the Rift With Europe Over Iran
President Donald Trump unintentionally drew a round of laughter in his address to the U.N. on Sept. 25, when he claimed his Administration had achieved more than almost any before it. But the divisions on display at the 73rd General Assembly were no cause for mirth. At Turtle Bay, the question of how the world should engage with Iran reached a boiling point, almost five months after Trump with...
6m Sep 28, 2018
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Bradley Cooper Was Afraid to Direct. Then He Found Lady Gaga
If you've looked at a screen at any point over the past few months, you've probably seen the trailer for A Star Is Born--at a movie theater, on TV or on YouTube, where it's already been viewed 9.2 million times. Or maybe you've seen the recut version of it, which reimagines the film starring the Muppets.
10m Sep 28, 2018
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WWII Soldier’s Remains Returned to Pennsylvania Hometown 74 Years Later After DNA Testing
SCRANTON, Pa. — The remains of a U.S. Army paratrooper killed in World War II have been returned to his Pennsylvania hometown, 74 years after he died in the battle chronicled in the 1977 film "A Bridge Too Far." On Sept. 20, 1944, Army Pfc. Willard "Bud" Jenkins was hit twice by enemy fire as he crossed the Waal River in the Dutch city of Nijmegen during the unsuccessful Allied effort called O...
2m Sep 28, 2018
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Elon Musk Is Getting Sued by the SEC Over His ‘Funding Secured’ Tweet
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of misleading investors when he tweeted that he was “virtually certain” he could take the company private if he wanted to. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1026872652290379776 In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, the agency accused Musk of making a series of f...
7m Sep 28, 2018
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Lindsey Graham Warns Democrats ‘Watch Out For Your Nominees’ After Christine Blasey Ford Hearing
Sen. Lindsey Graham responded to Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony on Thursday by sending a threat to Democrats: “If this is the new norm, you better watch out for your nominees,” he said. The South Carolina Republican has been vocal in his defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, calling for moving forward with a vote on the nomination even before Thursday’s hearing began.
2m Sep 28, 2018
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How the Kavanaugh Hearings Reinforced the Nation's Polarization
There were three key audiences for Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford’s dramatic testimony, and the stunning, emotional day played differently for each of them. On Thursday, Ford appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and detailed her allegation that the Supreme Court nominee had sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school.
7m Sep 28, 2018
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‘Indelible in the Hippocampus Is the Laughter.’ The Science Behind Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony
Christine Blasey Ford drew heavily on her psychology background while giving an emotional testimony about her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, discussing everything from brain chemistry to risk factors for anxiety. Ford, a professor of psychology at Stanford University and Palo Alto University, used her scientific expertise to answer questions from Sen.
6m Sep 28, 2018
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Review: The Apple Watch Series 4 Is a Welcome But Expensive Upgrade
The Apple Watch Series 4, like Beyoncé, did not come to play with you. It came to slay, or in this case, make sure you aren’t slain by your own cardiovascular deficiencies. A slew of both external and internal improvements make Apple’s wearable hard to beat.
8m Sep 28, 2018
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Neighbor Calls 911 Over Extra-Spooky Halloween Display
(WEST FARGO, N.D.) — A Halloween decoration hanging in the window of a North Dakota home is so scary that it prompted calls from concerned neighbors and at least one plea for police assistance. The sign reading "Help Me," which appears to be written in blood, is part of Becky Muhs' display for her favorite holiday at her West Fargo home.
1m Sep 28, 2018
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Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Fight Exposes Major Problems With the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States of America, lofty pedestal of the black-robed solons, had never seen a job-interview process like this: allegations of sexual assault, the nominee declaring on cable news that he had been a virgin well past high school, the President declaring the whole spectacle the result of a Democratic "big fat con.
10m Sep 27, 2018
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How Robyn Beat Depression to Make the Best Music of Her Career
Robyn knows where she’s going—more than I do, at least. It’s a cloudy day in London and we’re standing outside a convenience store, both of us staring at our respective phones, trying to navigate to the National Gallery. I keep rotating, trying to get oriented to the mazelike intersection of streets. “I think we go this way!” she says brightly, pointing down one road.
9m Sep 27, 2018
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Adultery Is No Longer a Crime in India After Another Landmark Ruling
India's highest court has struck down a century-old law that made adultery a criminal offense, the BBC reports. In a unanimous ruling, the judges declared extramarital sex can no longer serve as grounds for arrest, although it remains a cause for divorce. According to the 158-year-old colonial-era law, a man who has sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, can face a m...
2m Sep 27, 2018
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A Million Little Things Wants to Be This Is Us for Men
A Million Little Things could’ve been conceived by an algorithm programmed to synthesize popular TV shows. Like This Is Us, it’s an ensemble drama designed to elicit gasps and tears. Like 13 Reasons Why, it takes place in the aftermath of a suicide. And, as with something a computer would write, many of its plot points feel hackneyed and implausible all at once. At the center of the show, whic...
2m Sep 27, 2018
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Oculus’ New Virtual Reality Headset May Finally Make You Want a Virtual Reality Headset
Facebook unveiled a wireless virtual-reality headset called Oculus Quest, an attempt to help popularize the developing technology with a more mainstream audience. The headset will go sale in spring 2019 for $399, complete with hand controllers to give people a sense of presence in virtual reality, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday at the Oculus Connect conference ...
3m Sep 27, 2018
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Divisions Deepen as Senators Consider Third Kavanaugh Allegation
The divide between Democrats and Republicans on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deepened Wednesday as senators faced a third allegation involving sexual misconduct. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and all 10 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee called for Kavanaugh to withdraw his nomination on the same day that Julie Swetnick said in a sworn statement that he was present at a party...
5m Sep 27, 2018
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Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell Will Question Brett Kavanaugh and One of His Accusers. Here’s What to Know
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have hired Rachel Mitchell, a prosecutor from Arizona, to handle questioning in Thursday's hearing about sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Two other women have also come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh since Christine Blasey Ford first claimed the judge pinned her to a bed, covered ...
5m Sep 27, 2018
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Trump Says His Own Misconduct Allegations Make Him Less Likely to Believe Kavanaugh Accusers
President Trump said Wednesday that the many sexual misconduct allegations against him have "absolutely" affected how he views the claims of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 18 women in incidents spanning from the early 1980s to 2013. He has denied the allegations.
3m Sep 27, 2018
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President Trump Backs 2-State Solution for Israel in Meeting with Netanyahu
(UNITED NATIONS) — President Donald Trump waded into thorny Middle East politics while at the United Nations on Wednesday, endorsing the two-state solution to bring an end the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians while poised to denounce the dangers posed by Iran. Trump, a day after being greeted with laughter by world leaders still uncertain how to manage his "America Fir...
7m Sep 27, 2018
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Kavanaugh Denied Gang-Rape Allegation Under Oath Behind Closed Doors Tuesday
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified behind closed doors and under oath on Tuesday about allegations that he was present at parties in the 1980s where women were targeted and gang-raped, according to an email obtained by TIME describing the testimony. Speaking under penalty of felony to Judiciary Committee investigators, Kavanaugh denied the allegations.
2m Sep 27, 2018
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Man on Plane Tries to Open Exit Door in Attempt to Find Bathroom
What may have been an honest mistake lead to pandemonium in the air on a recent flight in India. A passenger on what he said was his first plane ride ever mistook the rear exit of the plane for the door to the toilet, giving his fellow passengers a fright as he tried to open the rear door while the plane was in flight, The Independent reports. The man, a banker in his late twenties, was notic...
1m Sep 27, 2018
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Rep. Keith Ellison’s Abuse Investigation Is Nearly Complete, State Democratic Party Says
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Minnesota's Democratic Party chairman said Monday that he expects the investigation of allegations of physical abuse against Rep. Keith Ellison to be completed and released soon, well ahead of the November election. A former long-term girlfriend accused Ellison of physical abuse last month, just days ahead of his victory in the crowded Democratic primary for Minnesota attor...
5m Sep 26, 2018
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Michael Moore on His Personal Experiences With Donald Trump: ‘I Got Played Like a Lot of People Got Played’
It's been almost two years since Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election to Donald Trump in a stunning upset. Director Michael Moore lays out his take on how Trump pulled off the surprise victory in his latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9, in theaters Friday. (The title is a riff on the day when the race was called for Trump and the title of his 2004 movie Fahrenheit 9/11). In his new doc, the...
8m Sep 26, 2018
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How a Breakthrough Therapy Helped Two Paralyzed People Walk Again
When Kelly Thomas got the phone call that would change her life, she almost hung up. "I thought it was a sales call or something," Thomas remembers. But on the line was a researcher from the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville, offering Thomas a place in a trial — one that eventually allowed the 23-year-old Florida native, who became paralyzed after a 20...
7m Sep 26, 2018
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How a Lawsuit Against Coca-Cola Convinced Americans to Love Caffeine
In 1909, the federal government brought charges against the country’s best known soft-drink manufacturer, charging it with false advertising and for quietly loading its bottles with a risky stimulant. The case — named for a seizure of specially prepared syrup — was formally titled United States vs. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca Cola. Two years later, in the spring of 1911, the trial co...
9m Sep 26, 2018
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This Is Us Stars Scored a Huge Raise for Season 3. Here's What They Make
Those tearjerking moments are worth a lot of money. The cast of NBC's This is Us negotiated substantial pay raises for each of the show's five main stars ahead of the drama's third season. Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley will all earn $250,000 per episode, according to the Hollywood Reporter. With 18 episodes in This is Us's third season, the a...
3m Sep 26, 2018
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Kavanaugh's Second Accuser Insists on FBI Probe, Her Attorney Says
Deborah Ramirez, the second woman to publicly accuse Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, is willing to testify if the FBI investigates her allegation, her lawyer said Tuesday night. Speaking with CNN's Anderson Cooper, attorney John Clune said his client's claim must be investigated, but not necessarily by Congress.
2m Sep 26, 2018
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Syphilis Rates in Babies Are at a 20-Year High, CDC Says
The number of babies born with syphilis in the U.S. more than doubled between 2013 and 2017, according to new federal data. Rates of congenital syphilis, which a mother passes to her baby during pregnancy or delivery, rose by more than 150% between 2013 and 2017, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 918 babies were born with syphilis in 20...
3m Sep 26, 2018
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Negotiations Remain Tense as the Kavanaugh Hearing Draws Closer
A Senate hearing is usually a mundane affair. Thursday's hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford promises to be anything but, although exactly how it will play out is still being negotiated. As of Tuesday afternoon, both Kavanaugh and Ford were still scheduled to testify on Thursday, a decision capped off after a weekend of intense negotiations between Ford...
7m Sep 26, 2018
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15 Things You Might Have Missed in Netflix’s Maniac
Maniac is not your typical puzzle box story. The Netflix limited series resists grand mysteries, conspiracy theories and Reddit-fueled debates, instead focusing on the relationship between two characters—rather than "the pattern" that one of the characters insists exists in the world. Still, the show is filled with connections and callbacks that reward repeat viewing.
11m Sep 26, 2018
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The Latest Thing Millennials Are Being Blamed for Killing? Divorce
(Bloomberg) — Americans under the age of 45 have found a novel way to rebel against their elders: They’re staying married. New data show younger couples are approaching relationships very differently from baby boomers, who married young, divorced, remarried and so on. Generation X and especially millennials are being pickier about who they marry, tying the knot at older ages when education, ca...
4m Sep 26, 2018
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The World’s Largest Biometric Identification System Survived a Supreme Court Challenge in India
India’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to uphold a controversial biometric identity program, finding that the sweeping data collection scheme is constitutional despite claims that it violated privacy laws and was unlawfully established. Four judges on the five-member Supreme Court panel decided by majority that the program can continue, but with limited scope and restrictions on data storage.
7m Sep 26, 2018
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This Medical Clip May Be a Powerful Treatment for Heart Failure, Study Says
A seemingly simple but sophisticated clip may usher in a "new era" for patients suffering from a severe and difficult-to-treat complication of heart failure, according to a new study. The device, called the MitraClip, reduced hospitalizations related to heart failure by nearly half and deaths by nearly 40% among patients with a specific and serious complication of heart failure, compared to th...
5m Sep 25, 2018
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Anita Hill’s Testimony Didn’t Stop a Supreme Court Confirmation—But It Did Affect Election Results
Days after her accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh became public, psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford has decided to testify about her claim that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. She's scheduled to speak at a hearing on Thursday, offering the Senate and the nation a chance to hear her story in her own words.
9m Sep 25, 2018
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Kavanaugh Tells Fox News He Was a Virgin in High School and ‘For Many Years Thereafter’
A defiant Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh took the dramatic step of going on nationwide television Monday to address the sexual misconduct allegations that have put his confirmation at risk of unraveling. "I’m not going anywhere," Kavanaugh said in an excerpt aired on Fox News, which plans to show the full interview later. He added, "I did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to...
7m Sep 25, 2018
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Column: Women's Rage Is the Most Powerful Engine of 2018
If you wake up at 7 a.m., you’ll probably start feeling it around 7:03, or at least as soon as you check your preferred news source. You don’t have to be a woman to find something to be angry about. But if you are a woman, chances are you’re feeling so much rage that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to contain it all: A government that’s working hard to strip women of their reproduct...
6m Sep 25, 2018
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Meghan Markle and Serena Williams Are Supportive Friends Who Text
We know Serena Williams and Meghan Markle are friends: after all, the tennis superstar received one of the coveted, exclusive invites to the Duchess of Sussex's royal wedding this spring. But it turns out they're the kind of pals who send each other supportive text messages regularly, too; this isn't just a friendship for show.
1m Sep 25, 2018
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Migrants Get a Second Chance at Asylum. But It's Still an Uphill Battle
Ruby Powers didn't rush to celebrate when her client, a Honduran mother who has been separated from her 15-year-old son and detained for four months, passed her second "credible fear" interview to restart the asylum process.
6m Sep 25, 2018
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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern Brought Her Baby to the U.N.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made history again this week, becoming the first female head of state to attend the United Nations General Assembly with her infant. Ardern arrived in New York with her partner Clarke Gayford and their three-month-old daughter Neve Te Aroha, the Guardian reports. When Ardern delivered a speech Monday at the Nelson Mandela peace summit, Neve enjoyed a f...
2m Sep 25, 2018
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The Internet Can’t Get Over This Wacky New Orange Hockey Mascot
Philadelphia Flyers fans were in for a bit of a shock today: the Pennsylvania hockey team unveiled their new official mascot to the public. His name is Gritty. He looks like a rejected Muppet creation, a Where the Wild Things Are misfit or a stuffed animal gone seriously, terrifyingly rogue. He's a bright orange, furry creature of bizarre design. But don't take our word for it.
2m Sep 25, 2018
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Prosecutors Ask for 5 to 10-Year Prison Sentence for Bill Cosby
(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — Declaring Bill Cosby doesn't deserve a free pass because of his advanced age, prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence the comedian to five to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, while the defense argued that he is too old and helpless to do time behind bars."What does an 81-year-old man do in prison?" defense attorney Joseph Green asked o...
7m Sep 25, 2018
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Spiro Agnew's Lawyer: Why Firing Rosenstein Won't Really Stop the Mueller Investigation
Midway through Monday morning, there was a period when the world believed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would be fired. Though this was not the case in the end (at least not on this particular day), the Sept. 21 New York Times report of Rosenstein making inappropriate remarks about the possibility of removing the President in the days following the firing of FBI Director James Comey ha...
5m Sep 25, 2018
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The 10 Most Magical Books to Read If You Love Harry Potter
Rereading the entirety of the Harry Potter series is never a bad idea. But if you're looking to branch out from J.K. Rowling's wizarding world into other emchanted literary universes, there's no shortage of books like Harry Potter; stories that will soon have you saying "Accio more!" These tales may not have Hogwarts or Dumbledore, but from talking polar bears to bewitched manuscripts, they ea...
7m Sep 24, 2018
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Giuliani: U.S. ‘Sympathizes’ With Attempt to Overthrow Iran’s Government
(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump's attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, told members of Iran's self-declared government in exile on Saturday that the U.S. sympathizes with their efforts to overthrow that country's official government. The former New York mayor spoke to members and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the biggest opposition group to Iran's Islamic regime. Two U.S.
3m Sep 24, 2018
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The 10 Restaurant Secrets Industry Insiders Want You to Know
Going out to eat is one of life's finest pleasures. But sometimes, restaurant-going isn't easy. There are a multitude of factors that can make or break your experience. Even the menu can be a minefield. At a time when new health trends are ubiquitous, it's difficult to discern a menu's language. And certainly, food-borne illnesses are always a concern when eating out, too, as reports of infect...
10m Sep 24, 2018
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Researcher: America Needs More, Not Fewer, Migrant Workers
Under President Donald Trump, the United States has taken a tough stance against migrant workers from Mexico crossing the U.S.-Mexican border. Trump’s efforts to build a longer and better wall, so far unsuccessful, are based on the premise that the U.S. economy is better off with fewer migrant workers, regardless of whether such migrants are documented.
7m Sep 24, 2018
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9 Ways Being Single Can Improve Your Life
Being single isn’t always a walk in the park—especially when movies and television shows seem to push the concept that you aren’t truly "complete" until you’ve found a significant other. People’s single lives are often portrayed as a sort of purgatory they are forced to endure until they find their soul mates. So much so that a 2008 study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology ...
9m Sep 24, 2018
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Trump Administration Targets Immigrants Who Receive Public Benefits
The Trump Administration is proposing a federal rule that would make it so that immigrants who use public benefits could be deemed ineligible for legal status in the U.S. Under the rule, using food stamps, receiving Medicaid, using housing vouchers or living in public housing could make it more difficult for some immigrants to obtain green cards or get admitted to the U.S. Those who utilize th...
5m Sep 24, 2018
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As Senate Hearing Is Set for Kavanaugh, a New Accuser Emerges
WASHINGTON (AP) — A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme Court, forced the White House and Senate Republicans onto the defensive and fueled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation.
7m Sep 24, 2018
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