An Israeli General Presents the First Real Threat to Netanyahu in a Decade
"No Israeli leader is a king," says Benny Gantz, the man hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On April 9, Israelis will go to the polls for an election that will decide whether it's time for the leader many know as King Bibi to leave the stage. Netanyahu is fighting for a new mandate and a fifth term. This may well be Bibi's last stand.
4m Mar 11, 2019
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The 11 Best Airports for Layovers, According to Experts
Given the choice, most travelers will opt to fly direct. There are however, times when a layover isn't a nuisance, but rather an experience in and of itself. While all airports have your run-of-the-mill tarmacs and terminals, some boast luxury lounges, aquariums, gardens, pools and authentic eateries.
11m Mar 11, 2019
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Breaking the Ice Ceiling: The Women Working in Antarctica Today
Photographer and Alaska native Acacia Johnson first visited Antarctica in 2010 as a tourist. From then on, working there became a passion: she was fascinated to see how the ice there was changing, and to experience the feeling of traveling back in time to an era untouched by humans. “The scale of human presence on earth — infinitely small, is felt in Antarctica. There’s a ...
5m Mar 11, 2019
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Turkey’s Expulsion of German Journalists Has Reignited Concerns Over Press Freedom
Turkey has expelled three German journalists this month, igniting fresh concern over deteriorating press freedom in a country with a history of silencing opposition voices. Two of the journalists — Thomas Seibert, a reporter with newspaper Tagesspiegel, and Jörg Brase, bureau chief of ZDF public television — said Ankara declined to renew their press accreditation for un...
2m Mar 11, 2019
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Amsterdam’s First National Climate Change March Draws 40,000 People
Tens of thousands of people joined a climate change protest in Amsterdam on Sunday, urging the Dutch government to take action on climate change. The demonstration, the first of its kind in the Netherlands, drew around 40,000 people despite heavy rain, according to Agence France-Presse. "The high turnout is the proof that people now want a decisive policy on climate ...
2m Mar 11, 2019
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A Full Timeline of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against R. Kelly
In the past two weeks alone, R. Kelly has been arrested twice, charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, become the subject of a new investigation in Detroit and participated in an eyebrow-raising multi-part interview with Gayle King. Kelly now sits in jail in Illinois, where he will remain until he pays $161,663 in child support.
8m Mar 10, 2019
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Patricia Arquette on Why She’s Getting the Best Roles of Her Career Right Now
In January, the actor won a trio of awards, including a Golden Globe, for her role in last fall's Escape at Dannemora, a Showtime drama about a real-life prison break. In Hulu's The Act, out March 20, she takes on another role drawn from true crime: Dee Dee Blanchard, a toxically overprotective Missouri mother whose daughter's desire for freedom leads to violence. You'v...
3m Mar 10, 2019
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A Young Boy Spent 47 Days In an ICU and Racked Up $800,000 in Medical Costs Because He Wasn’t Vaccinated Against Tetanus
A young boy in Oregon spent 47 days in an intensive care unit (ICU), resulting in more than $800,000 in medical costs, because he was not vaccinated against tetanus, according to a case study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [video id=6002318968001] Case study co-author Dr.
4m Mar 10, 2019
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What the Captain Marvel Post-Credit Scenes Mean for Avengers: Endgame
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Captain Marvel and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ever since Nick Fury sent a cryptic message on a 90s-style pager during the end-credits of Avengers: Infinity War, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Captain Marvel. Carol Danvers (a.k.a. Captain Marvel, played by Brie Larson) just m...
4m Mar 10, 2019
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Trump Administration Will Ask Military to Shelter Up to 5,000 Migrant Children
Federal officials intend to ask the Pentagon for help sheltering up to 5,000 migrant children crossing the U.S. southern border without a parent, marking an expansion of the Defense Department’s role in the Trump Administration’s hardline policy toward undocumented immigrants. The request is expected to come not long after U.S.
6m Mar 10, 2019
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As Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100, Its Chief Ranger Plans for the Next Century
If you want strangers to ask to take a photo with you, walk around in a park ranger's uniform. As chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Matthew Vandzura knows this well. Even on a winter day, with snow on the ground and only a few dozen tourists at the popular Mather Point outlook, the jovial keeper of the canyon is in high demand.
7m Mar 10, 2019
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Grand Jury Indicts Empire Star Jussie Smollett on 16 Felony Counts
(CHICAGO) — A grand jury in Chicago indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. The Cook County grand jury indictment filed Thursday says he made a false report about an offense. Smollett was charged on Feb. 20 with one count of disorderly conduct...
1m Mar 09, 2019
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A Restriction on Payday Lenders Was Just Delayed. Democrats Want to Know Why
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in 2010 to help protect American consumers against bad corporate practices. But Democratic lawmakers believe the agency has taken a turn under President Donald Trump. This week, House Democrats began looking into a recent decision by the agency to delay a rule on payday lending. “This committee will not tolerate th...
5m Mar 09, 2019
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Attacks on Ebola Centers in Congo Raise Fears That the Disease Will Spread
After a spate of attacks on Ebola treatment facilities at the center of an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspended operations in the area on Feb. 28. With 894 cases and 561 deaths since the outbreak was declared in August, the epidemic is the second largest on record. In the wake of the attacks, the highly cont...
2m Mar 09, 2019
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5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week
This Friday is International Women's Day, and it comes with a full slate of great songs from female artists. Consider Maren Morris's sophomore album, aptly titled Girl, and its sassy ode to independence, "Flavor." Then there's Norwegian pop star Sigrid, with debut album Sucker Punch stocked with dancefloor favorites — and a few sly, elegant ballads like "Level Up." Prolifi...
4m Mar 09, 2019
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Now Apocalypse Is a Queer Sex and the City for the End of the World
The strange, oversexed, exhilarating new Starz series Now Apocalypse opens with a bleak observation: "In these f-cking dark and scary times, it's easy to adopt a 'What difference does it make?' attitude," says protagonist Uly (Avan Jogia). "So I often find myself in these situations where my heart's pounding so fast I can barely breathe, and I can't tell if it's excitement...
4m Mar 09, 2019
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High School Shooting Teams Are Getting Wildly Popular — And the NRA Is Helping
Pop. Pop. Pop. At the Minnesota high school trap-shooting championship, more than 8,000 students from some 300 schools gathered in June to blast flying orange discs out of the sky. Over nine days, the sound of bullets firing—hour after hour after hour—-becomes ambient noise, like a supermarket soundtrack. Pop. Pop. Pop. RVs filled the parking lot. Sponsor tents (the U.S...
14m Mar 08, 2019
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The Controversy Over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Remarks Is Over. The Argument Over Israel Is Just Starting
House Democrats hope to put the final word on a lingering controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments on Israel by approving a broad resolution against hatred of all kinds Thursday afternoon. But polls and interviews with the Democratic grassroots show that the move may have simply slapped a Band-Aid on a festering wound.
7m Mar 08, 2019
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The Royal Family Has a Long History of Staying Politically Neutral. Here’s Where Meghan Markle Fits in
Friday is International Women's Day, and even Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex is taking some time to mark the occasion by appearing on a panel alongside notable figures in England like Annie Lennox and Adwoa Aboah hosted by King's College London. This is not the first time Markle has celebrated the annual event with a high-profile engagement; back in 2015, she deli...
6m Mar 08, 2019
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The New Depression Treatment Esketamine Helped Me Get My Life Back. But I Don’t Know If I Can Keep Taking It
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the U.S.' first new major depression treatment in years: a fast-acting esketamine nasal spray related to the club drug ketamine, which is itself a promising treatment for depression. The esketamine spray, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals and sold under the brand name Spravato, is intende...
5m Mar 08, 2019
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‘It’s Just Us Left.’ Meet the Manager Running the World’s Last Blockbuster
In less than a month's time, there will officially only be one Blockbuster store left in the entire world. But the last remaining relic of the once mammoth video rental chain that owned movie night has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. In the wake of reports that Australia's last location will be closing up shop by the end of March, a Blockbuster in Bend, Ore...
2m Mar 08, 2019
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High School Shooting Teams Are Getting Wildly Popular — And the NRA Is Helping
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
14m Mar 08, 2019
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England’s Most Dangerous Suffragette Was Too Radical to Remember. Her Part in Women’s History Shouldn’t Be Glossed Over
After a five-day journey from Britain that left her “more dead than alive,” Edwardian England's most dangerous Suffragette stepped off the White Star Line's Cymric on Nov. 7, 1915, and onto American soil for the first time. Having been ordered by police escort onto a dangerous wartime crossing that had already seen another passenger ship, the RMS Lusitania, torpedoed by a ...
7m Mar 08, 2019
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How Donald Trump Led to Paul Manafort’s Downfall
If he had never joined Donald Trump's campaign, Paul Manafort would likely be a free man today. Instead, the longtime political consultant is facing just under four years in a federal prison, the latest victim of the intense scrutiny that Trump has drawn to those around him for actions in his first two years in office. As Judge T.S. Ellis III reminded the crowd at th...
4m Mar 08, 2019
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People Noticed Tim Cook Is Having Not-So-Subtle Fun With Trump Calling Him Tim Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook showed off his sense of humor on Thursday after President Donald Trump referred to him as "Tim Apple," as opposed to Tim Cook, the previous day. Cook, ever wry, seemingly referenced Trump's mistake by including an Apple icon in lieu of his last name in his Twitter profile name.
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90210 Creator Darren Star Remembers Luke Perry, ‘an Avatar of Cool’
The pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 had been shot, but the series was missing a secret ingredient: an avatar of cool. It seemed like an impossible role to fill--until Luke Perry walked in the door. He was unforgettable from the moment I met him, in the summer of 1990. [video id=6009895087001] Luke was taking time off from his day job when he came in to read for the rol...
2m Mar 08, 2019
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Captain Marvel Takes Place in the 1990s. Here’s How It Fits Into the Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline
Captain Marvel may be the newest superhero to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but her solo film reveals that she was fighting bad guys decades before the Avengers ever assembled. Captain Marvel takes place in the 1990s when the warrior, who has been fighting with an alien race called the Kree, returns to earth in order to uncover the secrets of her past. The ev...
6m Mar 07, 2019
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The Quick Read on the Protests in Algeria
What Happened This Week: Protests continue to rock Algeria, an energy-rich country that hasn’t experienced demonstrations of this magnitude in decades. The trigger is the decision of the sitting president—Abdelaziz Bouteflika—to run for a fifth term. In defiance of the protests, Bouteflika went ahead and filed the paperwork to run again for Algeria’s presidency this week....
6m Mar 07, 2019
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NASA Says it Has Scheduled the First All-Female Spacewalk
Just in time for International Women's Day, NASA announced Wednesday that it will be conducting the first-ever, all-female spacewalk, CNN reports. Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain will exit the International Space Station on March 29, 35 years after the first woman performed a spacewalk. They'll be guided from the ground by flight director Mary Lawrence, and f...
2m Mar 07, 2019
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Why Democrats Said ‘No’ to a Fox News Debate
The Democratic National Committee's decision to exclude Fox News from hosting any of the 12 planned presidential primary debates was praised by liberal activists, but it raised new concerns about the party's strategy. “The grassroots spoke, the DNC listened,” crowed the headline on DailyKos, whose founder Markos Moulitsas argued that letting Fox News host the debate was...
5m Mar 07, 2019
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Google Street View Now Lets You Take a Walk Around the Large Hadron Collider
Ever wanted to take a peek inside an underground particle accelerator? Want your favorite British actor to walk you through the origin of the universe? While you can’t stick your head into the Large Hadron Collider, you can now go for a short walk around it — and explore other scientific marvels, thanks to Google's new online invention exhibition project, part of its Arts ...
4m Mar 07, 2019
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It’s Time to Teach Young People How to Stop Being So Offended
Irshad Manji, author of Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times, thinks it’s about time we all stopped getting offended. Speaking to TIME at New York’s Tenement Museum, Manji argues that when we allow ourselves to take offense, we miss out on the opportunity to learn from people with views that differ from our own. "Giving offense is the price of diver...
45s Mar 07, 2019
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R. Kelly Detained After Hearing Over Unpaid Child Support
(CHICAGO) — R. Kelly was taken back into custody Wednesday after appearing at a child-support hearing, authorities said, hours after the broadcast of an interview in which the R&B star cried and ranted about being "assassinated" by allegations of sexual abuse. Cook County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said she did not know why Kelly was taken into custody, ...
7m Mar 07, 2019
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Sen. Martha McSally, Pioneering Ex-Air Force Pilot, Says She Was Raped by Superior Officer
(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer. The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran, made the disclosure at a Senate hearing on the armed services' efforts to prevent sexual assaults and improve the response when they occur. McSally said she d...
2m Mar 07, 2019
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Support for Impeaching President Trump Ticks Up Since Michael Cohen Testimony
Four in 10 Americans think President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office in a new poll, a slight uptick since November. According to a Monmouth University Poll conducted after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testified before Congress, 42% of Americans back impeachment and removal, an increase from 36% who felt the same way in the previous poll. ...
1m Mar 07, 2019
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Dogs Are Great for Your Health. But There’s a Little-Known Risk of Owning One
The health benefits of having a pet — especially a dog — are well-established. Dog owners have been shown to live longer, healthier lives than people without pups, in part because caring for a dog encourages physical activity. And pets of all types have been shown to lower their owners' stress levels and improve their mental health. But a new research letter published i...
3m Mar 07, 2019
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Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek, 78, has hosted the iconic quiz show since it debuted in 1984. He made the announcement in a video to fans on Wednesday. He said that the cancer has a "low survival rate" but that he intends to beat it.
3m Mar 07, 2019
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China Prepares for ‘Unpredictable’ Year Ahead at Subdued Annual Parliament
If last year was the Xi Jinping show, the 2019 National People’s Congress (NPC) — China’s annual rubberstamp parliament — has been all about the economy. Twelve months have past since Xi’s coronation as China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong at last year’s NPC, when presidential term limits were officially scrapped and Xi’s eponymous political thought enshrined i...
5m Mar 06, 2019
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What It's Really Like To Be a Contestant On Netflix's Dating Around
The conventions of reality dating shows are well established: the teary confessional, the poolside hookup, the catfight, the dramatic elimination. Dating Around, which arrived on Netflix last month, has none of those things. Each of its six episodes follows a New Yorker as they go on five separate dates across the city, navigating through awkward silences, shared passio...
11m Mar 06, 2019
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‘Unprecedented and Extraordinarily Intrusive.’ White House Refuses to Hand Over Documents on Security Clearance Process
The White House is refusing to hand over to Congress documents regarding its process for security clearances, possibly paving the way for a second round of subpoenas to hit the Trump Administration. Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a response from the White House on Tuesday, with White House Counsel Pat Cipollone describi...
4m Mar 06, 2019
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Crew Aboard India’s National Airline Have Been Ordered to ‘Hail the Motherland’
India's flag carrier has instructed crew to end all in-flight announcements with the phrase "Jai Hind," which translates to "hail the motherland," causing some confused amusement among social media users. The BBC reports that deeply indebted Air India issued a memorandum to implement the new policy with "immediate effect," requiring crew to recite the patriotic phrase "...
2m Mar 06, 2019
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A Man May Be Cleared of HIV for the Second Time in History. Here’s What That Means
A man in London has become only the second person to achieve remission from HIV infection, researchers from the UK reported Tuesday. The therapy responsible has worked on only one other person who is considered to be "cured" of HIV: Timothy Ray Brown, who still does not show signs of the virus in his body after more than 10 years. Here's what to know about the landmark ...
8m Mar 06, 2019
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How Nintendo’s Embrace of Indie Games Is Helping the Switch Win Big
For those who self-identify as gamers, chances are you have — or at least know someone with — a Nintendo Switch. The Switch was the best-selling console in 2018, thanks in no small part to Nintendo's own popular titles, like Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo now says Switch sales will be lower this year than what it originally expected.
7m Mar 06, 2019
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Review: The Samsung Galaxy S10+ Is Perfectly Fine, But the Future Is Just Around the Corner
The Samsung Galaxy S10+ could’ve been a big deal. The third in the Galaxy S10 line of devices, it’s the product of Samsung attempting to create something indisputably better than the competition, with enough certifications to match. It’s got a huge display, an impressive array of cameras, and enough processing power to satisfy you until your next upgrade. It even has a hea...
10m Mar 06, 2019
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More Seniors Should Be Getting Brain Health Screenings, Experts Say
Alzheimer's disease is a growing issue among Americans, but just 16% of seniors reported being regularly screened for cognitive issues, according to the Alzheimer's Association's new 2019 report. "There's under-utilization of cognitive assessment in the clinical setting, and a disconnect between patient and provider over who should be initiating it," says Joanne Pike, c...
4m Mar 06, 2019
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AMA, Planned Parenthood Sue Over Trump's 'Gag Rule' on Family Planning Clinics
The American Medical Association and Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration rule changing criteria for family-planning grant money in ways sought by anti-abortion activists. The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federa...
6m Mar 06, 2019
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Quebec Radio Stations Pull Michael Jackson Music Following Listener Reactions to HBO Documentary
(MONTREAL) — Three major Montreal radio stations have stopped playing Michael Jackson songs as a result of child-molestation allegations against the late musician that aired Sunday in an HBO documentary. A spokeswoman for the owner of the French-language stations CKOI and Rythme and the English-language The Beat says Jackson's music was pulled starting Monday morning. ...
1m Mar 06, 2019
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‘London Patient’ Appears to Become the Second Person Ever Cured of HIV
Doctors say a British man who previously tested positive for HIV might be the second person ever to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS. Reuters reports that the man, whose identity has not been revealed, has tested negative for the virus almost three years after he received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with an HIV-resistant genetic mutation. The man stopped...
2m Mar 06, 2019
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Opposition Leader Juan Guaido Returns to Venezuela After Leaving to Rally International Support
(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Declaring he knows he is at risk, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido returned Monday to his homeland to renew his campaign to topple the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido landed at the country's main airport, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Caracas, the capital. He said in a tweet that he successfully passed through immigrat...
6m Mar 05, 2019
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I Worked Hard to Get Top Secret Clearance. It’s Troubling That Jared Kushner Didn’t
“Seriously … SERIOUSLY,” I muttered as I stared at the words scrolling across my TV. I wiped mascara residue from my morning eyes, took a big gulp of a warm Diet Coke and read the scroll again: “Trump Ordered Kushner’s Security Clearance.” “You’ve. Got. To. Be. F’ing Kidding. Me,” I yelled at the TV, this time in my full outdoor voice.
7m Mar 05, 2019
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