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Catalan leader urges show of strength to clinch independence

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalan President Quim Torra on Tuesday urged his separatist supporters to ensure a massive turnout at upcoming public gatherings, saying large…

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Comparing People To Hitler For Supporting Donald Trump Is Crazy Talk

In a segment on NPR’s “On Point” Friday, a fellow guest compared me to an Adolf Hitler supporter because I said something positive about President…

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WATCH: Democrat Senators Throw Toddler-Style Tantrum Over Brett Kavanaugh

Democratic senators employed toddler-style tactics Tuesday to disrupt the first day of hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. While…

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Amid ire, UK’s Labour Party alters anti-Semitism definition

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Tuesday adopted an internationally recognized definition of anti-Semitism, an about-face aimed at defusing a crisis that…

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Fragments found in Brazil museum fire provide some hope

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters found bone fragments from a collection in the still-smoldering National Museum, an official said Tuesday, raising hopes that a…

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Researchers win prize for restoring children’s eyesight

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Researchers in the United States and Britain are sharing a 1 million-euro ($1.16 million) prize from a Portuguese scientific foundation for…

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Iraqi forces kill 2 protesters in southern city of Basra

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition on hundreds of protesters in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday,…

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Syrian state media reports Israeli air attack by jets flying over neighboring Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media reports Israeli air attack by jets flying over neighboring Lebanon.

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Slovenian police probe armed group after video appears

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian police say they have launched an investigation after video footage and photos appeared on social media of a group of…

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New York Times Editorial Board Rewrites History To Criticize Kavanaugh Confirmation

The country’s political establishment gathered in Washington’s National Cathedral on Saturday in a markedly bipartisan and civil memorial service for the late Sen. John McCain….

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The Bannon Chronicles: New Yorker Edition

By disinviting him, Bannon comes out a winner, with more publicity and a hero-martyr narrative.

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Xavier Ramesh Ponnuru

The reason I have been scarce around here was born a week and a half ago.

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Week in Review: Mass Shootings, Gender Dysphoria, Guns N’ Roses

In a new paper, John Lott assembled his own global database of mass shootings and found that the U.S. accounts for just 3 percent of…

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Krugman Misleads on Federal Pay

Withholding federal employees’ annual pay increase is a reasonable cost-saving measure.

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Highway overpass collapses in Kolkata; at least 1 dead

KOLKATA, India (AP) — A highway overpass collapsed Tuesday in the crowded Indian city of Kolkata, with a concrete segment slamming to the ground and…

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Russia says air leak at space station caused by drill hole

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top space official says that last week’s air leak at the International Space Station was a drill hole that happened during…

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Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 8 dead, airport flooded

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, inundating the region’s main international airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge,…

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Death of Afghan group’s founder unlikely to weaken militants

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of Afghanistan’s outlawed militant network that bears his name, is unlikely to weaken the group…

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The Latest: Macedonia detain 14 migrants, suspected smuggler

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe’s migrant crisis (all times local):7:15 p.m.Macedonian police say they have detained a 41-year old man accused of…

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Germany: Left-leaning pols form group to spur establishment

BERLIN (AP) — One of Germany’s most prominent left-wing politicians is leading a new movement launched Tuesday with the aim of reviving the fortunes of…

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Wives of convicted Myanmar reporters shocked by sentences

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The wives of two Myanmar reporters for the Reuters news agency sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for possessing state secrets say…

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Trump warns Assad, Syrian allies on reported plan for Idlib province offensive

President Trump late Monday warned Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his allies in the region not to attack rebels in the country’s Idlib province, warning that…

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Kavanaugh confirmation hearing likely to focus on abortion, gun rights and more

From protecting access to abortion in the U.S. to his relationship with a beleaguered judge accused of sexual misconduct, Brett Kavanaugh can expect a grueling…

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Cornyn says Democrats interrupting Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing would be ‘in contempt of court’

A Republican senator suggested his Democratic colleagues’ behavior at the start of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing would render them held “in contempt of…

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Who are the Supreme Court justices?

Here’s a look at who is making all the decisions.

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Dem socialist candidate Julia Salazar’s mother and brother expose more inconsistencies in her bio

A Democratic socialist candidate for New York state Senate whose biography was challenged in a recent expose is facing even more questions about her background…

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Brett Kavanaugh hearing repeatedly interrupted by Dem objections, protests

Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing turned into a political spectacle within moments of Tuesday’s kickoff, as top Democrats tried to overtake the session…

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Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing kicks off with numerous arrests as protesters shout down lawmakers

Nearly two dozen people have been arrested during the first day of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearing as they interrupted the proceedings with shouts of…

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Kavanaugh’s staunch gun-rights defense among hundreds of decisions in spotlight

Hundreds of Brett Kavanaugh’s decisions are now in the spotlight after President Trump formally selected him to fill Anthony Kennedy’s seat.

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Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh supported by most GOP governors in letter: A look at who didn’t sign it

Most Republican governors support Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court.

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Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing witnesses include former law clerks, school shooting survivor: A full list

From former law clerks to U.S. solicitors general, a bevy of venerable legal minds are prepared to testify in support of Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme…

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Senator Menendez’s Unlettered Attack on Judge Kavanaugh

Menendez’s demagogic critique of Judge Kavanaugh’s ruling on ‘assault weapons’ ignores Supreme Court precedent.

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Honest Things to Say When Someone You Dislike Passes Away

Allow me to offer five honest and appropriate things to say when someone you didn’t particularly like passes away.

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The McCain Funeral

Heaven knowns, the McCain family has had plenty of provocation; Meghan McCain has the right to eulogize her father however she pleases; and given Trump’s…

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The Disinvitation Game, or, Against Weenification

Steve Bannon is disinvited from the New Yorker Festival. There is a lot of this going around — which is a problem.

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***Live Updates*** Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will begin its confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. If confirmed, Kavanaugh will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy….

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Highway overpass collapses in Kolkata; Injured being treated

KOLKATA, India (AP) — A highway overpass collapsed Tuesday in the crowded Indian city of Kolkata, and some injured people were being treated at a…

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Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 2 dead, airport flooded

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, causing heavy rain to flood the region’s main international airport and strong winds…

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3 Algerian soldiers, 2 extremists killed in clash

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Officials say three soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in a clash with Islamist militants in western Algeria. They…

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Some Talk about Talk

Ben Sasse has issued a remarkable statement about President Trump. Is it mere “talk”?

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Brian Fallon: Dems Who Vote for Kavanaugh Risk ‘Suppressing the Historic Level of Enthusiasm’ from Dem Voters

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” Demand Justice Executive Director and former Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Secretary Brian Fallon stated any Democrat who…

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American Bar Association Unanimously Rates Kavanaugh ‘Well Qualified’ for Supreme Court

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Judge Brett Kavanaugh “well qualified” for the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, the highest rating possible from the organization…

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Greek police rescue 60 migrants dumped on northern highway

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in northern Greece have rescued 60 Iraqi migrants, including 27 children, found walking along a major highway after a smuggling…

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German minister: Mistakes made in Chemnitz suspects’ cases

BERLIN (AP) — Mistakes were made in the cases of two asylum-seekers accused in the slaying of a German man that sparked large-scale far-right protests,…

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Foreign Interference: French Prez Macron Slams Swedish Populist Leader Days Before Election

French President Emmanuel Macron has blasted populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson claiming he is “not compatible with Swedish values” during an interview one week before…

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Ten-Year-Old German Boy Raped by Migrant Classmates on School Trip

A ten-year-old boy from Berlin was reportedly raped by three asylum seeker classmates while on a school trip to an isolated castle north of the…

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Report: Facebook Suffers Exodus of Small Businesses After News Feed Changes

Small businesses are fleeing Facebook after sweeping changes made to its news feed showing “more posts from friends and family” and “less public content,” from commercial entities.

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Grassley: Sessions ‘Could Be More Aggressive’ Running DOJ

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) stated that it is the president’s choice whether…

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GOP Rep Costello: GOP Experiencing ‘Shrinkage’ in Suburbs – ‘Not Speaking Out’ About Trump Not ‘Sustainable’

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Representative Ryan Costello (R-PA) stated the GOP is experiencing “shrinkage” among suburban voters and that if the…

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Democrat Mike Levin Embraces Nancy Pelosi in Race to Replace Darrell Issa

The Democrat seeking to flip California’s congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Darrell Issa bucked trends this week and re-embraced unpopular Democrat hopeful to return…

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