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Ben Carson, HUD Accused Of Lavish Spending, Including $31000 On Furniture

Ben Carson, HUD Accused Of Lavish Spending, Including $31000 On Furniture    NPR Ben Carson's HUD spent $31000 on dining room furniture for his office    USA TODAY What kind of chair can you get for $5000?    CNN US housing department to spend $165000 on own furniture as it faces $6.8bn budget cut    The Guardian A $31000 dining room set for Ben Carson? Typical Trump administration behavior.    Washington Post Full coverage

Manafort's financial troubles raise questions about why he offered to work as an unpaid volunteer to the Trump campaign

Manafort's financial troubles raise questions about why he offered to work as an unpaid volunteer to the Trump campaign    Business Insider Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faces Sept. 17 trial in DC    Washington Post Wednesday briefing: Ex-Trump aide makes plea deal in Russia inquiry    The Guardian Full coverage

Rep. Don Young suggests armed Jews could have prevented the Holocaust

Rep. Don Young suggests armed Jews could have prevented the Holocaust    Washington Post Top GOP congressman: 'How many Jews were put in the ovens because they were unarmed?'    Business Insider Fewer Jews would have died in Holocaust if they were armed, suggests GOP congressman    SFGate Why the Holocaust Has No Place in the Gun Debate    Huffington Post Full coverage

Music streaming service Spotify files for public listing in filing that highlights data analysis

Music streaming service Spotify files for public listing in filing that highlights data analysis    Los Angeles Times Spotify files IPO to go public, details years of losses    USA TODAY Spotify Kicks Off Its Unusual IPO    Wall Street Journal Music streaming service Spotify files to go public, lost $1.5 billion last year    CNBC Full coverage

Suspect arrested in lethal Queens bombing was targeting cop

Suspect arrested in lethal Queens bombing was targeting cop    New York Daily News Arrest in deadly Queens package explosion; Target was NYPD officer    WABC-TV Arrest in package bomb blast that killed NYC landlord, 73    CBS News Full coverage

Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of USOC Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case

Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of USOC Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case    New York Times US Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun resigns    USA TODAY Full coverage

Ryan Seacrest maintains innocence as former colleague backs accuser Suzie Hardy

Ryan Seacrest maintains innocence as former colleague backs accuser Suzie Hardy    Los Angeles Times E! Stands By Ryan Seacrest Amid More Detailed Account Of Alleged Sexual Misconduct    Deadline Ryan Seacrest's Girlfriend Defends Him Amid Sexual Assault Claims: I 'Forever Support You'    PEOPLE.com Ex-stylist of Ryan Seacrest endured sexual misconduct, former co-worker says    NBCNews.com Ryan Seacrest, the Oscars, and the Red Carpet's Existential Crisis    Vanity Fair Full coverage

Bill Ackman gives up Herbalife fight, ending five-year saga

Bill Ackman gives up Herbalife fight, ending five-year saga    Los Angeles Times It's Over: Icahn Beats Ackman in Battle Over Herbalife    TheStreet.com William Ackman's Pershing Square Buys Stake in United Technologies    Wall Street Journal Bill Ackman Gets Back to Basics    Bloomberg Full coverage

Trumpcoin: Israeli Group Mints New Coin to Honor US Embassy Move

Trumpcoin: Israeli Group Mints New Coin to Honor US Embassy Move    Newsweek Iconic Jerusalem church reopens after closing to protest tax plan    New York Post Why a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians is closer than you think    Washington Post The two-state solution is still the only game in town    Aljazeera.com Full coverage

Jeff Sessions Fires Back at Trump Over Handling of Justice Department Surveillance Probe

Jeff Sessions Fires Back at Trump Over Handling of Justice Department Surveillance Probe    Wall Street Journal Trump Calls Sessions's Handling of FISA Abuse Allegations 'Disgraceful'    New York Times Trump blasts Jeff Sessions over surveillance probe, and Sessions fights back    USA TODAY Full coverage

Kelly, Kushner tension simmers amid West Wing uncertainty

Kelly, Kushner tension simmers amid West Wing uncertainty    CNN Regulator Seeks Kushner Loan Details From Deutsche Bank, Two Others    Bloomberg Jared Kushner's very bad week, explained    Vox Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence    Politico Trump Thought the Rules Didn't Apply—and Now He's Paying the Price    The Atlantic Full coverage

Dick's Ends Sales of Assault-Style Rifles in Stores

Dick's Ends Sales of Assault-Style Rifles in Stores    U.S. News & World Report Dick's Sporting Goods CEO says company will stop selling assault-style rifles, set under-21 ban for other guns    Washington Post Dick's Sporting Goods pulls assault-style rifles as Florida students return    BBC News Dick's Does the Right Thing on Guns    Bloomberg Full coverage

Armed Georgia teacher in custody after police say he fired shot in empty classroom

Armed Georgia teacher in custody after police say he fired shot in empty classroom    USA TODAY Teacher In Custody After Firing Gun Inside Georgia High School, Police Say    HuffPost Police: Georgia Teacher Fires Gun in Classroom; No One Hurt    U.S. News & World Report UPDATE: Teacher in custody after shot fired at Dalton HS    WRCB-TV Full coverage

Trump prays for God to 'raise up' another Billy Graham following the evangelical leader's death

Trump prays for God to 'raise up' another Billy Graham following the evangelical leader's death    Washington Post Rev. Billy Graham Lies in Honor at US Capitol for Day of Remembrance    New York Times Americans pay respects to Billy Graham at US Capitol: 'I love him'    Fox News Billy Graham's Nasty Nixon Moment    U.S. News & World Report Full coverage

ICE attacks Oakland mayor for warning residents about immigration sweeps; she stands by her actions

ICE attacks Oakland mayor for warning residents about immigration sweeps; she stands by her actions    Los Angeles Times Immigration Chief: 800 Avoided Arrest Due to Mayor's Warning    U.S. News & World Report Civil rights groups plan protest outside ICE building in San Francisco    The Mercury News Report: Immigration enforcement has students fearful and depressed    NBCNews.com Full coverage

Pizza Hut is the new official pizza of the NFL — and that should terrify Papa John's

Pizza Hut is the new official pizza of the NFL — and that should terrify Papa John's    Business Insider NFL Partners With Pizza Hut a Day After Split With Papa John's    Wall Street Journal Pizza Hut is the new official pizza of the NFL after Papa John's slices its sponsorship deal    Los Angeles Times Papa John's, NFL make 'mutual decision' to end sponsorship deal    ESPN NFL and Papa John's Part Ways in Wake of CEO Commentary    New York Times Full coverage

Russian Escort Nastya Rybka Offers to Reveal Trump-Russia Links in Exchange for Jail Release

Russian Escort Nastya Rybka Offers to Reveal Trump-Russia Links in Exchange for Jail Release    Newsweek A self-described sex expert says she will spill information on Trump and Russia to get out of a Thai jail    Washington Post Could a Russian Call Girl Be the Straw That Breaks This Joe Camel-Colored President's Back?    The Root Full coverage

New Overwatch Character Is Brigitte, Here's What She Can Do

New Overwatch Character Is Brigitte, Here's What She Can Do    GameSpot Overwatch's new hero, Brigitte Lindholm, is a tanky support    CNET Overwatch Update: Brigitte Revealed As New Hero in Latest Patch Notes    Newsweek Full coverage

Kelly Ripa's quip about Ryan Seacrest's shoes taken by some as subtle dig about sex harassment accusation

Kelly Ripa's quip about Ryan Seacrest's shoes taken by some as subtle dig about sex harassment accusation    Fox News Ryan Seacrest: US TV host rejects harassment allegations    BBC News Ryan Seacrest's Accuser Hits Back at His Denial As New Witness Comes Forward    Vulture Second former co-worker accuses Ryan Seacrest…    The Mercury News Full coverage

To Keep Students Safe, Oklahoma Is Using Bulletproof Storm Shelters At Elementary and Middle Schools

To Keep Students Safe, Oklahoma Is Using Bulletproof Storm Shelters At Elementary and Middle Schools    Newsweek Small town installs bulletproof shelters in classrooms    New York Post Oklahoma school district installs bulletproof shelters in elementary school classrooms    The Hill (blog) Full coverage

Bill Ackman Gives Up Herbalife Fight, Ending Five-Year Saga

Bill Ackman Gives Up Herbalife Fight, Ending Five-Year Saga    Bloomberg Ackman exits bet against Herbalife, building stake in United Tech: CNBC    Reuters Bill Ackman concedes defeat on Herbalife    New York Post Full coverage

What to know about the major winter storm headed for NorCal

What to know about the major winter storm headed for NorCal    KCRA Sacramento The good news: Sensational powder ahead. The bad news: Polar temps and bad roads coming first    Los Angeles Times Blizzard conditions expected for Tahoe region as biggest storm of season arrives    KRNV My News 4 Full coverage

Marines released from the hospital after 11 people showed symptoms after opening suspicious letter on military base

Marines released from the hospital after 11 people showed symptoms after opening suspicious letter on military base    Business Insider Suspicious letter sickens 11 at Va. military base    WTOP 11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base    New York Times Full coverage

Embattled Jared Kushner finds few allies in the media

Embattled Jared Kushner finds few allies in the media    Washington Post Security Clearance, NRA, Ben Carson: Your Wednesday Briefing    New York Times Kushner Has No Business in the White House    Slate Magazine Kushner's overseas contacts raise concerns as foreign officials seek leverage    Washington Post Jared Kushner just joined a really big club    CNN Full coverage

Trump Calls Sessions's Handling of FISA Abuse Allegations 'Disgraceful'

Trump Calls Sessions's Handling of FISA Abuse Allegations 'Disgraceful'    New York Times FACT CHECK: Sessions Vows To Probe FISA Abuse, But Trump's Patience Appears Thin    NPR Trump Blasts Sessions' 'Disgraceful' Handling of Justice Department Surveillance Probe    Wall Street Journal Trump: 'Disgraceful' for Sessions to tap DOJ watchdog to investigate FBI    Politico Full coverage

THE LATEST: Teacher in custody after shot fired at school

THE LATEST: Teacher in custody after shot fired at school    Atlanta Journal Constitution Cops: Teacher in custody after barricading self in classroom with gun    CBS News Full coverage

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of 'surrender' over Russian election interference

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of 'surrender' over Russian election interference    Fox News Why US “cyber-warriors” can't do anything about Russian “cyber-meddling”    Ars Technica Clinton calls on Trump to act: 'The Russians are still coming'    The Hill Rogers: US cyber defenses 'not optimized for speed'    FederalNewsRadio.com Why Trump Is Reluctant to Escalate the Cyber War With Russia    Bloomberg Full coverage

Pizza Hut Replaces Papa John's as NFL Sponsor for 2018

Pizza Hut Replaces Papa John's as NFL Sponsor for 2018    Bloomberg Pizza Hut is the new official pizza of the NFL after Papa John's slices its sponsorship deal    Los Angeles Times DiGiorno trolling Papa John's about losing its NFL sponsorship    Fox News NFL and Papa John's Part Ways in Wake of CEO Commentary    New York Times Full coverage

Meghan McCain: Trump CPAC comments 'incredibly hurtful'

Meghan McCain: Trump CPAC comments 'incredibly hurtful'    CNN Cindy McCain Blasts Donald Trump's Bullying On 'The View' After CPAC Attack    Deadline Cindy and Meghan McCain hit Trump over CPAC remarks    The Hill (blog) Full coverage

UK's offer to EU nationals arriving during Brexit transition

UK's offer to EU nationals arriving during Brexit transition    BBC News Major Says UK Voters Have Right to 'Reconsider': Brexit Update    Bloomberg Full coverage

China Stifles Critics of Plan to Extend Xi Jinping's Reign

China Stifles Critics of Plan to Extend Xi Jinping's Reign    Wall Street Journal Xi Jinping's China was already aggressive, but it could be 'turned up to 11' without term limits    Business Insider New Terms Censored on Chinese Social Media Include 'Disney', 'Wheel of History', and 'Personality Cult'    Gizmodo Xi Sets China on a Collision Course With History    New York Times Full coverage

The CDC researcher who mysteriously vanished had recently been passed over for a promotion, police say

The CDC researcher who mysteriously vanished had recently been passed over for a promotion, police say    Washington Post Missing CDC scientist allegedly told neighbor to delete his phone number a day before disappearance    USA TODAY Missing CDC Employee Timothy Cunningham Was Upset About Being Denied Promotion    Newsweek Full coverage

Rep. Don Young Armed Jews Would Have Stopped Nazis

Rep. Don Young Armed Jews Would Have Stopped Nazis    TMZ.com Republican congressman suggests Jews could have saved themselves from Holocaust if they were armed    The Independent Full coverage

Evan Rachel Wood delivers emotional testimony on Capitol Hill detailing experience with rape and torture

Evan Rachel Wood delivers emotional testimony on Capitol Hill detailing experience with rape and torture    Fox News Evan Rachel Wood Details Experiences With Rape and Sexual Abuse in Congressional Hearing    SPIN Evan Rachel Wood Testifies to Congress About Her Sexual Abuse    Out Magazine Full coverage

Envelope's contents sicken Marines at base near Pentagon

Envelope's contents sicken Marines at base near Pentagon    USA TODAY 11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base    New York Times 3 Marines Hospitalized After a Suspicious Piece of Mail Was Opened at Military Base    TIME Full coverage

How One Big Gun Seller Chose to End AR-15 Sales: DealBook Briefing

How One Big Gun Seller Chose to End AR-15 Sales: DealBook Briefing    New York Times Dick's Sporting Goods Ends Sale Of Assault-Style Rifles, Citing Florida Shooting    NPR Dick's Sporting Goods pulls assault-style rifles as Florida students return    BBC News Dick's Sporting Goods to immediately stop selling assault-style rifles in its stores    Chicago Tribune Full coverage

Billy Graham remembered as 'faithful,' 'most important evangelist' by religious leaders

Billy Graham remembered as 'faithful,' 'most important evangelist' by religious leaders    Fox News Billy Graham will be the 4th civilian to lie in honor in the US Capitol — here's what that means    Business Insider Bill Leslie remembers: Covering Billy Graham    WRAL.com Full coverage

Trump calls out Sessions over 'disgraceful' handling of FISA probe

Trump calls out Sessions over 'disgraceful' handling of FISA probe    CNN Trump slams Sessions for using 'Obama guy' to investigate 'massive FISA abuse'    Fox News Trump tweets: 'Disgraceful' that Sessions kicked surveillance probe to Obama appointee    CNBC Justice Dept. to target opioid manufacturers, distributors in new push to curb deadly epidemic    Washington Post Full coverage

Trump Says California Border Wall on Hold Until Entire Wall Approved

Trump Says California Border Wall on Hold Until Entire Wall Approved    U.S. News & World Report Trump puts California on notice over border wall    New York Post Despite legal victory, Trump needs money for border wall    ABC News Trump's attacks on Judge Curiel are still jarring to read    CNN Full coverage

CNN vs. Fox: Why these two cable networks can't stop talking about each other

CNN vs. Fox: Why these two cable networks can't stop talking about each other    Washington Post Shooting survivor's father admits he altered email exchanges with CNN    The Hill Full coverage

Pizza Hut is now the new official pizza of the NFL after Papa John's slices its sponsorship deal

Pizza Hut is now the new official pizza of the NFL after Papa John's slices its sponsorship deal    Los Angeles Times DiGiorno trolling Papa John's about losing its NFL sponsorship    Fox News Pizza Hut Replacing Papa John's as NFL Sponsor    Sports Illustrated Papa John's, NFL make 'mutual decision' to end sponsorship deal    ESPN NFL and Papa John's Part Ways in Wake of CEO Commentary    New York Times Full coverage

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tipped off immigrants about ICE raid and isn't sorry she did

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tipped off immigrants about ICE raid and isn't sorry she did    Washington Post Oakland Mayor Faces Off Against ICE Over Warning Residents About Immigration Sweep    Slate Magazine Acting ICE director to Oakland mayor: 'We're not going away'    Politico Full coverage

Alleged Kremlin call girl begs for US rescue from Thai jail

Alleged Kremlin call girl begs for US rescue from Thai jail    USA TODAY Instagram model in Russian oligarch scandal says she wants to talk about Trump to get out of Thai jail    New York Daily News Russian model offers info on Trump to get out of Thai jail    The Mercury News Full coverage

Other states welcome Delta after Georgia tax dispute with NRA

Other states welcome Delta after Georgia tax dispute with NRA    USA TODAY Georgia Republicans are crossing an ethically murky line by threatening Delta over its NRA boycott    Washington Post Full coverage

An official with Ben Carson's HUD says she was demoted after raising spending concerns over office redecorating

An official with Ben Carson's HUD says she was demoted after raising spending concerns over office redecorating    Los Angeles Times What kind of chair can you get for $5000?    CNN HUD spent $31000 in 2017 on new dining room set for Carson's office    wtvr.com US official: I was demoted for rejecting Ben Carson's costly office revamp    The Guardian Full coverage

EU publishes plan to keep Northern Ireland in customs union

EU publishes plan to keep Northern Ireland in customs union    The Guardian Analysis: EU presses on in face of British dithering    Irish Times Could Blockchain Solve a Brexit Sticking Point?    Forbes Full coverage

3 Marines Hospitalized After a Suspicious Piece of Mail Was Opened at Military Base

3 Marines Hospitalized After a Suspicious Piece of Mail Was Opened at Military Base    TIME Envelope's contents sicken Marines at base near Pentagon    USA TODAY 11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base    New York Times Full coverage

Colleague of Ryan Seacrest's former stylist backs up claim the star repeatedly sexually harassed her

Colleague of Ryan Seacrest's former stylist backs up claim the star repeatedly sexually harassed her    Fox News Former co-worker claims he witnessed Ryan Seacrest's sexual misconduct    New York Daily News Ryan Seacrest Accuser on Denial: 'I Refuse to Let Him Victimize Me for Telling the Truth'    Complex Full coverage

Bears paid Mike Glennon $18.5 million for 4 starts in 2017. Now he's about to be released.

Bears paid Mike Glennon $18.5 million for 4 starts in 2017. Now he's about to be released.    SB Nation Bears To Continue Roster Purge With Release Of Mike Glennon, Willie Young    CBS Chicago Full coverage

No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause

No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause    ABC News In Syria, Foreign Powers' Scramble for Influence Intensifies    Wall Street Journal Syrian troops launch new offensives in Ghouta in defiance of Russian truce    Telegraph.co.uk “Siege, starve, and surrender”: inside the next phase of the Syrian civil war    Vox Full coverage

Dick's, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles

Dick's, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles    New York Times Dick's Sporting Goods bans sales of assault weapons after Parkland, Florida school shooting    USA TODAY Dick's Sporting Goods to stop selling assault-style rifles in wake of Florida school shooting    Business Insider Full coverage

Trump puts California on notice over border wall

Trump puts California on notice over border wall    New York Post Judge Dismisses Challenges to Border Wall Construction    NBC 7 San Diego Despite legal victory, Trump needs money for border wall    WRAL.com Judge Curiel sides with Trump on border wall ruling. But, whoa, do these two have a history.    The San Diego Union-Tribune Trump's attacks on Judge Curiel are still jarring to read    CNN Full coverage

In Syria, Foreign Powers' Scramble for Influence Intensifies

In Syria, Foreign Powers' Scramble for Influence Intensifies    Wall Street Journal N Korea 'providing materials for Syria chemical weapons'    BBC News Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan    Reuters Syria is a moral defeat for Europeans    The Guardian Full coverage