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Cindy Hyde-Smith Loses Endorsements Over Lynching Comment

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Ahead of the midterm elections, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) attended a speaking event and, in thanking a cattle rancher for his support, said: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” A few weeks later, and after a video depicting the comment was made public, Hyde-Smith’s... Read More.

Marvel Comic Writer Stan Lee Passes Away at Age 95

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Stan Lee, one of the masterminds of the Marvel Comics universe, died at age 95.Lee was the creator of dozens of now-iconic comic-book heroes, including Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and Black Panther. All of those characters have since been adapted into hugely popular.Lee's work creating characters for Marvel spanned the 1960s... Read More.

Gillum Retracts Concession in Florida Governor’s Race

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) withdrew his concession to Republican candidate Ron Desantis in the Florida gubernatorial race on Saturday as a recount in the state begins.“I am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote," Gillum said at a press conference."And I say this recognizing that... Read More.

Trump Wants To End Birthright Citizenship For Some US-Born Babies

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President Donald Trump is making another hardline immigration play in the final days before the midterm elections. Trump declared that he wants to order an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-citizens. Most scholars think he can’t implement such a change unilaterally.With seven days... Read More.

Pipe Bomb Suspect Apprehended

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Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc searched for addresses of his targets online and had photos of many of them on his cellphone, including one of Michelle Obama’s driver’s license, federal prosecutors said in a letter outlining more evidence against him.The letter sent by Justice Department prosecutors in New York to a Miami federal judge... Read More.

Megyn Kelly Off The Air, Reportedly Out At NBC

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Megyn Kelly was absent from her NBC News morning show on Thursday following this week’s controversy over her comments about blackface.  This amid indications that her time at the network could be ending after less than two years.An NBC spokeswoman said that “given the circumstances,” the network was airing repeats of “Megyn Kelly Today”... Read More.

Ex-FBI Agent Gets 4 Years In Prison For Leaking Documents To Reporter

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A former FBI Agent in Minnesota who admitted leaking classified internal documents to a reporter was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison.Terry James Albury, 39, plead guilty in April to one count each of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information and unauthorized retention of national defense information. He appeared to cry in... Read More.