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• Giuliani Says He Won’t Let Trump Anywhere Near Mueller Interview

  06-05-2018 23:53 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s new personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, believes it would be a bad idea for the president to testify under oath before a grand jury regarding special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. “You couldn’t put a lawyer on this show who wants to keep his law license…
  
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• Israel Amps Up Fight Against Iran As Trump Decision Deadline Nears

  06-05-2018 23:48 via westernjournal.com
  
  Like Trump, Netanyahu is an ardent opponent of the deal.
  
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• Kashuv Steps Up to the Mic, Hits Audience with Powerful Pro-2nd Amendment Statement

  06-05-2018 23:45 via westernjournal.com
  
  It took teenager Kyle Kashuv 12 words on Saturday to define the challenge facing gun rights supporters and offer a ringing call to action. “No matter what they say, they will not take our guns away!” Kashuv declared at the National Rifle Association’s convention in Dallas. "No matter what they say, they will NOT take…
  
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• ‘My wife could be a widow’: Off-duty cop draws gun on shopper he suspected of stealing mints (VIDEO)

  06-05-2018 23:37 via rt.com
  
  Shocking surveillance footage shows an off-duty California officer draw his firearm at a man who he thought was stealing a $1.19 pack of Mentos mints from a gas station store.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• House Majority Leader Delivers Blunt Bad News to Nancy Pelosi

  06-05-2018 23:37 via westernjournal.com
  
  McCarthy isn’t sold on Pelosi’s prediction.
  
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• Juanita Broaddrick Attacks ‘Sexual Predator’ Clinton Ahead of Controversial Book Tour

  06-05-2018 23:29 via westernjournal.com
  
  Juanita Broaddrick, who has claimed she was raped by Bill Clinton in 1978, is outraged the former president will be making a celebrated book tour this summer to mark the release of a novel he co-authored. “You know, the man is absolutely despicable in everything that he has done,” she said during an interview with…
  
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• Slew of Polls Indicate Bad News for Mueller’s Investigation

  06-05-2018 23:21 via westernjournal.com
  
  A slew of polls conducted in April show a shrinking level of support for special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Recent polls from Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University and Maris indicate Americans are souring on the wide-ranging probe. People are starting to see Mueller’s investigation as unfair to President Donald…
  
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• Evacuees rescue valuables from Hawaii volcano lava

  06-05-2018 22:59
  By Karin StantonPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Residents evacuated from homes threatened by a volcanic eruption spewing lava and gas on Hawaii's Big Island were able to make a quick return visit on Sunday to rescue pets, medicines and essential documents.Nine homes had been destroyed, the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said."This is not the time for sightseeing," the agency said on social media, urging others to stay away from the community about a dozen miles (19 km) from where the Kilauea volca
  
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• Never too late: 96yo WWII veteran graduates with degree seven decades after last class

  06-05-2018 22:33 via rt.com
  
  Bob Barger, a decorated US naval aviator, has finally received his college degree, some 68 years after he took his final class. This may make the 96 year old the oldest college graduate in the world.
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• Hollywood Actress Attends Anti-Gun Protest, Brings Her Own Armed Guards for Protection

  06-05-2018 22:32 via westernjournal.com
  
  Actress Alyssa Milano came to the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas on Saturday to talk about the evils of firearms. However, a video released on Twitter shows the anti-gun actress relied upon armed security to protect her. The video posted by Ben Howe shows a man identified as NRA member Will Haraway asking a member…
  
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• 4 Reasons Your Gas Prices Are About To Go Up

  06-05-2018 22:32 via westernjournal.com
  
  Global oil prices have risen from around $30 a barrel in January 2016 to over $65 today.
  
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• ‘New Leads’ in Clinton Email Review Halt Inspector General’s Testimony

  06-05-2018 22:06 via westernjournal.com
  
  The Justice Department’s inspector general has delayed upcoming testimony about the Hillary Clinton email investigation amid reports he is pursuing new information regarding the handling of the case. Fox News reported that Inspector General Michael Horowitz “has pursued new leads” and will not be appearing before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday as planned. Horowitz told…
  
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• Trump lawyer Giuliani does not rule out payments were made to other women

  06-05-2018 22:03
  By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday he would not rule out the possibility that payments were made to women other than porn star Stormy Daniels to get them to stay silent about allegations against Trump.Giuliani told ABC’s "This Week" that he had no knowledge of whether former Trump attorney Michael Cohen had other payments, but he said: "I would think if it was necessary, yes.
  
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• White House Cutting into Congress’ Unchecked Spending Spree

  06-05-2018 21:47 via westernjournal.com
  
  'While discussions are ongoing and the final number is still in flux, it’s important to note that this package will be the first in a series.'
  
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• Eruption destroys homes as toxic gas and lava threaten residents

  06-05-2018 21:31 via rss.cnn.com
  At least five homes have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted, spewing molten rocks and high levels of sulfur dioxide into neighborhoods.
  
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• Judge Losing Patience As Mueller Turns Attention to Putin’s ‘Personal Chef’

  06-05-2018 21:27 via westernjournal.com
  
  'I find it disturbing that in your first communication you are already behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with the practices of the Department of Justice.'
  
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• How a ‘Far-Left Propaganda Machine’ Got a Respected Legal Group Expelled by Amazon

  06-05-2018 21:17 via westernjournal.com
  
  Alliance Defending Freedom has won seven cases at the U.S. Supreme Court in as many years, including one that upheld an Arizona school choice program and another that prevented the state of Missouri from discriminating against a Christian preschool. The legal powerhouse, which fights for religious freedom, is awaiting decisions in two more landmark free speech cases it argued this term before the…
  
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• Illinois Counties Announce Sanctuary Status for Gun Owners

  06-05-2018 20:54 via westernjournal.com
  
  Several counties in Illinois are putting lawmakers opposed to gun rights on notice that they may refuse to allow anti-gun legislation being considered at the state level from being enforced locally. “We’re just stealing the language that sanctuary cities use,” explained Effingham County State’s Attorney Bryan Kibler, according to the Washington Times. “We wanted to…
  
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• The FBI Shouldn’t Be Above the Law Either

  06-05-2018 20:52 via westernjournal.com
  
  The idea that partisans and journalists who’ve made a living using favorable leaks regarding the investigations into the Trump administration are suddenly concerned about the sanctity of a criminal investigation is ludicrous.
  
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• McCain: Trump Not Wanted at Funeral; Obama, Bush to Deliver Eulogies

  06-05-2018 20:34 via westernjournal.com
  
  Arizona Sen. John McCain admits he doesn’t know how much longer his fight against brain cancer will last, but sources say the 81-year-old Republican has already made some of his wishes known for his funeral service. The New York Times reported Saturday that those close to McCain have informed the White House that McCain would…
  
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• We’re Not Losing to China in a Trade War: 5 Misconceptions About US Trade with China

  06-05-2018 20:11 via westernjournal.com
  
  As U.S. officials prepare to negotiate trade deals with China, it’s crucial to recognize some of the most damaging misconceptions about trade between our two nations that have spread as tensions have risen.
  
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• Lava eruptions destroy five Hawaii homes, gas a threat

  06-05-2018 19:53
  By Karin StantonPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 people on Hawaii's Big Island have been evacuated from homes after lava eruptions destroyed five houses and sulfur dioxide gas threatened to harm anyone who stayed in the residential area, officials said.A new fissure spewed lava up to 230 feet (70 m) into the air and new cracks opened on a highway in the Leilani Estates area, about a dozen miles (19 km) from where the Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory sai
  
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• Bank of America's loan to Remington tests its firearms pledge

  06-05-2018 18:51
  WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is preparing to provide critical financing to Remington Outdoor Co, which makes assault-type rifles, just weeks after the U.S. bank said it would stop financing "military-style" firearms for civilians.
  
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• Trump aides hired Israeli intel firm to find dirt on Obama's Iran deal team – reports

  06-05-2018 18:34 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump's aides hired a private intelligence firm to uncover compromising info on key foreign policy advisers to Barack Obama in a bid to undermine the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, the Observer reports.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Giuliani not ruling out Trump taking 5th Amendment in Russia probe

  06-05-2018 18:06 via nbcnews.com
  "He's the president of the United States, we can assert the same privileges other presidents have," Giuliani said.
  
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• After one year, is France's golden boy Macron losing his luster?

  06-05-2018 17:54 via nbcnews.com
  The collection includes works from legendary artists Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Edward Hopper, Juan Miró and more.
  
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• Hepatitis C cure eludes patients as states struggle with costs

  06-05-2018 17:32 via nbcnews.com
  Cost of drugs pits states and insurance companies against desperate patients.
  
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• Melania Trump to announce formal platform Monday during Rose Garden ceremony

  06-05-2018 17:22 via rss.cnn.com
  Melania Trump will announce her eagerly awaited formal platform Monday during a Rose Garden event, nearly 16 months into her tenure as first lady.
  
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• Lava fountains spew aggressively from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano (VIDEO)

  06-05-2018 17:03 via rt.com
  
  Lava flows continue to persist from Kilauea volcano in Hawaii after the eruption and hundreds of earthquakes forced locals to flee the area. New footage shows molten rock surging relentlessly into the air in huge splatters.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Blunt: Trump following campaign promises 'more important' than misstatements

  06-05-2018 16:59 via rss.cnn.com
  Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt said Sunday that President Donald Trump's efforts to enact the agenda he campaigned on are more important than falsehoods he utters to the public.
  
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• Mosque blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 14, injures 36

  06-05-2018 16:58 via nbcnews.com
  No one has claimed responsibility so far.
  
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• Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Pushes for Term Limits

  06-05-2018 16:46 via westernjournal.com
  
  An old approach to draining the Washington swamp has become new again as members of Congress push for congressional term limits. Term limits were one of the items proposed in the 1994 Contract with America, developed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Although the issue was widely debated at the time, and term limits were…
  
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• For Trump, the fight against this Montana senator is personal

  06-05-2018 14:35 via nbcnews.com
  Will Montana voters reward Jon Tester for taking on Donald Trump — or punish him for bucking the president?
  
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• White House's Sanders slammed for using feminist card to pressure Senate on CIA nominee Haspel

  06-05-2018 13:57 via rt.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has been slammed for claiming Democrats who support women’s empowerment should also support Gina Haspel’s nomination to the CIA, despite her record in torture.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Senate candidates are cozying up to Trump. House hopefuls can't run fast enough.

  06-05-2018 13:55 via nbcnews.com
  2018 could be the first year in American history when a party gains control of one chamber while simultaneously losing seats in the other.
  
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• GrubHub case could be barometer for new rules on independent contractors

  06-05-2018 13:12
  Late on Friday, lawyers for a former GrubHub delivery worker asked a U.S. appeals court in San Francisco to send his closely watched case against the company back to a judge who had previously dismissed it.In light of the California Supreme Court's decision, the lawyers said, the judge should reconsider Raef Lawson's claims that he was an employee entitled to overtime pay and reimbursement for expenses.
  
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• Lava eruptions destroy 5 Hawaii homes, gas a threat

  06-05-2018 13:09
  By Karin StantonPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 people on Hawaii's Big Island have been evacuated from homes after lava eruptions destroyed five houses and sulfur dioxide gas threatened to harm anyone who stayed in the residential area, officials said.A new fissure spewed lava up to 230 feet (70 m) into the air and new cracks opened on a highway in the Leilani Estates area, about a dozen miles (19 km) from where the Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory sai
  
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• Bank of America's loan to Remington tests its firearms pledge

  06-05-2018 13:08
  WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is preparing to provide critical financing to Remington Outdoor Co, which makes assault-type rifles, just weeks after the U.S. bank said it would stop financing "military-style" firearms for civilians.The bank is contributing $43.2 million to a $193 million lending package funded by seven banks, according to court documents, which will help put Remington back on stable footingas it emerges from bankruptcy later this month into an uncerta
  
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• Michelle Knight's five years of freedom after house of horrors

  06-05-2018 12:28 via nbcnews.com
  "I do have triggers," she said. "Certain smells. Light fixtures with chain pulls."
  
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• Parkland's seniors celebrate prom, but four are missing

  06-05-2018 11:51 via nbcnews.com
  Many Stoneman Douglas students were hesitant to attend prom after the shooting. But the senior class grew determined to keep the tradition intact.
  
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• Trump committed to 'regime change' in Iran, his lawyer Giuliani says

  06-05-2018 10:41 via rt.com
  
  Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says the president is committed to regime change in Iran and will most likely tear up the nuclear deal before he begins supporting protesters to oust the supreme leader from power.Read Full Article at RT.com
  
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• Rachel Dolezal's claim that she's black is the whitest thing possible

  06-05-2018 10:29 via nbcnews.com
  The subject of Netflix new documentary simply can't admit fault for the harm that she's caused black people.
  
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• Strong earthquake rocks Hawaii

  06-05-2018 09:33 via rss.cnn.com
  Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which has been an active volcano since 1983, erupted and spread lava into a residential area, prompting evacuations. CNN's Stephanie Elam reports.
  
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• Eruption destroys 5 homes as toxic gas and lava threaten residents

  06-05-2018 09:10 via rss.cnn.com
  At least five homes have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted, spewing molten rocks and high levels of sulfur dioxide into neighborhoods.
  
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• Stormy Daniels calls for Trump's resignation in 'SNL' skit

  06-05-2018 08:21 via nbcnews.com
  Daniels made a surprise cameo in a skit spoofing President Donald Trump's two most famous lawyers Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.
  
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• Stormy Daniels taunts Trump on 'SNL'

  06-05-2018 08:09 via rss.cnn.com
  Adult film star Stormy Daniels appeared in "Saturday Night Live's" cold open alongside many other big names that surround President Donald Trump.
  
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• Toxic gas replaces lava as top concern on Hawaii's Big Island

  06-05-2018 07:02 via nbcnews.com
  Officials say some residents of Leilani Estates might be able to return after the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii goes quiet.
  
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• As the ground opened, a teary Hawaii resident bid his home a final farewell

  06-05-2018 02:24 via rss.cnn.com
  Like tributaries, the cracks ripped through streets near Steve Gebbie's home. Later, steam rose from the widening fissures before orange columns of molten rock erupted geyser-like into the tropical air.
  
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• Earthquakes, lava fissures put Hawaii's Big Island on high alert

  06-05-2018 01:49
  By Karin StantonPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Hawaii's Big Island was on high alert on Saturday after the Kilauea volcano spewed lava into residential areas, forcing hundreds to evacuate, and a series of earthquakes, including a powerful tremor, shook the island.On Saturday, three more homes were reported destroyed, bringing the total to five, said Janet Snyder, a spokeswoman for the mayor of Hawaii County, as eruptions continued following a 6.9 tremor that rocked the island's southeast corner at mi
  
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• UK says foreign secretary Johnson to meet U.S. VP Pence, discuss Iran, North Korea

  06-05-2018 01:43
  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is traveling to the United States on Sunday for a two-day visit, during which he will meet Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser John Bolton, Britain said.The discussions in Washington will center on Iran, North Korea, Syria and other issues, according to Britain's foreign ministry, and come ahead of a visit to Britain by President Donald Trump planned for July 13.
  
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