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• Jussie Smollett news: Chicago police release investigative files, video of alleged staged attack

  24-06-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago police released their investigative files and video Monday of the alleged staged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in late January.
  
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• Mayor Pete Buttigieg under scrutiny for his response to fatal police shooting in South Bend

  24-06-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate heckled at town hall by residents who blamed him for not being present enough after the deadly shooting of a black man by a white police officer; reaction and analysis from 'The Five.'
  
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• Missing Utah college student last seen in a park at 3 a.m.

  24-06-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A University of Utah student missing for over a week was last seen meeting an unknown person at a park at 3 in the morning, authorities said Monday.The Lyft driver who took Mackenzie Lueck from the airport and dropped her off at a park in a Salt Lake City suburb on June 17 told detectives the woman didn't seem in any distress when she met the person, said Salt Lake City assistant police chief Tim Doubt.It is located in North Salt Lake about 20 minutes from Lueck's apartment.
  
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• Trump signs order that aims to reveal real health care costs

  24-06-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to help keep costs down .Trump's order also requires that patients be told ahead of time what their out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copays will be for many procedures.The executive order calls for a rule-making process by federal agencies, which typically takes months or even years.
  
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• The Latest: Driver denies previous drunken driving charge

  24-06-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A lawyer for the driver of a pickup truck in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire says his client denies being intoxicated when he was charged with drunken driving in Connecticut last month.Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on May 11 in a Walmart parking lot in East Windsor, Connecticut.
  
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• What's an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?

  24-06-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the Russian navy's most advanced warships entered Havana's harbor Monday and docked at the port used until this month by U.S. cruise lines.Here are some questions and answers about the Admiral Gorshkov's travels through the Caribbean.WHAT IS THE ADMIRAL GORSHKOV?
  
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• AOC slams 'shrieking Republicans' after comparing migrant detention centers to concentration camps

  24-06-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed Liz Cheney in an escalation of tension between the two congresswomen over calling migrant detention camps at the US-Mexico border “concentration camps”.Ms Ocasio-Cortez, who had first described the detention facilities as concentration camps during an Instagram Live appearance last week, claimed that Ms Cheney had actually invoked the Holocaust.“Reminder: the member who directly + explicitly compared concentration camps on our border to the
  
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• The Latest: Missing Utah college student met person at park

  24-06-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say a missing University of Utah student who hasn't been heard from in over a week was last seen meeting an unknown person at a park in the middle of the night.Salt Lake City assistant Police Chief Tim Doubt said Monday at a news conference that the Lyft driver who dropped off 23-year-old MacKenzie Lueck says she didn't seem in distress when she met the person on June 17 at about 3 a.m. Doubt declined to describe the person's gender and says they don't know who it is.Police and frien
  
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• Student debt a 'life sentence' for millions of Americans

  24-06-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Haley Walters is five years away from earning her law degree.If everything goes according to plan, she will be under a mountain of $100,000 in student debt by the time she enters the work force.Like millions of Americans, Walters is paying a steep price for an education that will likely weigh her down financially for much of her adult life.
  
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• President Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran as regime accuses US of 'economic' terrorism

  24-06-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The sanctions were aimed at retaliating against Iran for shooting down a U.S. drone last week.
  
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• President Trump's tariff strategy produces a game-changing win

  24-06-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Even if Mexico fails on migrants commitments, Americans have nothing to fear from tariffs, writes Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council.
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in motorcycle crash appears in court

  24-06-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The driver of a truck in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists is being returned to New Hampshire to face charges of negligent homicide.
  
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• Should student loan debt be canceled?

  24-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The rising cost of education and the increasing necessity of a college degree in many professions have led to an explosion in student loan debt in the U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed the most radical measure: an aggressive proposal to tackle the problem by canceling $1.25 trillion in student loan debt.
  
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• George Soros and fellow billionaires ask to be taxed in a letter to 2020 candidates

  24-06-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Signatories include investor George Soros and filmmaker Abigail Disney, singling out Elizabeth Warren's policy as an example of wealth tax policy.
  
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• Trump order aims to disclose 'real' costs for health care

  24-06-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to keep costs down .For example, if a hospital charges your insurer $3,500 for a type of echocardiogram and the same test costs $550 in a doctor's office, you might go for the lower-price procedure to save on copays.Trump's order also requires that patients be told ahead of time what their out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copays will be f
  
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• Here's How 2020 Democrats' Student Loan Debt Proposals Compare

  24-06-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Student loan forgiveness has become a hot topic in the 2020 Democratic primary, with two of the top liberals putting forward competing plans
  
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• Judge allows Missouri's only abortion clinic to stay open for at least five more days

  24-06-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the St. Louis clinic's license on the grounds that it failed to meet their standards.On Monday, Stelzer ruled the clinic can stay open until Friday but ruled that the case must go before the Administrative Hearing Commission, which serves as an independent arbiter in disputes between state agencies and individuals or groups.If Missouri officials succeed in closing the clinic, the state would become the only U.S. state without a legal abortion
  
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• New US sanctions target Iran's supreme leader, military brass

  24-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump slapped the sanctions on Tehran for what he described as its "aggressive behavior" including the shooting down of US drone.In addition to Khamenei, the US Treasury Department said it was taking action against eight senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
  
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• Justices side with business, government in information fight

  24-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court sided with businesses and the U.S. government Monday in a ruling about the public's access to information, telling a South Dakota newspaper it can't get the data it was seeking.Open government and reporters groups described the ruling against the Argus Leader newspaper as a setback, but it was not clear how big its impact will ultimately be.The paper was seeking to learn how much money goes annually to every store nationwide that participates in the government's $65 billion-a-y
  
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• Israel will do 'everything' to stop Iran going nuclear: Netanyahu

  24-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday his country will do "everything" to prevent arch-rival Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, during a visit by a senior Russian security official. Israel has carried out repeated strikes to prevent Iranian forces becoming embedded in neighbouring Syria, where both Iran and Moscow back the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
  
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• The first big discount on AirPods 2 with Apple’s wireless charging case is still available on Amazon

  24-06-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Last week, Apple AirPods 2 with Wireless Charging Case got a sizable discount for the first time ever. They're normally a buck under $200, but they dropped to $179.99 on Amazon with free Prime shipping. Our readers couldn't take advantage fast enough, and they quickly sold out -- though Amazon kept taking orders despite the fact that they were marked as out of stock. Well, if you missed that big sale last week, we have some fantastic news for you on Monday. Actually, we have two bits of great ne
  
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• This Medal of Honor Recipient Single-Handedly Cleared a House of Iraqi Insurgents. TIME Was There

  24-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Army staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia is set to be the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the Medal of Honor. TIME documented his actions in a 2004 cover story.
  
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• New York man is latest American tourist to die in the Dominican Republic

  24-06-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  A New York man who died while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is the latest tourist to perish on the island.
  
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• SpaceX is about to launch the ashes of 152 people into space

  24-06-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  SpaceX may be yet to launch any living human astronauts into space, but the remains of over 150 people are going to get the ride of their afterlives on Monday night thanks to the company's Falcon Heavy rocket. Among the various satellites and instruments being carried into orbit by SpaceX this evening is a collection of "spaceflight memorials" by a company called Celestis.Celestis offers a rather unique service in that it provides a way for family members to send the remains of their loved ones
  
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• Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on ‘Scandalous’ Trademarks

  24-06-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal law prohibiting “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks from being registered constitutes a violation of the First Amendment.By a 6–3 vote, the justices ruled in favor of a Los Angeles clothing line whose founder wishes to trademark the name "FUCT." The government had argued that the brand's name is “the equivalent of the past participle form of the paradigmatic profane word in our culture.”The br
  
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• You can download the first iOS 13 public beta on iPhone and iPad right now

  24-06-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The future of Apple's mobile operating system has arrived for everyone who wants to test it today, as the first public beta for iOS 13 is now available for iPhone (as is the public beta for iPadOS). The rollout comes just a week after the second beta was seeded to developers, and now everyone is going to get a chance to test it.Providing you own a compatible device (a list of which we've conveniently included below), you can grab the public beta from Apple's beta website right now. Head over to
  
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• Driver with record charged with 7 homicides in biker crash

  24-06-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The driver of a pickup truck in a fiery collision on a rural New Hampshire highway that killed seven motorcyclists was charged Monday with seven counts of negligent homicide, and records show he was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving last month and in 2013. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, was arrested Monday morning at his home in West Springfield, Massachusetts, the New Hampshire attorney general's office said.
  
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• Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of University of Utah Student

  24-06-2019 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Salt Lake City Police report they are in connection with Mackenzie Lueck's Lyft driver, the last known person to have been with the missing 23-year-old.
  
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• Pompeo meets Saudi rulers on Iran crisis

  24-06-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Monday with Saudi Arabia's rulers as he sought to coordinate with allies over soaring tensions with Iran. On a day trip scheduled after Iran shot down a US drone, Pompeo flew into the Red Sea city of Jeddah and met with King Salman at his palace.
  
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• Judge: Census question might have discriminatory motive

  24-06-2019 19:21 via news.yahoo.com
  New evidence paints a "disturbing picture" that racial discrimination may be the motive behind the Trump administration's push to ask everyone in the country about citizenship status, a federal judge wrote in a Monday filing.Last week, U.S. District Judge George Hazel of Maryland ruled there's enough evidence to warrant reopening a case focused on whether a proposed 2020 census question violates minorities' rights.In his court filing Monday, Hazel reasoned that new evidence "potentially connects
  
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• Corruption Crisis: How Criminal Politicians Poisoned the Dominican Republic

  24-06-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The recent deaths of American tourists and shooting of former Boston Red Sox superstar David Ortiz have shed a light on the Dominican Republic’s lack of security, its poor public-health regulations, its failed criminal justice system, and its high levels of corruption and impunity.Over the past fifteen years, the Dominican Republic has become the ideal place for domestic and transnational criminals to operate with impunity. The criminal activities that transpire in the Dominican Republic r
  
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• US slaps new sanctions on Iran's supreme leader Khamenei

  24-06-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States imposed sanctions Monday on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a string of military chiefs, tightening pressure on the country that President Donald Trump threatened with "obliteration" if it seeks war.Repeating that "never can Iran have a nuclear weapon," Trump said it was now up to Tehran to negotiate.
  
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• Meghan McCain: I Assume I’ll Be ‘Raked Over the Coals’ for Doubting E. Jean Carroll’s Story

  24-06-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Meghan McCain was a bit defensive during Monday’s broadcast of The View, telling her colleagues and the audience that she “was scared” and assumed she’d be “raked over the coals” for saying she’s not sure whether she believes E. Jean Carroll’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.Leading off the show by discussing Carroll’s claims that Trump attacked her at a department store in the mid-1990s, co-host Sunny Hostin said s
  
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• 7 of the Most Common Investing Mistakes

  24-06-2019 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Successful investors avoid these costly mistakes.
  
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• Three children, one woman found dead near river in South Texas; FBI investigating

  24-06-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Border Patrol's discovery of four bodies on Sunday near the Rio Grande river in South Texas prompted the FBI's involvement.
  
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• 'Imagine your own children there': Grim reports mount from border detention camps

  24-06-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  As more reports surfaced of inhumane conditions at the government’s migrant detention facilities, the movement to label them “concentration camps” picked up steam with backing from a major newspaper.
  
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• Flynn's sentencing delayed again so new lawyer can study up

  24-06-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The lawyer, Sidney Powell, said she needed the extra time to work her way through three hard drives delivered from Flynn’s former lawyers.
  
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• High rollers: Eldorado buys Caesars in deal valued at $17B

  24-06-2019 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  A casino juggernaut was formed Monday when Eldorado Resorts announced it is buying Caesars in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $17.3 billion. The acquisition will put about 60 casino-resorts in 16 states under a single name, Caesars, creating the largest gambling operator in the United States. The deal — following pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn — is targeted to close in the first half of 2020 if approved by gambling regulators and shareholders.
  
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• 2016 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Gets Petty’s Power Upgrade

  24-06-2019 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Who needs a Hellcat when this is roaming the roads?When Dodge announced the Scat Pack trim option for the Chargers, it was a huge step forward in the four-door performance niche. This model came with a massive engine, brake upgrades, and tons more - there’s not much like it out there if you want a full-size sedan in modern times. However, even though it sports the largest engine available in the modern Chargers, there’s always room for more horsepower, that’s where Petty’
  
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• Apple’s official Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro and Air is half off on Amazon

  24-06-2019 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's something you don't see very often. In fact, you pretty much don't see it EVER. There's a popular Apple product on sale right now on Amazon, which is a fairly common occurrence these days. What isn't common, however, is that it's on sale at a massive 50% discount. Look!We are absolutely certain that the discounted Apple Smart Keyboard for 10.5-inch iPad Pro and iPad Air is going to sell out very quickly, so do yourself a favor and get in on the action now before it's too late. What are yo
  
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• Bernie Sanders calls for canceling $1.6 trillion in student loan debt

  24-06-2019 18:15 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Monday to cancel $1.6 trillion in student loans and pay for it with a tax on Wall Street, elevating the issue in the 2020 debate and going beyond proposals from his Democratic White House rivals.Sanders, an independent U.S. senator from Vermont, said his plan would wipe out college debt for 45 million Americans and be funded with a tax on stock, bond and derivatives transactions that would raise about $2.2 trillion over 10 years.The p
  
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• Global warming = more energy use = more warming

  24-06-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Even modest climate change will increase global energy demand by up to a quarter before mid-century, and by nearly 60 percent if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said Monday.In 2018, oil and gas accounted for two thirds of global electricity generation, while solar and wind contributed less than 10 percent, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).Hydro and nuclear energy -- which do not emit CO2 -- power a quarter of global electricity, but also have limite
  
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• Sanders wants to cancel all student loan debt, even for the wealthy

  24-06-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Sanders would pay for his higher education plan by imposing a new tax on Wall Street transactions.
  
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• Meet the One Plane the F-22, F-35, F-15 and Even F-16 All Need to Fight

  24-06-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Extending the strike range of attack aircraft such as an F-15, F-35 or F-22 brings great tactical significance in a modern threat environment wherein long range strike weapons used by potential adversaries could make it challenging for the Air Force to base and launch fighters within the proper striking proximity. The first new, high-tech next-generation KC-46A aerial refueling tanker will be delivered to the service later this year, marking the beginning of a long-sought after effort to re
  
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• '0-0-0-0' lottery drawing breaks North Carolina record with $7.8 million in winnings

  24-06-2019 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  In the largest amount ever won in a single drawing in the game –  $7.8 million – 2,014 winning tickets were sold in Saturday's Carolina Pick 4.
  
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• Pristine 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 On The Market

  24-06-2019 17:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Hurry, because a sweet ride like this won’t last long. GM fans and more will stand up and take notice of this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. This car is a legend on wheels, thanks to its muscular good looks and hot performance to boot. The fact that such a vehicle is available at the moment is reason enough to see if you can scoop it before someone else does.Nestled under the hood is a 302 cubic-inch V8 engine. Officially Chevy states it makes 290-horsepower and 290 lb.-ft. of torque, many cl
  
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• NASA’s Curiosity rover saw something flash on Mars, and people are freaking out

  24-06-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Mars is almost certainly the next place in our solar system where humans will travel. We're still many years from actually seeing mankind roaming the Red Planet, but with a number of high-powered instruments already hanging out around Mars and on its surface, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect once we get there... or do we?A new image captured by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shows something that, at the moment, remains unexplained: a bright flash popping up, seemingly out of nowhere, an
  
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• Restored 1972 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Looks Quite Tactical

  24-06-2019 17:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Plus, it’s been converted to a 4x4. Right off the bat, this 1972 Chevrolet C10 looks bad – in a good way, of course! The two-door pickup is currently up for sale by Art & Speed Classic Car Gallery in Tennessee. The current asking price is $19,900 and there are just 53,000 original miles on the dash of this 47-year old stunner. For a custom beast like this, that’s a great deal. After all, this is basically a wolf in sheep’s clothing and you’ll soon find out why.T
  
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• REFILE-Amazon's new beauty store for professionals poses threat to beauty retailers

  24-06-2019 17:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon.com Inc on Monday unveiled its online professional beauty store to sell supplies to licensed professional stylists, barbers and estheticians, weighing on shares of other beauty retailers.It would sell a wide range of brands from Wella Color Charm and RUSK to OPI Professional, and other supplies typically found in salons and spas, Amazon said in a blog post https://www.amazonbusinessblog.com/managing-purchasing/professional-beauty-products-now-available.Following Amazon's announcement, sha
  
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• Kellyanne Conway scoffs at ethics watchdog: 'They want to put a big roll of masking tape over my mouth'

  24-06-2019 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump’s counselor said Monday that the White House isn’t sure that the Hatch Act — which prohibits executive branch employees from engaging in political activities — applies to her.
  
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