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Gorsuch Faces Grilling in Senate Hearing
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, answering his first question of the day, said at his confirmation hearing Tuesday that he wouldn't have any trouble ruling against the President who nominated him.
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Partisan Chasm Builds at Center of House Russia Investigation
The House Intelligence Committee's first open hearing on Russia exposed a partisan rift between the committee's Republicans and Democrats that threatens to only grow bigger as they dig deeper into the possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian operatives.
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Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA's new space telescope could find hundreds of them
NASA is on the hunt for rogue planets. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's upcoming observatory expected to launch in the mid-2020s, could reveal a multitude of rogue planets that don't orbit stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to new research.
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Tickets Go on Sale in Early December as Fans are Welcomed Back to Stadiums Season Finale to Take Place in Salt Lake City
Feld Entertainment, Inc., today announced the schedule for the upcoming 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season. Tickets go on sale in early December as Supercross fans are welcomed back into stadiums at reduced capacities. For the second consecutive year, the season will conclude in Utah, as the “State of Sport” once again hosts the season finale, although this time with fans in attendance.
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Why Donald Trump's dishonesty might actually matter in 2020
It's beyond debate that Donald Trump has stretched -- and broken -- the truth in ways no past president even contemplated.
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To fight pandemic burnout, this company is trying four-day workweeks
The workweek is about to get one day shorter for employees at Elephant Ventures.
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20,000 absentee ballots are being mailed by Connecticut town clerks one week before primary
A week ahead of the Connecticut primary election, 20,000 absentee ballots were in the process of being mailed or still needed to be mailed to voters who had requested them by town clerks across the state, officials told CNN on Tuesday.
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The US needs to borrow almost $300 billion this week
Uncle Sam needs to borrow a ton of money this week — in the middle of a fight with its biggest creditor. The United States plans to sell about $294 billion of debt, according to the Treasury Department. That's the highest for a week since the record set during the 2008 financial crisis.
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Venezuela health system in worse condition than expected, according to survey
A survey of 104 health facilities in Venezuela, commissioned by the opposition-controlled National Assembly, paints a grim picture of a collapsed system hurting for even the most essential goods and services.
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Harris County Department of Education Announces Teens for 2018 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Teen awardees for the 2018 Harris County Department of Education Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are announced as a record 6,225 Harris County entries are judged in the prestigious competition. Recipients join the ranks with iconic writers and artists Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford, Truman Capote, Andy Warhol and Richard Avedon, who all earned awards as Scholastic Art & Writing awards as teens.
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Mnuchin: Trump is leading trade negotiations with China
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday made clear there's only one person leading trade negotiations with China: President Donald Trump.
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Rare pre-Prohibition whiskeys offer a taste of American history
When Jean-Baptiste (J.B.) Leonis, the early 20th-century builder, banker, and wine and liquor merchant who founded the town of Vernon, California, spotted Prohibition on the horizon, he was not about to take any chances with his beloved whiskey.
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Houston Symphony Adds All-Beethoven Program to Summer Series
One-night only concert. Tickets are now on sale at houstonsymphony.org July 20, 2018
The Houston Symphony has announced the addition of a blockbuster all-Beethoven program to the Bank of American Summer Series at Jones Hall lineup. Tickets are now on sale to the general public at houstonsymphony.org.
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Five People Die in NYC Helicopter Crash, But the Pilot Survives
The New York City helicopter crash that killed everyone on board except the pilot may have been caused by a passenger's piece of luggage, the pilot told investigators.
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The Senate Will Vote to Make Credit Freezes Free for Everyone
After the massive data breach at Equifax, consumer advocates called on Congress to make credit freezes free. Now, six months later, the Senate is set to pass legislation that would do just that. The provision is tucked into a broader bill that would roll back regulations on banks created by Dodd-Frank.
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Stephen Hawking, renowned scientist, dies at 76
Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British theoretical physicist who overcame a debilitating disease to publish wildly popular books probing the mysteries of the universe, has died, according to a family spokesman. He was 76.
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The shocking downfall of Eric Schneiderman won't help Trump for long
After more than a decade of political service, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's political demise took less than half a day. But while Schneiderman's many conservative enemies, including Donald Trump Jr., took to social media with barely-disguised glee to slam the AG -- now accused of physical violence against four women -- they should be aware that Schneiderman's successor will likely be another hard-charging liberal.
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Melania Trump to Address Bullying in Surprise Trip to Michigan
First lady Melania Trump is making good on a promise she made earlier this year to combat childhood bulling, taking a surprise trip Monday to a middle school in a Detroit suburb.
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Senators face choice on CIA director nominee ahead of key votes
Republican leaders believe that Gina Haspel will be confirmed to be the next director of the CIA, though a few notable lawmakers -- red state Democrats and Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and Lisa Murkowski -- are still undecided.
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Is it really spring? 4th nor'easter in 3 weeks closes schools, delays flights
The fourth nor'easter in three weeks already is closing schools and canceling thousands of flights Wednesday as it may dump record springtime snow in the Northeast.
