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Breaking News Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz To Leave Congress After 2018
U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, who chairs a House committee with broad investigative powers, announced his plans on Wednesday to leave Congress after the 2018 midterm elections, saying he had no intention of running for any political office. “I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Set To Meet Trump On May 3
President Donald Trump will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington on May 3, the White House said on Wednesday. “They will use the visit to reaffirm the commitment of both the United States and Palestinian leadership to pursuing and ultimately concluding a conflict-ending settlement between the Palestinians and Israel,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer…
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Fast Forward China Defends Granting Ivanka Trademark After Mar-A-Lago Lovefest
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the government equally handles applications to register trademarks, following a report that the company of the daughter of President Donald Trump has had new trademarks approved in China. The Associated Press reported that since Trump took office on Jan. 20, Ivanka Trump’s Ivanka Trump Marks LLC has won provisional…
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Fast Forward Clashes Erupt As White Nationalist Richard Spencer Speaks At Auburn
At least three people were arrested after clashes erupted during a protest against an appearance by white U.S. nationalist Richard Spencer at Alabama’s Auburn University late on Tuesday, hours after a judge ordered the school to let him give a speech, media reported. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the university’s Foy Hall, watched by police…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg Vows To Do More To Prevent Next ‘Facebook Killer’
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pledged on Tuesday that his company would do all it could to prevent postings of incidents such as Sunday’s fatal shooting in Cleveland, which was visible on the social media site for two hours. Zuckerberg, speaking at Facebook’s annual conference for software developers, took time out of a keynote…
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Fast Forward Is Hungary Backpedalling On Closing Soros-Funded University?
Hungary denied on Wednesday that a new education law was aimed at shutting down a university founded by U.S. financier George Soros, and suggested a possible compromise in a dispute that has drawn protests at home and criticism from Washington. Central European University (CEU) found itself in the eye of a political storm after Hungary’s…
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Fast Forward Sean Spicer Says ‘Let Down’ Trump With Hitler Remarks
White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Wednesday he had let down President Donald Trump with his “inexcusable and reprehensible” comments comparing the use of poison gas by Syria’s president to the atrocities of Adolf Hitler. “I made a mistake. There’s no other way to say it. I got into a topic that I shouldn’t…
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Fast Forward Israel Minister Accepts Sean Spicer Apology For Hitler Remark
A senior member of Israel’s government welcomed on Wednesday White House spokesman Sean Spicer’s apology for saying Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons, comments that overlooked the killing of millions of Jews in Nazi gas chambers. “Since he apologized and retracted his remarks, as far as (I) am concerned, the matter is over,” Intelligence…
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