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‘GMA’ Anchor Lara Spencer Apologizes For Mocking Prince George’s Ballet Lessons
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‘THE CHOSEN ONE’
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By Lee Moran
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By Lee Moran
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POLITICS
Beto O’Rourke: Latinos Feel They Have Target On Their Backs Due To Trump
By Lee Moran
"Racism in America did not start with Donald Trump but he’s given it new life."
POLITICS
Trump Administration Asks SCOTUS To Legalize Firing LGBTQ Workers Based On Sexuality
By Ryan Grenoble
The brief echoes a similar one submitted seeking to legalize firing transgender workers based on their gender identity.
POLITICS
One More Lie For The Road: Trump Again Insists China Pays His Tariffs
By Mary Papenfuss
And they're "good for us," he says.
POLITICS
Scaramucci Rips Trump As ‘Melting Down Like A Nuclear Reactor,’ Tells GOP To Get Him Out
By Mary Papenfuss
Short-time White House communications director says lawmakers should urge Trump's family to persuade him to step aside.
CRIME
Vandalized Office At Education Department Feared To Be Racially Motivated
By Sara Boboltz
An investigation has been opened after a Black employee's African statues were reportedly beheaded.
POLITICS
David Koch, Billionaire Conservative Financier And Industrialist, Dies
By Paul Blumenthal
By the last decade of his life, Koch had become a symbol of America's second Gilded Age.
BUSINESS
Trump’s Tariffs Will Make These Ordinary Things More Expensive
By Carla Herreria
Ordinary things like cellphones, clothes, shoes and toys imported from China will get pricier with Trump's tariffs.
CULTURE & ARTS
12 Amazing Photos You Missed This Week
By Chris McGonigal
An adorable baby manatee, a burning rainforest and Hong Kong protests round out this week's best images.
POLITICS
Kamala Harris Hilariously Compares Trump To ‘A Puffy Fish’
By David Moye
The presidential candidate was describing the way the president blusters about the National Rifle Association.
POLITICS
National Farmers Union Says Trump Is ‘Burning Bridges’ With His Trade Wars
By Mary Papenfuss
"President Trump is making things worse, not better" by continuing to escalate tariffs on China, the organization says.
U.S. NEWS
Dave Chappelle Set To Host Benefit Concert Honoring Dayton Mass Shooting Victims
By Kimberley Richards
The Ohio city's mayor, Nan Whaley, tweeted that she is "so excited" about the Sunday event.
POLITICS
What To Do With An Untethered Trump? Twitter Wits ‘Hereby Order’ Irreverent Suggestions.
By Mary Papenfuss
A few ideas: Impeach Trump, replace him with Hillary Clinton, snatch the nuclear codes.