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Trump Calls On Jeff Sessions To Stop Mueller Investigation
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 1, 2018 at 1:45 pm

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Attorney General Jeff Sessions

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Chris Hardwick Returning to NBC Following Abuse Allegations
by E! Online (US) - TV News | August 1, 2018 at 1:35 pm

Chris Hardwick will return to NBC. According to multiple reports, the multi-hyphenate will appear as a guest judge on America's Got Talent on August 7. NBC has also reportedly...

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Danish ban on Islamic full-face veil takes effect
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 1, 2018 at 1:26 pm

Denmark's ban on the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces came into force on Wednesday, with anyone wearing a garment that hides the face in public risking a fine. Human rights campaigners have slammed the ban as a violation of women's rights, whil...

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@CollectDST San Diego Comic-Con Wrap-Up: Kingdom Hearts, Sonic, Star Trek and More! #SDCC
by Daniel Pickett | August 1, 2018 at 1:00 pm

The biggest pop-culture exhibition of the year is in our rear-view, and while many companies showed off new items, Diamond Select Toys revealed dozens of new products scheduled for release in early 2019, from licenses like DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Pacific Rim, Kingdom Hearts, Real Ghostbusters, Star Trek, Nightmare Before Christmas and more! With a...

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Tinder Murder Suspect Danueal Drayton Said 'Voices' Told Him to Kill Nurse: 'She Had to Die'
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 1, 2018 at 12:14 pm

He is being held on more than $1 million bail.

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The Enduring Popularity of The Office
by E! Online (US) - TV News | August 1, 2018 at 12:00 pm

Thirteen years ago the world first met Michael Scott when The Office premiered in March 2005 on NBC. The workplace comedy was the little show that could. After debuting to a decent-sized audience...

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The Navy Is Moving Fast to Build a New Frigate. Here Is What We Know.
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 1, 2018 at 11:26 am

The Navy expects that new weapons and sensors will better enable the ship to destroy swarming small boat attacks, support carrier strike groups, conduct dis-aggregated operations, attack enemies with an over-the-horizon missile and engage in advanced s...

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Progressive Dems try to catch some of Ocasio-Cortez’s lightning in a bottle
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 1, 2018 at 9:00 am

Boston City Council member Ayanna Pressley, who is running for Congress, on July 28 near Boston. SOMERVILLE, Mass. — On a sweltering July Saturday in this city a few miles west of Boston, Ayanna Pressley is making a pitch for change. Pressley, a member of the Boston City Council, is attempting to unseat Rep. Michael Capuano, a 10-term incumbent who previously served as mayor of Somerville, in the congressional primary for Massachusetts’s Seventh District.

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Ex-FBI agent: Trump got elected, thanks to Russia
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 1, 2018 at 9:00 am

Clint Watts, a former special agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, says that Moscow got its man in the White House in 2016.

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The <em>Stranger Things</em> Kids Are Getting <em>Ghostbusters</em>-Themed Action Figures – Mental Floss
by "Action Figures" - Google News | August 1, 2018 at 7:14 am

The Stranger Things Kids Are Getting Ghostbusters-Themed Action Figures Mental FlossThe Stranger Things kids in their Ghostbusters gear have already received the Funko Pop treatment, and now McFarlane Toys is releasing its own take on this ...

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