British Judge Sentences Julian Assange To 50 Weeks In Prison

The WikiLeaks founder, who had lived in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, delayed justice, the judge said. He faces a hearing Thursday on an extradition request from the U.S. government.

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Trump fires off dozens of retweets over firefighters union supporting Biden

President Donald Trump retweeted dozens of accounts who replied to conservative media personality Dan Bongino early Wednesday.

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CNN Poll: With Mueller investigation over, Trump approval at 43%

With Robert Mueller's investigation finished, Donald Trump's approval rating stands at its highest level since April 2017 in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the share who say Democrats in Congress are doing too much to investigate the President rises 6 p…

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Julian Assange jailed over bail breach

The Wikileaks co-founder is sentenced to 50 weeks after nearly seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

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One Image of Japan’s Royals Tells a Story of Demographic Crisis

Emperor Naruhito’s ascension ceremony offered striking visual evidence of the imperial family’s looming existential crisis: It has precious few heirs left.

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Democrats weigh a ‘Benghazi Trump’ strategy

The White House is refusing to hand over documents and impeachment proceedings seem unlikely, so the Democrats are turning to hearings to bludgeon the president.

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Flooding in Davenport, Iowa: Flood barrier fails along Mississippi River today — images and videos

Crews scrambled Tuesday to fill sandbags for downtown businesses looking to keep the floodwaters out of their buildings

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Man is arrested in deadly shooting at UNC Charlotte campus on final day of classes

A man armed with a pistol opened fire on the final day of classes at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing two people and leaving four others wounded -- three of them critically, authorities said.

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Mueller revelations turn spotlight on Barr’s independence

New questions hang over the integrity and motives of William Barr after it emerged Tuesday night that Robert Mueller expressed concerns about the attorney general's initial letter to Congress summarizing his special counsel report.

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For some, black Minneapolis officer’s conviction no surprise

After three weeks of testimony, a jury needed little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime, delivering a guilty verdict that immedi…

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William Barr is in deep trouble

Attorney General William Barr did two strange things between the time he received special counsel Robert Muelller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and when he released it to Congress and the public.

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