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#NetNeutrality: Appeals Court Provides a ‘Net’ Win for States’ Rights, but Upholds the End to Federal Protection
A federal appeals court has affirmed the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to end net neutrality at the national level—but the court has OK’d the ability of state and local governments to set their own rules when it comes to the issue. Tuesday’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit…
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‘Clueless’ Actress Catches Case on Charges She Battered Hubby
Actress—and one of Donald Trump’s faves—Stacey Dash of Clueless fame was arrested after police say she pushed and slapped her husband in a domestic violence dispute. According to NBC News, Pasco County Sheriff’s officers in Land O’ Lakes, Fla., outside Tampa, arrested the actress-turned-conservative commentator on Sunday. She was charged with domestic battery. A manager…
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House Dems to Trump Lawyer Giuliani: Give It Up, Rudy!
Rudy Giuliani never seems to be one who’s at a loss for words, and now House Democrats are demanding he tell all by sharing key documents with lawmakers as part of its impeachment probe. On Monday, the House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena to Giuliani as part of its impeachment inquiry into Giuliani’s client Donald…
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Jessye Norman, Heralded Soprano of the Opera World, Dies at 74
Jessye Norman, the internationally celebrated soprano, died surrounded by loved ones Monday, of complications suffered as the result of a 2015 spinal cord injury, her family announced. She was 74. “We are so proud of Jessye’s musical achievements and the inspiration that she provided to audiences around the world that will continue to be a…
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Oops! He Did It Again? Trump Reportedly Pressured a 2nd Country—Australia—to Help Him Out of a Jam
Donald Trump, at the urging of his top law enforcement official, Attorney General William Barr, pressured Australia’s prime minister to help him debunk the report on 2016 election shenanigans done by special counsel Robert Mueller. That’s according to the New York Times, which cites sources telling the news site that Trump made the ask during…
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Lights Out: Fed Agency Settles Sex Harassment Suit Linked to Ex Mortgage Regulator Chief Mel Watt
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has settled a sexual harassment claim brought by an employee against the man who once headed the agency, former North Carolina congressman Mel Watt. The FHFA in a statement Friday did not provide details about what the settlement entailed, but the employee who’d sued the agency for $1 million, special…
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The Hunt’s On to Catch a Killer in the Mysterious Death of a Mail Carrier Found Fatally Shot Along Her Rural SC Route
A task force comprised of federal, state and local law enforcement is on the hunt for the killer of Irene Pressley, a U.S. mail carrier who was found shot to death along the route she worked in rural South Carolina. “Make no mistake, the perpetrators of this crime will face justice,” U.S. postal inspector David…
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Snoop Dogg’s Newborn Grandson Dies Just 10 Days After His Birth
Snoop Dogg and his family are mourning the death of his infant grandson. Snoop’s son Corde Broadus shared the news on Instagram that his baby, Kai Love, died this week just 10 days after his birth. The post included a video of Broadus’ older child, 13-month-old daughter Elleven Love, giving her baby brother a kiss, as…
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Sacramento, Calif., Cops Who Shot and Killed an Unarmed #StephonClark Are Headed Back to the Streets
The two Sacramento, Calif., cops who shot and killed an unarmed Stephon Clark as he stood in his grandparents’ backyard last year not only will face no charges—but they have been cleared to return to duty. Minutes after the Justice Department decided not to pursue civil rights charges against Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet…
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CNBC Survey Finds Wall Street Democrats Will Sit Things Out If Elizabeth Warren’s Their Nominee
It’s all about the Benjamins, baby—even for Wall Street bigwigs who call themselves Democrats and say they’ll sit out the election, or even wholesale back Donald Trump, if Elizabeth Warren, the big-banks-bashing senator from Massachusetts, is their party’s presidential nominee. That’s the finding of a recent informal survey by CNBC of private equity, hedge fund…
