September 2019

Liz Cheney, Tart-Tongued Fighter, Is Warring With Rand Paul Over Who’s Trumpier

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It was an audacious move, and the campaign did not go well. Ms. Cheney was branded a carpetbagger; “Cheney for Virginia” bumper stickers sprung up around the state. Her ambitions divided the Wyoming Republican Party, splitting old alliances and friendships. It also created a rift within the Cheney family. Ms. Cheney came out in opposition […]

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Beatles: Strawberry Field site opens as tourist attraction

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Image copyright Strawberry Field Image caption About 60,000 music fans visit the Strawberry Field gates every year The children’s home that inspired The Beatles’ famous song Strawberry Fields Forever is to open its gates as a tourist attraction and youth centre. Music icon John Lennon “found sanctuary” in the gardens of the Strawberry Field home

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Kershaw, Dodgers catch Syndergaard on bad day, beat Mets 9-2

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Noah Syndergaard got caught again, this time by the smart-swinging Los Angeles Dodgers. Syndergaard kept wobbling with Wilson Ramos behind the plate while Clayton Kershaw was right in the pocket, sending the Dodgers over the New York Mets 9-2 Friday night. “It wasn’t terrible,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. No, but it wasn’t what they

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With Markers and Straws, Trump’s Campaign Sells Defiance as a Lifestyle

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Most of the merchandise requests are routed through a company called Ace Specialties in Lafayette, La., whose owner, Christl Mahfouz, can often be seen mingling with fans outside Trump rallies. Her team sells hats in exchange for money and the buyer’s voting data: Each time a supporter buys a T-shirt or a hat at a

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I Went To Sibling Therapy With My Adult Sister And It Saved Our Relationship

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I’m no stranger to therapy. I’ve had a Quaker therapist sit sweetly in her rainbowed office and suggest veganism as a cure for my sudden depression. I saw a palliative care psychotherapist for many months of grief counseling after my partner died. When my third infected knee replacement had to be removed because it almost

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Ellen DeGeneres Says She’s Dated One Of Brad Pitt’s Ex-Girlfriends

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Ellen DeGeneres and Brad Pitt have more than just enviable Hollywood careers in common ― they also share a former girlfriend.  DeGeneres made the revelation on Friday’s episode of her show while chatting with Pitt, who can be seen in Quentin Tarantino’s latest thriller, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”  At first, Pitt told DeGeneres he remembered meeting

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Impeachment Inquiry or Just Plain Oversight? It Depends on Who You Ask

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The panel did cast its first impeachment-related vote on Thursday, but while that action may have drawn attention to their work, it did not change the nature of the probe. The action merely adopted formal procedures to govern the inquiry that was already underway. So what do the Democrats say they are doing? Mr. Nadler

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The Latest: Sackler spokesperson defends oversea transfers

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The Latest on Purdue Pharma’s Swiss bank transfers (all times local): 10:15 p.m. A spokesperson for Mortimer D.A. Sackler has defended $1 billion in previously unknown transfers from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to his family, saying they were “perfectly legal and appropriate in every respect.” New York state’s attorney general contends that the Sackler family,

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