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'Let Them Eat Cake': How Trump Family Pocketed Nearly $3 Billion While Millions of Americans Lost Food AidA report released Thursday details how the family of President Donald Trump "pocketed more than $2.9 billion"—including "in cash and gifts from crypto ventures, legal settlements, a luxury jet from a foreign government, and corporate deals"—while Republican cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program left millions of Americans without critical…
'A Devastating Day for Oregon': Suspect Dead, Kids Among Victims in Elementary School ShootingA 16-year-old boy killed three children—ages 5, 8, and 11—and a teacher in a Thursday shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed their deaths during an evening press conference, where he was joined by department communications manager Sheila Miller, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook, Mayor…
Chaos engulfs Education Dept over Trump’s ‘cartoon’ student loans plan: reportThe Trump administration’s rush to spin off the Education Department’s student loan office has thrown the agency into chaos, with one official involved in the planning dismissing the effort as “basically just a cartoon,” The Washington Sun reported Thursday. Current and former officials told The Sun the department is taking a chaotic approach that is…
The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints and a federal investigationIt's a familiar experience for anyone who has walked through an American shopping mall: A friendly salesperson approaches with a free sample of skincare cream, offering the promise of younger-looking skin. But behind this familiar mall ritual, NPR uncovered something far more costly: customers hit with thousands of dollars in charges they never…
VIDEO: Abdul El-Sayed IMPLODES under media pressure as Muslim Brotherhood allegations won't go awayThe Muslim Democrat running for Michigan's open seat in the U.S. Senate did not do well under pressure when questioned again about ties between his family and the Muslim Brotherhood. In a video posted Wednesday, Abdul El-Sayed appeared outraged that NBC News anchor Tom Llamas continued to ask him to clarify whether he and his family support the terrorist…
Sullivan, Peltola clash over Iran, consumer prices in televised debate in Alaska US Senate raceAlaska’s major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices in a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber. Two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said the war needs to end soon, but wants the Strait of Hormuz to open and a deal to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Democrat Mary…