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Politics | Politics

Hunter Biden allegations likely why Obama didn’t encourage Biden to run for president: Sen. Johnson

The allegations against Hunter Biden are likely the reason why former President Obama “did not encourage the vice president to run” for president, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told “Sunday Morning Futures”

Politics | Politics

Tennessee State Senator Embezzled $600,000 in Federal Money, U.S. Says - The New York Times

Katrina Robinson allegedly used the funds for personal expenses — including her wedding, honeymoon and later divorce — as well as a campaign event, according to a criminal complaint.

Politics | Politics

17 Democrats Who Weren’t Held Accountable for Scandals by Their Constituents

This list, which is by no means comprehensive, demonstrates a longstanding pattern of Democrats willing to ignore depravity in their elected leaders when they reach the ballot box.

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$95,000 to Fix Up a Studio Apartment, but It Was All a Scam, Officials Say

Rents were jacked up on hundreds of New York City apartments in a kickback scheme, a lawsuit contends.

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Westside private school gave diplomas to nonstudents for a fee. Then came the college admissions scandal

Before West Hollywood College Preparatory School was linked to a national college admissions scandal, it issued hundreds of diplomas to nonstudents.

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USC was told gynecologist could be preying on Asian women, secret records show

USC received a report saying its longtime campus gynecologist was preying on vulnerable Asian students and had signs of “psychopathy."

Entertainment | Movies & Other Stuff

TV Characters Based on, Or Inspired By, Real-Life People | Digital Trends

They have graced the small screen in scandalous, horrific, or hilarious series, but did you know that these characters from some of your favorite series are actually based on real people?

Politics | Politics

James Clapper: U.S. Intel Community Was ‘Legitimately Angry’ at Hillary Clinton’s Email Misuse

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper concedes that if an average U.S. intelligence employee had committed the same acts as...

Politics | Politics

Bill Clinton: I wouldn't have done anything differently in Lewinsky scandal even in #MeToo era

Former President Bill Clinton says that, even in light of the #MeToo movement, he would not have approached how he dealt with Monica Lewinsky any differently.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Is Season Two the Best or Worst Season of Every Show?

With both “Westworld” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” returning for season 2, I present a fiery hypothesis: Season 2 is the best or worst season of every show.

Sports | College Sports

FBI brings Armageddon to college basketball, and it's just the tip of the iceberg

This is an entirely different level than anyone has seen before, not a mostly toothless NCAA, but a motivated FBI and U.S. Attorney in New York looking to make a big media splash.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

'Scandal' Co-Star Called 'Jew Rat,' 'Kike' on Social Media After Cursing Oscar-Winning Director Mel Gibson, Infamous for

The Jewish actor who plays David Rosen in the hit ABC series “Scandal” was called a “Jew rat,” “Kike” and “Jew fa**ot”...

Politics | Politics

A brief guide to Clinton scandals from Travelgate to Emailgate

Hillary Clinton entered the presidential race under a cloud of scandal, from foreign contributions to the Clinton family foundation to her use of a private email account and server to conduct official business while secretary of state. But she and her hus

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A judge accused two Orange County jailers of dishonesty, but they're still on the job

A year and a half after an Orange County judge publicly accused two jailers of dishonesty — and a year after those jailers took the Fifth to avoid testifying in criminal court — the Sheriff’s Department has not disciplined them, the agency says.

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The egg industry considered vegan Just Mayo a threat — and launched a secret campaign to destroy it

A government-supervised group representing the egg industry overstepped its authority by waging a two-year “crisis” campaign to halt the growth of a San Francisco vegan mayonnaise startup, joking about putting “a hit” on its CEO and deleting email

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Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin to Separate After His Latest Sexting Scandal

The former congressman was said to have exchanged sexual messages with a woman last year, four years after a similar scandal cost him his political career.

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Stress Over Family Finances Propelled Hillary Clinton Into Corporate World

In an aspirational life on the edges of power, Mrs. Clinton shouldered her family’s financial burdens but has been accused of going against her principles.

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Meeting Between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch Provokes Political Furor

Republicans said the airport encounter compromised the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, but Ms. Lynch said the conversation did not touch on the inquiry.

Politics | Politics

This is how the FBI destroys Hillary: The 10 questions that could end her White House dreams

These questions, if answered honestly, would most likely hand the Democratic nomination to Bernie Sanders

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Why ex-L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca gets to keep his pension even if he goes to jail for lying

Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca could lose his freedom for up to six months when he is sentenced in federal court in May, but there's one thing he won't forfeit — his county pension.

Politics | Politics

APNewsBreak: US declares 22 Clinton emails 'top secret'

The Obama administration confirmed for the first time Friday that Hillary Clinton's unsecured home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails with material requiring one of ...

Politics | Politics

Hillary Says Relatives of Benghazi Heroes Are Liars

Our news media are so overwhelmingly obsequious to the Democrats that Hillary Clinton can imply the relatives of the Americans killed in Benghazi are liars on national TV, and no one in the press blinks an eye or finds it newsworthy.

News | News

Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry Weighs if Aides Erred at ‘Send’

An investigation raises complex questions about whether State Department officials broke laws or rules by sending information to Mrs. Clinton’s personal email account.

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Mystery deepens into how classified emails got onto Clinton's unclassified server

The daily revelations over Hillary Clinton’s personal email system are raising a perplexing question for former government officials who dealt with sensitive information – who wonder how classified information made its way onto a non-classified State

Politics | Politics

A Rough Guide to Every Major Clinton Scandal

The former secretary of state turns over her private server to the Justice Department after investigators discover top-secret emails on it.

Politics | Politics

Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server turned over to FBI

A New Jersey-based private data firm says the transfer occurred Wednesday afternoon.

Sports | My Sporting News

With Sepp Blatter out, FIFA should start by stripping Qatar of 2022 World Cup

If FIFA wants to show it's serious about cleaning house in the post-Blatter world, it should start by doing something profound like saving lives.

News | News

Will Orange be the New Black for IRS Chief Lois Lerner?

On Friday, the IRS disclosed that an additional five computers containing information relevant to the Congressional Inquiry crashed.

Sports | NFL

Ravens Release Ray Rice in Wake of Video Showing Punch - NYTimes.com

The N.F.L. team terminated Rice’s contract on Monday, after a video, posted by TMZ earlier in the day, showed him punching Janay Palmer in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City in February.

Sports | NFL

There's no way around it: Ray Rice case is in full disaster mode - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: Now that the full video is out of the Ray Rice assault, no one looks worse than America’s No. 1 sports league.

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VERY PERRY: TV Show Finales/ How to Learn From TV! (Scandal/ HIMYM)!

When someone told me that I watched too much TV I realized they were completely wrong...I learn a lot from TV! Watch for my theory on how television helps us...