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Fox News Cannot Cope With Parnas Bombshell

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Trump wanted to repeal an anti-corruption law so US businesses could bribe foreigners

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Warren accused Sanders of calling her ‘a liar on national TV’ in their tense confrontation after Tuesday’s debate

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Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capitol

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Nancy Pelosi's unprecedented gamble to hold her fire with Trump's impeachment is paying off in spades

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Mike Pence praises Trump with Chinese proverb explaining why bad people are able to prosper

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Tucker Carlson Goes Full Bernie Bro in Attack on CNN

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When Will Australia’s Prime Minister Accept the Reality of the Climate Crisis?

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Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.

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Australia's Terrifying 'Fire Clouds' Are Here to Stay

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How Giuliani’s outreach to Ukrainian gas tycoon wanted in U.S. shows lengths he took in his hunt for material to bolster Trump

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How do countries fight falling birth rates?

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Epstein trafficked and abused dozens of young girls on his private island in the Caribbean in a 'trafficking pyramid scheme,' a new lawsuit says

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