npr.org – By Ryan Lucas – A member of Congress who’s one of the staunchest defenders of Russia in American politics met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London on Wednesday. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., spent around three hours with Assange talking at …
manchestereveningnews.co.uk – By Rebecca Day – A spa boss has told how her staff are bombarded with requests from men for ‘extras’ – including one customer who threw a £5 note at a therapist before pointing to his groin. Jennie Lawrenson, director of …
nytimes.com – By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO – WASHINGTON — President Trump’s personal lawyer on Wednesday forwarded an email to conservative journalists, government officials and friends that echoed secessionist Civil War propaganda and declared that the group Black Lives Matter “has …
latimes.com – Noah Bierman – President Trump made his most explicit comments denouncing the hate groups responsible for “this weekend’s racist violence” after two days of bipartisan criticism for his failure to single out white supremacists. “Racism is evil and those who cause …
latimes.com – Victoria Kim – Debra Wong Yang is used to taking on headline-grabbing scandals. She was one of five attorneys New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hired to examine his involvement in a scandal over closing lanes of the George Washington Bridge to …
usatoday.com – By Jim Michaels – The White House is actively considering a bold plan to turn over a big chunk of the U.S. war in Afghanistan to private contractors in an effort to turn the tide in a stalemated war, according to …
nydailynews.com – BY Kate Feldman – Two former Trump staffers who dated for two months on the campaign trail have a new bundle of joy. A.J. Delgado, who served as a transition adviser, and Jason Miller, the married former White House communications director, …
salon.com – By Charlie May – After obtaining a search warrant, the FBI raided the home of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, in the early morning hours on July 26 in order to “seize documents and other materials,” according to …
news.com.au – A TRAVEL company is defending a bizarre advertising campaign that’s been panned on social media for featuring models posing as naked flight attendants. The ad, by Kazakhstan company Chocotravel, features a number of nude women wearing nothing but neck scarfs and …
motherjones.com – By Josh Harkinson – A few weeks ago, a group of Democratic senators introduced the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, which would compel federal prison officials to be more attentive to the unique needs of female inmates when it comes to …