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Tahoe storm dumped staggering amounts of snow
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (267+ words) The Sierra Nevada mountains were walloped this week by one of the biggest storms in decades, with some areas seeing more than 10 feet of new snow. UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory tallied 111 inches of snowfall over the past five…...
US removing guardrails from proposed Saudi nuclear deal, document says
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (636+ words) By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told Congress he is pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include non-proliferation safeguards the U.S. has long said would ensure the kingdom does…...
Exclusive-FBI plans to reduce vetting of some applying to be agents, sources say
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (441+ words) By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The FBI plans to make it easier for existing employees to become agents, removing two long-standing steps in vetting applicants as the bureau faces a staffing crunch under President Donald Trump's…...
Bari Weiss’ UCLA Lecture on the ‘Future of Journalism’ Canceled Amid Student Protests
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (450+ words) Bari Weiss" Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on "the future of journalism" at UCLA was canceled Tuesday amid student protests and online criticism of the embattled CBS News editor-in-chief"s Feb. 27 appearance. The annual lecture, held in remembrance of Daniel Pearl,…...
Olympics-U.S. athletes say they have right to speak up after Trump brands skier a 'loser"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (679+ words) By Karolos Grohmann and Lisa Richwine MILAN/LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 9 (Reuters) - American athletes have the right to speak their minds, double Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim said on Monday, stepping into a row that has spilled from the Italian Alps…...
Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1163+ words) By Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Rami Ayyub and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources said, even as Israeli and…...
MAGA Civil War Erupts as Loomer Targets Vance
3+ week, 6+ day ago (754+ words) A fresh MAGA civil war has erupted ahead of the midterm elections, with one of President Donald Trump's most vocal allies lashing out at Vice President JD Vance over abortion and accusing him of being "friends with degenerates." The scorched-earth…...
White House Launches Desperate Bid to Save Melania’s Movie
3+ week, 6+ day ago (540+ words) The White House is pulling out all the stops to try to salvage Melania Trump's documentary, which is widely predicted to bomb when it opens next weekend. The vanity project, for which Jeff Bezos' Amazon reportedly paid $40 million, is projected…...
Lara Trump's Singing Has Been Called a 'Geneva Convention Violation.' She Just Filmed Another Music Video
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (776+ words) While Melania Trump's documentary premiere made headlines this month, another member of the First Family has been quietly pursuing a different kind of spotlight. Former RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump was filmed on the set of a music video in Miami,…...
'Doomsday Plane' appearance at LAX sparks online worry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (256+ words) The federal government's Boeing E-4B Nightwatch " a military aircraft known, somewhat alarmingly, as the "Doomsday Plane" " touched down at Los Angeles International Airport this week, in what may be the famed aircraft's first-ever LAX landing. Aviation enthusiasts spotted the plane Thursday…...