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Muslim Candidates Run in Record Numbers But Face Backlash
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https://www.apnews.com/62d762b7e25b49bc916d02f8d538a247/Muslim-candidates-running-in-record-numbers-face-backlash A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s Democratic primary last month, the first-time candidate saw parallels with her own longshot campaign for Congress in western Massachusetts. The 44-year-old Muslim, African-American civil right...
Illegal Fires Ignite Massive Colorado Blazes, Spur Arrests
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https://apnews.com/9613c64bcfa84c8181776b5c112ab8f0/Illegal-fires-ignite-massive-Colorado-blazes,-spur-arrests An illegal campfire likely ignited another destructive blaze in Colorado, an outcome authorities were trying to avoid across the hot, dry U.S. West by enforcing strict fire rules and closing some public lands. Several people have been arrested in two Colorado wildfires that burned homes after ignoring local and federal restrictions on campfires, target shooting and other activities aimed at combating and avoiding explosive blazes across the U.S. region. Parts o...
Analysis: Trump Court Pick Aimed at Cementing Legacy
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https://apnews.com/6b27b80fb5ab404a81b6d0531f180488/Analysis:-Trump-court-pick-aimed-at-cementing-legacy WASHINGTON — July 10, 2018 With fanfare befitting the nation’s pre-eminent showman, President Donald Trump on Monday poured accelerant on his campaign to shift Washington’s balance of power toward conservatives and remake the federal judiciary for generations to come. Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the latest milestone in what has been an 18-month, top-to-bottom remaking the federal bench, the fulfillment of more than three decade...
Growing Fires in US West Put Damper on Holiday Festivities
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https://apnews.com/48cca1c0e45a49238b7f0ef767879d2a/Growing-fires-in-US-West-put-damper-on-holiday-festivities DENVER — July 5, 2018 Large wildfires grew across the American West on Wednesday, keeping thousands of people out of their homes for the July 4 holiday and forcing some strict bans on fireworks to prevent new fires from igniting in the hot, dry region. The National Interagency Fire Center on Wednesday reported more than 60 large, active blazes across the country, most in the drought-stricken West where holiday festivities could lead to increased fire danger. T...
I Never Said that! High-tech Deception of ‘Deepfake’ Videos
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https://apnews.com/21fa207a1254401197fd1e0d7ecd14cb/I-never-said-that!-High-tech-deception-of-'deepfake'-videos Hey, did my congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped? New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said. Republicans and Democrats predict this high-tech way of putting words in someone’s mouth will become the latest weapon in disinformation wars against the United States and other Western democracies. We’re not talking about lip-syncing...
Trump’s Ex-lawyer Fires What Could Be a Warning Shot
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https://apnews.com/ec556c2583c84532a2daa430d12b78c3/Trump's-ex-lawyer-fires-what-could-be-a-warning-shot After once boasting he would “take a bullet” for Donald Trump, the president’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen fired a possible warning shot toward the White House, saying he now puts “family and country first.” In his first interview since federal agents raided his home and hotel room three months ago as part of an investigation into his business dealings, Cohen made clear that protecting Trump is not his priority. “My wife, my daughter and my son h...