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Pete Davidson Holds SF Comedy Show–But Makes Attendees Sign $1M Agreement for Entry
Comedian Pete Davidson put on a show Wednesday in San Francisco—but ticketholders weren’t allowed in unless they signed a non-disclosure agreement with a $1 million penalty if broken.
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Key Moments From Impeachment Hearings With Gordon Sondland, Laura Cooper
Here are the key moments from Wednesday’s public impeachment hearings, which included testimony from Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the European Union; Laura Cooper, assistant deputy secretary of defense; and David Hale, undersecretary of state for political affairs.
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Pennsylvania Man Had a Stroke at Chicago Hotel. He Lost About 16 Million Brain Cells as 9-1-1 Dispatchers Figured Out Where He Was.
If you’re having a stroke, every minute counts. Recordings of 911 calls by a Pennsylvania man suffering a stroke at a Chicago hotel reveal precious minutes lost while dispatchers repeatedly asked him for an address he didn’t know or could find.
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Takeaways From Impeachment Hearing With Gordon Sondland
Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, was the most anticipated witness in the House impeachment inquiry and his testimony Wednesday showed why. He made repeated references to a quid pro quo involving Ukraine and invoked the names of senior Trump administration officials who, he said, knew what was going on. He also confirmed the existence of...
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Gordan Sondland: Trump Directed Ukraine Quid Pro Quo Through Giuliani
Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the “express direction” of President Donald Trump and pushed for a political “quid pro quo” with Kyiv because it was what Trump wanted. “Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, and we knew that these investigations were...
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Michigan Woman Found Strangled to Death, Tied Up in Her Dominican Republic Apartment
A 63-year-old Michigan woman working with a children’s education charity in the Dominican Republic was found strangled to death with her arms and feet bound, according to police.
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Top Moments From First Public Trump Impeachment Hearing With William Taylor, George Kent
The public hearings into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached began in the House on Wednesday with testimony from two career State Department officials who tied Trump to a campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of the president’s political rivals.
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Key Moments From Impeachment Hearing
Here are key moments as they unfolded during Wednesday’s public impeachment hearings, which included testimony from U.S. diplomat William Taylor and State Department official George Kent.
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Palestinian Shot in Back Says Israelis Abused Him for Hours
A young Palestinian man who was shot in the back by Israeli forces in an incident caught on video last year says the footage shows just a small part of what was a horrifying day for him. Speaking to The Associated Press after the video emerged last week, Karam Qawasmi said he was run over by a military jeep, then...
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Employee at Berks County Nursing Home Accused of Taking Photos of Dead Residents and Sending Them to Friends and Co-Workers
A former worker at a Berks County nursing home was arrested after she allegedly took photos of deceased residents and then sent them to her friends and co-workers.
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Lawyer: Trump's Phone Records Back Details of Woman's Claim
President Donald Trump’s cell phone records show a call to a former “Apprentice” contestant on a day when she says he subjected her to unwanted kissing and groping, according to a court filing. Records filed in Summer Zervos’ defamation suit and obtained Monday by The Associated Press indicate that Zervos got a call from Trump’s phone on a day in...
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Lawyer: Trump's Phone Records Back Details of Woman's Claim
President Donald Trump’s cell phone records show a call to a former “Apprentice” contestant on a day when she says he subjected her to unwanted kissing and groping, according to a court filing. Records filed in Summer Zervos’ defamation suit and obtained Monday by The Associated Press indicate that Zervos got a call from Trump’s phone on a day in...
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16 Sentenced to Death for Setting Bangladesh Student on Fire
A court in eastern Bangladesh sentenced the principal of an Islamic school and 15 others to death on Thursday over the killing of an 18-year-old woman who was set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against the principal. Judge Mamunur Rashid of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal found Principal Siraj Ud Doula and the others...
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Hong Kong Government Withdraws Bill That Sparked Protests
Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change. “I now formally announce the withdrawal of the bill,” Secretary for Security John Lee told the city’s legislature. Pro-democracy lawmakers immediately tried to question him but he refused to respond and the assembly’s...
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Woman, 85, Attacked and Robbed in Front of UWS Home: Cops
A woman in her 80s was trying to enter her home Saturday afternoon when two young women jumped her from behind and stole her purse, the NYPD says.
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Hong Kong Protester Shot as China Marks National Day
As China’s Communist Party leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power, pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong turned violent. Rallies were held Tuesday across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory calling the Communist Party to “return power to the people.”
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New Jersey Man Forces Plane Landing With Outburst Demanding Use of First Class Bathrooms, Airline Says
A New Jersey man delayed a Los Angeles-bound plane Thursday afternoon with an outburst the airline says threatened crew members and the safety of the plane.
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Bikini-Clad Women Scammed Man Out of $100 in Times Square: Officials
A pair of bikini-clad women allegedly extorted $100 from a man with special needs in Times Square, authorities said.
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Decade-Long Mystery of Mitrice Richardson Continues to Baffle
A decade after a 24-year-old woman with bipolar disorder was released from custody and whose remains were found nearly a year later in the Malibu hills, friends and family pressed Friday for a new investigation into what happened to Mitrice Richardson.
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Kevin Hart Released From Hospital 10 Days After Violent Car Crash
Kevin Hart is on the road to recovery. The comedian was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, according to multiple outlets. Hart’s release comes 10 days after he underwent back surgery following a car crash on Sunday, Sept. 1. TMZ says Kevin’s treatment continues at a live-in rehabilitation facility, where he is reportedly receiving “intense” physical therapy.