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Harvey Weinstein tried to use Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence to defend himself against a handful of his accusers, but it backfired in epic fashion. After Streep and Lawrence both attacked the disgraced Hollywood honcho for the move, Weinstein apologized for dragging their names into his mess.
CNN host Alisyn Camerota challenged Conservative Political Action Conference Chair Matt Schlapp to a debate on gun control and asked if he thinks critics of the Second Amendment hate freedom. "No. I actually think there's a lot of people, including these victims' families, who their heart is in the right place," Schlapp said.
A view of the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City. Two Trump administration officials say the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will open in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel declaring independence.
A spokeswoman for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says Gardner is "not playing political games" when it comes to the indictment of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. Spokeswoman Susan Ryan on Friday issued a statement in response Greitens' claim that his indictment on one felony count of invasion of privacy was politically motivated.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Mexico to do more to prevent violent illegal immigrants from El Salvador from entering the United States, again pushing his long-proposed border wall but stopping short of saying Mexico would fund it. Trump, in a post on Twitter, said U.S. law enforcement was removing gang members from El Salvador but that they continued to return, adding: "El Salvador just takes our money, and Mexico must help MORE with this problem.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will consider for the second time in two years whether to choke off a critical funding stream for public-employee unions, potentially reducing organized labor's influence in the workplace and at the ballot box. The nine justices will hear a challenge backed by anti-union groups to the legality of fees that workers who are not members of unions representing teachers, police, firefighters and certain other government employees must pay to help cover the costs of collective bargaining with state and local governments.
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks before a CNN town hall broadcast, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at the BB&T Center, in Sunrise, Fla. President Donald Trump Thursday endorsed tighter background checks for purchasing guns and reiterated his calls for trained teachers to carry guns but said he believes armed shooting drills in school are "a very negative thing."
What Do Jotted Talking Points Say About Trump's Empathy? - WASHINGTON - For more than an hour on Wednesday, President Trump listened quietly to entreaties for action, personal stories of grief and loss, and expressions of raw anger, clutching a white notecard with talking points written on it. Armed Sheriff's Deputy 'Never Went In' During Florida Shooting - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
What Do Jotted Talking Points Say About Trump's Empathy? - WASHINGTON - For more than an hour on Wednesday, President Trump listened quietly to entreaties for action, personal stories of grief and loss, and expressions of raw anger, clutching a white notecard with talking points written on it. Armed Sheriff's Deputy 'Never Went In' During Florida Shooting - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
CHIP GIANT Intel intentionally hid the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre chip security flaws from US cybersecurity officials, according to a bunch of tech companies who wrote to lawmakers on Thursday. In a number of letters seen by Reuters , the companies wrote that Intel didn't make the issue known to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT, until they leaked to the public.
U.S. stock futures rose and Asian equities shrugged off the Anbang news. Here's the latest on the markets #tictocnews https://bloom.bg/2os26uR (Source: Bloomberg)
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a bottom-line profit for the first time in a decade, but warned that a pending settlement with the US Department of Justice could hit 2018 results. The lender swung out of the red to report a A 752 million profit for 2017, marking a major improvement on the A 6.95 billion loss which the lender reported a year ago - one of the biggest since its Government bailout in 2008.
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a new webpage featuring resources to help rural communities respond to the opioid crisis. "While no corner of the country has gone untouched by the opioid crisis, small towns and rural places have been particularly hard hit," Hazlett said.
Armano is the first Democrat to pull papers officially. A longtime resident of the district, he grew up in Lawrence, where he is now a lieutenant in the fire department, and attended UMass Lowell and the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover.
If three Massachusetts legislators get their way, there will soon be a congressional hearing on the mismanagement of the Bedford VA hospital. U.S. Reps.
In an effort to show he's heeding calls to address gun violence after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last week, President Trump has thrown out many vague ideas, including arming teachers, raising the age for gun purchases, opening more mental institutions, and creating a ratings system for video games . He's also mentioned several times that we're "going to be very strong on background checks."
Critics cite a state senator's dramatic resignation in highlighting the work to be done to change the culture of sexual misconduct in the California Legislature. Sen. Tony Mendoza succumbed to months of mounting tension over sexual misconduct allegations Thursday, resigning his position as he was about to face a potential vote on his expulsion.