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lmtonline.com > entertainment > article > to-air-or-not-to-air-nation-s-tv-networks-22348894.php

To air or not to air? Nation's TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (798+ words) As President Donald Trump threatened sanctions for those who didn’t cover his address live Thursday night, the nation’s broadcast and cable news operations wrestled with the thorniest of questions: To air or not to air? Networks and their news operations,…...

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lmtonline.com > news > politics > article > why-american-elections-are-so-complicated-and-22348890.php

Why American elections are so complicated — and secure

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (448+ words) In a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Americans deserve secure elections, and he claimed to be using federal authority to prevent them from being “stolen.” In fact, one of the strongest security features of U....

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lmtonline.com > news > world > article > crowd-surge-at-hindu-festival-in-india-leaves-1-22347820.php

Crowd surge at Hindu festival in India leaves 1 dead and many hospitalized

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (245+ words) The incident occurred as tens of thousands of people gathered in the coastal town of Puri for the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, according to the Press Trust of India. The festival is considered one of the world’s oldest and…...

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lmtonline.com > news > world > article > police-arrest-man-who-threatened-to-shoot-reform-22346251.php

Man arrested over threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (535+ words) The man was held on Tuesday on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a member of Parliament, the Metropolitan Police said. He was held overnight and later released on bail. “I am going to shoot you in the head if…...

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lmtonline.com > news > world > article > caribbean-leaders-press-for-slavery-reparations-22345183.php

Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations, end of islands' territorial status

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (577+ words) The reparations commission from Caricom, a Caribbean trade bloc, was scheduled to also meet with British parliamentarians as part of a four-day official trip to the United Kingdom to seek reparations, the second such trip since November. The group said…...

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lmtonline.com > news > world > article > ukraine-reels-after-sen-lindsey-graham-s-22342661.php

Ukraine fears it will have a weaker link to Trump after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (773+ words) Graham had been in Ukraine two days prior, standing in Kyiv’s St. Michael’s Square, flanked by the golden domes of the monastery and the burned-out remains of Russian military equipment. There, he offered Ukrainians reason to be optimistic, telling reporters…...

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lmtonline.com > news > politics > article > dhs-was-granted-20m-for-body-cameras-ice-agents-22340894.php

DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (881+ words) Nearly half a year later, after another shooting death under disputed circumstances blamed on the department, the promise still hasn't been fully met — prompting outrage from critics who say the cameras are a chance at accountability for officers enforcing President…...

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lmtonline.com > sports > article > raptors-and-clippers-put-trade-for-kawhi-leonard-22339392.php

Raptors and Clippers put trade for Kawhi Leonard on hold, pending end of NBA investigation

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (478+ words) Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA's investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules, the teams announced Thursday. But the probe, as detailed by the terms of…...

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lmtonline.com > news > world > article > a-bitterly-divided-iran-grapples-with-khamenei-s-22338470.php

A bitterly divided Iran grapples with Khamenei's legacy as he is laid to rest

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (947+ words) The tech worker, now in his mid-30s, says Iranian society is deeply divided, even among opponents of the Islamic Republic, and he blames one man — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The supreme leader who ruled Iran for over three decades will be laid…...

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lmtonline.com > news > politics > article > most-american-jews-don-t-feel-supported-by-either-22338546.php

Most American Jews don't feel supported by either party or President Trump, new AP-NORC poll finds

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1196+ words) Levin has learned from recent experience that being identified as a Jew, especially one who lived in Israel, can trigger uncomfortable questions from fellow Democrats. Or worse. So, she introduces herself by her middle name, Shelly, which she said feels…...