GOP dives deep on crime debate ahead of midterm elections

WASHINGTON – With numerous polls showing Americans increasingly concerned about rising crime, Republican candidates nationwide are highlighting the issue in an effort to reach swing voters.  On Wednesday, Ohio GOP senate candidate J.D. Vance declared himself as a “law and order” candidate while campaigning with Donald Trump Jr. “I think American citizens, whether they’re rich…

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Grizzly bear attacks, kills camper in western Montana

A grizzly bear attacked and killed a person who was camping in western us-regionsearly Tuesday, after previously wandering into the area where the person was camping, the Powell County sheriff said. The attack happened between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. in Ovando, a town of fewer than 100 people about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest…

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Associated Press blunder: Leaked internal messages show what led to erroneous Russian missile report

Leaked internal communications from the Associated Press reveal what led to its erroneous reporting that could have escalated an already intense global conflict.  The AP made international headlines last week when it reported that Russian missiles had crossed into Poland resulting in two deaths, which immediately fueled outrage about an alleged attack on a NATO…

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‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry recalls feeling like he was ‘going to die’ while filming every episode

Matthew Perry said he “sweated” and experienced “convulsions” while filming every episode of “friends” target=”_blank”>Friends< admitted they thrived under the pressure of performing live takes.  “It’s not healthy, for sure, but I would sometimes say a line and they wouldn’t laugh and I would sweat and just go into convulsions if I didn’t get the…

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Jessica Simpson ‘wanted to be a recluse’ amid constant body-shaming, mom says

jessica-simpson” target=”_blank”>Jessica Simpson<” Wednesday and relayed to the show that the “movies” target=”_blank”>Dukes of Hazzard< In her recent genres, “Open Book,” the “Irresistible” songstress included a 2009 journal entry in which she lamented remarks she received about an outfit she wore during a concert. “Today my heart breaks because people say I’m fat,” Simpson wrote at the time. “Why…

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Katherine Johnson: What to know about the 'Hidden Figures' NASA scientist

Pioneering air-and-space natural-science Katherine Coleman Johnson of “Hidden Figures” fame was always at the front of the education” target=”_blank”>class<, the iconic “human computer” was taking classes on the campus of historically Black education at the age of 13.  There, Johnson found a mentor in William Waldron Schieffelin Claytor, a professor who had become the third-ever African American to earn a Ph.D.. in mathematics.  SPACEX, NASA,…

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