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Fox News And 'New York Times' Clash Over Paper's ISIS Reporting

6:36am July 25, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The New York Times and Fox News are engaged in a spat over the cable network's accusations that the paper's reporting in 2015 tipped off an ISIS leader that the U.S. was close to tracking him down.

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Politics & Government

This Week In Politics: President Trump's Power To Pardon

8:16am July 24, 2017

Trump's lawyer says there's been no talk of pardons — though the president did tweet about his "complete power" to pardon on Saturday. Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg of the National Review.

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The Week In Politics: Spicer Is Out; Scaramucci Is In

10:52am July 23, 2017

by Don Gonyea

It's been a busy week in politics: Sean Spicer steps down as White House spokesperson; investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia continues with new leads, and it was Made In America week.

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National

Chicago Fights To Remain 2 Newspaper Town As Labor Groups Buy 'Sun-Times'

12:01am July 22, 2017

by David Schaper

The group of investors headed by a former Chicago alderman closed a deal to purchase the struggling paper, but some wonder it will skew further left to counter the more conservative Chicago Tribune.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer briefs the media in June. He announced Friday that he was stepping down from his job in the Trump administration and would continue his service through August.

Sean Spicer Resigns As Press Secretary In White House Communications Shake-Up

8:13pm July 21, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Spicer had an embattled tenure as the president's lead spokesman. At Friday's press briefing, incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci appeared on-camera and took questions.

O.J. Simpson Seeks Retrial In Las Vegas Court - Day 4

Sports

All Eyes On O.J.

3:18pm July 20, 2017

O.J Simpson is up for parole. Why does his name still resonate … and rile us up?

Internet personality Jake Paul is not being a thoughtful neighbor, according to residents who say his rental house has been the scene of fires and loud antics.

YouTube Star Jake Paul's Neighbors Tell Him: We're Not Jake Paulers

5:17pm July 19, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Residents of the street where Paul rents a large house are meeting with police and city officials to review code requirements after a series of pranks and antics at his West Hollywood home.

A general view outside BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place in London on Wednesday, the day the public broadcaster published the pay of its top-earning employees.

World News

BBC Salaries Ignite Debate Over Appropriate Pay, Gender Equity

4:54pm July 19, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The BBC released on-air salaries for the first time, at the British government's behest. The top seven salaries all go to men. The highest pay: more than $2.8 million for a radio host.

Rosanna Pansino is a YouTube star and a celebrity chef. Her YouTube cooking show Nerdy Nummies has millions of subscribers, many of whom are children interested in baking.

The YouTube Star Who's Teaching Kids How To Bake

4:25pm July 19, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

Celebrity chef Rosanna Pansino hosts the YouTube show Nerdy Nummies and has more than 8 million subscribers. Among her fans are thousands of children who want to learn how to bake.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks about the new Google Assistant during a 2016 product event in San Francisco. The voice assistant is one of a number of Google products that will provide user data to the curation service that the company is launching Wednesd

With Entry Into Interest Curation, Google Goes Head-To-Head With Facebook

2:49pm July 19, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

In the feed, users will get a stream of news, photos and more based on their search histories and interests across Google products. The company promises a different, less friend-filtered experience.

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