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Linda Tripp leaves the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in 1998. Linda Tripp, the former White House staffer best known for her role in the impeachment of former president Bill Clinton, died Wednesday at the age of 70 after battling an undisclosed terminal illness, according to a Facebook post by her daughter. Tripp worked …
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U.S. intelligence officials warned of an uncontrolled illness in the region of Wuhan, China, in late November, ABC News reported on Wednesday. The National Center for Medical Intelligence submitted a report based on satellite images and wire and computer intercepts showing a threat to the region’s population from the as-yet unidentified contagion, since dubbed the …
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Whatever happened to predictability? Sweetly — if predictably — the cast of “Full House” has joined the bandwagon of celebrities reuniting and producing social distancing-themed content to bolster fans’ spirits from quarantine. Candace Cameron Bure (DJ Tanner) posted a remake of the beloved sitcom’s intro to her Instagram Wednesday, with actors reprising their parts from …
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Bethenny Frankel didn’t appreciate the season premiere of “Real Housewives of New York City.” The former Bravo star, 49, blasted the reality series in an interview with “Extra,” saying she felt insulted by the way her cast members talked about her. “The beginning of the show was the proverbial middle finger to me,” she said. …
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Teresa Giudice said a final goodbye to her father. The “RHONJ” star, her brother Joe Gorga, and their families held a private ceremony to honor Giacinto Gorga, who died last week at the age of 76. A source told us at the time that “he had been sick for a while.” Giacinto’s seven grandchildren all …
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) is preparing a bipartisan letter to send to President Trump over the Friday-night firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson. Grassley, a Trump ally who has an ongoing probe into the Department of Defense’s role in supporting Stefan Halper, who spied on the 2016 Trump campaign, …
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The White House is requesting an additional $251 billion for additional small business lending as part of the government’s coronavirus response, eliciting a counter from congressional Democrats asking for $125 billion in targeted aid for farmers, women, minorities, and veteran-owned businesses. “I’ll be asking Congress to provide an additional $250 billion for the paycheck protection, …
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Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading an effort to develop a national coronavirus surveillance system in order to track patient data almost in real time, Politico reported on Tuesday based on conversations with four people involved in the ongoing effort. The system would allow the federal government to monitor where and for what …
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Looks like there’s plenty of drama unfolding on this season of “The Real Housewives of New York City.” Dorinda Medley appeared on Maria Menounos’ show, “Better Together,” on Monday, and revealed which “RHONY” star she would least like to be quarantined with in her Berkshires, Mass. estate. “Probably, Tinsley [Mortimer],” she said, quickly adding, “Because, …
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Trump Administration trade adviser Peter Navarro sent a memo to the National Security Council on January 29 warning that the Wuhan coronavirus could kill over 500,000 Americans, but he was largely dismissed as “alarmist” and his policies were deemed “unsustainable” by White House officials, according to The New York Times. It is unclear if President …