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Lydia O'Connor
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HuffPostWeWork CEO Adam Neumann Steps Down Amid Failed Stock Sale
Under Neumann, the co-working space company has burned through cash without a clear plan to become profitable.
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Ben Carson Defends Transphobic Remarks, Accuses Media Of 'Mischaracterizations'
He raised concern over “big, hairy men” infiltrating women’s homeless shelters, The Washington Post reported.
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California Sues Trump Administration Over Car Pollution Waiver
Twenty-three other states have joined in on the lawsuit over auto emissions standards.
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From Sydney To San Francisco, Millions Are Striking For Global Climate Action
The day of protest precedes the United Nations summit on how to rein in the worst effects of climate change.
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Whistleblower Complaint Against Trump Reportedly Involves Ukraine
A U.S. intelligence official's concerns about Trump's "promises" to a foreign leader involve Ukraine, The Washington Post reported.
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San Francisco Throws Cold Water On Trump's Needle-Infested Ocean Claim
“No debris flow out into the Bay or the Ocean,” Mayor London Breed said in response to the president.
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Federal Judge Blocks California's Trump Tax Return Law
The law requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to appear on the state's ballot.
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2 Pro-Choice Abortion Bills Take Effect In Maine
The measures expand who can provide abortions and when insurance must cover the procedure. Anti-abortion groups failed in a bid to repeal them.
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California Ready To Take Trump To Court Over Car Pollution Waiver
The president announced Wednesday that he's revoking the state's legal authority to set its own auto emissions standards.
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Trump To Block California From Setting Its Own Car Pollution Standards: Report
The state's waiver allows it to set its own rules about auto emissions.
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Trump Directs His Former Aides Not To Testify In Impeachment Probe
Rob Porter, Rick Dearborn and Corey Lewandowski are all facing instructions from the White House regarding testifying before the House of Representatives.
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Senator Asked FBI To Investigate New Kavanaugh Information Last Year: Reports
Democrat Christopher Coons told the FBI last October that it should talk to a former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh with a relevant story about the judge.
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New York Accuses Purdue Pharma Family Of Secretly Siphoning Off Fortune
The Sacklers, the family behind OxyContin, allegedly wired around a billion dollars to their own bank accounts while defending their role in the opioid crisis.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Sues CBS For Reporting On 'Me Too' Accusations
Justin Fairfax is seeking $400 million from the network for airing interviews with two women accusing him of sexual assault.
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Trump Wants FDA To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
More than 450 people have been hospitalized for lung diseases associated with vaping and e-cigarettes.
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Pluto Shows The Universe Some Love With A Giant Heart
Earthlings have had a soft-spot for Pluto ever since it was deemed?"not really a planet"?in 2003, and it looks like the little guy is finally returning the love. In a new photo taken from the first space mission to explore the "dwarf planet," Pluto shows a 1,200-mile?"large heart-shaped bright area"?on its right side, NASA officials reported. Pluto's first closeup as something more than?a colorful blotch?was taken from about 5 million miles away and is the result of a more than nine-year, three-billion-mile journey by the New Horizons spacecraft, which even tweeted out a nod to the heart on Thursday.
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YouTube Comedian Comes Out As Bisexual
YouTube comedy sensation?Shane Dawson?came out as bisexual in a heartfelt video to his fans on Tuesday. Dawson, who has more than 6 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, said he'd been confused about his sexuality his whole life and wanted others who felt neither gay nor straight to know they're not alone. "I'm not that," Dawson said.
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Dark Parody Of Famous Coke Ad Shines Lights On Soda's Health Risks
In this dark parody of a wildly famous 1971 Coca-Cola ad, the original scenes of an international choir united by their love of Coke are replaced with scenes of hospital patients united by their soda-related diseases. "Well, we thought it would be interesting to see a fresh take on the [1971] ad—where real people, suffering from real soda-related health problems—could tell their stories," CSPI wrote in a description of the video. In this sendup, patients suffering from obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and other health conditions sing directly into the camera, much like in the original jingle.
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Bill Maher Calls College Student A 'Little Sh*t' For Criticizing Jerry Seinfeld
Political talk show host Bill Maher called a college writer a "little shit" on his HBO show Friday night for questioning comedian Jerry Seinfeld's claim that college audiences are too politically correct. "Now, I sure wouldn't want to be judged by what I wrote at 20, but stupid though I was in 1976, I wouldn't have presumed to lecture George Carlin on comedy," Maher said, referring to the late, famed comedian.
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'Crushing' Photos Of Crackdown On Illegal Ivory
One ton of confiscated ivory trinkets were crushed to bits in New York's Times Square on Friday morning as part of the government's attempt to stamp out the thriving, illegal trade. “Today the United States sent a strong message that it will not tolerate wildlife crime," World Wildlife Fund president and CEO Carter Roberts told The Huffington Post in a statement. Trailing only China, the U.S. is home to the world's?second-largest ivory market, with New York City leading the U.S. in illegal imports.