The United States Department of Homeland Security has reportedly authorized Secret Service protection for leading Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Last month, several outlets reported that the pair were under such protections, but The Daily Beast reported that the candidates had only requested—not received—agents at their side. ABC News reported on Thursday that Carson and Trump were now authorized for federal protection.
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REVELATIONS15 hours ago
George H.W. Bush Rips Cheney and Rumsfeld
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush looks into the audience during the Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011.
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Former President George H.W. Bush made some surprising comments about Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld regarding their reaction to the Sept. 11 attacks in a new biography, Fox News reported Wednesday. The 41st president is quoted in Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey Of George Herbert Walker Bush as saying Cheney and Rumsfeld, both top officials in George W. Bush’s administration, were too hawkish in their response, which ultimately damaged America’s reputation. Bush Sr. said Dick Cheney, who served as his son’s vice president, “became very hardline and very different from the Dick Cheney I knew and worked with,†according to Fox New’s report. Cheney also served as defense secretary in Bush Sr.’s 1989-1993 administration. H.W. was more critical of Rumsfeld, who he called “an arrogant fellow†who “hurt the president,†referring to his son. The book, by Jon Meacham, will be published next Tuesday.
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OFF THE HOOK3 hours ago
NHL Star Patrick Kane Won't Face Rape Charges
Oct 10, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) shoots against the New York Islanders during the first period at United Center.
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Erie County, New York prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not bring rape charges against Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane because of a lack of credible evidence and the accuser's lack of cooperation with the investigation. Kane was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in August at his offseason home near Buffalo. Additionally, results of DNA tests couldn't back up the accuser's claim of penetration, which is necessary for official rape charges.
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SPECULATION6 hours ago
Egypt, Russia Reject Plane Bomb Reports
Debris of the A321 Russian airliner lie on the ground a day after the plane crashed in Wadi al-Zolomat, a mountainous area in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, on November 1, 2015. International investigators began probing why the Russian airliner carrying 224 people crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, killing everyone on board, as rescue workers widened their search for missing victims. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia is calling claims that a bomb brought down a passenger jet over Sinai “speculation,†while Egypt said there is “no evidence†yet to prove such a theory. “Theories about what happened and the causes of the incident can only be pronounced by the investigation,†Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. London ordered British airlines’ flights to be suspended from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh airport, saying it was “more likely than not†that a bomb took down the plane.
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WHAT?11 hours ago
Carson: Pyramids Used as Grain Silos
2015Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson leaves a book signing and campaign event in Ames, Iowa on October 24, 2015. REUTERS
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Ben Carson on Wednesday reaffirmed his belief that ancient pyramids in Egypt were used to store grain rather than for pharoah tombs. When asked if he still believed the pyramid theory he outlined in a 1998 commencement speech, Carson told CBS News, “It’s still my belief, yes.†BuzzFeed posted the speech Carson delivered at Andrews University, a college founded by Seventh-day Adventists. “My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids to store grain,†he said. “Now all the archaeologists think that they were made for the pharoahs’ graves. But, you know, it would have to be something awfully big if you stop and think about it. And I don’t think it’d just disappear over the course of time to store that much grain.â€
