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“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah responded to the deadly violence in Las Vegas in his opening monologue Monday night, saying Americans are becoming “more accustomed” to mass shootings. “I almost know how it’s going to play out,” Noah said in a clip released by Comedy Central.

NEW YORK — Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci officially launched his new media company at a Monday night event. At the New York event, the former hedge fund manager declared that “we have no idea what the Scaramucci Post is and neither do you.

The Trump administration reportedly plans to expel almost two-thirds of Cuba’s embassy staff from the country, after more than two dozen U.S. diplomats working in Cuba were targeted in a mysterious attack that resulted in sudden brain injuries. The State Department could announce the decision to kick out the Cuban staff as early as Tuesday, McClatchy reported Monday, citing three sources briefed on the plan. The move to push out the Cuban diplomats comes after the U.S.

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz has indicated she will attend an event during President Trump's scheduled Tuesday visit to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico after the two have publicly criticized each other's responses to the storms, according to a White House spokesperson. According to the itinerary released Monday evening by the White House, the president and first lady Melania Trump will travel to Puerto Rico's capital of San Juan to receive a briefing about the relief and rescue efforts after Hurricane Maria brought damage and destruction to the island last month. A White H

Rock star Tom Petty — whose music was coveted by politicians for their campaign events — has died at 66. The Heartbreakers frontman died Monday after going into cardiac arrest a day earlier, his manager confirmed in a statement to news outlets. The legendary rocker was known for a countless string of hits, including “Refugee,” “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” "Free Fallin'" and “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” among many others. His catalogue of songs proved popular in the political world, with more

To the Editor: Perhaps the saddest fact about the horrifying mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night is that it won’t be the last. These mass killings will continue until there is the political will to enact effective gun control measures. If the heartbreaking massacre of 20 6- and 7-year-olds at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., nearly five years ago couldn’t bring about that change in culture, I doubt the latest tragedy in Las Vegas will either. STEPHEN A.

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world for many reasons. Those of us who work on the Strip have perfected the art of hospitality.