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President Facebook said it would turn over some 3,000 Russia-linked political ads purchased during the 2016 election to congressional investigators. "The Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook.

If North Korea follows through on its latest threat of setting off a nuclear explosion over the Pacific Ocean, it will ultimately be up to Rex Tillerson told ABC News today. ABC News Anchor United Nations General Assembly this week. "If we see this detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific, what will the U.S. do?" Muir asked. "Will there be military action?" "That will be the president’s decision," Tillerson said.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories MONTGOMERY, Ala. — President Donald Trump has some advice for National Football League owners: Fire players who kneel during the national anthem.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump said players who kneel during the national anthem should be “fired,” prompting responses from the NFL and the players union.   The club announced the decision hours after the president tweeted he was withdrawing the invitation.  LeBron James called the president a “bum” in his response, and Patriots safety Devin McCourty also added his thoughts.

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE “Obviously someone has a problem with my candidacy,’’ said Robert Cappucci of East Boston  CAPITAL SOURCE Two candidates for City Council have raised more than any of Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s challengers.   CAPITAL SOURCE Jackson, who grew up in Grove Hall and is running for mayor, was No. 84 on The Root 100.  CAPITAL SOURCE Just bad timing?

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump said players who kneel during the national anthem should be “fired,” prompting responses from the NFL and the players union.   The club announced the decision hours after the president tweeted he was withdrawing the invitation.  LeBron James called the president a “bum” in his response, and Patriots safety Devin McCourty also added his thoughts.

President Trump on Friday night defended first lady Melania Trump after she faced criticism for wearing stilettos while en route to flood-damaged Texas last month. Trump's defense of the footwear choice came while critiquing the media during a rally for Sen. MORE (R-Ala.) in Alabama ahead of a GOP Senate runoff Tuesday. "She's wearing high-heels like many of you would do. And they went after her, but she didn't know, and then when she got off the plane in Texas she was wearing sneakers, which she had with her.

President Trump told a crowd of supporters in Alabama on Friday night that his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would be "see through." ADVERTISEMENT MORE (R) ahead of the Alabama Senate GOP runoff on Tuesday. The president's comments come after he struck a deal with Democrats on the debt ceiling earlier this month, indicating that it would not include funding for a border wall. Trump has repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, however Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto ha

President Trump said Friday he thinks "winning the popular vote is easier" but said he focused on winning key electoral college states during the 2016 election. Trump said he decided “very intelligently to campaign in the states that you have to win for the Electoral College victory that you need.” “I’ve never really been in favor of it [the Electoral College], but now I appreciate it,” Trump said at a rally in Alabama for Sen.