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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onSeptember 4, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The senator’s personal religious views are part of her life that few if any of her supporters or detractors think of.  It was the president’s second trip to Texas in the wake of the massive storm.

Capital - The week in politics and issues

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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 A veteran of Deval Patrick’s winning first campaign has joined Newton Mayor Setti Warren’s bid for the governorship.  capital source The contentious debate among GOP state committee members about an anti-hate-speech resolution is showing the first sharp divisions in the party’s US Senate primary.  Capital Source A long-standing political grudge could end up being rich subtext in the race to fill the seat that US Representative Niki Tsongas is vacating.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onSeptember 4, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The senator’s personal religious views are part of her life that few if any of her supporters or detractors think of.  It was the president’s second trip to Texas in the wake of the massive storm.

Clooney jokes about becoming president: 'Sounds like fun' | TheHill

posted onSeptember 3, 2017
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George Clooney joked about being president during a press conference for his new film "Suburbicon" at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.  “Would I like to be the next president? Oh, that sounds like fun,” Clooney said, according to a report in Variety. Fellow actor and Trump critic Matt Damon reportedly interjected, “Can I just say that I’d like anybody to be the next president of the United States.

Trump talks to Japan's Abe on ways to 'maximize pressure' on North Korea | TheHill

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President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke by phone Saturday on ways to "maximize pressure" on North Korea over its missile program, the White House announced. Trump and Abe "reaffirmed the importance of close cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea in the face of the growing threat from North Korea," the White House said. Trump also noted that he "looks forward to continued trilateral coordination" on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly later this month in New York. The call came Saturday as North Korean state media

Trump retweets supporter mocking Clinton book | TheHill

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President Trump shared a tweet from a supporter late Saturday mocking MORE's upcoming book about the 2016 presidential election. The tweet includes a photo of Clinton's book "What Happened" due out later this month alongside an image of Trump superimposed on the same book cover with the title "I Happened." The post shared by Trump was the fifth consecutive tweet from the user, who shared a series of memes in response to an earlier tweet from Trump about Hurricane Harvey.   Trump has been known to retweet his supporters, often sparking backlash from critics or scoldin

Thousands of military contractor files allegedly left online, unsecure | TheHill

posted onSeptember 3, 2017
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TigerSwan said that transfer was conducted using high-end encryption and TalentPen was supposed to immediately delete the files. But the files remained on the site and due to an apparent security setting misconfiguration, those files were not encrypted. When Upguard contacted TigerSwan in July, TigerSwan said it believed Upguard was in error since TigerSwan does not store resumes on the Amazon cloud and since it believed TalentPen had both encrypted and deleted its copies.  At the end of August, Upguard contacted Amazon, which had TalentPen remove the files, but did not reveal to Upguard that

North Korea apparently conducts sixth nuclear test | TheHill

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South Korea said Sunday that North Korea appears to have conducted a nuclear test after an artificial earthquake was detected in northern North Korea, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Such a move would represent a remarkable show of defiance on the part of North Korea's Kim Jong Un against President Trump amid heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. The artificial quake was detected around 12:30 p.m.

For One Family in Houston, an Overwhelming Start to Recovery - The New York Times

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HOUSTON — She couldn’t sleep. Not now. Kris Ford-Amofa lay next to her husband in a spare bedroom at her sister’s house, thinking once more about the brown water that had slithered under the front door of the first home she had ever owned. The water that swirled around her three children as the family fled, wading up City Green Trail to seek refuge at a neighbor’s house. The water that had buckled their living room floor, rotted the drywall and made them homeless. The floodwater that was not covered by their insurance. Where did she even start?