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Former president Barack Obama warns on polarizing media, US electoral system

Yana Paskova | Getty Images Former U.S. President Barack Obama on September 20, 2017 in New York City. Americans are living in a political “bubble” by personalizing their respective media streams, according to former President Barack Obama. People who watch Fox News are “living on a different planet” than individuals …

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Steve Bannon expected to testify before House Intelligence Committee: NBC News

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attends a ceremony at the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is expected to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session next week, NBC News reported …

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Donald Trump trade policies on NAFTA, KORUS could offset benefits

Shawn Thew-Pool | Getty Images President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tax cuts to the National Association of Manufacturers at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Still, the tax reforms have not made the U.S. a tax haven, which is why the benefits also hinge on how open the world’s largest economy …

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Up to 43 people still listed as missing from California mudslide

Getty Images Firefighters search for people trapped in mudslide debris on January 10, 2018 in Montecito, California. Santa Barbara County authorities said Thursday afternoon up to 43 people are missing as a result of the mudslides this week in the Montecito area. As of that time, the confirmed death toll …

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Trump will reportedly extend sanctions relief for Iran under nuclear deal

STR | AFP | Getty Images An Iranian man reads a copy of the daily newspaper ‘Omid Javan’ bearing a picture of US President Donald Trump with a headline that reads in Persian ‘Crazy Trump and logical JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)’, on October 14, 2017, in front of …

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Major change to Facebook news feed to improve well-being: Mark Zuckerberg

Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., attends the fourth day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 14, 2017 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Facebook is making a major change to its product to make sure that people feel like their time …

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What the new tax withholding tables mean for your take-home pay

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news conference in the Capitol where GOP senators said families and small businesses would benefit from tax reform on November 7, 2017. The tax overhaul is likely giving your paycheck a boost come February. …

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Steven Mnuchin says Davos World Economic Forum is not for ‘globalists’

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, January 11, 2018. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes a forum in Switzerland that will feature wealthy business executives, world leaders and lawmakers discussing shared solutions …

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Trump claims Mexico will pay for his border wall through NAFTA

Hector Vivas | LatinContent | Getty Images Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto meets with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump after a meeting at Los Pinos on August 31, 2016, in Mexico City. Mexico will pay for the wall — “indirectly,” President Donald Trump claimed Thursday. Trump told The Wall Street Journal …

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U.S. bull market run holds breath for results of Trump physical

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, January 11, 2018. The threat of nuclear war with North Korea didn’t kill the stock market’s bull run. An ongoing federal investigation into possible collusion with …

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