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By Michael Goodwin, New York Post During the financial crisis, the federal government bailed out banks it declared “too big to fail.” Fearing their bankruptcy might trigger economic Armageddon, the …

By ChannelNewsAsia JAKARTA: A soldier tore apart a snake with his teeth and his comrades headbutted flaming stacks of bricks as Indonesia’s special forces treated visiting US defence secretary Jim …

By Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim, POLITICO Chuck Schumer is taking his big spending boost for Donald Trump’s border wall off the table. The Senate minority leader, through an …

By Debra Hine, PJ Media There is serious talk on Capitol Hill about the appointment of a second special counsel amid several new bombshell revelations swirling around the Trump/Russia probe. …

By Oliver Milne, Mirror UK Lord Of The Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson has dramatically restored and coloured footage of the First World War – detailing what it felt like to be there …

By Ryan Browne and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) The Russian spy ship, the Viktor Leonov, was spotted 100 miles south east of Wilmington, North Carolina, in international waters, according to …

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has turned over to Congress additional text messages involving an FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert …

By WFTS Tampa Bay LAKE WALES, Fla. — Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) went off at Eagle Ridge Mall on Sunday night. Lake Wales fire crews responded to an alarm call …

By Burgess Everett, Heather Caygle, Elana Schor, POLITICO Party leaders and rank-and-file senators spent all day Sunday haggling over a deal to reopen the government. But Washington’s painful shutdown will …

By Kathryn Blackhurst, LifeZette Speaking on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” Thursday night, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Thomas Homan assured local California police officials that “ICE …