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Cheesecake Factory offering half-price deal for National Cheesecake Day In honor of National Cheesecake Day and their new flavors, Cheesecake Factory is partnering with Feeding America, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to fighting domestic hunger. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Apx2F5

Denny's announces new 'Burger Town USA' menu just months after IHOP's 'IHOB' debacle Less than two months after IHOP temporarily changed its name to “IHOB” to market its new line of burgers, Denny’s has announced a revamped burger menu —which they’re calling “Burger Town USA” — starting at just $6.99. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2M6EmXW

Anheuser-Busch releases royalty-free beer photos to make up for lack of 'diversity and inclusion' in stock pics The company is aiming to provide the industry with photos that more accurately reflect the craft-beer audience. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2K86gRp

Modi and Pakistan's Khan discuss regional peace in post-election call    Reuters Pakistan's Deep State Seeks a New Patron    Wall Street Journal Imran Khan's election in Pakistan presents a global dilemma    Economic Times Imran Khan must help end the persecution of Pakistan's Ahmadi Muslims    Washington Post Imran Khan's Rivals in Pakistan Face Another Big Loss    New York Times Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LOo7lm

Former TSA Administrator Discusses 'Quiet Skies' Surveillance Program    NPR The TSA has been sneakily tracking you for years    New York Post Previously undisclosed TSA program tracks unsuspecting airline passengers    KMOV.com Welcome to the Quiet Skies    The Boston Globe Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2OvRTcT

FEMA official being investigated for sexual misconduct    CBS News Former FEMA Official Under Investigation For Fostering Culture Of Sexual Harassment    NPR FEMA's top HR official allegedly hired women as sexual partners for male employees    Vox Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2ApizJD

New US spending in Asia won't match China but it's significant in other ways    CNBC Australia says US, Japan partnership doesn't challenge China    Washington Post Mike Pompeo Indo-pacific strategy: US to spend $113m in Asia    BBC News Pompeo's Indo-Pacific strategy is just a start    CNN US competes with China's 'Belt and Road Initiative' with US$113 million Asian investment programme    South China Morning Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2OvQL9q

Trump's economy has Democrats singing the same old 'tax, spend and regulate' song What’s not to like about Trump policies? via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2M2uIoV

If ObamaCare is an economic time bomb, Medicare for All would be a nuclear explosion It would crush the entire economy under trillions in new taxes. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LGk76U

The unhinged anti-Kavanaugh left gears up to attack a Christian family man who feeds the homeless Judge Kavanaugh would apply the law as written and respect the Constitution. There is nothing more threatening and criminal to the political left in America. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Amdlhy

Imran Khan's Rivals in Pakistan Face Another Big Loss    New York Times Pakistan's Deep State Seeks a New Patron    Wall Street Journal How Should the World Treat Imran Khan?    Bloomberg Imran Khan must help end the persecution of Pakistan's Ahmadi Muslims    Washington Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2K9molD

Malaysia civil aviation chief resigns over MH370 lapses    Reuters 'Intervention' possible in MH370 flight    Boston Herald Lessons to learn, despite another report on missing flight MH370 and still no explanation    The Conversation AU MH370 report a disservice to Australian victims    The Australian Mystery of MH370 only grows after final report into disappearance    New York Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2Ar6TpH

Update: Fall River Driver in Fatal Cotuit Crash Was Out on Reduced Bail in Murder Case    CapeCod.com News Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2vssrN1

Police Chase Preceded Crash That Killed New Dad    NECN Driver in crash that killed new dad was out on bail    Turn to 10 Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LxtIwZ

Deadly Year for Firefighters in California    NBC Bay Area Father mourns firefighter from Hawaii killed near Yosemite National Park    KHON2 Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2OuHuhO

'Grandpa, come get me': A 5-year-old boy's last moments before Carr Fire engulfed family's home    Washington Post Carr Fire has now scorched over 100000 acres in California; containment up to 23 percent    ABC News Eight people have died this year in California wildfires. Here are some of their stories    Los Angeles Times As California burns, many fear the future of extreme fire has arrived    The Guardian Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2Aq8yfb

Bob Woodward's New Book Will Chronicle Trump's 'Harrowing' Presidency    HuffPost Bob Woodward's New Book Will Detail 'Harrowing Life' Inside Trump White House    New York Times Bob Woodward To Chronicle The Trump White House In 'Fear'    Deadline Bob Woodward is writing an inside account of the Trump White House    Los Angeles Times Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2mWJB15

Portland Police Refused to Respond When ICE Agents Called 911 During Protest, Letter Says    Willamette Week Mexican woman slated to be deported dies following heart surgery, says ICE    Washington Examiner Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2M1kBRh

'Medicare for All' Could Cost $32.6 Trillion, George Mason Study Says    TIME A new study estimates Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for all' plan would cost $32.6 trillion over 10 years    Business Insider Koch-backed study finds 'Medicare for All' would save US trillions    ThinkProgress 'Medicare for All' proposal splits Minnesota Democrats    Minneapolis Star Tribune Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2vh0d7O

Carr Fire scorches Northern California, kills 3 family members trapped inside home    CBS News California battling 17 large wildfires, spends one-fourth of annual fire budget in July    CNBC 'Extreme isn't even the right word' for conditions fueling California's destructive fires    PBS NewsHour As California burns, many fear the future of extreme fire has arrived    The Guardian Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LC2028

Sexual misconduct investigation reveals 'lapses in professional responsibility,' says FEMA administrator    CNN FEMA official being investigated for sexual misconduct    CBS News Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2NWKwtT

Trump smokescreen fogs up what is fact or fiction    CNN How Trump Allies Shifted Their Defense as Evidence of Contacts With Russians Grew    New York Times Late Night Hosts Dig Into Rudy Giuliani For Saying “Collusion Is Not A Crime”    Deadline What Is Rudy Giuliani Talking About?    The New Yorker Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2AsBiE4

Mystery of MH370 only grows after final report into disappearance    New York Post A Shortlist of Aviation's Most Vexing Disappearances    New York Times Lessons to learn, despite another report on missing flight MH370 and still no explanation    The Conversation AU MH370 report a disservice to Australian victims    The Australian Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2AqzbAp

What this Minnesota city can teach America about restoring political civility More than a decade ago, Duluth's rancorous politics prompted a call for more civilized discourse that has endured to today. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ApgmOb

The left's obstruction of qualified Trump nominees is yet another front in the war against the president The obstruction campaign is a bad faith effort on the part of the left designed solely to make it difficult for Trump to govern. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LUfHsN

Why 'Christmas in July' has special meaning for me (hint: it's not what you think) As children, my brother Jay, my sister Janice and I grew up in abject poverty and were often homeless. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2K8luFO

Violent threats from the left aimed at Republicans are growing -- When will Democrats condemn them? The shooting last June of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise should have been a wake-up call for our political discourse, but we’ve only been on a further slide since then. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2mW8Fp8

Trump's demise has been greatly exaggerated Trump-is-doomed stories are one of the media’s favorite fairy tales. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Ot7Pgg

ICE agents accuse Oregon mayor of abetting 'Abolish ICE' protesters U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday accused the Mayor of Portland, Oregon of violating the Constitution after emboldening “Abolish ICE” protesters by ordering the police to stand down and openly expressing support for their cause. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2M27HCx

Giuliani says Trump team leaning towards ignoring Mueller questions: 'We don't think they have a legitimate investigation' President Trump's legal team is becoming more and more convinced it should ignore questions by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani told Fox News' "Hannity" on Monday night, saying it's "highly unlikely" the Trump team will meet again with prosecutors. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2v4izJL

TSA calls reports it's surveilling ordinary Americans 'ridiculous' The Transportation Security Administration is pushing back on a report about a secret surveillance program targeting travelers who are not suspected of a crime or have ties to terrorism. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Osa2IR

Former FEMA official created 'toxic' environment of sexual harassment, administrator says The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday said the agency had a "systemic problem going on for years" after its former personnel chief was accused of facilitating sexual harassment in the workplace. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2OqCXwG

How potential government shutdown could throw wrench into Brett Kavanaugh confirmation Fights over a government shutdown rarely have anything to do with confirming a Supreme Court Justice. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LFRhUk

Trump offers to meet with Iranian President Rouhani, without preconditions President Trump said Monday he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions,” on the heels of a fiery exchange of threats earlier this month. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2v1fFFA

Showdown in Virginia: Manafort fraud trial set to kick off in first Mueller probe prosecution The first high-stakes trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to begin Tuesday in Virginia, in the first prosecution arising from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2mXzSrE

Dem dam broken: Kavanaugh meets with swing-vote West Virginia Sen. Manchin Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh broke a political firewall Monday afternoon by meeting with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin -- the first Democrat to sit down with President Trump's pick for the high court. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2OsPDTG

Anti-Trump London Mayor Sadiq Khan under fire for 'pathetic' response to crime surge London Mayor Sadiq Khan is under increasingly heavy fire from his predecessor, residents and even President Trump over rising crime in the city – though Khan says police cuts from the Conservative government are to blame. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LO2e5v

Four dead, including child, in suspected triple murder-suicide in New York City A 5-year-old boy a three other people were fatally shot on Monday in a horrific murder-suicide scene in New York City. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2v4Wvi1

Marine veteran killed in Cape Cod crash just days after daughter's birth    The Providence Journal Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2n3M8XH

Bob Woodward's new book puts readers 'face to face with Trump'    CNN Bob Woodward's New Book Will Detail 'Harrowing Life' Inside Trump White House    New York Times Bob Woodward's New Book Will Chronicle Trump's 'Harrowing' Presidency    HuffPost Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2NZrVxB

FEMA personnel chief harassed women, hired some as possible sexual partners for male employees, agency's leader ...    Washington Post Sexual misconduct investigation reveals 'lapses in professional responsibility,' says FEMA administrator    CNN Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2v1yI2v

ESPN host reveals newborn daughter needed emergency surgery ESPN host Samantha Ponder revealed Monday the harrowing experience of having her newborn daughter undergo “emergency surgery” last week. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2mWQdN3

Dying dad celebrates Christmas in July with family A Missouri family celebrated Christmas in July last week so that their dying father could spend his favorite holiday with his four children one last time. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2vg2n7F

Emergency preparedness drill exposes gaps in response after mock virus 'kills' 900M The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security created the Clade X simulation to determine how political and medical experts from the US would respond to a new deadly disease. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ApVmXF

Boy, 6, survives 2 venomous snake bites within 8 days, prayed he would survive An Australian boy has already looked death in the face twice after he was bitten by a venomous snake on two separate occasions within eight days of each other. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LNvpFO

'Hot Water Challenge' reportedly leaves teen with second-degree burns A 15-year-old teen suffered second-degree burns to his face and body after his friends allegedly poured boiling hot water on him as he slept last week in a bid to complete the “Hot Water Challenge.” via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2K7YVRY

Why is US one of the 'most dangerous' places in the developed world to give birth? Hundreds of U.S. women die each year giving birth, and hospitals across the country aren't routinely following practices that would save women's lives during childbirth, according to a new USA Today investigation. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ApifdN

Ebola scare at Denver hospital after man just back from Congo exhibited symptoms A man who recently worked to help those infected with the Ebola virus in eastern Congo exhibited flu-like symptoms on Sunday and potentially could have exposed the ambulance crew and others, The Denver Post reported. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LuQ6aa

Idaho inmates exploit tablet software flaw to steal $225G Tablet computers and a software vulnerability were enough to help 364 prison inmates in Idaho collectively steal $225,000. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2mVITkJ

Facebook, tech giants creating 'crisis in democracy' and must be held liable, UK report says A scathing new report from the British parliament calls for technology companies to be held liable for “misleading” content on their platforms and says the world is facing a “democratic crisis” thanks to the spread of false information online. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2v1Zkka

Social media helps solve mystery of skier who disappeared in the Alps in 1954 Social media has helped solve the mystery surrounding the identity of a skier who went missing in the Alps in 1954. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2NVHru7