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#1
Trump 'wanted Assad assassinated': key claims in Bob Woodward's book
The Guardian World News
 

Aides went behind Trump's back to thwart decisions, new Bob Woodward book alleges - NBC Top Stories

Jim Mattis Compared Trump to ?Fifth or Sixth Grader,? Bob Woodward Says in Book - NYTimes US

Aides stole Trump's papers 'to protect the country,' Bob Woodward writes in explosive book obtained by CNN - CNN Top Stories

White House chief of staff denies calling Trump an 'idiot' as details of Bob Woodward book trickle out - USA Today Top Stories

Trump suggests Woodward book bombshells 'could be just made up' - LA Times US News

Trump asks if Bob Woodward is 'Dem operative' amid explosive book details - Fox News Top Stories

5 Takeaways From Bob Woodward?s Book on the Trump White House - NYTimes US

Analysis: The real reason the book is so damaging for Trump - CNN Top Stories

Trump wanted Syrian president assassinated, new book says - Reuters Top Stories

Trump wanted Syrian president assassinated, new book says - Reuters World News

'Idiot,' 'Unhinged,' A 'Sixth-Grader:' Aides Fault Trump In Explosive New Book - NPR News

Bob Woodward's book "Fear" describes "nervous breakdown" within Trump administration - CBS US

Trump 'wanted Assad assassinated': key claims in Bob Woodward's book - The Guardian World News

Newt Gingrich: Woodward's book on Trump is 'very sad' - Fox News Top Stories

Bob Woodward's new book details sharp criticism of Trump by his own aides - CBS Top Stories

Trump and Woodward phone call transcript - CNN Top Stories

New book describes "crazytown" of Trump White House - CBS Top Stories

South Korea's Moon, Trump to discuss North Korea at U.N. this month: Blue House - Reuters Top Stories

The end of Atlanticism: has Trump killed the ideology that won the cold war? - The Guardian World News

South Korea's Moon, Trump to discuss North Korea at U.N. this month: Blue House - Reuters World News

Trump threatens to "look at" NBC license amid Farrow controversy - CBS Top Stories

Trump tweets warning on Syria as offensive targets last rebel stronghold - USA Today Top Stories

Trump warns Assad, Syrian allies on reported plan for Idlib province offensive - Fox News Top Stories

Trump attacks Sessions over prosecutions of Republicans - BBC World

Kremlin dismisses Trump warning on Syria's Idlib - Reuters World News

Stop comparing Donald Trump to Abraham Lincoln. He's no Honest Abe. - USA Today Top Stories

Who do you trust? Trump's attacks take a toll on his own credibility, as well as the media's - LA Times US News

Kremlin dismisses Trump warning on Syria's Idlib - Reuters Top Stories

Ohio truck driver on why unions should support Trump - Fox News Top Stories

For Republicans, Trump bump has become a tsunami - CNN Top Stories

How Europe is plotting to skirt Trump's sanctions on Iran - NBC World News

Parody: Donald Trump listens to Richard Nixon's Watergate tapes for inspiration - USA Today Top Stories

The Conversation: Obama vs. Trump? Trump vs. Trump? - NYTimes US

With India meet, Trump administration seeks to build ties not damage them - Washington Post World

Trump warns Syria not to 'recklessly attack' Idlib province - Al Jazeera English

South Korea's Moon, Trump to discuss North Korea at U.N.: Blue House - Reuters World News

News Analysis: In Chastising Sessions Over Indictments of Two Republicans, Trump Crosses a Line - NYTimes US

Mueller responds to Trump team; discussions focus more on written questions - CNN Top Stories

Trump tweeted a warning to Syria and its allies ? and then the Russian strikes began - LA Times World News

Trump to chair UN security council meeting on Iran - The Guardian World News

Trump Plans to Take Aim at Iran in U.N. Session - NY Times World

Schumer tells raucous crowd 'the sooner the better' on Trump impeachment, later claims he misheard the question - Fox News Top Stories

Haley: Trump's Israeli-Palestinian 'deal of the century' can happen if Abbas comes to the table - Fox News World

Haley: Trump's Israeli-Palestinian 'deal of the century' can happen if Abbas comes to the table - Fox News Top Stories

Mueller to accept written answers from Trump in Russia inquiry, report says - The Guardian US News

Trump slams treatment of Kavanaugh at confirmation hearing - Fox News Top Stories

FBI Director Christopher Wray becomes the latest target of Trump's ire - NBC Top Stories

Trump's attorney: Russia probe needs to come to an end - Fox News Top Stories

South Korea's Moon, Trump to discuss North Korea at U.N.: Blue House - Reuters Top Stories

Trump to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran - Reuters Top Stories

The 2018 midterms are going to be (mostly) about Trump - NBC Top Stories

Trump to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran - Reuters World News

Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh - Reuters Top Stories

Trump to name climate change skeptic as adviser on emerging technologies - CNN Top Stories

Trump Twitter attack on Sessions and Justice is most serious impeachment fodder yet - USA Today Top Stories

Bob Woodward: Trump failed mock interview with his lawyers, who re-enacted it for Mueller - CNN Top Stories

Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh - Reuters US News

John Kerry on John McCain, the death of bipartisanship, Donald Trump's vindictive nature - USA Today Top Stories

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Tropical Storm Gordon bears down on northern Gulf Coast, with hurricane warnings in effect
Washington Post US
 

Tropical Storm Gordon Poised to Hit Gulf Coast as a Hurricane - NYTimes US

Tropical Storm Gordon expected to hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane - USA Today Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens, churns toward U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters US News

Tropical Storm Gordon moves quickly toward Gulf Coast, "life-threatening" storm surge possible - CBS Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon races toward U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon races toward U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters US News

Storm Gordon slings gusty wind, heavy rain at U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters US News

Tropical Storm Gordon brings fierce winds ahead of expected landfall over Gulf Coast, possibly as hurricane: officials - Fox News US

Emergency on US Gulf Coast as Storm Gordon nears - BBC World

Storm Gordon slings gusty wind, heavy rain at U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters Top Stories

Storm Gordon starts kicking up waves on U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters US News

Storm Gordon starts kicking up waves on U.S. Gulf Coast - Reuters Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon shuts 9 percent of oil output in Gulf of Mexico - Reuters US News

U.S. Gulf Coast ports restricting traffic ahead of Storm Gordon - Reuters Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon will make landfall along the Mississippi/Alabama Coast tonight as a possible Hurricane - Fox News Top Stories

Gulf braces for Tropical Storm Gordon ahead of landfall - CBS US

Tropical Storm Gordon nears Gulf Coast, landfall likely tonight - USA Today Top Stories

U.S. Gulf Coast ports restricting traffic ahead of Storm Gordon - Reuters US News

Tropical Storm Gordon brings fierce winds ahead of expected landfall over Gulf Coast, possibly as hurricane: officials - Fox News Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens, expected to make landfall over Gulf Coast, possibly as hurricane: officials - Fox News US

Tropical Storm Gordon shuts 9 percent of oil output in Gulf of Mexico - Reuters Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon heads for landfall along Mississippi coast tonight - NBC Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon bears down on northern Gulf Coast, with hurricane warnings in effect - Washington Post US

Tropical Storm Gordon will make landfall along the Mississippi/Alabama Coast tonight as a possible Hurricane - Fox News US

Hurricane warning issued after Tropical Storm Gordon drenches Florida - NBC Top Stories

Eye Opener: Gulf Coast braces for Gordon - CBS Top Stories

Gordon Is Forecast To Hit Northern Gulf Coast As A Hurricane Tuesday Night - NPR News

Gordon aims to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane after nightfall - Fox News Top Stories

Gordon strengthens, expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane - Fox News US

Exxon evacuates Mobile Bay facilities in Gulf ahead of Storm Gordon - Reuters US News

Tropical Storm Gordon prompts warnings in Alabama and Mississippi - CBS US

Gordon takes aim at Gulf Coast - USA Today Top Stories

Airlines waive change fees ahead of Tropical Storm Gordon - USA Today Top Stories

Gordon slams Gulf Coast with tropical-force winds, rain - Fox News Top Stories

US Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border - Fox News Top Stories

US Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border - Fox News US

Gordon slams Gulf Coast with tropical-force winds, rain - Fox News US

Gulf Coast braces for Gordon to strengthen to hurricane - CBS Top Stories

Tropical Storm Gordon expected to strengthen to hurricane - Fox News Top Stories

Storm Gordon halts some energy production in U.S. Gulf - Reuters US News

Storm Gordon halts some energy production in U.S. Gulf - Reuters Top Stories

Exxon evacuates Mobile Bay facilities in Gulf ahead of Storm Gordon - Reuters Top Stories

Gulf Coast prepares for Gordon's expected arrival as hurricane - CNN Top Stories

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, Tropical Storm Gordon, USA Gymnastics: 5 things to know Tuesday - USA Today Top Stories

Storm Gordon makes landfall west of Alabama-Mississippi border: NHC - Reuters Top Stories

Gordon will be hurricane as it slams Gulf Coast, forecasters say - CBS Top Stories

Tropical storm: Gordon expected to hit Mississippi with hurricane force - The Guardian US News

Storm Gordon making landfall west of Alabama-Mississippi border: NHC - Reuters US News

Storm Gordon making landfall west of Alabama-Mississippi border: NHC - Reuters Top Stories

The Latest: Schools closing in Florida as Gordon approaches - Fox News US

Many vacationers to ride out Gordon despite deadly 2017 hurricane season - Fox News US

Many vacationers to ride out Gordon despite deadly 2017 hurricane season - Fox News Top Stories

The Latest: Schools closing in Florida as Gordon approaches - Fox News Top Stories

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#3
Kavanaugh hearing descends into 'mob rule'
BBC World
 

Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh - Reuters Top Stories

Chaotic start to Brett Kavanaugh supreme court hearing as protests break out - video - The Guardian US News

Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings To Focus On 6 Hot-Button Issues - NPR News

Kavanaugh confirmation hearing begins ? live updates - CBS Top Stories

Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing kicks off with numerous arrests as protesters shout down lawmakers - Fox News Top Stories

Democrats move quickly to shut down Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing - LA Times US News

Eye Opener at 8: Confirmation hearings begin for Kavanaugh - CBS US

Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh - Reuters US News

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces Senate hearings - CBS US

Kavanaugh vows to "preserve the Constitution" in confirmation hearing - CBS US

Kavanaugh faces senators, protesters at confirmation hearing - Fox News Top Stories

Brett Kavanaugh: Top takeaways from first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings - USA Today Top Stories

Supreme Court nomination hearing for Brett Kavanaugh - USA Today Top Stories

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing off to rowdy start - USA Today Top Stories

Trump slams treatment of Kavanaugh at confirmation hearing - Fox News Top Stories

Kavanaugh confirmation hearing turns into outrageous Senate circus - Fox News Top Stories

10 things to watch for in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing Wednesday - LA Times US News

First day of Kavanaugh confirmation hearings set the tone - CBS Top Stories

Democrats protest as U.S. high court nominee's chaotic hearing opens - Reuters US News

Brett Kavanaugh: protesters disrupt supreme court nominee's Senate hearing ? live - The Guardian World News

Brett Kavanaugh hearing repeatedly interrupted by Dem objections, protests - Fox News Top Stories

Democrats protest as U.S. Supreme Court nominee's hearing begins - Reuters Top Stories

What to Watch: The First Day of Judge Kavanaugh?s Confirmation Hearings - NYTimes US

What to watch for at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings today - CNN Top Stories

Trump Supreme Court nominee Kanavaugh faces key hearing - BBC World

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, Tropical Storm Gordon, USA Gymnastics: 5 things to know Tuesday - USA Today Top Stories

Democrats threaten derailment over Kavanaugh hearing - Fox News Top Stories

Kavanaugh hearings to launch Tuesday amid fresh Democratic calls for a delay - NBC Top Stories

As Kavanaugh Hearings Begin, Divergent Views on Women?s Rights Emerge - NYTimes US

Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing starts today - CNN Top Stories

Day 1 of Kavanaugh?s Confirmation Hearings - NYTimes US

Actress Piper Perabo arrested, thrown out of Kavanaugh hearing after launching protest - Fox News Top Stories

Brett Kavanaugh: protests disrupt Senate supreme court hearing - The Guardian World News

Democrats demand delay of Supreme Court justice hearing - Al Jazeera English

Sen. Ben Sasse unloads on Congress at Kavanaugh hearing - Fox News Top Stories

Kavanaugh hearing descends into 'mob rule' - BBC World

Democrats Open Contentious Hearings With Attack on ?Partisan? Kavanaugh - NYTimes US

Top moments at Kavanaugh's first chaotic day of confirmation hearings - NBC Top Stories

Partisan shouting marks first day of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing - CNN Top Stories

Opinion: Kavanaugh hearings are the start of something big - CNN Top Stories

Chaos marks start of Kavanaugh hearing - USA Today Top Stories

Reporter details chaotic Kavanaugh hearing day - USA Today Top Stories

Democrats protest as U.S. high court nominee's chaotic hearing opens - Reuters Top Stories

Judiciary chairman refuses to hold vote to delay Kavanaugh hearing - CNN Top Stories

Chaos descends as Senate hearing on Trump's high court nominee opens - Reuters US News

See protesters rattle Brett Kavanaugh hearing - CNN US

Chaos descends as Senate hearing on Trump's high court nominee opens - Reuters Top Stories

Democrats call for delay in Kavanaugh hearings - USA Today Top Stories

Hours before Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, Bush lawyer releases 42,000 pages of documents to Judiciary Committee - LA Times US News

Protesters interrupt fiery start of hearing - CNN Top Stories

FOX NEWS FIRST: Stage set for partisan war in Kavanaugh hearings; Nike under fire for siding with Kaepernick - Fox News US

FOX NEWS FIRST: Stage set for partisan war in Kavanaugh hearings; Nike under fire for siding with Kaepernick - Fox News Top Stories

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#4
Colin Kaepernick?s Nike Campaign Keeps N.F.L. Anthem Kneeling in Spotlight
NYTimes US
 

Kaepernick ad spurs Nike boycott campaign - Reuters US News

Colin Kaepernick?s Nike Campaign Keeps N.F.L. Anthem Kneeling in Spotlight - NYTimes US

Serena Williams on Colin Kaepernick ad: 'Especially proud to be a part of the Nike family' - USA Today Top Stories

Nike?s controversial Colin Kaepernick ad campaign its most divisive yet - The Guardian US News

Big & Rich singer urges Nike boycott over Colin Kaepernick ad: 'Reebok, here we come' - USA Today Top Stories

Big & Rich member slams Nike over Colin Kaepernick ad - Fox News Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick earns support from diverse chorus, including John Brennan, over Nike ad - Fox News Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick: Quarterback is the face of new Nike campaign - BBC Top Stories

Pat Tillman becomes focus of social media outrage over Colin Kaepernick's Nike campaign - USA Today Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick: Nike suffer #justburnit backlash over advertising campaign - BBC Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick named the face of Nike?s ?Just Do It? campaign - NBC Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick Is Chosen For Nike's Anniversary 'Just Do It' Campaign - NPR News

Nike's Colin Kaepernick campaign gets it: Today's talker - USA Today Top Stories

With Nike ad campaign, Colin Kaepernick can take activism to all-world level - USA Today Top Stories

New Nike ad features Colin Kaepernick - CNN Top Stories

With Colin Kaepernick Deal, Nike Returns to a Familiar Strategy - NYTimes US

Pat Tillman becomes focus of Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick - USA Today Top Stories

Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad campaign sends 'terrible message', says Donald Trump - The Guardian US News

Nike shares hit as Kaepernick ad spurs boycott - Reuters Top Stories

Nike's Colin Kaepernick "Just Do It" ad sparks boycott - CBS Top Stories

Nike shares dip as Kaepernick ad spurs boycott - Reuters Top Stories

Nike faces backlash over deal with Kaepernick - Fox News Top Stories

Athletes side with Kaepernick as Nike 'Just Do It' ad goes viral - Al Jazeera English

Colin Kaepernick doesn't have a clue about what 'sacrificing everything' really means - Fox News Top Stories

Kaepernick has new deal with Nike though he's not in NFL - USA Today Top Stories

FOX NEWS FIRST: Stage set for partisan war in Kavanaugh hearings; Nike under fire for siding with Kaepernick - Fox News US

FOX NEWS FIRST: Stage set for partisan war in Kavanaugh hearings; Nike under fire for siding with Kaepernick - Fox News Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick belongs as an NFL quarterback — and these six teams could use him - USA Today Top Stories

President Trump: Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad sends 'terrible message' - USA Today Top Stories

Kaepernick ads spark boycott call but Nike seen benefiting - Reuters US News

Kaepernick ads spark boycott call but Nike seen benefiting - Reuters Top Stories

Todd Starnes: Colin Kaepernick is only qualified to endorse knee pads - Fox News Top Stories

Why Nike is betting its slogan on Kaepernick - CNN Top Stories

What did Nike just do? Kaepernick ad may gain more from Gen Z than it loses - USA Today Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick is out of the NFL but he is more powerful than ever - The Guardian US News

Trump says Nike sending 'terrible message' with Kaepernick ads: Daily Caller - Reuters Top Stories

Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls, but Nike is seen as winning in the end - Reuters Top Stories

Colin Kaepernick is the face of Nike's new campaign. Here's why. - NBC Top Stories

Trump says Nike sending 'terrible message' with Kaepernick ads: Daily Caller - Reuters US News

Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls, but Nike is seen as winning in the end - Reuters US News

Nike takes heat for new Kaepernick ad - NBC Top Stories

The Deafening Silence of Colin Kaepernick - NYTimes US

The impact of Nike's Colin Kaepernick "Just Do It" ad - CBS US

Nike?s Deal With Kaepernick Draws Cheers and Pictures of Burning Shoes - NYTimes US

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#5
Stranded people begin leaving typhoon-hit airport in Japan
Washington Post World
 

Typhoon Jebi leaves trail of destruction across Japan - BBC World

Typhoon slams into Japan with 130 mph wind gusts - CBS Top Stories

Japan hit by strongest typhoon in 25 years - BBC World

Powerful typhoon slams into western Japan, flooding airport - Fox News World

Powerful typhoon slams into western Japan, flooding airport - Washington Post World

Japan evacuates more than 1 million in ?worst typhoon in 25 years? - Washington Post World

Japan issues evacuation advisories for one million as typhoon hits west coast - Reuters World News

Japan Hit by Strongest Typhoon in 25 Years, Prompting Evacuations - NY Times World

Typhoon Jebi: Japan hit by strongest storm for 25 years - The Guardian World News

Typhoon Jebi: Strongest storm to hit Japan in 25 years - Al Jazeera English

Typhoon kills at least nine in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport - Reuters Top Stories

Stranded people begin leaving typhoon-hit airport in Japan - Washington Post World

Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport - Reuters World News

Typhoon Jebi: Six dead as strongest storm in 25 years hits Japan - Al Jazeera English

Typhoon Jebi: Japan battered by strongest storm in 25 years - BBC World

Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport - Reuters Top Stories

Typhoon winds overturn truck on bridge in Japan ? video report - The Guardian World News

Typhoon Jebi Hits Japan, Killing At Least 6 People - NPR News

Powerful typhoon hits western Japan, killing at least six - Reuters World News

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#6
John Millman punishes under-par Roger Federer in stunning US Open upset
The Guardian US News
 
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