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Former Secretary of State John Kerry is the new president of the Alfalfa Club, a Washington organization that exists the throw an elite annual banquet for the wealthy and well-connected. Kerry took the reins from former club president Michael Bloomberg at the Alfalfa Dinner Saturday evening, and he also took a swipe at President Trump.

At least five people were killed and one more wounded in a shooting at a car wash in Melcroft, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, local authorities report. The victims have not been identified, but three were men and two women.

It wouldn't be a bad idea for Congress to pass legislation protecting Robert Mueller and special counsels in general from unjustified firing by the president, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on CNN's State of the Union Sunday.

President Trump supports Republican lawmakers pushing to publish a classified memo composed under the leadership of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short announced on Fox News Sunday.

Rapper and businessman Shawn Carter, better known as Beyoncé's husband, Jay Z, criticized President Trump in a CNN interview with Van Jones Saturday evening. "Everyone feels anger, but after the anger it's really hurtful because he's looking down on a whole population of people and he's so misinformed because these places have beautiful people," Jay Z said of Trump's alleged "shithole" comment about African and Latin American nations.

Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer won the Australian Open on Sunday, becoming the first male player to take 20 Grand Slam titles in singles play. Federer's final match in the tournament paired him with Croatia's Marin Cilic, a contest Federer won 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Saturday announced he has fired his chief of staff after receiving "sufficient evidence" to conclude the staffer has "violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and their subordinates."

Saturday Night Live alum Will Ferrell returned to his old stomping grounds to revive his role of President George W. Bush, whom polling suggests is remembered with increasing fondness in the age of Trump.

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President Trump will give his first State of the Union address Tuesday, a speech the White House said is themed "building a safe, strong, and proud America." The president is expected to highlight Republicans' tax reform legislation and other first-year accomplishments, though White House aides told The Associated Press Trump will "set aside his more combative tone for one of compromise." For many GOP lawmakers, hopes for the night are subdued. "I hope the speech is uneventful in a good way," said Rep. Читать дальше...

President Trump will give his first State of the Union address Tuesday, a speech the White House said is themed "building a safe, strong, and proud America." The president is expected to highlight Republicans' tax reform legislation and other first-year accomplishments, though White House aides told The Associated Press Trump will "set aside his more combative tone for one of compromise."

President Trump claimed in a televised interview set to air Sunday in the United Kingdom he would be "tougher" than British Prime Minister Theresa May were he responsible for Brexit negotiations to leave the European Union.

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When someone goes into cardiac arrest, "the chance of survival decreases about 10 percent with each minute," said Adele Peters at Fast Company​. Time is of the essence. Recognizing that the patient has actually entered cardiac arrest — the first step in treatment — is difficult, particularly if the symptoms are being "relayed by a panicked friend or relative." In Denmark, emergency dispatchers "now have help from AI."

Land of Opportunity by William M. Adler (out of print).

The story of the African-American family who brought crack cocaine to Detroit in the 1980s and made millions by running the business with McDonald's-like efficiency. It's a staggering portrayal of the ineluctable convergence between addiction and capitalism in Reagan's America.

The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall (Quercus, $18).

Crowhurst was the British yachtsman who faked his... Читать дальше...