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President Donald Trump speaks at an event called Face-to-Face with our Future on June 27, 2018, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington.

10 things you might not know about excuses

Excuses, excuses. Roseanne Barr blamed the drug Ambien for a racist tweet she wrote about Valerie Jarrett that caused Barr to lose her show. And President Donald Trump says he’s...
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10 things you might not know about drivers

Saudi Arabia has finally agreed to let women drive cars, but some female activists pushing to end the ban may not get the opportunity because they were arrested this month...
Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a new conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in 2008 in Baghdad.

10 things you might not know about shoes

The shoes Michael Jackson wore when he first did the moonwalk onstage are up for auction. And Kanye West is getting blowback for the "rough draft" of his new Yeezy...
The House Judiciary Committee hears from then-FBI Director Robert Mueller as it holds an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013.

10 things you might not know about Robert Mueller

The special counsel who is investigating connections between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign is known as a straight arrow — “a high Protestant with a locked jaw, blue blazer...
Mannequins outfitted as spies are reflected in the Great Seal at the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C.

10 things you might not know about spies

As Jennifer Lawrence portrays a Russian spy in the new film “Red Sparrow,” the very real Robert Mueller investigation is shedding light on Russian dirty tricks and espionage during the...