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• Thousand Oaks Shooting Stuns Survivors of Vegas Massacre
  
  The mass shooting last week that killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Cal., came as a painful shock to survivors of America's worst mass shooting who were trying heal their emotional wounds on a cruise together in Europe.Word of the latest...
• Tenn. Gov. Touts Amazon as Setting State Jobs Record
  
  Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam called Amazon's operations hub expected to create 5,000 jobs in the state will be "the single largest jobs commitment made by a company in Tennessee's history."
• Soldier Dies in Training Accident in California
  
  Spc. Nicholas C. Jividen died last week during “routine training” at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, Stars and Stripes reports.
• Trump Defends Missing WWI Memorial Ceremony
  
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his missing a memorial event to commemorate the end of World War One in France last Saturday.
• Calif. Utility Emailed Woman About Problems 1 Day Before Wildfire
  
  A day before a deadly blaze destroyed a California town, the giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. got in touch with Betsy Ann Cowley, saying they needed access to her property because their power lines were causing sparks.
• Jerome Corsi: Mueller Will Indict Me
  
  Roger Stone associate and author Jerome Corsi expects to be charged with a crime stemming from the Russia investigation, according to ABC News.
• O'Reilly to Newsmax TV: FBI Must Oversee Fla. Recount
  
  Amid the midterm elections chaos, the FBI should be on the ground in Florida helping with the recount, according to Bill O'Reilly on Newsmax TV's "The Wayne Allyn Root Show."
• Report: US, China Trade Talks Resume
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, have reportedly resumed trade discussions to ease tensions amid an escalating trade war.
• Scientists: Wind, Drought Worsen Fires, Not Bad Management
  
• Report: EPA Plans Limits on Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions
  
  The EPA's "Cleaner Trucks Initiative" will decrease emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide from diesel highway heavy-duty trucks and engines, according to Reuters.
• Prof Sues: Calling Transgender a Woman Against My Beliefs
  
  An Ohio college professor is suing Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, officials violated his constitutional rights by, among other things, making him speak in a way that contradicts his religious beliefs, NBC News reported.
• Some Southern California Fire Evacuations Lifted
  
  Some of the thousands of people who fled Southern California's huge wildfire were being allowed to return home, and traffic was flowing Monday on the major highway through the area after a closure of several days.Repopulation of some neighborhoods and the reopening of U.S....
• Report: Acting AG Whitaker Won't Cut Mueller Budget
  
  The budget for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference will not be cut by Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Bloomberg reported.
• Rasmussen: 56 Percent Oppose Kavanaugh Impeachment
  
  Any impeachment effort against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is opposed by 56 percent of likely voters in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday.
• Death Toll Rises in California Wildfire, Matching Deadliest
  
• Trump Praises American, French WWI Soldiers
  
  Capping off a Veterans Day visit to Paris, France, President Donald Trump praised American and French soldiers who died in World War I.
• Report: Aerosmith Rocker Joe Perry On The Mend After Backstage Collapse
  
  Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was recovering Sunday after collapsing backstage following a performance with Billy Joel at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Entertainment Weekly reported.
• Sen. Cruz Argues Against Legislation to Protect Mueller
  
  Saying an earlier bill to shield special counsel Robert Mueller from removal was "unconstitutional," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday argued against passage of legislation to protect the special counsel.
• Dem Rep. Nadler Rejects Kavanaugh Impeachment Report
  
  The has no plans to investigate or impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the committee's ranking member, likely its next chairman, told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday.
• Sen. Graham Backs Whitaker, Predicts New AG in Early '19
  
  Despite public criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker does not need to recuse himself, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,told CBS News' "Face The Nation."
• Conway Rips CNN's Acosta for Not Apologizing to Intern
  
  Banned White House reporter Jim Acosta should have apologized to the young White House intern he karate chopped to keep control of the White House microphone, Kellyanne Conway told "Fox News Sunday."
• Kellyanne Conway Brushes Off President Diss of Husband
  
  Kellyanne Conway defended her independence of opinion and thought amid her husband's continuing criticism of her boss, President Donald Trump.
• Conway: Would Be 'Mistake' to Shut Down Mueller Probe
  
  It would be "a mistake" for Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to shut down the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller, President Donald Trump's counselor Kellyanne Conway told "Fox News Sunday."
• Trump to Award Hatch, Miriam Adelson, Roger Staubach Medal of Freedom
  
  President Donald Trump has announced his first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and they include the wife of a major Republican Party donor, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth.
• Wildfire Torches Famed Movie Site, Sends Celebrities Fleeing
  
  A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has scorched a historic movie site recently used by the HBO series "Westworld" and forced numerous celebrities to join the thousands fleeing flames that have claimed homes and prompted the total evacuation of the celebrity enclave Malibu.

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