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Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints

Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenient

Summarizing his befuddlement with numbers, Mark Twain observed that there were “lies, damned lies and statistics”.

The acerbic phrase later become so deeply embedded in popular consciousness that it once formed the title to an episode of The West Wing, NBC’s portrayal of a fictitious US president played by Martin Sheen.

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Путин: результатом СВО должен стать долгосрочный мир tass.ru/politika/23974… 18 мая, 03:23, обновлено 18 мая, 03:30 Военная операция на Украине Путин: результатом СВО должен стать долгосрочный мир 📷 © Александр Казаков/ пресс-служба президента РФ/ ТАСС Президент заверил, что у…

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German police search for man who attacked and injured several people outside a bar

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Putin says wants to ‘eliminate’ causes of Ukraine conflict english.alarabiya.net/News/world/202… Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that he wanted to eradicate the causes of the Ukraine conflict and keep Russia safe. Moscow’s goal is to “eliminate the causes that triggered this…

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Scarlett Johansson’s ‘SNL’ Season 50 finale abruptly ends — leaving viewers wondering who’s saying goodbye

The “Saturday Night Live” Season 50 finale came to an abrupt end, leaving audiences speculating who from the cast may be leaving the show for good.
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US credit rating downgrade could add to pressure on government debt

Loss of Moody’s triple-A rating comes amid concerns about fiscal trajectory and widening budget deficit

US government debt may come under more pressure this week after the credit rating agency Moody’s stripped the US of its top-notch triple-A credit rating.

Moody’s dealt a blow to Washington last Friday, when it downgraded the US and warned about rising levels of government debt and a widening budget deficit. Moody’s cut its credit rating on the US by one notch to Aa1 from Aa, becoming the last of the big three agencies to downgrade the US.

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On the White House website under Trump, there’s a sporadic commitment to documentation

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‘SNL’ Season 50 ends with James Austin Johnson’s Trump swooning over “habibi” MBS and a $400M “pre-bribe” jet

“Get me to Allah’s country. Everyone loves me here.”
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Mariska Hargitay reveals shocking family secret she’s hidden for 30 years in ‘My Mom Jayne’ doc

Mariska Hargitay’s new documentary, “My Mom Jayne,” doesn’t just explore the life of her famous mom, actress Jayne Mansfield. The film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, also reveals the real identity of her biological father.