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President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office on March 20, 2018.

Conservatives mount a whisper campaign smearing Khashoggi in defense of Trump

Hard-line Republicans and conservative commentators are mounting a dark whisper campaign against Jamal Khashoggi that is designed to protect President Donald Trump from criticism of his handling of the dissident journalist's alleged murder by Saudi Arabia operatives -- and support Trump's continued aversion to a forceful response to the oil-rich desert kingdom.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to campaign stops in Montana, Arizona and Nevada. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: 'Severe' consequences if Saudis murdered Khashoggi

Trump says it looks like Khashoggi is dead, threatens 'severe' consequences
In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2918 photo, farmworkers wait to start picking melons, near Five Points, Calif. The region is unrivaled for farm production, but the rich earth has not given back equally to those who toil out of view of millions of tourists and Californians who pass through the valley each year. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Far from fame, poverty blossoms in 'forgotten California'

California may be known for its wealth, but a distinctly different side exists in the state's farm belt
In this Sept. 20, 2018 photo, voting booths stand ready in downtown Minneapolis for the opening of early voting in Minnesota. Election officials and federal cybersecurity agents are touting improved collaboration aimed at confronting and deterring efforts to tamper with elections. Granted, the only way to go was up: In 2016 amid Russian meddling, federal officials were accused first of being too tight-lipped on intelligence about possible hacking into state systems, and later criticized for trying to hijack control from the states. The first test of this new-and-improved relationship could come on Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

States and feds unite on election security after '16 clashes

Election officials and federal cybersecurity agents are touting improved collaboration
A Mega Millions transaction is processed at the Street Corner Market, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Cincinnati. The estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing would be the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history with a jackpot estimated to exceed $970 million.
How Mega Millions and Powerball manipulated the odds to create monster jackpots
If you've noticed a run of eye-popping jackpots from Mega Millions and Powerball recently, that's by design.
White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly is shown at the White House on May 02, 2018 in Washington.
Bolton and Kelly get into heated shouting match outside the Oval Office
President Donald Trump's chief of staff and his national security adviser engaged in a heated argument outside the Oval Office on Thursday over immigration and border crossings.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Cardi B attends the Tom Ford SS19 Show at the Park Avenue Armory during New York Fashion Week in New York. Hundreds of people have lined up in New York City as the rapper handed out free winter coats. The Bronx-born rapper met with residents and fans on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 at the Marlboro Houses in Brooklyn during brisk fall weather. The 26-year-old also was given balloons and a cake to celebrate her recent birthday. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Cardi B hands out free winter coats in New York
Hundreds line up in New York City as rapper Cardi B hands out free winter coats
FILE- In this June 26, 2018, file photo, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan anchors off Manila Bay for a goodwill visit in Manila, Philippines. An U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Copter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan in Asia, sailors hurt
An U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, causing injuries to sailors that were not life-threatening
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 27, 2018 file photo, U.S. National security adviser John Bolton waits for the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser is going to be raising thorny subjects with his counterparts in Moscow on a visit to help craft a script for another high-level meeting between Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin. John Bolton leaves Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 on a trip to Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Trump's national security adviser heads to Moscow
President Donald Trump's national security adviser will be raising thorny subjects with Russian officials when he visits Moscow to craft a script for another high-level meeting between Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin
A man enters Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. A Turkish official said Friday that investigators are looking into the possibility that the remains of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been taken to a forest in the outskirts of Istanbul or to another city - if and after he was killed inside the consulate earlier this month. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
For 1st time, Saudis say Jamal Khashoggi killed in consulate
Saudi Arabia admits Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in a fight, 18 people held as suspects.
In this image made from a March 2018 video provided by Metafora Production, Jamal Khashoggi speaks during an interview at an undisclosed location. Eighteen days after Khashoggi disappeared, Saudi Arabia acknowledged early Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, that the 59-year-old writer has died in what it said was a “fistfight” inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (Metafora Production via AP)
Silenced forever: Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi is dead
Influential voice on Saudi affairs is silenced forever as Saudi Arabia admits writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul.
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Two charged in Oak Brook mail thefts
Two Chicago residents are accused of stealing mail in an Oak Brook subdivision, police said Friday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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