Author: Jake Pearson
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$30,000 rumor? Tabloid paid for, spiked, salacious Trump tip
NEW YORK — Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy Playmate who claimed she’d had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid’s parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of the real estate mogul’s New York City buildings.…
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Magazine obtains ex-playmate’s account of Trump affair
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump had a nine-month extramarital affair with the 1998 Playboy Playmate of the year beginning in 2006, showing the woman his wife’s bedroom in Trump Tower and bringing her to his private bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to the woman’s eight-page, handwritten account of the relationship obtained by…
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Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story
NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels, the pornography star whom President Donald Trump’s personal attorney acknowledged paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump, her manager told The Associated Press Wednesday. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, believes that Trump attorney Michael Cohen invalidated…
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Vanessa Trump taken to hospital after white powder scare
NEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr.’s wife was taken to a New York City hospital on Monday as a precaution after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, though police later said the substance wasn’t dangerous, authorities said. The frightening episode happened after 10 a.m. when Trump, 40,…
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Stormy Daniels denies affair with Trump amid publicity tour
NEW YORK — Adult film star Stormy Daniels, in the midst of a publicity tour fueled by past allegations of a 2006 sexual relationship with a then-married Donald Trump, said in a statement on Tuesday the alleged affair never occurred. Keith Davidson, a lawyer for Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, confirmed the statement…
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AP Exclusive: Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK — The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and forced women to watch or listen to pornographic material, former employees told The Associated Press. The behavior by Dylan Howard, currently the chief content…
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Collusion question remains after first Mueller indictments
WASHINGTON — For months, commentators and officials describing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia have used words such as “collusion” and “coordination” to summarize the complicated federal probe. President Donald Trump himself has latched onto the terms, declaring on Twitter last week that there had been “NO COLLUSION”…
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‘Cowardly act of terror’: Truck driver kills 8 on bike path near World Trade Center memorial
NEW YORK — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.” The driver was shot in the abdomen by…
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‘Miracle on the Hudson’ legacy: 70,000 slain birds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Birds took the blame for bringing down the jetliner that “Sully” Sullenberger landed on the Hudson River eight years ago this weekend. They have been paying for it with their lives ever…
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Bad timing? Comey honored by group with longtime Trump ties
NEW YORK — FBI Director James Comey was honored Monday night by a group whose board includes several people with longtime ties to Donald Trump, including the CEO of the National Enquirer and a convicted felon who goes by the nickname “Joey No Socks.” Comey, already criticized over his handling of Hillary Clinton’s email investigation…