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Senator Rand Paul considering Supreme Court challenge to government monitoring of phone records

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants to bring a class-action lawsuit to the Supreme Court against the government's phone and Internet anti-terrorism surveillance programs




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Chris Christie says 'I don't really have time for' beer summit with Rand Paul, and snarks that he's 'responsible for actually doing things and not just debating'

Sen. Paul had suggested the two bury the hatchet over a beer, but Gov. Christie told a radio audience that 'if I find myself down in Washington, I'll certainly look him up, but I don't suspect I'll be there anytime soon.'




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Rand Paul will offer Syria amendment using Obama¿s own words, saying it would be unconstitutional to launch strikes without congressional backing

Obama said during his first presidential campaign that presidents can't order military strikes unless the U.S. is directly threatened, or Congress declares war.




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'What you do on your cell phone is none of their damned business!': Rand Paul thrills libertarians and unites CPAC with anti-NSA stemwinder

Paul got the Conservative Political Action Conference's loudest applause -- by far -- and figures to be a major force in the 2016 presidential season.




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Rand Paul wins CPAC presidential straw poll as conservatives set aim on Hillary Clinton in 2016

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul won the conference's presidential preference straw poll, a symbolic victory that reflects his popularity among conservatives who typically hold outsized influence in the GOP's presidential selection process.




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President hopeful Rand Paul wants '100 percent of American pilots armed' to prevent new 9/11

Republican Presidential hopeful Rand Paul claims arming all US commercial airline pilots is the most effective way of preventing a new 9/11 attack.




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Rand Paul slams Hillary Clinton for 'shoot first' foreign policy that would have given ISIS control of Syria

'We are lucky Mrs. Clinton didn't get her way and the Obama administration did not bring about regime change in Syria,' the Kentucky senator wrote. 'That new regime might well be ISIS.'




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Rand Paul sparks firestorm with claim that John McCain posed with ISIS-linked jihadists in Syria

Sen. McCain 'did meet with ISIS, and had his picture taken, and didn't know it was happening at the time,' Sen. Paul claimed, setting off angry denials and a D.C.-wide press scrum to call him a liar.




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Rand Paul in formal declaration since 1942 to declare war on ISIS

The Kentucky senator wants Congress to vote on a formal declaration of war targeting the Islamic fanatics, with troops used for strikes on its leadership and intelligence-gathering.




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Cory Booker tells Rand Paul to shave his head because his 'curls are offensive'

Earlier in the day Paul had mocked the media for obsessing over his hair and questioning the authenticity of his curls.




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Rand Paul latches on to debunked science to insist vaccines should be 'voluntary'

The Kentucky senator waded into a contentious science debate with libertarian politics, saying 'the state doesn't own your children.' He shushed a TV host on camera when she cut off his long arguments.




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Rand Paul prepares for possible court battle to keep Senate seat AND run for the White House

If Kentucky Republicans refuse to change their primary election to a caucus so Paul can compete for both his Senate seat and the presidency, he'll have to move to Plan B.




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Rand Paul to kick off presidential bid from home state of Kentucky on April 7

Even before Cruz kicked off his 2016 bid, Paul, 52, had his eye on April 7 as a launch date for his own national campaign. But the fellow Republican's formal announcement helped solidify Paul's plans.




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Presidential hopeful Rand Paul takes poker lessons from notorious gun-toting 'King of Instagram' Dan Blizerian

On Friday, the Republican lawmaker from Kentucky shared a Snapchat video of himself learning how to play Liar's Poker - a game played with dollar bills - from the debauched social media star.




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Lindsey Graham circles June 1 on the calendar for presidential announcement as he faces steep uphill climb and continues trading foreign-policy barbs with Rand Paul

The South Carolina senator has told multiple donors he'd start his presidential campaign, which he has been testing the waters for since late February, on that day, according to a report.




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Chris Christie takes on Rand Paul: He' sided with criminal Edward Snowden

Christie, a former U.S. attorney who has had to use the Patriot Act, suggested that Paul is not qualified to be crafting federal regulations on the spy agency.




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Chris Christie: If there's another terrorist attack Rand Paul should be held responsible

Paul is also a contender for the White House and is aggressively opposed to provisions of the Patriot Act that give the feds access to Americans' phone records so they can look for ties to terrorists.




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Republican insiders warn of the stench of death around Rand Paul’s campaign

Other predict a pair of 9/11 era former governors who have been out of office for roughly a decade and are polling at one percent or under will be the next to go: Jim Gilmore and George Pataki.




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Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz and says she's 'horrified' at prospect of Donald Trump presidency

Carly Fiorina said she is 'horrified' at the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency – so this morning she endorsed Ted Cruz. 'It's time to unite behind Ted Cruz,' she said at a Miami rally.




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MSNBC host Kasie Hunt apologizes for Rand Paul remark

MSNBC's Kasie Hunt has apologized for apparently gloating over an attack that left Republican Senator Rand Paul hospitalized. She said that it was one of her 'favorite stories' while on air.




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Rand Paul urges President Trump to use lie detector tests on aides to root out author of NYT essay 

Republican Senator Rand Paul is urging President Donald Trump to use lie detector tests to root out the author of the anonymous New York Times op-ed. 




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'No, NEVER' - Vice President Pence denies he EVER had talks about invoking 25th amendment

Vice President Pence is denying he was ever part of a conversation about invoking the 25th amendment against President Trump.




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Rand Paul mocks Rudy Giuliani: How was he 'the best the President could think of for a lawyer'

Rand Paul, a Republican senator, ripped into Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday as he participated in a part serious, part sarcastic 'airing of grievances.'




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Republican Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus, becoming first U.S. senator to be infected

Rand Paul, a GOP senator from Kentucky, has tested positive for coronavirus, his office announced Sunday. 'He is feeling fine and is in quarantine,' a tweet from his official Twitter account revealed.




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Richard Durbin renews his call for remote-voting after Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois is pushing a bipartisan rules change to allow for remote voting after Sen. Rand Paul tested positive for the coronavirus.




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MasterChef contestant Hoda Kobeissi loses 55kg in seven months

Hoda Kobeissi is battling it out to be crowned the winner of MasterChef's tenth season.




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MKR winner Steve Flood cosies up to MasterChef star Nicole Stevenson

According to Women's Day , the duo 'weren't hiding their love at the food fest'.




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Fans of MasterChef poke fun after a challenge using a 3D printer

On Monday night MasterChef took it's amateur chefs to South Australia where they met a challenge of futuristic proportions which left viewers aghast.




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Outraged Masterchef fans slam Ben's 'simplistic' meringue dish

Sweet Week on Masterchef has kicked off, with the remaining contestants tasked with dazzling the judges with tastebud-tingling concoctions.




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MasterChef winner Sashi Cheliah gets reunited with his beloved dog after she went missing on a walk

MasterChef winner Sashi Cheliah has been reunited with his beloved pet dog after she went missing this Sunday.




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MasterChef star Ben Milbourne shares his step-by-step recipe for the classic carbonara

Celebrity chef Ben Milbourne has shared his simple step-by-step recipe to cooking a classic carbonara but with an Australian twist.




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Australian business launches infrared sauna blankets

The Australian MiHIGH product allows customers to enjoy the benefits of an infrared sauna in the comfort of their own home and bed.




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The most fitting of fly-pasts marks VE Day after Mail made the Spitfire tour possible

Although all general aviation remains out of bounds during the pandemic, the Daily Mail was granted an exemption by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to see spitfires take to the skies.




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Expert calls for protocols to keep alien viruses from infecting Earth after humans visit Mars

Stanford professor Scott Hubbard said in an interview that NASA must adopt 'planetary protection' to keep alien viruses from returning from the human Mars mission and contaminating Earth.




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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Postie trapped in huge sinkhole on Royal estate

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL I can disclose that the couple's local postie was plunged into a sinkhole while doing his rounds in a van on the Bagshot Park estate where they live in Surrey.:




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Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robotic dog deployed in Singapore to remind people to keep a safe distance

Spot will traverse a 4-mile swath of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours while playing a recorded message that reminds park-goers 'observe safe distancing measures.'




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Tom Watson supported fantasist Carl Beech - yet became boss of UK Music and industry demand answers

Tom Watson's appointment as chairman of UK Music has triggered an extraordinary backlash, with insiders warning of a shattering split as they demand evidence of his qualifications for the role.




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VE Day 75: UK sings along to Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again'

Brits joined together on Friday night to sing Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again. Voices rang out up and down the country to mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.




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Legendary Vegas magician Roy Horn Siegfried and Roy dies at 75 after coronavirus battle

Legendary magician Roy Horn has died. He was 75. Horn,one half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, had tested positive for COVID-19.




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Obama says 'rule of law' is at risk following DOJ's decision to drop charges against General Flynn

Former President Barack Obama (seen left with then-President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in 2017) on Friday blasted the decision to drop the case against ex-NSA Michael Flynn (right).




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Counter terrorism police fear ISIS cells are being reactivated to plot attacks across Europe

Police are looking into the possibility Isis 'sleepers' have been 'reactivated' and are plotting attacks around Europe. Two weeks ago Britain's most wanted ISIS fugitive, who has links to Jihadi John, was arrested.




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The Sex Clinic expert Sarah Mulindwa returns to the NHS frontline to help battle the COVID-19 crisis

The 34-year-old model, who is the star of Channel 4's The Sex Clinic, has put her career on hold to look after coronavirus patients.




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Australia's 'organisational queen' reveals foolproof way to tidy up kitchen sink and bathroom vanity

An Australian 'organisational queen' has revealed her best tips for keeping your kitchen cupboards, bathroom vanity and toy room clean with the help of IKEA and Kmart tubs.




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Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged because of ministers' obsession with 'irrelevant' R-value

The Government is relying on the 'R' figure - the average number of people a coronavirus patient infects - to tell them when it is safe to unlock the UK. But experts have said the measure it is 'too crude'.




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Now a member of Mike Pence's staff tests positive for coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence's spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, tested positive for the coronavirus.. 




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German President urges nation to liberate themselves from Nazi legacy

The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin.




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World's 'oldest man' celebrates 116th birthday more than 100 years after Spanish flu killed sister

Centenarian Fredie Blom was born on May 8, 1904, in Adelaide near the Great Winterberg mountain range of South Africa's Eastern Cape province. He celebrated his 116th yesterday.




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Dame Vera Lynn 'raises a glass' and sings along to We'll Meet Again on VE Day

Dame Vera Lynn 'raised a glass' and sang along to the country's rousing rendition of We'll Meet Again as a crowd of well-wishers visited her West Sussex home during last night's VE Day tributes.




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Commuters could be made to book slots at train stations using smartphone app to stop overcrowding

Commuters on Britain's railways may have to book allotted times to travel to stop overcrowding once coronavirus lockdown measures start to ease. Rail operators are said to be considering a new app.




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Rishi Sunak 'making final decision on future of furlough scheme this weekend'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.