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Extra, Extra: Sean Spicer Wasn't Allowed To Meet The Pope On Trump Trip
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Ben Yakas
Published May 24, 2017
Modified May 24, 2017
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- Charles Barkley and Shaq almost came to blows on TNT.
- Sean Spicer, a devout Catholic, wasn't allowed to meet the Pope during Trump's trip.
- The new Spider-Man: Homecoming poster is a beautiful disaster.
- An Oregon burrito shop run by white women was shut down amid accusations of cultural appropriation.
- Learn a bit about what your favorite characters and some new ones are up to in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
- Ben Carson, a wealthy neurosurgeon who happens to be in charge of affordable housing for the poor, says poverty is just a "state of mind."
- The GOP's health care bill would increase the projected number of people without health insurance by 14 million next year and by 23 million in 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
- In California, millions of dollars' worth of almonds, walnuts, and pistachios are disappearing.
- Have you ever had a several night stand?
- Despite promises to the contrary, the Trump Organization is not tracking foreign payments.
- Months before the election, U.S. spies learned top Russians discussed ways to use Trump's advisers to influence him.
- And finally, a baby hippo celebrates its first four months:
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