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Michelle Quinn
FROM Michelle Quinn
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Who is Sean Parker? Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker announced today that he’ll give $250 million to study cancer treatments. The cash infusion is the largest ever toward cancer immunotherapy. Parker, of Napster and Facebook fame, is known as a partier and an eccentric. For example, he drew headlines with his elaborate “Lord of the Rings”-themed wedding in the California Redwoods. Parker is intent on making his mark. Who is he?
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Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.
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Terrorism in London: Lessons for the US This weekend’s terrorist attack in London left seven people dead and almost 50 injured. London police fatally shot the attackers, and ISIS claimed responsibility.
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Hua Hsu: A Floating Chinaman Author Hua Hsu stops by to discuss his book A Floating Chinaman, recounting the life of 1930's actor/writer H.T. Tsiang and his struggles entering the American literary world.
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Trump says goodbye Paris Accord: What does it mean for U.S. and the planet? President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, the landmark international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Trump was to renegotiate a new deal, but will that happen?