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<\/p>\nAlden Ehrenreich, Project Runway, Julian Castro, Ariana Grande, Asteroid, Bill O\u2019Reilly, China, Meghan Markle: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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RIP<\/strong>. Novelist Tom Wolfe dies at 88<\/a>, Superman actress Margot Kidder dies at 69<\/a>.<\/p>\n $500 MILLION<\/strong>. China gives $500 million loan to Trump-backed real estate project in Indonesia in possible violation of emoluments clause<\/a>.<\/p>\n ADAM SCHIFF<\/strong>. Trump violating emoluments clause by making deal with China to save sanctioned telecom company<\/a>. \u201cI certainly view this as a violation of the emoluments clause, yes. And many others as well, both foreign, in terms of the business effort to expand the Trump Organization.\u201d<\/p>\n President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Rep. Adam Schiff on President Trump’s attempt at a deal with Chinese company ZTE: “I certainly view this as a violation of the Emoluments Clause, yes” t.co\/AvakVRNzYd<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eMAfNLjzFv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 New Day (@NewDay) May 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n POLL NUMBERS<\/strong>. Trump suddenly believes in them: \u201cCan you believe that with all of the made up, unsourced stories I get from the Fake News Media, together with the $10,000,000 Russian Witch Hunt (there is no Collusion), I now have my best Poll Numbers in a year. Much of the Media may be corrupt, but the People truly get it!<\/p>\n Can you believe that with all of the made up, unsourced stories I get from the Fake News Media, together with the $10,000,000 Russian Witch Hunt (there is no Collusion), I now have my best Poll Numbers in a year. Much of the Media may be corrupt, but the People truly get it!<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BACK TO BRAVO<\/strong>. Project Runway<\/em> is returning to its roots<\/a>.<\/p>\n $1 MILLION<\/strong>. Mystery gift to Trump\u2019s campaign traced to conservative judicial activists<\/a>: \u201cThe $1 million inaugural gift came from a\u00a0Northern Virginia company called BH Group, LLC<\/a>. Unlike other generous corporate inaugural donors, like Bank of America and Dow Chemical, though, BH Group was a cipher, and likely was set up solely to prevent disclosure of the actual donor\u2019s name. Almost nothing is known about the company, including who runs it or its reason for being beyond writing a seven-figure check on Dec. 22, 2016, almost a month before Trump was sworn in.\u201d<\/p>\n 2018<\/strong>. Dems ready to run on health care<\/a>: \u2018They\u2019ve got a unified message blaming Republicans for \u201csabotaging\u201d the health law, leading to a cascade of sky-high insurance premiums that will come just before the November midterm elections. They\u2019re rolling out\u00a0ads<\/a>\u00a0featuring people helped by the law. And Tuesday, they\u2019re starting a campaign to amplify each state\u2019s premium increases \u2014 and tie those to GOP decisions.<\/p>\n JULIAN CASTRO<\/strong>. A 2020 run?<\/p>\n WATCH: @JulianCastro<\/a> is considering a run for president in 2020 & tells us he will “make a decision by the end of the year.” pic.twitter.com\/TpXmpOyBri<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Washington Journal (@cspanwj) May 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n CAMEROON<\/strong>. Police arrest 25 men for suspected homosexuality<\/a>: \u201cPolice arrested seven people in the cabaret, including a dancer, a waiter and the security guard. They then raided a gay<\/a> movie theater in the\u00a0 Emombo I Crossroads area and arrested 18 people there.\u00a0After that, all 25 people were taken to the central police headquarters, where they were questioned all night. One police officer inadvertently revealed the extent of the interrogations in a conversation with a representative of LGBT rights attorney Jathan Ndongo.\u201d<\/p>\n PEACE CORPS<\/strong>. Gay men fired after testing positive for HIV<\/a>. \u201cDespite effective treatment \u2014 within a month, medication had slashed the amount of HIV in his blood to an undetectable level \u2014 the Peace Corps notified Tin that because of his new HIV diagnosis, his assignment in Cambodia had been terminated.<\/p>\n FLAUNTING IT<\/strong>. Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef hit the gym<\/a>.<\/p>\n DENVER<\/strong>. Longtime gay bar Denver Wrangler closing its doors<\/a>. \u201cThe bar will close on June 25, according to an announcement on the bar\u2019s website. A farewell beer bust, Wrangler\u2019s long-running event that supports local charities, will be held on June 24. A Pride beer bust is scheduled for June 17.<\/p>\n SPACE ROCK<\/strong>. Asteroid the size of a city block to whiz by Earth today<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cAsteroids this size approach about this close about\u00a0once every decade or so<\/a>, on average,\u201d Paul Chodas,\u00a0manager of the\u00a0Center for Near Earth Object Studies\u00a0at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. \u201cSo it\u2019s a fairly rare event, a special opportunity, a chance to observe it scientifically.\u201d<\/p>\n THE MEGHAN EFFECT<\/strong>. Meghan Markle expected to boost British economy to the tune of\u00a0$1.4 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n NINTENDO LABO PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ariana Grande featuring Jimmy Fallon and The Roots.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n INTERVIEW CRASHER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Harrison Ford.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n PERSONAL BALL PIT OF THE DAY<\/strong>. A dog\u2019s heaven.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. Quinn Hopkins.<\/p>\n The post Alden Ehrenreich, Project Runway, Julian Castro, Ariana Grande, Asteroid, Bill O\u2019Reilly, China, Meghan Markle: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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BILL O\u2019REILLY.<\/strong> He\u2019s coming back?<\/a> \u201cA year after O\u2019Reilly\u2019s\u00a0abrupt exit from Fox News, where he was the top-rated host in cable news, the controversial anchor \u2014 who was forced out after the\u00a0disclosure of sexual-harassment allegations and settlements paid to alleged victims\u00a0\u2014 is in advanced discussions with Newsmax about developing a new show, we\u2019re told. Newsmax is also chasing other former Fox News talent \u2014 Greta Van Susteren and Eric Bolling have been approached to join as hosts of hourlong shows in prime time. Bolling already has\u00a0a deal with CRTV for a digital show.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n