AC/DC founder Malcolm Young dead at 64

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AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young died, the iconic rock band announced Saturday. He was 64. “Today it is with deep heartfelt sadness that AC/DC has to announce the passing of Malcolm Young,” a statement read on the band’s website. “Malcolm, along with Angus, was the founder and creator of AC/DC.” Young, […]

How a Senate ethics investigation works

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Top leaders in the Senate are calling for a Senate Ethics Committee review of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., who was recently accused of forcibly kissing a woman and appearing to grope her while she slept. The committee has not announced whether it will pursue a preliminary inquiry into the alleged […]

States ranked by claims for state and local tax deductions

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The percentage of federal individual income tax filers claiming a deduction for state and local taxes paid in 2015, ranked by state: 1. Maryland: 45.7 percent 2. Connecticut: 41.3 percent 3. New Jersey: 41.2 percent 4. Virginia: 37.3 percent 5. Massachusetts: 36.9 percent 6. Oregon: 36.0 percent 7. Utah: 35.3 […]

Designer Azzedine Alaia, known for clingy style, dies at 77

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Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaia, an iconoclast whose clingy dresses marked the 1980s and who dressed famous women from Hollywood to the White House, has died at age 77. The French Haute Couture Federation announced Alaia’s death on Saturday without providing details. Twitter tributes to his influence on fashion poured in […]

Rain, wind likely for much of East this weekend

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The weather system which has already brought flooding rains to the Northwest and heavy snow to the Rockies is moving into the Midwest on Saturday with the Northeast to follow. A wind advisory is in effect from Texas to Ohio as wind speeds can be expected from 20 to 30 […]

Trump to keep ban on big game trophies for now

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President Donald Trump has announced that his administration’s plan to reverse a ban on big game trophies has been put on hold so he can “review all conservation facts.” On Wednesday, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official confirmed to ABC News that the Trump administration had planned to allow […]