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UPDATE, 1.55 AM PT, July 8: Japanese broadcaster NHK is reporting former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech. He had been in critical condition for several hours prior but attempts to save him failed. A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the…

UPDATED, 11:06 AM: A veteran member of the International Olympic Committee told USA Today this morning that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021. Dick Pound told the paper that the details to be worked out during the next month. "On the basis of the information the IOC has…

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a “high quality person,” President Donald Trump said at a UN presser this afternoon. Trump blasted Democrats for “bringing people out of the woods” to make allegations against his nominee, a couple hours after Michael Avenatti revealed the name and stunning claims of his…

President Trump dangled an invitation to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to the U.S. at a White House presser today to talk about next week’s Singapore summit. Asked if that means an invitation to the White House or Mar-a-Lago, Trump, standing with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, smiled and answered “maybe we…