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Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said hoaxes and false news stories on Facebook contributed to her loss in last year's U.S. presidential election, adding to a list of factors she blames for her defeat. The former Democratic candidate said earlier this month that interference by Russian hackers and then-FBI director James Comey helped tip the election to Republican President Donald Trump. Speaking at a technology conference near Los Angeles, Clinton on Wednesday mentioned Facebook by name and said that fake stories spread on the social network influenced the information that people relied on. "The other side was using content that was just flat-out false and delivering it in a very personalized way, both sort of above the radar screen and below," Clinton said during an on-stage interview at the Code conference. A representative for Facebook could not immediately be reached for comment. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said just after the November election that it was ...

Kathy Griffin controversy over gory anti-Trump photo costs her advertising deal; jeopardizes CNN gig 25 Updated on May 31, 2017 at 10:08 AM Posted on May 31, 2017 at 9:58 AM Kathy Griffin attends the 24th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala at the Beverly Hilton on Friday, May 5, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. ( AP file photo ) BY  RAY KELLY rkelly@repub.com The uproar over the gruesome photo of  Kathy Griffin holding a bloody severed head resembling President Donald Trump has not subsided despite her apology. Squatty Potty, the designers and creators of Squatty Potty toilet stools and Unicorn Gold bathroom products, has cut ties with Griffin in the wake of backlash. "We were shocked and disappointed to learn about the image Ms. Griffin shared today, it was deeply inappropriate and runs contrary to the core values our company stands for," the Utah-based company's CEO Bobby Edwards said in a statement on Tuesday to  The Wrap . The company had inked its deal with Griffin three wee...

​The investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia is serious, and becoming more so. But it is not what is imperiling Donald Trump’s presidency. What’s imperiling Donald Trump’s presidency is, well, Donald Trump. Washington Republicans never liked or trusted Trump, but they hoped to be won over by his administration, to be persuaded that he was more disciplined and strategic than he appeared to be during the campaign. Those hopes have been dashed by the lawless, reckless way he has responded to ongoing inquiries. Trump has scared his allies, enraged his bureaucracy, undermined his credibility, and publicly admitted to using the power of his office to obstruct ongoing investigations. In doing, he has reminded Republicans what they feared a Trump presidency would be like — unconstitutional, unfocused, scandal-plagued, and damaging to both America’s standing in the world and the GOP’s brand at home. “Republicans may soon lose a generation of voters through a combination of the sh...