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Kingston teenager missing in Oshawa

The DRPS is attempting to locate a missing teenager who was last seen near Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Monday. Kayla Savannah HARTWICK, age 15, was last seen near Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Simcoe Street at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Monday June 18, 2018. She is from the Kingston area and there are concerns for her... from : Trending https://ift.tt/2MKB6Sq

The Note: In biggest primary of the year, a crowded field as new candidates take root

The TAKE with Rick Klein The forest of the biggest primary night yet is a messy affair – filled with ethically challenged incumbents, fierce party infighting, and oh-so-much wasted money and lost energy. But the new trees for Democrats tell a different set of stories – stories they hope power the party to a comeback this year. In New Jersey, a former Navy pilot and prosecutor joins the swelling ranks of women seeking House seats. So does a New Mexico woman who would be the first female Native American serving in Congress. The overflow of Democrats running in California could have done worse damage to party prospects, given the state's unusual method of winnowing candidates. And Iowa could be getting a new political star soon: 26-year-old Zach Wahls – whose "my two moms" speech went viral in 2011 – is now on the verge of capturing a state Senate seat in Iowa City. "The resistance" went a long way toward defining itself in the eight states, representing nearly 20 ...

The Note: Trump's stunning claims of executive power

The TAKE with Rick Klein "At any time and for any reason." That's the standard asserted by President Donald Trump's attorney regarding his power to terminate a Justice Department or FBI investigation, according to the letter sent to Robert Mueller that was revealed over the weekend. That is a stunning claim of executive power, coming from a president who is acting more emboldened – think pardon powers and tariff impositions – in exerting his powers virtually by the week. It's telling that prominent Trump backers and even some of his own attorneys aren't necessarily in sync on this assertion. "I would not go that far," Rudy Giuliani told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," when asked if the president could end a bribery or murder case against him. Giuliani also pointed to another reason for Trump not to sit down with Mueller. Asked why official accounts regarding Donald Trump Jr.'s infamous Trump Tower meeting have changed as...