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Disturbing allegations against Roy Moore, next steps on tax reform, Trump’s visit to Beijing, and more
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Disturbing Allegations: The Washington Post reported that Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama, had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl and pursued three other teenagers in the 1970s, when he was in his 30s and serving as an assistant district attorney. Many GOP senators are calling for him to drop out of the race. Meanwhile, following numerous allegations of predatory behavior against the actor Kevin Spacey, his scenes in an upcoming film are being weeks before its release. And another round of allegations in sexual misconduct toward a series of female colleagues.

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