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JFK's Grandson Eyes Nadler's Congressional Seat

Schlossberg forms exploratory committee as Nadler exits House race

(Newser) - John F. Kennedy's grandson , Jack Schlossberg— a frequent critic of the Trump administration, including his own cousin , Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—is eyeing a congressional run in Manhattan, USA Today reports. Schlossberg announced Sunday that he has officially set up an exploratory committee to consider a run...

Jackie O's Longtime Partner Dies at 95
Jackie O's
Longtime Partner
Dies at 95
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Jackie O's Longtime Partner Dies at 95

Maurice Tempelsman shaped diamond trade and quietly influenced global politics

(Newser) - Maurice Tempelsman, a major figure in the diamond industry and known to many as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' longtime companion, died Saturday in Manhattan at age 95 following complications from a fall, the New York Times reports. Tempelsman's public profile rose after he became close to Jackie Onassis following...

FBI Reveals Mountain of Ted Kennedy Death Threats

Thousands of letters promised his demise

(Newser) - After the death of his brothers, Ted Kennedy lived in constant fear that he’d be assassinated as well—and with good reason. The FBI has just released 2,352 pages from its files on Kennedy, and they’re dominated by death threats, both from anonymous enemies and groups like...

Ted Was the Greatest Kennedy
 Ted Was the Greatest Kennedy 
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Ted Was the Greatest Kennedy

(Newser) - On the weekend of his inauguration, John F. Kennedy gave his youngest brother a cigarette case engraved with the words, “And the last shall be first.” Fifty years later, that prophesy has come true, writes Richard Lacayo of Time. The "long shadow of Chappaquiddick" may have kept...

Ted Kennedy Dead at 77
 Ted Kennedy Dead at 77 
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Ted Kennedy Dead at 77

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy, patriarch of one of the most powerful political dynasties in American history and long-time liberal lion of the Democratic Party, died late last night at his Massachusetts home in Hyannis Port, reports the New York Times. “We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and...

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