Facebook now directly denies report of biased trends, says there's no evidence and other top stories.

• Facebook now directly denies report of biased trends, says there's no evidence

  

  Facebook is now strongly refuting claims that it suppressed conservative Trends after issuing a more vague and indirect PR statement earlier today about having neutrality guidelines. Facebook VP of search Tom Stocky Facebook has “found no evidence that the anonymous allegations are true” wrote VP of search Tom Stocky on the social network tonight at 9:30pm pacific May 9th, regarding a Gizmodo report from sources who said they were formerly on the team that chose what Trends appeared on Faceboo..

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• Paul Ryan will skip chairing convention if Donald Trump asks

  

  Ryan first made the comments to a home-town paper, telling the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "He's the nominee. I'll do whatever he wants with respect to the convention." The two are set to meet Thursday in Washington, after Ryan told CNN last week he was "just not ready" to throw support behind Trump, after rivals Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich both suspended their campaigns making Trump the presumptive Republican nominee.Trump will also meet that same day with Senate Republican le..

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• The Latest: Police chief says inmate was fatigued

  

  LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the search for an escaped New Jersey inmate (all times local):12:40 a.m.A New Jersey police chief says an escaped inmate did not resist and appeared fatigued when he was captured.Lacey Township police Chief David Paprota (PAP'-rota) said Monday that a motorist reported seeing someone in the woods near a highway rest stop Monday.He says a 20-year police veteran tracked 38-year-old Arthur Buckel down nearby and held him at gunpoint as a state corrections ..

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• Christie's bet on Trump pays off

  

  TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to endorse Donald Trump back in February brought him plenty of derision at the time. But it’s bringing rewards now that it’s clear he bet on the winner. With Trump having effectively clinched the Republican presidential nomination following a bruising primary fight, Christie now sees vindication of what had been a divisive choice in his home state and his inner circle. Trump on Monday tapped Christie to lead the transition team that will usher in t..

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• Ferguson top cop swore off 'beach bum' retirement to lead police force

  

  FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson's new police chief was ready to wrap up a long career with retirement and life as a "beach bum." Instead, he felt called to help turn around a department that has come under intense scrutiny since the fatal police shooting of ...

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• At least two dead after tornadoes tear through Great Plains

  

  At least two people were killed in Oklahoma Monday as tornadoes spawned by a strong series of storms hit the Great Plains, destroying homes, overturning vehicles and stripping the bark from trees. Officials in Garvin County, south of Oklahoma City, a man believed to be in his upper 70s died when a tornado hit a home near Wynnewood. Just to the southeast, in Johnston County, the sheriff's office said a man was killed by a tornado near Connerville. 4:23pm tornado near wynnewood, oklahoma. #okwx ..

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• North Carolina, US, square off over transgender rights

  

  Also, a major player in North Carolina -- the state's public university system -- defied the governor and legislature and told the Justice Department on Monday it intends to act "in compliance with federal law" as it relates to House Bill 2, known as HB2.The Justice Department seeks declaratory relief and threatens to curtail federal funding to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina. With hundreds of millions of dollars in funding at stake, UNC Syste..

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• State Department says it can't find emails from Clinton IT specialist

  

  The State Department told the Republican National Committee that it could not find any emails to or from Hillary Clinton's former IT specialist, who managed her private email server before going on to work for the agency, according to a court filing made public Monday.  The government's revelation in U.S. District Court in Washington came in answer to a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee. The RNC had sued over its public records request for all work-related emails sent to or received ..

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