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Warren highlights her work on economic crisis in Vegas stop
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democrat Elizabeth Warren used her first visit to Nevada as a presidential candidate to describe a squeeze on working families and a political system that she says fails to protect homeowners,…
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State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
The State Department says Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn.
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Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner released from prison
Anthony Weiner will have to register as a sex-offender and spend three years on supervised release.
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Patrick Caddell, pollster to Jimmy Carter, dies at 68
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Caddell, the pollster who helped propel Jimmy Carter in his longshot bid to win the presidency and later distanced himself from Democrats, has died, a colleague said. He was 68. Caddell…
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Verbal attack on French philosopher new anti-Semitism jolt
PARIS (AP) — An upsurge in anti-Semitism in France reached a climax this weekend with a torrent of hate speech directed at a distinguished philosopher during a march of yellow vest protesters, adding to questions…
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‘Carer-feeder’: Gillibrand plays up motherhood in 2020 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand had a flurry of pots on the stove and steak, haddock, peas, steamed vegetables and rice on the menu. She had a cable news appearance coming up in a few…
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Tradition of nonpartisan selection of judges may end in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa was in the forefront of a national effort to reduce partisanship in the courts nearly 50 years ago when it decided to stop electing judges and instead rely on…
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The Latest: Qatari minister warns of remaining IS threat
MUNICH (AP) — The Latest on the Munich Security Conference (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Qatar’s foreign minister is cautioning that the Islamic State group will continue to be a threat even after its last…
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State Dept.: Trump choice for U.S. ambassador to U.N., Heather Nauert, withdraws. (Corrects status from previous alert)
WASHINGTON (AP) — State Dept.: Trump choice for U.S. ambassador to U.N., Heather Nauert, withdraws. (Corrects status from previous alert)
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Potential privacy lapse found in Americans’ 2010 census data
The age, gender, location, race and ethnicity for 138 million people were potentially vulnerable.
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Dem presidential candidates introducing themselves to voters
Five Democratic senators vying for their party’s nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020 fanned out across the country Saturday to campaign and meet voters. Kamala Harris of California spent her second straight day…
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Alaska governor offers use of troops along US-Mexico border
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is about 3,000 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, but the state’s new Republican governor is offering President Donald Trump the use of the Alaska National Guard to patrol it,…
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The Latest: Gillibrand accuses Trump of dividing people
The Latest on the Democratic presidential candidates (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, in her second day of campaigning in New Hampshire, issued a rebuke of what she called President Donald Trump’s divisive…
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Shanahan says he hasn’t determined amount for border wall
The acting secretary of defense said he has a great deal of discretion in deciding how to use the authorities granted to him by President Trump’s declaration Friday of a national emergency.
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The Latest: Acting defense chief unsure on border money
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to get financing of a wall on that border. (all times local): 5:50 p.m. The acting…
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