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News industry leaders fighting back against claims by Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — News industry leaders are fighting back against the charge by President Donald Trump and his supporters that the administration’s summation of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report proved that journalists were “so…
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Federal prosecutors say woman illegally entered Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club
Agents searched multiple electronic devices she was carrying, including four cell phones, a laptop computer, an external “hard drive type” device and a thumb drive, and found that the thumb drive contained malicious malware, prosecutors say.
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Repairs to NYC rail tunnel considered amid funding doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — With key federal funding nowhere in sight for a new $13 billion rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, project organizers said Tuesday they are taking a hard look at…
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New bill aims to improve Uber, Lyft safety in wake of college student’s killing
South Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill that would require illuminated signs in Ubers and Lyfts in response to the killing of Samantha Josephson, who police say was murdered after getting in a car she thought was her Uber.
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Pence calls for release of Americans held in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to immediately release six American oil executives who have been jailed for more than a year without trial, but he acknowledged, practically…
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European Parliament’s chief Brexit official welcomes May’s move to hold cross-party talks as ‘better late than never’
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Parliament’s chief Brexit official welcomes May’s move to hold cross-party talks as ‘better late than never’
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Panel approves subpoenas on census citizenship question
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-controlled House panel voted Tuesday to subpoena documents and a witness related to the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The vote was 23-14, with…
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AP FACT CHECK: O’Rourke misleads on young voter turnout
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has said in recent weeks that his visiting all 254 counties in Texas during his failed Senate bid last year helped boost the state’s voter turnout. That may be, but…
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The Latest: Plans fall through for Justin Fairfax hearing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on sexual assault allegations made by two women against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax: 3:15 p.m. House Republicans say they tried and failed to broker a deal with Democrats…
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The Latest: GOP leader says Senate not tackling health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Affordable Care Act (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s told President Donald Trump that the Senate will not be…
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Democrats block GOP effort to shorten debate on nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to change Senate rules to limit debate time on most of President Donald Trump’s nominees to just two hours. The party-line vote is another step…
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The Latest: Commissioner: I acted as investigators directed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on charges filed against the North Carolina Republican Party chairman and a big-time donor (all times local): 2:40 p.m. The North Carolina elected official who helped a criminal probe…
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Acting mayor: Baltimore ‘in good hands’ amid mayor scandal
Baltimore’s acting mayor told legislators Tuesday that the city “is in good hands” until the mayor decides whether to return after abruptly announcing a leave of absence to “focus on her health” amid a political scandal about “self-dealing” book sales.
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USDA ceases experiments on kittens for food safety research at Maryland laboratory
The USDA has announced it will end all experiments on kittens at its Maryland laboratory after a bipartisan bill filed last month described the practice as “taxpayer-funded kitten slaughter.”
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ACLU sues over review process for government secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a pre-publication review required for people who have had access to government secrets. Millions of former government and intelligence agency employees are…
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