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Mattis aide to be nominated to head US Southern Command
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that his senior military assistant, Navy Vice Adm. Craig Faller, will be nominated to serve as the next head of U.S. Southern Command. Mattis made…
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APNewsBreak: Voter log changes could delay Alaska results
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Some election results from the Alaska primary could be delayed after more than 100,000 voters were given a month to clear up discrepancies with their addresses on voting records. Election officials…
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California considers limiting broad ‘felony murder’ law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Hein was 18 when he and three other teenagers were charged in the 1995 stabbing death of the 16-year-old son of a Los Angeles police detective. One of Hein’s friends…
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The Latest: Pentagon puts off military parade until 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Veterans Day military parade (all times local): 8:10 p.m. The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won’t happen in 2018.…
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Libertarian Gary Johnson throws US Senate race in chaos
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said in seeking to make history and capture a U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico he’ll have to give up a few of his favorite…
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Pentagon says military parade proposed for Veterans Day delayed at least until 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says military parade proposed for Veterans Day delayed at least until 2019.
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Trump seeks corporate lawyer for US attorney in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to nominate a former federal prosecutor who is now a partner at a major corporate law firm to the position of U.S. attorney in Northern California, the…
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GOP candidate runs for multiple offices to preserve spots
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A perennial political candidate secured the Republican nomination to run for at least five offices, including the U.S. House, in a strategy to preserve all but one of the slots for…
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FCC chair: White House called about Sinclair-Tribune deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency, said Thursday that a White House official called to talk about a proposed merger between Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. and Tribune Media…
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US vows to work more closely with states to fight wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — As wildfires choke California and other Western states, the Trump administration pledged Thursday to work more closely with state and local officials to prevent wildfires from ever starting. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue…
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Pompeo forms Iran Action Group to run policy after nuke deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday formed a group to coordinate and run U.S. policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic…
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Phantom of the Courthouse: Manafort trial is Trump-free zone
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump is the phantom of U.S. District Courtroom 900. His name has rarely been uttered during the two-week trial of his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. References to his campaign…
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Manafort jury ends first day of deliberations with questions
The conflicting strategies played out over several hours of closing arguments that capped nearly three weeks of testimony in the first courtroom test for special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
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City tweaks sign for Paul Manafort Drive amid son’s trial
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut city has tweaked its sign for Paul Manafort Drive because the name agitated some residents. The Hartford Courant reports workers put up a new sign this week to…
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Nonprofit objects to remarks by Blackburn consultant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A left-leaning Tennessee nonprofit has objected to comments by a paid political consultant to U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s Senate campaign, claiming the remarks signal illegal coordination with outside political groups. Tennessee…
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