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Mueller to testify publicly before House committees July 17
Special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear. Mueller’s testimony in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees is likely to be the most highly anticipated congressional hearing in years.
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US military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan
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NASA to open moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions
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Tribe’s push to build casino spurs Carolinas political fight
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Graves of 30 US servicemen found on Pacific WWII battlefield
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Border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders said in a message to employees that he would resign on July 5.
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The Latest: Border official resigns, deepening crisis
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout over the discovery of children found in filthy conditions at a Border Patrol station near El Paso, Texas (all times local): 6 p.m. About 10 protesters have…
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Western Panama hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquake
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck western Panama. The quake hit early Wednesday, about 20 minutes after midnight local time (0523 GMT), on…
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Pompeo meets Indian leader amid trade tensions
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began official meetings in India’s capital on Wednesday amid growing tensions over trade and tariffs that has strained the partners’ ties. Pompeo called on India’s…
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Defense to present testimony in Navy SEAL murder case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Defense lawyers planned to go on the offensive Wednesday in the murder trial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing a wounded young Islamic State prisoner in Iraq and shooting…
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US military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan
The killings occurred a day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a quick visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul where he said Washington was hopeful of a peace deal before Sept. 1.
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NASA to open moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions
HOUSTON (AP) — Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. The restricted lab is home to hundreds of pounds of moon rocks collected by Apollo…
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Tribe’s push to build casino spurs Carolinas political fight
CATAWBA INDIAN NATION, S.C. (AP) — Two of the Carolinas’ most prominent American Indian tribes are battling over geography and lucrative gambling turf. The Cherokee in North Carolina, with two casinos established in the mountains,…
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2 workers, gunman dead at California Ford dealership
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (AP) — A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership shot and killed two employees and then killed himself Tuesday evening, police and witnesses said. Police called…
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California to require background checks for ammo purchases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has among the most stringent gun laws in the country and on Monday a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition purchase. Gov. Gavin…
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Graves of 30 US servicemen found on Pacific WWII battlefield
HONOLULU (AP) — A nonprofit organization that searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen lost in past conflicts has found what officials believe are the graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed in…
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The Latest: Police say 3 dead in California Ford shooting
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Northern California Ford dealership (all times local): 9:50 p.m. Police say a gunman and two others are dead in a shooting at…
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In Oregon, stark rural-urban divide fuels climate dispute
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The divide in Oregon between the state’s liberal, urban population centers and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas has made it fertile ground for the political crisis unfolding over a…
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Left-wing Democrat claims victory in close Queens DA race
NEW YORK (AP) — The national fight between left-wing and moderate Democrats played out again Tuesday in New York City, where the closely watched Democratic primary for Queens district attorney was tantalizingly close deep into…
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UN report: Women too often suffer violence in families
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. women’s agency says in a new report that families around the world can be loving and supporting but too often are the place for discrimination and violence against women…
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