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Trump chooses Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he intends to nominate Jeffrey Rosen, a longtime litigator and deputy transportation secretary, to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general.
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Feds share watchlist with 1,400 private groups
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FBI had backup plan to save Russia probe evidence
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Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry
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Judge to consider Weinstein appeal of sex trafficking ruling
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Edmunds compares Toyota 4Runner and Subaru Forester
Many Americans count on their vehicles for outdoor pursuits, which is one reason why SUVs and crossovers have become so popular. Here’s how the Toyota 4Runner and Subaru Forester do.
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The Latest: French court fines Swiss bank UBS $4.2 billion
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Swiss bank UBS in France (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A Paris court has ordered Swiss bank UBS to pay 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in…
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UK politics fractures further as 3 Conservatives defect
LONDON (AP) — Cracks in Britain’s political party system yawned wider Wednesday, as three pro-European lawmakers quit the governing Conservatives to join a newly formed centrist group of independents who are opposed to the government’s…
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Paris court fines Swiss bank UBS 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) for helping French clients evade taxes
PARIS (AP) — Paris court fines Swiss bank UBS 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) for helping French clients evade taxes.
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Autopsy: Pen not properly closed when lion killed intern
BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — An autopsy report says an intern at a North Carolina animal preserve was killed by a lion whose pen wasn’t properly closed. WRAL-TV reports authorities were told the lion was able…
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NYC mayor has his police detail pull over texting driver
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he was happy to be a “citizen patrol” when he directed his police detail to pull over a texting driver. The Democratic mayor…
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South Sudan rife with human rights abuses, says UN report
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The “lawless” activities of South Sudan’s national security and military intelligence risk turning the war-torn country into a police state run on fear and corruption, said the United Nations on…
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Police dismiss tip Smollett, 2 brothers together in elevator
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police have dismissed a tip that on the night “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men, he was in an elevator of his apartment building with two…
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Prosecutors: Man had more than 56,000 child porn files
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man who worked at a suburban pediatric center has admitted collecting thousands of child pornography videos and images. Federal prosecutors say 27-year-old Cameron Carlucci pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing and…
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Egypt executes 9 over 2015 assassination of top prosecutor
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Wednesday executed nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood members convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of the country’s top prosecutor, security officials said. The nine were found guilty of taking part…
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Police call officer’s shooter a suspect in missing-wife case
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a suspect killed during a shootout with police was a suspect in the disappearance of his wife seven years ago. Auburn Police Chief Paul Register told WSFA-TV…
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Civilians evacuated from last Islamic State holdout in Syria
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — A convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians, including men, women and children, left the last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria on Wednesday, signaling a possible end…
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Customs intercepts over $12M in meth at border crossing
PHARR, Texas (AP) — Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine inside a truck carrying frozen strawberries that crossed into the U.S. from Mexico. The agency on Tuesday said officers…
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Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) Most Americans –…
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How to keep conservation policies from backfiring in a globally connected world
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Frederick Johnson, San Diego State University (THE CONVERSATION) For many years environmentalists have urged the public to “think…
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