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US starts to withdraw troops from Trump border mission
The U.S. this week will begin withdrawing many of the active duty troops sent to the border with Mexico by President Donald Trump just before the midterm election in response to a caravan of Central American migrants, U.S. officials said Monday.
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Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness
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Customs officers searching more travelers’ devices
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Neighbor: Mom screamed for help amid fire that killed 5 kids
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Trump scrambling to find new White House chief of staff
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Brexit deal in turmoil as May postpones Parliament vote LONDON (AP) — Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would…
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Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 12:20 a.m. EST
AP-EU-BREXIT-THE-LATEST The Latest: Theresa May postpones vote on Brexit deal BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union official Donald Tusk says the bloc won’t renegotiate the Brexit deal with the U.K. government as he called a summit…
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Today in History
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2018. There are 20 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module landed on…
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US Marines declare 5 missing crew members dead in warplanes crash last week off Japan’s coast; say search has ended
TOKYO (AP) — US Marines declare 5 missing crew members dead in warplanes crash last week off Japan’s coast; say search has ended.
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Woman who accused man of rape outraged he got no jail time
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain allowing a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least…
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Asian shares mixed on concerns over trade, economic outlook
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mixed Tuesday in narrow trading on doubts that U.S. and China can manage to resolve their festering trade dispute. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4 percent to…
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Police arrest man after 2 children shot near hospital
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi say a man has admitted shooting two young children near a hospital last month. According to The Clarion-Ledger , Jackson Police Chief James Davis says 20-year-old Alcantera Garner…
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New Hampshire Democratic office vacated for suspect package
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Democratic Party Office has been evacuated because of a suspicious package, police said. At least three employees were present when the package was found Monday afternoon, the Concord…
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Environmental groups to sue over offshore drilling tests
The lawsuit, which aims to stop the issuance of permits for the use of seismic air guns, will be filed by a coalition of environmental groups in federal court in South Carolina on Tuesday.
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Man who claimed Howard Hughes inheritance dies in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Melvin Dummar died never seeing the $156 million that he argued for decades that eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes unexpectedly bequeathed to him for rescuing him on a desert road and driving…
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Shameik Moore slings webs as 1st biracial Spider-Man
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A journal entry penned when Shameik Moore was a teenager laid out one of his dreams — to play Spider-Man on the big screen. That dream is now partially realized with…
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Firms to pay $9M to settle suit over 2012 California fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a construction company and a logging firm have collectively agreed to pay $9 million for damages resulting from a 2012 wildfire that burned more than 1,600 acres of national…
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Police rip toddler from mother’s arms at benefits office
NEW YORK (AP) — Outrage built Monday over a video showing police officers violently yanking a toddler from his mother’s arms at a Brooklyn public benefits office, with officials criticizing police for not de-escalating the…
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The Latest: US arrests 32 at San Diego border protest
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on a demonstration at San Diego’s border with Tijuana, Mexico (all times local): 3:10 p.m. U.S. authorities have 32 people at a demonstration organized by a Quaker group at…
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US arrests 32 at San Diego border demonstration
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities arrested 32 people at a demonstration Monday that was organized by a Quaker group on the border with Mexico, authorities said. Demonstrators were calling for an end to detaining…
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