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Gillibrand cancels debate over Charter Communications strike
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Friday she was withdrawing from a debate against Republican challenger Chele Farley because of a long-running labor dispute involving the cable TV stations that were…
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Trump’s national security adviser heads to Moscow
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser will raise thorny subjects with his counterparts when he visits Moscow to help craft a script for another high-level meeting between Trump and Russia President Vladimir…
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1 dead, dozens hurt after tour bus, pickup truck collide
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and nearly 40 others have been injured after a tour bus and a pickup truck collided on a central Pennsylvania highway. News outlets report the…
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Trump wants to cut red tape, hasten water projects in West
DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the government to speed up environmental reviews and streamline regulations that he says are hindering work on major water projects in California and other Western states.…
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The Latest: Trump: I do find Saudi explanation credible
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month (all times local): 4:15 a.m.…
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Unburied fetuses, other bodies found in second funeral home
About 36 fetuses and infants have been removed from a Detroit funeral home, the second facility where remains have been improperly disposed.
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The Latest: Russian woman charged with US election-meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. election security (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A Russian woman has been charged with interfering in American elections, including next month’s midterms, through a vast social media effort…
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Hackers breach HealthCare.gov system, get data on 75,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people, officials said Friday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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Police reforms have NYC officers handing out business cards
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking to improve how its police department interacts with the public, New York City on Friday started requiring officers to give their business cards to people they stop and to explain,…
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Trump says he’d prefer ‘some form of sanction’ on Saudi Arabia after journalist’s death, wants to protect arms sale
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AP) — Trump says he’d prefer ‘some form of sanction’ on Saudi Arabia after journalist’s death, wants to protect arms sale.
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Trump says he wants to talk to Saudi crown prince before next steps, calls it ‘very important’ that they made arrests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he wants to talk to Saudi crown prince before next steps, calls it ‘very important’ that they made arrests.
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Idaho, environmental group settle mine pollution lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An environmental group and Idaho officials have reached a tentative settlement over toxic discharge from an abandoned silver and lead mine in central Idaho near one of the world’s top ski…
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California hopefuls blame incumbents as farm towns struggle
HURON, Calif. (AP) — A rooster signals the start of the day as workers wearing sombreros emerge from the shadows and shuffle past boarded-up businesses in this tiny farm town. They converge on a dimly…
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Police hire raises criticism in New Mexico’s largest city
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque mayor’s hiring of a New Jersey law enforcement veteran accused of excessive force in a more than decade-old lawsuit was met Friday with strong criticism among New Mexico police…
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2 arrested, Proud Boys probed after brawl outside GOP club
NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a far-right group said Friday he was arranging the surrender of members wanted by police in connection with a New York City street brawl after a speech he…
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