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El Paso shooting: Suspect 'confessed to targeting Mexicans'
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US immigration: ICE releases 300 people after Mississippi raids
US immigration officials have said they have released some 300 people who were arrested in a massive raid in Mississippi on Wednesday.
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Puerto Rico governor says he won't seek re-election amid furor over leaked messages
Ricardo Rossello to step down as head of his party but refuses to resign as governor
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Heart of New York goes dark as fire causes blackout in Manhattan
Power outage affects about 73,000 people and disrupts traffic, subway system, businesses and Broadway productions
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US to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions escalate with Iran
Iran attempted to shoot down a U.S. drone that was surveilling the attack on one of two tankers hit in the Gulf of Oman last week, CENTCOM said. The attempt missed the MQ-9 Reaper by "approximately one kilometer."
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Trump unveils new Air Force One design plans
US President Donald Trump has revealed the renderings of the redesign of the presidential aircraft fleet, known as Air Force One.
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Houses passes bill to protect 'Dreamers', but faces long odds in Republican-led Senate
On Tuesday, she was able to push the legislation through as House speaker.
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Trump calls for a boycott of AT&T to force ‘big changes’ at CNN – ‘It is so unfair with such bad, Fake News!’
Trump has frequently attacked CNN’s coverage of him, dating to his time as a presidential candidate. On the campaign trail in 2016, he vowed to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner, which included CNN among its most prominent assets.
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Congressional reaction to Mueller largely split along party lines
As might be expected, special counsel Robert Mueller’s surprise public statement Wednesday prompted members of Congress to react pointedly along party lines and appeared to do little to change lawmakers' opinions.
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Supreme Court allows Indiana abortion law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains
The Supreme Court on Monday said it has allowed part of an Indiana abortion law to take effect, requiring fetal remains be buried or cremated after an abortion.
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No Longer Powerful, Bill and Hillary Clinton Try to Make a Life in Exile
Now on the sidelines, the Clintons offer cut-rate speaking tours and muse about what might have been.
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China is raising tariffs on $60 billion of US goods starting June 1
Starting from June 1, China will raise tariffs to as high as 25% on about $60 billion worth of U.S. imports
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Pets Aboard Flight That Crashed In Florida River May Not Have Survived
At least four animals are believed to still be in the waterlogged cargo hold of the plane that skidded off the runway.
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US synagogue shooting: One person dead in Poway, California
A gunman has opened fire at a synagogue in California, leaving one woman dead and three other people injured, police say.
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Trump denies paying North Korea for Warmbier treatment
President Trump has denied paying North Korea money for the medical care of comatose US student Otto Warmbier.
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Joe Biden Holding Kickoff Fundraiser At Comcast Exec’s Home
But he says he won’t take money from federal lobbyists.
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House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Donald McGahn As Part Of Its Investigation
Lawmakers are asking the former White House counsel to testify as part of their inquiry into Trump’s potential obstruction of justice in the Russia probe.
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Trump Says He Won’t Nominate Herman Cain For Federal Reserve Board
The president said he will respect Cain’s wishes and not nominate him for the role.
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Trump Russia investigation: Attorney General Barr backs Trump
The US Attorney General has defended President Trump over allegations of obstruction of justice, while reiterating that "no collusion" was found between his team and Russia.
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White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release
Justice Department officials were said to have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the special counsel’s conclusions in recent days. The talks have aided President Trump’s legal team as it prepares a strategy for the coming public war over its findings.
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