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FBI agents searched former Trump campaign chair’s home
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FBI agents searched former Trump campaign chair’s home

August 9, 2017

Then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort walks around the convention floor before the opening session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. A spokesman for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman,…

Democrats seek federal payments to Trump business
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Democrats seek federal payments to Trump business

August 8, 2017

The entrance to Trump National Golf Club is shown in Bedminster, N.J. As President Donald Trump spends much of August at his New Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making…

Asleep at the controls
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Asleep at the controls

August 8, 2017

Experts say lives at risk if no sleep tests for train engineers, truck drivers

Attorney grills company officials in Keystone XL hearing
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Attorney grills company officials in Keystone XL hearing

August 7, 2017

The Nebraska Public Service Commission hearing is the last major regulatory hurdle pipeline developer TransCanada must overcome in its nine-year quest to complete the $8 billion pipeline. An attorney for…

Director of bombed mosque says it lacks security cameras
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Director of bombed mosque says it lacks security cameras

August 7, 2017

Mohamed Omar, of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, told The Associated Press that his community, which is made up mostly of Somali immigrants, can’t afford security cameras. He…

Apparent tornado leaves destruction in Tulsa; 13 injured
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Apparent tornado leaves destruction in Tulsa; 13 injured

August 6, 2017

No deaths were reported following the storm that struck shortly after 1 a.m., according to city of Tulsa spokeswoman Kim Meloy. Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Kelli Bruer said the…

Deputy AG: Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters
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Deputy AG: Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters

August 6, 2017

“We’re after the leaker, not the journalist. We’re after people who are committing crimes,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told “Fox News Sunday.” His comments come two days after officials…

Experts: Lack of remorse could bite ‘Pharma Bro’
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Experts: Lack of remorse could bite ‘Pharma Bro’

August 5, 2017

Martin Shkreli talks with reporters after leaving federal court in New York on Friday Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide “Pharma…

Task force doesn’t back Sessions’ anti-pot views
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Task force doesn’t back Sessions’ anti-pot views

August 4, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has warned of a crackdown on marijuana. But documents obtained by The Associated Press show he’s getting no fresh avenues from a special task force formed…

Senators move to protect special counsel in Russia probe
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Senators move to protect special counsel in Russia probe

August 3, 2017

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election at the Capitol in Washington on June 21.J.…

Inside a nerve-rattling trip to pay pot taxes
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Inside a nerve-rattling trip to pay pot taxes

August 3, 2017

Bundles of $20 bills are placed on a table as Jerred Kiloh, owner of the Higher Path medical marijuana dispensary, prepares a trip to Los Angeles City Hall to pay…

EPA chief reverses decision to delay rules on emissions
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EPA chief reverses decision to delay rules on emissions

August 2, 2017

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Wednesday reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press file Pruitt presented the change…