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White House adviser ‘counseled’ after brand promotion
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White House adviser ‘counseled’ after brand promotion

February 9, 2017

Conwaydu1-i-syn But House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz says that’s not enough, calling what Kellyanne Conway did “wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable.” The Utah Republican congressman said…

Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban
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Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban

February 9, 2017

Allie Morgan, a University of Colorado Boulder graduate student, joined a protest against the Trump administration’s proposed travel ban to keep immigrants from seven Muslim nations from entering the United…

Sessions takes reins at Justice
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Sessions takes reins at Justice

February 9, 2017

Supporters of Attorney General Jeff Sessions say the former Republican senator from Alabama will enforce the nation’s laws regardless of politicsPete Marovich/Bloomberg News Unlike Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who…

Sessions wins confirmation after ugly partisan duel
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Sessions wins confirmation after ugly partisan duel

February 8, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks to reporters on Wednesday, the morning after being silenced in the Senate chamber during confirmation hearings on Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general.Bill O’Leary/Washington Post The…

Senate confirms Sessions for attorney general
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Senate confirms Sessions for attorney general

February 8, 2017

Sen. Jeff Sessions won Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney general.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press file The 52-47 nearly party-line vote capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an…

Trump’s Nordstrom blast stirs new concerns
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Trump’s Nordstrom blast stirs new concerns

February 8, 2017

Nordstrom shares ended Wednesday up 4 percent on the New York Stock Exchange after initially falling when President Donald Trump tweeted that the department store chain had treated his daughter…

Yemen denies banning U.S. raids
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Yemen denies banning U.S. raids

February 8, 2017

Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi said that “Yemen continues to cooperate with the United States and continues to abide by all the agreements.” He added that the government “is involved in talks with…

Silencing of Warren throws Senate into turmoil
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Silencing of Warren throws Senate into turmoil

February 8, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was rebuked by Republican senators for impugning Sen. Jeff Sessions during hearings on his nomination to be the next attorney general.Senate TV via Associated Press Warren…

Warren violates arcane rule, sparking Senate dustup
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Warren violates arcane rule, sparking Senate dustup

February 7, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington on Monday. Warren was rebuked by the Senate for quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate…

Chicago aquarium euthanizes ancient lungfish
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Chicago aquarium euthanizes ancient lungfish

February 6, 2017

Granddad, who was 4-foot-long and weighed 25 pounds, had stopped eating and started showing signs of organ failure. He was euthanized on Sunday. A necropsy – or animal autopsy –…

Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain
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Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

February 6, 2017

Research published last week shows that even in one’s 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline.Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press file via AP…

Pooh the cat gets a pair of bionic legs
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Pooh the cat gets a pair of bionic legs

February 4, 2017

Veterinary surgeon Vladislav Zlatinov carried out the operation that in Europe has only previously been done in Britain. He was aiming to give the fluffy, black-and-white cat who was probably…

Viola unable to accept position
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Viola unable to accept position

February 4, 2017

Violadu1-i-syn Viola informed President Trump on Friday that he will be unable to accept the nomination because separating from the organizations that he has built over the last 35 years…

Spaniards clang bells in religious festival
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Spaniards clang bells in religious festival

February 4, 2017

Since medieval times, the 400 residents of Almonacid del Marquesado have celebrated the “Endiablada” (Brotherhood of the Devils) festival each Feb. 2-3. Members of the town’s all-male religious brotherhood dress…