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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s nationwide travel ban
sided with Washington, Minnesota challenge
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Tourists watch as cliff near volcano collapses
A section of land collapses above a “firehose” lava stream from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island as a tour boat full of spectators and USGS geologists watches.Shane Turpin/Lava Ocean…
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Education pick heads to Senate for final vote
DeVosdu1-i-syn Senators voted 52-48 to cut off debate in an early-morning session, setting the stage for a final confirmation vote next week on President Donald Trump’s nominee. DeVos, a billionaire…
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White House eases freeze on EPA approving contracts
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press…
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Israeli settlers dismiss White House criticism
Israeli police remove Israeli protesters from the West Bank outpost of Ofra, following the evacuation last week of the Amona outpost in the West Bank.Oded Balilty/Associated Press Trump has been…
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U.S. announces new sanctions against Iran
White House press secretary Sean Spicer discusses the Trump administration’s plans to take action against Iran for arming rebel forces in Yemen and conducting missile tests the U.S. says are…
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Trump vows to repeal political limits on churches
President Donald Trump promised during a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington that his administration would take more action to limit immigration to protect religious freedom in the…
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Did Trump threaten to send troops to Mexico?
warned counterpart to deal with ‘bad hombres’
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GOP muscles Trump picks through panel
By a pair of 14-0 roll calls, the Senate Finance Committee approved Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to be Health and Human Services secretary and banker Steve Mnuchin to become Treasury…
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Iran refuses to confirm conducting missile test
U.S. ambassador calls on UN to take action
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Coloradan Neil Gorsuch nominated for Supreme Court
10th Circuit Appeal Courts judge known for clear, colloquial writing
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Flying cars: A flight of fancy or not?
technology may help turn long-time dream into reality
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Senate confirms Elaine Chao to head Transportation
Elaine Chao, the former Labor secretary under President George W. Bush, won confirmation to be new Transportation secretary.Zach Gibson/Associated Press file On Tuesday, Chao was confirmed as secretary of Transportation,…
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Trump’s fires acting AG over immigration dispute
Yates vowed not to defend executive order
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Justice head won’t defend refugee order
Demonstrators chant outside Tom Bradley International Terminal during a protest by airport service workers from United Service Workers West Union on Monday at Los Angeles International Airport. The vigil is…
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Trump: Order didn’t cause weekend airport chaos
Later he shifted the focus away from the weekend’s immigration turmoil, signing an executive action aimed at cutting regulations for small businesses. White House officials called the directive a “one…
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U.S. soldier killed in raid in Yemen
Surprise, pre-dawn raid kills 3 al-Qaida leaders
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Democrats’ dilemma: How to be heard
Hurricane of Trump news blows other messages out to sea
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California looks to build $7 billion legal pot economy
question state’s ability to regulate market
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Trump gives no sign of backing down from travel ban
Judicial rulings in several cities across the country overnight immediately blocked enforcement of the ban to various degrees, but the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement Sunday indicating it…
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Three astronauts died in the Apollo 1 fire
The two talked in a bedroom of the Chaffee home. Then Collins emerged and Chaffee and her brother were sent in to speak with their mother. “So we went back…
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Documents from King George III go online
The monarch – America’s last king – is often referred to as “mad King George.” He was Britain’s longest reigning king, ruling from 1760-1820. He suffered from a rare inherited…
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Fallout from Trump’s new immigration crackdown grows
legal residents who left country can’t return
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The history of the Doomsday Clock as it moves closer to ‘midnight’
Lawrence Krauss, theoretical physicist, chair of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Board of Sponsors, left, and Thomas Pickering, co-chair of the International Crisis Group, announced that the board has moved…