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Trump's election panel puts hold on voter data request
[ad_1] By Julia Jacobs and Bernie Woodall U.S. President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate possible election fraud on Monday put a freeze on its effort to collect sensitive voter data from states in the face…
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Al Qaeda supporter pleads guilty to seeking Ohio judge's murder
[ad_1] An Indian citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Monday to conspiring to aid an al Qaeda leader in Yemen and attempting to pay an undercover FBI agent $15,000 to murder a U.S.…
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New York commuters ensnared in 'summer of hell'
[ad_1] By Barbara Goldberg and Gabriella Borter | NEW YORK NEW YORK New York commuters commenced a “summer of hell” on Monday, when track repairs at the nation’s busiest rail hub caused rerouted trains, packed…
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Trump's healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns
[ad_1] By Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the U.S. Senate remained divided over how to curb the costs…
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Big financial woes linger in Illinois' new budget
[ad_1] By Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog | CHICAGO CHICAGO Illinois’ first budget after two years is filled with partial outlines to address its debt-ridden pension system and unpaid bill backlog — signs that political…
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Gunmen kill one, wound eight at Ohio maternity party
[ad_1] Two gunmen killed a woman at an Ohio maternity party and wounded eight others, including children and a pregnant woman who lost her fetus in the melee, local media reported on Sunday. The gunmen,…
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Wildfire in California canyons spreads overnight
[ad_1] A fast-moving wildfire burned overnight through thousands more acres of steep terrain near California’s central coast, officials said on Sunday, as high temperatures and parched vegetation fueled dozens of blazes in the U.S. West…
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Fire at Los Angeles receiving station leaves 140,000 with no power
[ad_1] A fire at a receiving station in Los Angeles left 140,000 residents without power on Saturday after a second straight day marked by temperatures that exceeded 90 degrees (32 Celsius), power authorities said. Crews…
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Klan members rally against removal of General Lee statue in Virginia
[ad_1] A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members and supporters shouted “white power” at a rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia where they protested against a city council decision to remove a statute honoring Confederate…
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California wildfire forces evacuations as West bakes in record heat
[ad_1] By Alex Dobuzinskis | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES Firefighters near California’s central coast worked on Saturday to protect dozens of evacuated homes from a fast-moving wildfire burning in steep terrain after searing temperatures reached…
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Man fought to open hatch during China-bound flight from Seattle: FBI
[ad_1] A Delta Air Lines passenger was charged on Friday with instigating a mid-air brawl with flight attendants and other passengers who fought desperately to restrain him as he tried opening the exit door of…
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U.S. appeals court denies Hawaii bid to narrow Trump travel ban
[ad_1] By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected Hawaii’s request to issue an emergency order blocking parts of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban while the state…
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Supreme Court lifts block on Wisconsin 'cocaine mom' law during appeal
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let Wisconsin officials continue to enforce a law allowing them to detain pregnant women suspected of abusing drugs or alcohol while the state appeals a lower court ruling…
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U.S. judge rejects Texas professors' bid to halt student gun carry
[ad_1] By Jon Herskovitz | AUSTIN, Texas AUSTIN, Texas A U.S. judge rejected efforts by three University of Texas professors to ban students from bringing guns to their classrooms after the state granted them that…
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Black Lives Matter leaders sued over Baton Rouge police shooting
[ad_1] A police officer wounded in a shooting rampage in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last year that left three officers dead sued Black Lives Matter movement leaders on Friday, accusing them of inciting violence that spurred…
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U.S. Energy Department helping power firms defend against cyber attacks
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted nuclear plants and power companies, saying the attacks have not impacted power production or…
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New York suburban commuters gear up for 'summer of hell'
[ad_1] By Barbara Goldberg | NEW YORK NEW YORK New York City’s suburban commuters are bracing for the start next week of what has been called the “summer of hell” as the United States’ busiest…
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Contentious end to Illinois budget impasse turns threatening
[ad_1] By Dave McKinney | CHICAGO CHICAGO A rage-filled electorate lashed out at Illinois’ public officials as a two-year fiscal impasse ended on Thursday with a tense security lockdown of its Capitol and fallout from…
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China-bound flight returns to Seattle after passenger assaults crew member
[ad_1] By Eric M. Johnson | SEATTLE SEATTLE A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Beijing returned to Seattle on Thursday after a passenger in the first-class cabin assaulted a flight attendant before being subdued…
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Injured drivers get official role in Takata's U.S. bankruptcy
[ad_1] By Tom Hals | WILMINGTON, Del. WILMINGTON, Del. People injured by Takata Corp’s defective air bags were given an official role in the bankruptcy of its U.S. unit on Thursday, allowing them to challenge…
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Hawaii, Alaska contemplate coming into North Korean missile range
[ad_1] By Karin Stanton and Jill Burke | KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii/WILLOW, Alaska KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii/WILLOW, Alaska Disused military tunnels snake beneath the crater of Diamond Head, out of sight of the tourists lounging near the volcano on…
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Head of U.S. ethics office announces resignation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, who clashed with President Donald Trump and his administration, said on Thursday he would resign before his five-year term ends in January. In a…
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Qatar Airways joins major Middle East rivals in lifting laptop ban on U.S. flights
[ad_1] By Conor Humphries and Alexander Cornwell | DUBLIN/DUBAI DUBLIN/DUBAI Qatar Airways said on Thursday passengers traveling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three…
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Trump says CNN took mock video 'too seriously'
[ad_1] WARSAW President Donald Trump, asked about a mock video he tweeted that depicted him tackling and punching a man with the logo of CNN super-imposed on his head, said on Thursday the news network…
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Steve Scalise's condition worsens
[ad_1] WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Steve Scalise, shot and wounded during a baseball practice last month, developed an infection and was readmitted to an intensive care unit, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said on Wednesday. Scalise, the…
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Baseball – MLB, NBA champion Gene Conley dies at 86
[ad_1] Gene Conley, the only man to win both a baseball World Series and an NBA championship in basketball, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, the Boston Red Sox said in a statement.…
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U.S. proposes cutting biofuels requirements due to 'market realities'
[ad_1] NEW YORK The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed reducing the volumes of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel in 2018, in a move that could mark the first step toward a…
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Suspect in Michigan airport stabbing indicted
[ad_1] By Steve Friess | FLINT, Mich. FLINT, Mich. A Canadian man was charged on Wednesday with stabbing a Michigan airport police officer in an attack federal investigators are probing as an act of terrorism,…
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New York City officer killed in 'unprovoked' shooting, police say
[ad_1] By Barbara Goldberg | NEW YORK NEW YORK A gunman fatally shot a female New York City police officer in an unprovoked attack early on Wednesday in the city’s Bronx borough, then was himself…
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Emirates, Turkish say laptop ban lifted on U.S. flights
[ad_1] By Alexander Cornwell and Daren Butler | DUBAI/ISTANBUL DUBAI/ISTANBUL The United States has lifted the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on U.S.-bound flights from Dubai and Istanbul, Emirates [EMIRA.UL] and…