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Pentagon to defend projects targeted by Trump border project

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top defense leaders are expected to get a barrage of questions when they face worried lawmakers on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Pentagon spelled out the military construction projects…
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Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. That…
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Midwest flooding costs increasing, with $1.6B damage in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday that recent flooding in the state has caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage, pushing the total costs from the devastating Midwest flooding to…
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The bump stock ban is just days away. What will owners do?

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — David Lunsford is an avid gun owner with a firing range on his Texas spread. With bump stocks about to be banned by the U.S. government, he grudgingly decided to sell…
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Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants in Detention Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the government can arrest and detain non-citizens with past criminal convictions that could lead to deportation indefinitely, dealing a blow to immigrant rights advocates and upholding the Trump administration's…
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Vice President Mike Pence to survey damage from Nebraska flooding

Vice President Mike Pence announced on Twitter Tuesday that he is heading to Nebraska to survey the devastating flood damage that his the state. "To the people of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas & all…
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Deadly DC Sniper Shootings Case

AP - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia's plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C.,…
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Historic "Bomb Cyclone" Blizzard blasts 100-mph winds across central US

AP - National Guard troops used specialized vehicles with tank-like treads to rescue stranded drivers in Colorado in the wake of a massive late-winter storm that unleashed heavy rain and snow on parts of the…
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Paul Manafort Is Sentenced to Less Than 4 Years

By Sharon LaFraniere - NY Times   Paul Manafort, the political consultant and Trump presidential campaign chairman whose lucrative work in Ukraine and ties to well-connected Russians made him a target of the special counsel, Robert S.…
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‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer

Photo - Alan Greth   LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek said he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but intends to fight the disease and keep on working. In a video posted…
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