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| More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge » Full Story |
North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forceps and clamps to remove the fetus from the womb.
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| Ex-Obama White House Counsel expects to be charged over Ukraine work: statement » Full Story |
Gregory Craig, a former White House Counsel in the Obama administration, expects to be indicted this week on charges stemming from work for Ukraine in 2012, his lawyers said on Wednesday.
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| Trump signs orders targeting states' power to slow energy projects » Full Story |
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders in the heart of the Texas energy hub on Wednesday targeting the power of states to delay natural gas, coal and oil projects as he looks to build support ahead of next year's election.
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| California prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' murders » Full Story |
Four California district attorneys have jointly agreed to seek the death penalty if they win a conviction of an ex-policeman charged with 13 counts of murder attributed to a serial predator dubbed the "Golden State Killer," prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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| Blizzard barrels through U.S. Great Plains, threatening new floods » Full Story |
A "bomb cyclone" blizzard swept out of the Rockies into the Great Plains on Wednesday, leading the Colorado governor to activate the National Guard and prompting fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from a deluge last month.
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| Minnesota arrests 58 in child sex sting during NCAA Final Four weekend » Full Story |
Nearly five dozen people were arrested in a Minnesota undercover sting operation for attempting to meet up with children for sex or for sex-trafficking of minors during last weekend's NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, authorities said on Wednesday.
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| North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, injures 17 » Full Story |
A fiery gas explosion triggered by a construction worker in Durham, North Carolina, leveled a building on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 17, authorities said.
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| U.S. farmers, still reeling from floods, face new storm » Full Story |
U.S. farmers, who have spent the last month sifting through damage left by a storm that flooded more than a million acres of crop land, now face a blizzard ahead of planting season.
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| Texas jury adds assault charges against chemical company, executive » Full Story |
A Texas grand jury on Wednesday indicted chemicals manufacturer Arkema North America and one of its executives on assault charges, alleging they underplayed the dangers of a fire that injured two emergency workers called to the site during a fire.
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| Daughter, grand-daughter arrested in Arizona woman's killing: police » Full Story |
Police in northern Arizona on Tuesday discovered the remains of a 77-year-old woman and arrested her daughter and grand-daughter, accusing the pair of killing the woman two years ago.
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| Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children » Full Story |
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a request to identify places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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| Pediatrician group urges recall of baby rocker linked to infant deaths » Full Story |
The American Academy of Pediatrics called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday to issue a full recall of the "Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper" infant rocker, which has been linked to 32 infant deaths, it said on its website.
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| After U.S. court strikes down policy, what happens to migrants Trump sent back to Mexico? » Full Story |
On Tuesday, seven Central American families living temporarily in Mexico appeared in a San Diego immigration court to plead for asylum in the United States.
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| FBI's 'art cops': In hot pursuit of Renoirs, Rembrandts and ruby slippers » Full Story |
When a 17th century Dutch painting looted by the Nazis turned up for sale in New York in late 2017, the FBI's Art Crime Team moved in, verified its identity and helped win a court order to return the work to its rightful owners.
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| Uganda seizes eight suspects over American tourist's kidnap » Full Story |
Uganda has arrested eight local people suspected of involvement in the kidnap of an American tourist and her guide last week, the government said on Wednesday.
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| Sanofi to cut U.S. insulin costs for some patients to $99 per month » Full Story |
Sanofi SA said on Wednesday it will cut the cost of its insulin products to $99 per month for uninsured patients and others who pay cash for it in the United States, as the French drugmaker contends with intense criticism over the high price of the life-sustaining diabetes medication.
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| New York declares measles emergency, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak » Full Story |
A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines
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| Gang member pleads guilty after firebombing black homes in Los Angeles » Full Story |
A member of a Hispanic street gang has pleaded guilty to federal charges after he orchestrated the 2014 firebombing of African-American homes in a Los Angeles public housing complex, officials said on Tuesday.
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| U.S. judge halts Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico » Full Story |
A U.S. judge on Monday halted the Trump administration's policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their cases in Mexico, stopping a program the government planned to expand to stem a recent flood of migrants.
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| U.S. indicts Indivior over Suboxone opioid treatment marketing » Full Story |
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Tuesday the indictment of Indivior Plc and a subsidiary on charges they engaged in an illegal scheme to boost prescriptions of the film version of its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone.
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