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Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble
Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs…
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U.S. Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access as lawsuit continues – National
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion,…
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U.S. says dozens of illegal guns trafficked from New Hampshire into Canada
U.S. prosecutors said Thursday they have dismantled an international firearms trafficking operation that allegedly funnelled dozens of illegally-obtained guns from…
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Museum’s unmoved ‘Knight Rider’ replica car hit with mysterious speeding ticket – National
Staff at a Chicago museum that’s home to a replica of KITT, the black Pontiac Trans Am David Hasselhoff drove…
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Former Spirit Airlines employees claim they’re still owed pay, lawsuit says – National
A class action lawsuit was filed by six former Spirit Airlines employees against the company, claiming that it failed to…
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Tourist arrested, accused of throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal – National
A man has been arrested and criminally charged after federal authorities said he was caught on video throwing a rock…
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Trump warned by Xi that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict – National
China’s Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the…
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World News in Brief: Malnutrition in Somalia, hunger crisis in DR Congo, energy shortages in Cuba
Somalia’s hunger crisis has worsened sharply in recent months, with more than half a million additional people now facing acute…
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HIV prevention and treatment services faltering, warns UNAIDS
The sudden funding decline is hitting the HIV response “like a shock wave,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS,…
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Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble
Across the Gaza Strip, vast piles of debris scar the landscape. More than two years of war between Hamas fighters…
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