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EPA’s Pruitt wants to set up opposing teams to debate climate change science
Scientists say evidence already proves it’s manmade
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U.S. intelligence chiefs decline to discuss Trump contacts
From left, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testify Wednesday before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign…
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Man attacks Paris police with hammer at Notre Dame ‘for Syria’
Man shot, found with kitchen knives
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Study finds pregnancy seems safe for breast cancer survivors
Bigger study underway to see if women can quit taking drug early
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Homeland chief suggests Kushner part of Russia probe
John Kelly defends Trump advisor as ‘a great American’
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Trump infrastructure push faces cold shoulder from Congress
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at an Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Monday. Repairing the nation’s crumbling…
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Senate GOP aiming for vote this month on health legislation
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10. Senate GOP leaders plan to vote as soon as this month on…
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Five killed by ‘disgruntled’ ex-employee in Orlando workplace shooting
A person arrives at a staging center setup by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office after a deadly shooting Monday in Orlando, Fla. A man who was fired from a Florida…
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Arab nations cut ties with Qatar, saying it backs terror
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen made no demands of Qatar as their decision plunged the international travel hub into chaos and ignited the biggest diplomatic…
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Trump pushes for privatizing US air traffic control
Declaring the current system “stuck painfully in the past,” Trump called for separating air traffic control operations from the Federal Aviation Administration, an approach that U.S. airlines have long championed.…
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Day of Portland demonstrations marked by arrests, clashes
A pro-President Donald Trump free speech rally drew several hundred to a plaza near City Hall more than a week after two Portland men were fatally stabbed trying to stop…
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The next Dakota Access pipeline struggle?
Minnesota to open meetings about disputed project
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12 arrested in London’s night of terror; IS claims attack
Although the attackers were also dead, authorities raced to determine whether they had accomplices, and Prime Minister Theresa May warned that the country faced a new threat from copycat attacks.…
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Trump may not block Comey testimony at key public hearing
Comey, ousted last month amid the FBI investigation into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia, is set to testify Thursday before the Senate intelligence committee. The public hearing is expected…
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Multiple people hurt, at least one dead in suspected terror acts in London
Police said at least one person had been killed. Witnesses described a trail of serious injuries on the bridge and in the adjacent Borough Market. The attacks set off scenes…
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75 years after Midway, U.S. Navy hero honored
The dive bombers McClusky led that day in the Battle of Midway helped to gut the Imperial Japanese Navy and turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in…
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Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump about decision
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with heads of major foreign companies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.Sergei Savostyanov/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via…
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UN asks for billions to avert hunger crises, but money doesn’t arrive
UN Secretary General António Guterres arrives in Mogadishu to get a firsthand look at the hunger crisis in Somalia.Kevin Sieff/Washington Post Five months later, the results of that appeal are…
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Paris pullout is a hurdle for Rex Tillerson’s diplomacy
Tillersondu1-i-syn Having quietly lobbied Trump to stay in the pact, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was a few blocks away at the State Department, where America’s diplomats were bracing for…
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Police carry drug kits to save K-9s from opioid overdoses
Massachusetts State Police K-9 Drako presses his nose against a car door jam as he finds a hidden stash of drugs during a training session in Revere, Mass. During drug…
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U.S. employers add modest 138K jobs; rate dips to 4.3%
Workers manufacture thermal protection systems for NASA at Bally Ribbon Mills in Bally, Pa. U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in May 2017 by adding only 138,000 jobs. Hiring was…
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Trump pulling U.S. from global climate pact, dismaying allies
President says accord hurt American businesses
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White House informing allies Trump will abandon climate pact
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is pictured after delivering a policy announcement in Toronto on Wednesday. McKenna says the Canadian government remains committed to the Paris Accord amid concerns that the…
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Weather forecasts improve, under the radar
Hunter Baker drives his boat down a flooded East Black Creek Road to his home following heavy rains in Florence, S.C. Meteorologists are now as good with their five-day forecasts…
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Feeling insulted, Mexican to market ‘Trump’ toilet paper
Corporate lawyer Antonio Battaglia is introducing “Trump” brand toilet paper, marketed under the slogans “Softness without borders” and “This is the wall that, yes, we will pay for.” Mexico’s Institute…
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Trump nearing a decision on whether to exit the Paris climate deal
President Donald Trump speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday in Arlington, Va. The president is nearing a final decision on whether to withdraw from…
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Man who threw baby off bridge gets 70 years in prison
A judge imposed the maximum prison time on Tony Moreno, 23, who was convicted by a jury in February of murder and risk of injury to a minor. “The utter…
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Poll: GOP health bill a far cry from Trump promises
President Donald Trump claps as he arrives in the Rose Garden of the White House followed by Vice President Mike Pence after the House pushed through a health care bill.…