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A chemical plant just outside Houston is in danger of exploding. The State Department has announced that it will force Russia to close three diplomatic locations in the United States.
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⢠Hereâs whatâs going on with that dangerously flooded chemical plant near Houston
⢠State Department forces closure of Russian diplomatic hubs in U.S. in retaliatory move
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Defense Secretary James Mattis made it clear that transgender military members who are still serving wonât be affected by Trumpâs ban...at least for now. Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren is joining Fox News as a contributor.
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⢠Defense Secretary Mattis says transgender military members will continue to serve, for now
⢠Pro-Trump commentator Tomi Lahren joins Fox News
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North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Tuesday morning local time that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean. With Trumpâs decision on DACA looming, immigrant rights groups are making a last-ditch appeal to the president: They say deporting immigrants is bad for the economy.
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⢠North Korea launches missile over Japan
⢠Study: If Trump suspends DACA, more than 1,400 people a day could lose the ability to work
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At least 35 people have left their government jobs or advisory roles since President Trumpâs response to Charlottesville. The ACLU is suing Trump over his decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.
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⢠Nearly 3 dozen have abandoned White House roles over Trumpâs Charlottesville response
⢠ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban
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The first pardon of Trumpâs presidency went to former sheriff Joe Arpaio. A far-right rally in San Francisco was shut down by thousands of anti-racist protesters.
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⢠Trump pardons former sheriff Joe Arpaio
⢠Thousands in San Francisco shut down yet another far-right rally
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Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane the U.S. has seen in 12 years, is expected to hit southeast Texas tonight. Amazon announced that some of the best selling grocery items at Whole Foods Market will have their prices lowered.
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President Donald Trump hinted at his rally in Phoenix that heâs going to pardon a former anti-immigration sheriff Joe Arpaio. A GoFundMe campaign is trying to raise enough money to ban Trump from Twitter.
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⢠At Phoenix rally, Trump hints at his intentions to pardon Joe Arpaio, goes after media
⢠Valerie Plame Wilson is attempting to buy Twitter so she can ban Trump
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President Trump laid out his military strategy for the war in Afghanistan. Nearly 10% of Americans say itâs âacceptableâ to have neo-Nazi or white supremacist views.
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⢠Trump wonât withdraw troops from Afghanistan, but offers no details on time frame, additional troops
⢠9% of Americans say itâs acceptable to hold âneo-Nazi or white supremacist views,â according to poll
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The oldest Christopher Columbus monument in the U.S. was vandalized by protesters. Scientists invented milk and creamer capsules that you can drop right into a cup of hot coffee.
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⢠Oldest Christopher Columbus monument in the US vandalized in Baltimore
⢠Scientists invented edible coffee creamer capsules to stop plastic waste pollution around the world
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Steven Bannon, chief strategist at the White House and one of President Donald Trumpâs top advisers, is out. Just a week after the violence in Charlottesville, a conservative rally in Boston was shut down by thousands of counterprotesters.
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⢠After leaving White House, Steve Bannon returns to âBreitbart Newsâ as executive chairman
⢠Thousands of protesters shut down controversial âFree Speech Rallyâ in Boston
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At least 13 people are dead after a van swerved into pedestrians in Barcelona. Steve Bannonâs candid interview with a progressive magazine gave us a rare look into his agenda.
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⢠Everything we know so far about the apparent terror attack in Barcelona.
⢠4 key takeaways from Steve Bannonâs surprising âAmerican Prospectâ interview
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President Donald Trump announced that he would be ending two business councils following a series of resignations by a number of CEOs. A White House official confirmed that Hope Hicks will act as interim director of communications.
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⢠Trump tweets that he is disbanding two CEO councils after spate of high-profile departures
⢠Hope Hicks named White House interim director of communications
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President Donald Trump, once again, blamed both sides at the protests in Charlottesville for being violent.
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⢠In stunning turn, President Donald Trump admonishes âalt-leftâ for violence at Charlottesville
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The white supremacist website Daily Stormer canât find a new home after GoDaddy gives it 24 hours to find a new host. President Trump condemned specific white racial hate groups two days after the protests in Charlottesville.
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⢠Google says it will not host domain name for neo-Nazi site âDaily Stormerâ
⢠After weekend of violence, Donald Trump rebukes racism as evil; names specific hate groups
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Police identified the woman who died in Charlottesville when a car slammed into a group of anti-racism protesters. President Trump was heavily criticized for his vanilla statement condemning violence during the protests.
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⢠Heather Heyer, 32, named as slain victim in Charlottesville car attack
⢠Trump gets slammed âon many sidesâ as David Duke rips Charlottesville response
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President Donald Trump told reporters that he is declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency, but thereâs no official word yet from the administration. Ivanka Trumpâs label is opening a stand-alone store in Trump Tower after getting dropped by other retailers.
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⢠Donald Trump on opioids: âWeâre going to make it a national emergencyâ
⢠Ivanka Trump is opening a stand-alone store in NYC this fall
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President Donald Trump warned North Korea that any threats to the United States would be met with âfire and fury,â further escalating tensions between the two nations. A Norwegian agency is trying to use mobile games to educate Syrian children displaced by the countryâs civil war.
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⢠When Donald Trump threatens âfire and fury,â he ratchets up the tension that could cause nuclear war
⢠Inside the mission to bring educational mobile games to children in conflict zones around the world
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About 90% of members in the House of Representatives donât regularly offer paid internships. Two âreal newsâ videos have been posted to Trumpâs Facebook page as part of his re-election campaign.
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⢠Mic Investigation: About 90% of US House members donât pay their interns
⢠âAnd that is the real newsâ: Trump TV is realized as part of re-election campaign
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Chicago will sue the Trump administration over its policies on sanctuary cities. Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough is getting roasted online for a tweet about gaming obsessions in todayâs youth. A European design company faced fierce backlash for its swastika emblazoned products.
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⢠Chicago is suing the Trump administration over its policies on sanctuary cities
⢠Joe Scarborough criticized young people for choosing video games over war. It didnât go over well.
⢠No, the swastika will never be fashionSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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