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Barr slams attacks on religious values, says ‘moral upheaval’ leading to societal ills
Attorney General Bill Barr decried attacks on religious values in a speech Friday, tying a movement of "militant secularism" to societal maladies including the opioid epidemic and "an increase in senseless violence."
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Simone Biles ties record for most world gymnastics championship medals
Simone Biles continued stuffing her trophy case Saturday, winning a gold medal in the gymnastics world championships -- a record-tying 23rd medal at the competition.
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Former US ambassador to Ukraine says Trump wanted her removed, blames ‘unfounded and false claims’
(CNN) — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch defied the White House on Friday in testifying before Congress, where she told lawmakers that President Donald Trump wanted her removed from her post based on “unfounded and false claims.” The closed-door testimony, coming after a congressional subpoena when the White House directed her not to appear, represented a significant win for Democrats in the face of a year’s worth of Trump administration witnesses who have refused to cooperate with their […]
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Pentagon says US forces came under Turkish artillery fire in Syria
(CNN) — The Pentagon confirmed Friday that US troops in Syria “came under artillery fire from Turkish positions” and demanded that Turkey halt all operations that could require the US to take “immediate defensive action.” “US troops in the vicinity of Kobani came under artillery fire from Turkish positions at approximately 9 p.m. local Oct. 11,” Navy Capt. Brook DeWalt, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement. “The explosion occurred within a few hundred meters of a location outside the […]
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Kevin McAleenan resigns as acting homeland security secretary
(CNN) — Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security since April and the fourth person to serve in that post since the Trump presidency began, submitted his resignation to the White House on Friday, a source tells CNN. A source familiar with McAleenan’s thinking tells CNN that the acting secretary felt he had accomplished all he could given the political realities of today — specifically the unlikelihood that any legislative deal on immigration will happen in an election year. […]
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GM tells workers it’s time for the strike to end
General Motors has told the United Auto Workers union that it's time the two sides reach a deal to end the nearly four-week-long strike.
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The first man to ever walk in space has died
Alexei Leonov, the first person to perform a spacewalk, died this week. He was 85.
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Thousands ordered to evacuation after wildfire exploded overnight in Los Angeles
A fast-growing, wind-driven wildfire swept into the northern Los Angeles area overnight, forcing hurried evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people, closing portions of at least three major freeways and sending firefighters scrambling to save homes.
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President loses appeal to stop House subpoena of his tax documents
President Donald Trump on Friday lost his appeal to stop a House subpoena of his tax documents from his longtime accountant Mazars USA.
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CDC: Vaping-related lung injuries now in all states but one
There are 1,299 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands as of Tuesday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Saints player does not have to pay fine for ‘Man of God’ headband
The NFL has backed off after fining a New Orleans Saints player for wearing a "Man of God" headband during a game.
