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Factbox-How the Republican Spending Bill Super-Charges Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The major tax-cut and spending bill that Republicans hope to bring to final passage in the U.S. House ...
How an Empty North Carolina Rural Hospital Explains a GOP Senator's Vote Against Trump's Tax Bill
An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would ...
Trump Says Deal for Ceasefire in Gaza Is Closer After Israel Agrees on Terms
U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that Washington would ...
Noteworthy and Influential People Who've Died This Year
Wayne Osmond, 73. A singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-album-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known ...
Ancient Egyptian Man's Genome Reveals His Society's Cross-Cultural Ties
The pottery wheel from Mesopotamia first appeared in Egypt at about the time the man lived, a period when the earliest ...
Astronomers Track Object That May Have Originated Outside the Solar System
Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...
US Judge Blocks Trump Asylum Ban at US-Mexico Border, Says He Exceeded Authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, ...
What Is the Mann Act? Here's What to Know About the Law Used to Convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been convicted of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking ...
Trump Settlement Triggers 'Widespread Distress' at CBS News
One current "60 Minutes" employee who spoke with Reuters said that during a call Wednesday, newsroom staff expressed ...
Lawsuit Says Trump's Immigration Crackdown Has Put LA 'Under Siege' in Defiance of Federal Law
A federal lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in ...
Clayton Kershaw Eyes 3,000th Strikeout Milestone in Front of Home Fans at Dodger Stadium
The three-time Cy Young Award winner is expected to achieve the milestone in front of his home fans at Dodger Stadium — where ...
Shriners Children's to Open $153M Medical Research Facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — The nonprofit that operates Shriners Children's hospitals across North America will locate a $153 million medical research facility in Atlanta, the group announced Wednesday.