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U.S. Significantly Weakens Endangered Species Act — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would change the way the Endangered Species Act is applied, significantly weakening the nation's bedrock conservation law credited with rescuing the bald eagle …
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New Trump rules weaken wildlife protections — The rules will shrink habitats that animals and plants rely on for survival — Three months after a U.N. report warned that 1 million species face extinction because of human activity, the Trump administration on Monday finalized rule changes …

Trump overhauls landmark endangered species protections
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Trump administration overhauls Endangered Species Act in bid to reduce red tape
Trump administration overhauls Endangered Species Act in bid to reduce red tape
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U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians — American intelligence officials are racing to understand a mysterious explosion that released radiation off the coast of northern Russia last week, apparently during the test of a new type of nuclear-propelled …
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'Using the Lord's name in vain': Evangelicals chafe at Trump's blasphemy — Paul Hardesty didn't pay much attention to President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., last month until a third concerned constituent rang his cellphone. — The residents of Hardesty's district …
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How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars — Tucker Carlson went on his prime-time Fox News show in April last year and told his viewers not to be fooled. The thousands of Central Americans on their way to the United States were “border jumpers,” not refugees, he said.

L Brands CEO Les Wexner has been giving documents to investigators showing alleged Jeffrey Epstein theft — KEY POINTS — L Brands founder Les Wexner and his legal team have been providing documents to federal investigators that they believe show Epstein misappropriated funds while the child predator was Wexner's money manager.
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What happens to Jeffrey Epstein's money and homes now? Can feds seize everything?
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
AG William Barr to Jeffrey Epstein's Possible Co-Conspirators: We're Still Coming for You
AG William Barr to Jeffrey Epstein's Possible Co-Conspirators: We're Still Coming for You
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This is how to respond to Trump's conspiratorial lunacy — This is how CNN's State of the Union began on Sunday: … Credit Tapper with not allowing Trump to use his show as a megaphone for Trump's insane conspiracy-mongering and reminding viewers that the president feeds conspiracy theories all the time …
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‘It was inevitable’: Officers watching Epstein were on overtime due to jail staffing shortage, union president says — The two correctional officers assigned to watch the special unit in the detention center where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was being housed …
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
Journos' debunker mentality: Rush to rip conspiracy talk
Journos' debunker mentality: Rush to rip conspiracy talk
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What I learned about the Democrats at a family barbecue in North Carolina — Every second Saturday in August, my mother and her siblings host a family barbecue, a simple gathering under the enormous pecan tree in the side yard of the house where they grew up in Severn, N.C. In the mix …
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Sarah Silverman fired from new movie for blackface photo — Sarah Silverman revealed that she was recently fired from a movie over an old photo of her in blackface. — She said the photo, which was snapped on the set of “The Sarah Silverman Show” in 2007, recently resurfaced and caught the eye of the film's producers.
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Did a Far-Right Star Recruit Jacob Wohl to Terrorize Women? — “I'll make it my mission to torture you so much that you end up killing yourself,” reads a text message from a phone number belonging to notorious smear merchant Jacob Wohl. — A perennial House candidate's alleged harassment …
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Hong Kong Cancels All Remaining Monday Flights as Protesters Swarm Airport — Flights to and from city scrapped; Cathay shares tumble — Chinese official warns protesters showing signs of ‘terrorism’ — Hong Kong airport authorities canceled remaining flights on Monday …
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Trump Policy Favors Wealthier Immigrants for Green Cards — Legal immigrants who rely on programs like food stamps and subsidized housing will find it harder to become permanent residents under a new administration proposal.
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Top immigration official Ken Cuccinelli briefs reporters on change to “public charge” rule — Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, briefed reporters from the White House Monday, as the Trump administration announces a change to the “public charge” …
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New Trump rules would further restrict legal immigration
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Trump to deny green cards to immigrants receiving public benefits
Trump to deny green cards to immigrants receiving public benefits
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Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris's controversial Michael Brown tweets, explained — Elizabeth Warren delivers a campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images — The tweets claimed a police officer “murdered” Michael Brown.
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On Ferguson, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris Told a Terrible Lie
On Ferguson, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris Told a Terrible Lie
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How YouTube Radicalized Brazil — NITERÓI, Brazil — When Matheus Dominguez was 16, YouTube recommended a video that changed his life. — He was in a band in Niterói, a beach-ringed city in Brazil, and practiced guitar by watching tutorials online.
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Tulsi Gabbard to report for active duty for 2 weeks — Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat from Hawaii and presidential candidate, will be taking a two-week absence from her campaign Monday to report for active duty with the Hawaiian Army National Guard in Indonesia, she said in an interview with CBSN's Caitlin Huey-Burns.
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U.S. Budget Deficit Already Exceeds Last Year's Total Figure — The U.S. fiscal deficit has already exceeded the full-year figure for last year, as spending growth outpaces revenue. — The gap grew to $866.8 billion in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, up 27% from the same period a year earlier …

Hey, California, Trump has a right to run for reelection. The Constitution is crystal clear — No one - not Congress, not the president, and certainly not a state government - may unilaterally change the requirements to be president of the United States without first amending the U.S. Constitution.

North Carolina's 9th Congressional District has gotten worse for Republicans — You might recall that out-and-out ballot fraud in the North Carolina 9th Congressional District in the 2018 midterms led to the race's invalidation. The new election is scheduled for Sept. 10.

White House Targets Foreign Aid Cash With Caps Limiting Spending — Agencies being limited to spending just 2% of funds per day — Congress, Pompeo have pushed back on White House initiative — The White House is stepping up its efforts to block the State Department …

Texas Republicans brace for 2020 drubbing — As bad as it's been for Texas Republicans lately, some members of the party are warning that 2020 could be even worse. — The rash of recent House GOP retirements is just the latest sign of a state party in distress: In last year's midterms …
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