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Trump weighs ousting Commerce Secretary Ross – NBC

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2019

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has told aides and allies that he is considering removing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after a Supreme Court defeat on adding a citizenship question to the census, NBC News reported  on Monday. Trump retreated on Thursday from adding a contentious

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Trump tells Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘fix’ countries they came from

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2019

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told a group of mostly American-born Democratic congresswomen to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” a comment that was condemned by Democrats as racist. “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came

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Rain, flooding follow Storm Barry as it spins north from New Orleans

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Storm Barry trudged through northwestern Louisiana on Sunday, weakening to a tropical depression but dropping up to 15 inches (38 cm) of rain in some places to create life-threatening flood conditions along the Mississippi River. Barry, which made landfall on Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale […]

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Blackout disrupts Manhattan, darkens Broadway theatres

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A wide swath of New York’s Manhattan borough was plunged into darkness Saturday after a transformer explosion knocked out power to subways, stores and Broadway theatres, but the city’s main utility said it had restored most power within hours. No deaths or injuries were reported due to the blackout, which officials […]

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U.S. launches small-scale immigration raids as families hide

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2019

(Reuters) – U.S. authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in an apparent start to President Donald Trump’s vow to launch mass deportation round-ups across the United States. The operation, which Trump revealed on Twitter last month, then postponed before telling reporters on Friday that it would

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Trump tells Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘fix’ countries they came from

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told a group of mostly American-born Democratic congresswomen to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” a comment that was condemned by Democrats as racist. “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who

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Crackdown on immigrant families to start Sunday, Trump says

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay. The operation is expected to target hundreds of families in 10 cities […]

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Blackout disrupts Manhattan, darkens Broadway theatres

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A wide swath of New York’s Manhattan borough was plunged into darkness Saturday after a transformer explosion knocked out power to subways, stores and Broadway theatres, but the city’s main utility said it had restored most power within hours. No deaths or injuries were reported due to the blackout, which officials […]

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Democrats take aim as Trump abandons drug pricing plan

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats see U.S. President Donald Trump becoming increasingly vulnerable to criticism about healthcare costs after the administration’s decision to scrap a proposal to lower drug prices, and 2020 White House candidates are rushing to seize the spotlight on the issue. The debate over the future of the American healthcare system has

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U.S. lawmakers will delay Mueller testimony by a week

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. House committees will delay former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s planned July 17 testimony for one week to allow lawmakers to question him for a longer period of time, the committees said on Friday. Mueller, who oversaw the federal investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, is […]