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Politics
Who Is Robert Hyde, And What Does He Have To Do With Ukraine?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he wants to know more about Robert Hyde, the little-known candidate for Congress in Connecticut who is suddenly at the center of the Ukraine surveillance scandal.
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National
U.S. Virgin Islands Officials: Epstein Trafficked Girls On Private Island Until 2018
The Virgin Islands Attorney General's Office says Epstein recruited and abused young women and girls over two decades on his two private islands. Some victims allegedly were as young as 11 years old.
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Politics
Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Allowing Local Officials To Reject Refugees
The order is a blow for the White House, which essentially tried to give state and local government officials power to veto resettlement. The judge says that appears to violate the Refugee Act.
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Business
Study: Tinder, Grindr And Other Apps Share Sensitive Personal Data With Advertisers
Researchers in Norway say the data-sharing appears to violate European data privacy laws. In the U.S., groups are asking state and federal regulators to investigate whether the practices are illegal.
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National
DOJ Says 21 Saudi Trainees Being Expelled From U.S. Over Jihadist, Child Porn Content
The announcement comes a month after a Saudi national opened fire at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., killing three sailors. Attorney General William Barr called the shooting an act of terrorism.
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Politics
U.S. Officials: More Than 20 Saudi Students To Be Expelled In Wake Of Fla. Shooting
Following the December attack on a naval air station, the Pentagon has suspended training of all Saudi military students, as investigators conduct a review of the more than 800 students in the U.S.
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National
Appeals Court Allows Trump To Divert $3.6 Billion In Military Funds For Border Wall
The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court order that blocked the president from using the U.S. Defense Department money to build the long-promised wall.
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National
California Governor Pushes $1.4 Billion Plan To Tackle Homelessness
As the state's homeless crisis grows, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to subsidize rent and build more affordable housing. The Trump administration has said state leaders are not doing enough.
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National
Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says
Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.
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Politics
Trump Comes Under Fire After Sharing Name Of Alleged Whistleblower On Twitter
On Friday, Trump shared a post that included the name of a former intelligence community official who many of the president's supporters believe is the whistleblower.