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Americans Siding With Maduro Confront Venezuelan Guaidó Supporters At D.C. Embassy
Americans siding with Nicolás Maduro camped out inside the now-vacated Venezuelan embassy in Washington D.C. Venezuelans who support Juan Guaidó say the protesters have no connection to the country.
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Politics
WATCH: March For Our Lives Releases PSA As 2020 Gun Debate Heats Up
The PSA from March For Our Lives comes as the gun debate gains momentum in the 2020 presidential campaign and days following a shooting motivated by hate at a synagogue in Poway, Calif.
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FBI And IRS Raid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's Home And Offices At City Hall
Pugh is being investigated after receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for a self-published children's book from private companies that were subject to her influence.
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Politics
20 Years On, The Background Check System Continues To Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers
Mere months before the shooting at Columbine High School, the federal government established a background check system to screen gun buyers but shootings haven't waned.
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Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite Leave Of Absence Amid Book Scandal
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is taking an indefinite leave of absence. The mayor cites health reasons, but it also comes as questions swirl around her about a children's book scandal.
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HUD Slaps Facebook With Housing Discrimination Charge
The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.
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Politics
In The Shadow Of Suicides, Senate Panel Makes Rare Move To Consider Gun Control
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a previously scheduled hearing Tuesday on so-called red flag laws, which allow for the temporary removal of guns from individuals if they are deemed a risk.
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U.S. Lawmakers Call To Ground The Boeing 737 Max 8. FAA Says 'No' For Now
Sens. Warren, Cruz and Romney among lawmakers who want the FAA to ground Boeing's series of jets involved in recent crashes. Dozens of other countries already have.
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House Passes Second Gun Background Check Bill In As Many Days
The measure seeks to close the so-called "Charleston loophole" that allowed an avowed white supremacist to buy a gun he used to kill 9 parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston. S.C., in 2015.
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House Passes Most Significant Gun Bill In 2 Decades
The legislation mandates background checks be performed on all gun sales, including firearm purchases made privately. The Senate is unlikely to take it up.