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With final jabs at FBI, Flynn heads to sentencing

Michael Flynn will likely walk out of a courtroom a free man due to his

Nation White House inches closer to partial shutdown
Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting
12/17/18
Politics 1600: Comey calls out Republicans for silence
The former FBI director said members of his former party were "shameful" for failing to
12/17/18
Pets Good boy! Service dog gets honorary diploma
Whenever Brittany Hawley went to class, her loyal service dog Griffin was there. If she
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Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked
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Business World stock markets stabilize as focus turns to Fed
SINGAPORE — World stocks stabilized Tuesday, with Wall Street expected to edge up after heavy
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World May says postponed Brexit vote to be held week of Jan 14
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that the postponed vote in Parliament
12/17/18
World Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate's 'interference' in kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate
12/17/18
World US sportswear traced to factory in China's internment camps
HOTAN, China — Chinese men and women locked in a mass detention camp where authorities
12/17/18
TV CBS denies former CEO Moonves $120M severance
A lawyer for Moonves rejected the decision as "baseless" but did not say whether the
12/17/18
Nation Most teen drug use is down, but officials fret over vaping boom
Twice as many high school students used nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes this year compared with last
12/17/18