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Nation
Cap on SALT deductions unfair, local officials say
They say the limit strains school funding and firefighting resources and increasingly puts homeownership out of reach.
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Nation
Father-daughter drowning highlights migrants' perils
The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl's head tucked inside.
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World
Diplomats vow support for UN Palestinian relief agency
They praised the work of UNRWA, while pledging over $110 million to keep the organization afloat.
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20 for 2020: What to know about the Democratic candidates
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
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Nation
San Francisco is 1st major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes after supervisors ...
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Nation
Advocates: McConnell commits to vote on 9/11 fund
He told a group of first responders that his chamber would take up legislation to reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund in August, John Feal says.
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Nation
Acting head of border agency resigns amid outrage
The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection resigned amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in filthy conditions at one of the agency's stations in Texas.
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6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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Nation
5 things to watch for in the Democratic debates
Twenty candidates will be divided over two nights in Miami in the first debate for Demcoratic presidential hopefuls.
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Nation
Trump threatens Iran with 'overwhelming force'
The tweets come after Iran called new U.S. sanctions "idiotic" and described Trump as mentally unfit.
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Politics
1600: Swarm of Ds aims to sting Biden in first debates
Like Trump, the Democratic contenders see Joe Biden as the presidential candidate to beat, but the former vice president has bounced back in polls after controversies.
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Dan Janison
Janison: The more things don't change ...
In dozens of ways, for better or worse, the status quo and big trends that existed before Donald Trump are proving remarkably durable.