Nation/World
Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C.
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Nation
Mueller disputes Buzzfeed report, Trump fires back
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office has issued a rare public statement disputing ...
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Nation
White cop who shot black teen gets nearly 7 years
CHICAGO — The white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 ...
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Nation
Trump to hold second summit with Kim Jong Un
The announcement came at the White House Friday after Trump met with a North Korean envoy.
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Nation
Trump plans to make 'major announcement' on shutdown, border
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said he'll be making a "major announcement" on the government ...
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Nation
Mueller's office says BuzzFeed report inaccurate
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office on Friday issued a rare public statement disputing ...
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Long Island
LI Catholics attend anti-abortion rally
Leading the contingent was Bishop John Barres, head of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. He described the march as a way of "giving living witness to the Gospel of Life."
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Nation
Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped ...
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Nation
Pelosi cancels Afghanistan trip, cites Trump 'leak'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday canceled her plans to travel by commercial plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying President Donald Trump had caused a security risk by talking about the trip.
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Nation
Police seek volunteers to get drunk for them; many respond
A Pennsylvania police department's request for volunteers to get drunk for law and order purposes generated a predictably enthusiastic response.
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Business
Tesla plans 7 percent staff cut, says difficult road ahead
Saying the road ahead was "very difficult," Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would be cutting its staff by about 7 percent.