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National
U.S. Navy Presses On With Board Review Of SEAL Eddie Gallagher Despite Trump's Tweet
Gallagher was acquitted earlier this year of murdering an ISIS combatant in 2017 but convicted of a lesser crime. President Trump last week restored his rank, but did not pardon him.
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National
California Governor Cracks Down On Fracking, Requires Audits And Scientific Review
Gavin Newsom's initiatives follow a massive oil release from a Chevron facility in Kern County suspected of being caused by a high-pressure steam process for releasing oil from underground rock.
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National
State Department Loosens U.S. Policy On Israeli Settlements In West Bank
The change, announced by Secretary Mike Pompeo, follows the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that country's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights.
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National
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block House Subpoena For His Tax Records
The president and his personal lawyers are looking to the high court for help in two developing legal battles over the tax returns, testing the separation of powers.
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National
As Border Apprehensions Decline For 5th Consecutive Month, Migrants Change Too
Officials say a Trump administration initiative requiring asylum-seekers to "remain in Mexico" is deterring border-crossers.
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National
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block New York Subpoenas For His Tax Records
The president and his lawyers are fighting two separate legal battles to gain access to his tax records. The other involves a subpoena for the documents issued by the House of Representatives.
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Politics
Federal Appeals Court Allows Congress To Subpoena Trump Tax Returns
The full D.C. Circuit voted 8-3 not to reconsider an earlier decision by a three-judge panel that ruled against the president. Trump's lawyer says he will appeal to the Supreme Court.
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World
With Escalating Violence In Hong Kong, U.S. Urges Both Sides To 'Exercise Restraint'
The chief executive of Hong Kong signaled that she is prepared for a crackdown as the U.S. State Department called on the government to address the "underlying concerns" of protesters.
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National
Feds Say Self-Driving Uber SUV Did Not Recognize Jaywalking Pedestrian In Fatal Crash
The death of a pedestrian struck by the self-driving vehicle in Arizona last year highlights safety concerns and calls for regulating the testing of such vehicles.
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Crime
Seattle man accused of spying for Saudi Arabia while working for Twitter
Two former employees of Twitter, including a Seattle man, were charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by snooping into thousands of private accounts seeking personal information about critics of the Riyadh government, according to court documents filed Wednesday in San Francisco.