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Scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Pruitt resigns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt had become a constant source of embarrassment to a president who had entered Washington promising to “Drain the Swamp.” Pruitt has faced an array of…
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Scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Pruitt resigns
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt had become a constant source of embarrassment to a president who had entered Washington promising to “Drain the Swamp.” Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, dealings with…
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US to reunite migrant families as immigration politics boil
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stung by a public outcry, the Trump administration said Thursday it will meet court-ordered deadlines for reuniting families separated at the border, even as the politics of immigration remained at a boil. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters that his department is ready to reunite children in its care…
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US to reunite migrant families as immigration politics boil
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON (AP) — Stung by a public outcry, the Trump administration said Thursday it will meet court-ordered deadlines for reuniting families separated at the border, even as the politics of immigration remained at a boil. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters that…
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Trump loses effort to block 2 California immigration laws
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a request by the Trump administration to block two California laws that protect immigrants in the country illegally, but he did put key parts of a third sanctuary law on hold. Judge John Mendez refused to…
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Trump loses effort to block 2 California immigration laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a request by the Trump administration to block two California laws that protect immigrants in the country illegally, but he did put key parts of a third sanctuary law on hold. Judge John Mendez refused to block a law requiring the state to review detention facilities…
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Actor who played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars says the hate for his character almost led him to suicide
The man who played Jar Jar Binks, likely the most universally ridiculed Star Wars character, revealed this week that the hate directed at his character prompted a personal downward spiral that led him to almost take his own life. Actor Ahmed Best posted on Twitter, with a photo of himself and his son on a…
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Actor who played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars says the hate for his character almost led him to suicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man who played Jar Jar Binks, likely the most universally ridiculed Star Wars character, revealed this week that the hate directed at his character prompted a personal downward spiral that led him to almost take his own life. Actor Ahmed Best posted on Twitter,…
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Governor: 49 missing as boat overturns in seas off Thailand
PHUKET, Thailand — A boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists overturned Thursday in rough seas off southern Thailand and 49 passengers were unaccounted for, an official said. Strong winds were still blowing as searchers looked for the missing people off the tourist island of Phuket in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Gov. Norraphat Plodthong said 48…
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Governor: 49 missing as boat overturns in seas off Thailand
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PHUKET, Thailand — A boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists overturned Thursday in rough seas off southern Thailand and 49 passengers were unaccounted for, an official said. Strong winds were still blowing as searchers looked for the missing people off the tourist island of Phuket…