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Prosecutor Who Handled US Capitol Attack, Sues Government Over His Firing
Michael Gordon prosecuted some of the most notorious members of the mob that attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. His latest case to make is proving that the Justice Department fired him because he was good at his job.
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Trump Says Musk Will Expose "Hundreds Of Billions" In Government Fraud
Trump has instructed Musk to conduct a thorough audit of the Pentagon, with a focus on uncovering billions of dollars in fraud and abuse.
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"Can't Tell You When Government Will Reopen": Trump Sticks To His Wall
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he intends to keep the federal government closed until he secures the desired funding from Congress for his promised border wall, and he cast doubt about the performance of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell after a sharp downturn in U.S. stock markets.
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Family Gets $4.2 Million After Man Dies During Sore Throat Scan
The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii health center with a sore throat in 2013 and ended up dead will receive a $4.2 million settlement from the federal government, the widow's lawyer said Wednesday.
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After G7, Pope and World Cup, Munich Takes on Refugee Crisis
Munich has cranked up a formidable administrative machine to meet a tidal wave of refugees, taking in 18,000 exhausted human souls at its central station and getting most of them to shelter this weekend while still keeping the trains running on time.
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US Civil Servants Urged to Work From Home During Pope Francis Visit
The US government has advice for civil servants facing monstrous traffic and security challenges when Pope Francis visits Washington this month: work from home, or even not at all.
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Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter Visits Iraqi Kurdistan
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter met Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani Friday on the second day of a trip to Iraq aimed at reviewing efforts to defeat the Islamic State group.
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International Monetary Fund Calls for Greece Debt Relief Ahead of Bailout Vote
An International Monetary Fund study published on Tuesday showed that Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as fractious parties in Athens prepared to vote on a sweeping austerity package demanded by their lenders.
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Hacking Problem Not Limited to China: Hillary Clinton
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that hacking by countries such as China and Iran posed a broad threat to U.S. security and business, and the federal government had not done enough to protect U.S. information.
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At UN Security Council, US Calls Life in North Korea 'Living Nightmare'
The United States and other Western members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday slammed North Korea's human rights record after voting to overrule China's objections and add alleged grave abuses by the hermit state to the council's agenda.
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Barack Obama Says Tackling Iraq's Insurgency Will Take Time
President Barack Obama said on Saturday US air strikes had destroyed arms that Islamic State militants could have used against Iraqi Kurds, but he warned there was no quick fix to a crisis that threatens to tear Iraq apart.
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Flow of Child Immigrants Slows Along Texas Border
The number of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the Texas-Mexico border has slowed considerably in recent weeks, allowing the federal government to close the temporary shelters that it hurriedly opened to handle the surge.
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US Government Drafting Birth Control Accommodation
The Obama administration is developing a new way for religious nonprofits that object to paying for contraceptives in their health plans to opt out, without submitting a form they say violates their religious beliefs.
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United States Appeals Court Deals Blow to Health Law
President Barack Obama's health care law is snared in another big legal battle after two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on a key financing issue on Tuesday.
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10-Year Sentence for Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin entered City Hall as a cool and confident self-styled reformer, won fame there as a passionate, if profane, critic of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and exited under suspicion.
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Prosecutor Who Handled US Capitol Attack, Sues Government Over His Firing
Michael Gordon prosecuted some of the most notorious members of the mob that attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. His latest case to make is proving that the Justice Department fired him because he was good at his job.
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Trump Says Musk Will Expose "Hundreds Of Billions" In Government Fraud
Trump has instructed Musk to conduct a thorough audit of the Pentagon, with a focus on uncovering billions of dollars in fraud and abuse.
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"Can't Tell You When Government Will Reopen": Trump Sticks To His Wall
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he intends to keep the federal government closed until he secures the desired funding from Congress for his promised border wall, and he cast doubt about the performance of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell after a sharp downturn in U.S. stock markets.
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Family Gets $4.2 Million After Man Dies During Sore Throat Scan
The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii health center with a sore throat in 2013 and ended up dead will receive a $4.2 million settlement from the federal government, the widow's lawyer said Wednesday.
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After G7, Pope and World Cup, Munich Takes on Refugee Crisis
Munich has cranked up a formidable administrative machine to meet a tidal wave of refugees, taking in 18,000 exhausted human souls at its central station and getting most of them to shelter this weekend while still keeping the trains running on time.
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US Civil Servants Urged to Work From Home During Pope Francis Visit
The US government has advice for civil servants facing monstrous traffic and security challenges when Pope Francis visits Washington this month: work from home, or even not at all.
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Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter Visits Iraqi Kurdistan
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter met Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani Friday on the second day of a trip to Iraq aimed at reviewing efforts to defeat the Islamic State group.
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International Monetary Fund Calls for Greece Debt Relief Ahead of Bailout Vote
An International Monetary Fund study published on Tuesday showed that Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as fractious parties in Athens prepared to vote on a sweeping austerity package demanded by their lenders.
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Hacking Problem Not Limited to China: Hillary Clinton
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that hacking by countries such as China and Iran posed a broad threat to U.S. security and business, and the federal government had not done enough to protect U.S. information.
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At UN Security Council, US Calls Life in North Korea 'Living Nightmare'
The United States and other Western members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday slammed North Korea's human rights record after voting to overrule China's objections and add alleged grave abuses by the hermit state to the council's agenda.
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Barack Obama Says Tackling Iraq's Insurgency Will Take Time
President Barack Obama said on Saturday US air strikes had destroyed arms that Islamic State militants could have used against Iraqi Kurds, but he warned there was no quick fix to a crisis that threatens to tear Iraq apart.
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Flow of Child Immigrants Slows Along Texas Border
The number of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the Texas-Mexico border has slowed considerably in recent weeks, allowing the federal government to close the temporary shelters that it hurriedly opened to handle the surge.
-
US Government Drafting Birth Control Accommodation
The Obama administration is developing a new way for religious nonprofits that object to paying for contraceptives in their health plans to opt out, without submitting a form they say violates their religious beliefs.
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United States Appeals Court Deals Blow to Health Law
President Barack Obama's health care law is snared in another big legal battle after two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on a key financing issue on Tuesday.
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10-Year Sentence for Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin entered City Hall as a cool and confident self-styled reformer, won fame there as a passionate, if profane, critic of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and exited under suspicion.
