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Things you should know today: 10/24/18
Japan journalist freed from Syrian captivity says he's safe
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Trump calls for border legislation using 'nuclear option'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Congress pass new border legislation using the 'Nuclear Option if necessary' to muscle it through the Senate — a drastic change in rules the Republican leader has previously dismissed.
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U.S. Senate votes to restore net neutrality
President Donald Trump has indicated support for repealing FCC net neutrality regulations. BYU communications professor Ed Carter said net neutrality protects the free flow of information. (Sam Bigelow)
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Senate announces revised health care bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally unwrapped his plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law. Now comes his next challenge — persuading enough Republicans to back the measure and avert a defeat that could be shattering for President Donald Trump and the GOP.
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Tweet Beat Feb. 28
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Trump team attempts to block vote recount after concern about "rigged" election overstated
President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys are now attempting to block a recount of votes in three states less than a month after his highly-publicized series of complaints that the presidential election was 'rigged' before he won the presidency on Nov. 8.
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Push to create Utah monument marks latest Western land fight
In this June 23, 2016, photo, rancher Kenny Black points to a rock overhang housing an ancient cliff dwelling, near Blanding, Utah. “These areas are sacred to me because I've grown up here,” said Black, who comes from Mormon pioneers who came to the area in the late 19th Century. “They're part of my history and my culture as well.” (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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UN urges solutions as refugee population hits record high
GENEVA (AP) — Imagine the entire population of France uprooted from their homes, forced to flee danger, persecution or starvation. The U.N. refugee agency says more people than that — 65 million — were displaced worldwide at the end of last year, easily setting a new postwar record.
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Obama says terrorists are trying to 'weaken our faith'
President Barack Obama pauses in front of a painting of Abraham Lincoln as he listens to an introduction from Vice President Joe Biden during an Easter Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. (Associated Press)
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Obama arrives in Cuba for what he calls a 'historic visit'
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet children and families of U.S. embassy personnel during an event at the Melia Habana Hotel in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20. (Associated Press)
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Obama to nominate Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will nominate federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, congressional sources said Wednesday. The pick sets up a confrontation with Republicans who say they will refuse to consider his
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Environmentalists seek to prohibit fracking in Utah
More than 45,000 acres of public land in Utah were approved for fracking in 2015, causing several environmentally friendly focused companies to file formal protests. In spite of the petitions, the land was approved for fracking by the Bureau of Land Management in January.
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Obama visits US mosque for the first time in his presidency
President Barack Obama meets with members of Muslim-American community at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Baltimore. Obama is making his first visit to a U.S. mosque at a time Muslim-Americans say they're confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and deeds. (Associated Press)
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Blizzard dumping snow in South; DC mayor says 'hunker down'
Kenny Hamblin, left, and Andrew Watts with the Roanoke Parks and Recreation Department shovel snow on the Martin Luther King bridge on First Street and Salem Avenue as snow falls Friday morning, Jan. 22, 2016, in Roanoke, Va. (Stephanie Klein-Davis/The Roanoke Times)
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