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Nation

Florence shows how storm coverage is politicized

By Associated Press
September 25, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Oct. 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd at Calvary Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the region. Ever since President George W. Bush's administration was crippled by its response to Hurricane Katrina, politicians and news organizations have been acutely aware of the stakes raised by big storms. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Religion

Fact checking common misconceptions about the Israel-Palestine Conflict

By Haley Hilton
February 21, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with another titled 'LDS Church, BYU Jerusalem Center remain neutral amid Israel-Palestine conflict.'
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Nation

Chelsea Clinton encourages students' civic engagement

By Abby Hobbs
November 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Chelsea Clinton speaks while campaigning for her mother, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Chelsea Clinton learned campaign priorities from mom

By Abby Hobbs
November 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Chelsea Clinton speaks during a campaign rally stop for her mother, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, Wis. (Associated Press)
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Books

White House releases Obama's summer reading list

By Theresa Davis
August 12, 2016 12:00 AM
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The White House has released President Barack Obama's summer reading list. It's a mix of prize-winning novels and the memoir of a surfer who spent much of his childhood in Hawaii, something the president can appreciate.
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Breaking News

Obama pays tribute to slain Dallas officers

By Theresa Davis
July 12, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush shake hands as first lady Michelle Obama, and Laura Bush, left, stand by after Bush spoke during a memorial service at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Tuesday, July 12,2016, for the fallen police officers. Five police officers were killed and several injured during a shooting in downtown Dallas last Thursday night. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Nation

Significant premium hikes expected under Obama health law

By Universe Contributor
May 02, 2016 12:00 AM
The HealthCare.gov website is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. Expect insurers to seek significant premium increases under President Obama’s health care law, in a wave of state-level requests rippling across the country. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Obama to shed light on US drone strikes with casualty count

By Gianluca Cuestas
March 07, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen, meets with financial regulators in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The White House is revealing drone strike casualties for the first time. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Obama holds first summit in US with Southeast Asian leaders

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama delivers opening remarks at the plenary session meeting of ASEAN, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif., for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Obama wants $4B to help students learn computer science

February 03, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Associated Press)
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Local

Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in fed prisons

January 26, 2016 12:00 AM
As states rethink the use of solitary confinement to punish unruly inmates, the American Correctional Association is reshaping national accreditation standards to ease such procedures. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Executive orders on gun control tighten on private sellers

By Lauren Kutschke
January 20, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama's appeal to increase gun control may require private gun sellers to have a license and to process background checks for potential buyers.
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Nation

Self-driving cars are just around the corner

January 15, 2016 12:00 AM
President Obama doesn't just intend to invest in a 21st century transportation system; he's already revealed part of his proposal.
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Local

Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law

January 08, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama vetoed legislation to repeal his health care law, saying to do so “would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care in America.” (Associated Press)
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Sports

News Briefs Nov. 3, 2015

November 02, 2015 12:00 AM
The Kansas City Royals win the World Series
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Nation

Senators introduce landmark bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015

By Beau Jones
October 16, 2015 12:00 AM
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, left, gestures that it is time to leave a news conference with a bipartisan group of Senators who spoke about criminal justice reform, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Uncategorized

Professor's technology freezes CO2 to reduce emissions

By Kelsie Matheson
October 08, 2015 12:00 AM
A BYU professor is developing a technology that separates carbon dioxide from other gases which will reduce CO2 emissions to address pollution caused by power plants.
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Local

News briefs Sept. 22

September 22, 2015 12:00 AM
Peanut company president faces prison in salmonella case
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