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Governor blocks plans for immigration detention center

Published on Feb. 19, 2019

IONIA, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has blocked the sale of a former Michigan prison that was proposed as the site of a privately operated federal immigration detention center. Immigration Centers of America was the sole bidder →

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Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 4:52 p. m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Roger Stone to appear in court to consider whether to revoke his bail after the longtime Donald Trump confidant posted a photo on Instagram of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs →

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Pennsylvania sports betting sees $32 million in second full month

Published on Feb. 19, 2019

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The second full month of legal sports betting in Pennsylvania saw gamblers double the amount they wagered. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said gamblers bet $32 million in January at five casinos and one off-track →

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10 things to know, Tuesday, Feb. 19

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 9:07 a. m.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel

Published on Feb. 19, 2019

AT-TUWANI, West Bank — Young American rabbinical students are doing more than visiting holy sites, learning Hebrew and poring over religious texts during their year abroad in Israel. In a stark departure from past programs focused on →

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Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 8:26 a. m.

BAC GIANG, Vietnam — In a rice field in northern Vietnam, 14 headstones are an enduring symbol of the wartime friendship of Vietnam and North Korea. They mark the original burial ground of North Korean pilots who died while secretly fighting →

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Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 8:22 a. m.

TOKYO — Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as it struggles with the uncertainty associated with leaving the European Union next month. The company announced →

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Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 8:16 a. m.

PARIS — Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years →

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I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

Published on Feb. 19, 2019

Wait, I owe the IRS? The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing — and occasionally frightening — for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the →

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Jailed Citgo executives in limbo amid Venezuela turmoil

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 8:06 a. m.

HOUSTON — A faint voice comes through the crackled phone line. On the other end, Tomeu Vadell, speaking from a military counterintelligence prison in Venezuela's capital, asks his daughters in Louisiana whether they've gone to church and says →

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Strike 2: West Virginia teachers walking out again

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 8:03 a. m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly a year to the day after West Virginia teachers went on a strike that launched a national “Red4Ed” movement, they're doing it again. Unions have called a statewide walkout Tuesday over complicated →

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16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 7:59 a. m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday →

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Police: More than a dozen people rescued from SeaWorld ride

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 7:54 a. m.

SAN DIEGO — Police say more than a dozen people trapped on a ride at SeaWorld in San Diego have been rescued. San Diego police tell FOX5 News that around six gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit →

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Belles of the ball: Dem freshmen courted by 2020 hopefuls

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 7:46 a. m.

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren gave a nod to the first two Native Americans elected to Congress. Sen. Jeff Merkley got a moment on-camera with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And virtually all of the Democrats who would be president have reached →

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Governor blocks plans for immigration detention center

Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post

Pennsylvania sports betting sees $32 million in second full month

10 things to know, Tuesday, Feb. 19

Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel

Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam

Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain

Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died (UPDATED)

I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

Jailed Citgo executives in limbo amid Venezuela turmoil

Strike 2: West Virginia teachers walking out again

16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration

Police: More than a dozen people rescued from SeaWorld ride

Belles of the ball: Dem freshmen courted by 2020 hopefuls

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