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Trump cites France attack as reason for US-Mexico wall

Published on Dec. 12, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is citing a shooting attack in France as he calls on Democratic congressional leaders to support funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted Wednesday: "Another very bad terror →

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Virginia jury resumes deliberations on white nationalist's sentence

Published on Dec. 11, 2018

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A jury began its second day of deliberations Tuesday on a sentencing recommendation for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in →

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4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year

Published on Dec. 11, 2018

NEW YORK — Time magazine named four journalists and a newspaper on Tuesday as its 2018 Person of the Year for standing up for the truth in the face of persecution and violence. The group, which Time calls the "guardians," includes slain Saudi →

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CBS shareholder meeting adjourns without discussing Les Moonves scandal (UPDATED)

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 10:02 a. m.

NEW YORK — CBS shareholders quickly elected 11 members of its revamped board on Tuesday before their annual meeting adjourned without discussion of an investigation into sexual-misconduct claims against former CBS CEO Les Moonves. The meeting →

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10 things to know, Tuesday, Dec. 11

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 8:30 a. m.

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

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Trump to meet with Democrats about border wall, shutdown

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 8:19 a. m.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders are seeking to avert a partial government shutdown amid a sharp dispute over Trump's border wall and a lengthy to-do list that includes a major farm bill and a formal →

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Some Trump allies starting to worry about investigations

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 8:11 a. m.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's intensifying legal troubles are unnerving some of his fellow Republicans. Despite his brash stance, they believe the turmoil has left him increasingly vulnerable as he gears up for what is sure to be a →

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Hertz, Clear partner to speed rentals with biometric scans

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 7:50 a. m.

Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry. Hertz said Tuesday it is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in an effort to slash the time it takes to pick up a rental car. Clear →

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China's foreign minister vows to defend citizens abroad

Published on Dec. 11, 2018

BEIJING — China's foreign minister vowed Tuesday to protect its citizens abroad as a Canadian court decided whether to release a technology executive on bail in a case that has riled U.S.-Chinese relations. Beijing will "spare no effort" to →

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Christmas tree farmers combat popularity of artificial trees

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 7:34 a. m.

TUALATIN, Ore. — Rosa Villarreal's three young sons jumped and ran around the field of Christmas trees like jackrabbits, their excitement palpable as they raced from evergreen to evergreen. The boys, ages 2, 4 and 6, were picking out a real →

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UK's Theresa May lobbies EU leaders in fight to save Brexit deal

Published on Dec. 11, 2018

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Top European Union officials on Tuesday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain, as Prime Minister Theresa May fought to save her Brexit deal by lobbying leaders in Europe's capitals. May →

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France counts costs of protests, new measures

Published on Dec. 11, 2018

PARIS — The French government says tax relief and other fiscal measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron to try to calm nationwide protests will cost between 8 billion and 10 billion euros ($9 billion and $11 billion). The figure was →

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US returns 3 disputed bells taken from Philippines in 1901

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 7:25 a. m.

MANILA, Philippines — For over a century, the Bells of Balangiga have not rung in the Philippines, a silence that the president last year called “painful.” Now, the revered bells will once again be heard in the country. Hundreds →

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'Truth isn't truth' tops list of notable quotes in 2018

Published on Dec. 11, 2018 | Updated 7:22 a. m.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The assertion that "truth isn't truth," made by a personal attorney for President Donald Trump, tops a Yale Law School librarian's list of the most notable quotes of 2018. Rudy Giuliani's statement came in an August →

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Trump cites France attack as reason for US-Mexico wall

Virginia jury resumes deliberations on white nationalist's sentence

4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year

CBS shareholder meeting adjourns without discussing Les Moonves scandal (UPDATED)

10 things to know, Tuesday, Dec. 11

Trump to meet with Democrats about border wall, shutdown

Some Trump allies starting to worry about investigations

Hertz, Clear partner to speed rentals with biometric scans

China's foreign minister vows to defend citizens abroad

Christmas tree farmers combat popularity of artificial trees

UK's Theresa May lobbies EU leaders in fight to save Brexit deal

France counts costs of protests, new measures

US returns 3 disputed bells taken from Philippines in 1901

'Truth isn't truth' tops list of notable quotes in 2018

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