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US steps up winter-warfare training as global threat shifts

Published on Feb. 20, 2019 | Updated 8:39 a. m.

MARINE MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, Calif. — Hunkered down behind a wall of snow, two U.S. Marines melt slush to make drinking water after spending the night digging out a defensive position high in the Sierra Nevada. Their laminated →

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Chicago prosecutor recuses herself from Jussie Smollett case

Published on Feb. 20, 2019 | Updated 8:36 a. m.

CHICAGO — Chicago's top prosecutor recused herself from the investigation into the attack reported by "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett shortly after police requested another interview with the actor. The office of Cook County State's Attorney →

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Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry

Published on Feb. 20, 2019 | Updated 8:15 a. m.

RIMINI, Mont. — Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding lakes and streams without being treated, The →

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Michigan governor blocks plans for immigration detention center (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 6:17 a. m.

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blocked the sale of a former state prison that was proposed as the site of a privately operated federal immigration detention center, drawing praise from immigrant rights activists and →

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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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US steps up winter-warfare training as global threat shifts

Chicago prosecutor recuses herself from Jussie Smollett case

Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry

Michigan governor blocks plans for immigration detention center (UPDATED)

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

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