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What We Know About 67 Victims Killed in D.C. Plane Crash

World-class figure skaters, hunting buddies and flight crews were among those who perished.
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DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries

Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender.
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D.C. plane crash live updates: One black box found, 67 dead after American Airlines flight collides with military helicopter

An American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, plunging into the Potomac River.
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Records undercut Tulsi Gabbard’s claim of ignorance on cleric’s views

Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States. Documents indicate that she knew about this in early 2017 and attempted to manage the negative publicity.
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‘We don’t want it!’ San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste

In a heated community meeting, furious residents assailed federal officials for trucking electric vehicle batteries and other hazardous materials from Altadena to their area for processing.
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‘We don’t want it!’ San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste

In a heated community meeting, furious residents assailed federal officials for trucking electric vehicle batteries and other hazardous materials from Altadena to their area for processing.
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US probes release of arrested immigrant in first challenge to sanctuary cities

By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it was probing the release by an upstate New York sheriff’s office of an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, in what appears to be its first use of a new policy to target state and local agencies that do not comply with President Donald Trump’s directives. The department last week
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FedEx St. Jude championship, PGA Tour launches community fund to empower local nonprofits

The FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis’ home PGA TOUR event, announced their new initiative to help local non-profits.
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The 10 Best Deals Hiding in Revolve’s Sale Section Include Finds from Birkenstock, Ugg, and Free People

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Senate confirms North Dakota’s Burgum as Trump interior secretary

(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump’s interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land, a fifth of the nation’s surface area. He is expected to pursue Trump’s goal of maximizing energy and