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Unclear if ICE raids will impact Pa., but advocates say they breed fear regardless
Undocumented immigrants and organizations that assist them are bracing for potential raids this weekend by the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Alexander Acosta steps down as Labor Secretary amid Epstein controversy
During his time as head of the Labor Department, he has cut regulations and pushed for the expansion of apprenticeship programs.
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‘A floodier future’: Scientists say records will be broken
Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year.
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Trump appointee forged a sweetheart deal for a rich pervert. Are we surprised?
Does this surprise you? Donald Trump, an old partying pal of confessed pervert Jeffrey ("terrific guy") Epstein, said yesterday that he "feels badly" for Alex Acosta.
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U.S. appeals court sides with Trump in lawsuit involving hotel
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the ruling of a federal judge in Maryland who said the lawsuit could move forward.
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U.S. women’s team boldly embraces off-the-field activist role
Setting itself apart from other great American sports teams, the U.S. women's soccer team is embracing a front-line role in social justice causes.
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Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs
Lawmakers are trying to set aside their irreconcilable differences over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and work to reach an agreement on more immediate health care issues.
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Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 20, 2 seriously
Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, according to police.
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Southern California hit with another big earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude was 7.1. It's the biggest earthquake in Southern California in 20 years and follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday.
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U.S. to pursue citizenship question on census but path unclear
The government has already begun the process of printing the census questionnaire without that question.
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Biden says having a female vice president would be ‘great’
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden says it would be "great" to have a female vice president, but he won't say whether he'd pick Sen. Kamala Harris.
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Booker answers questions about fundraiser with Essex County executive
Demonstrators outside an event called Booker a hypocrite for accepting contributions from the leader of a county which runs an immigrant detention center.
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Push to posthumously give black soldier D-Day Medal of Honor
A new push is underway to posthumously award an African American soldier the Medal of Honor for his bravery on D-Day.
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Trump speaks at ‘Salute to America’ for 4th of July
Some have raised concern about the cost for taxpayers, as well as that the event could politicize a nonpartisan day meant to be about American unity.
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How the U.S. citizenship oath came to be what it is today
If you are born in the U.S., citizenship is a birthright. But if you immigrate to this country, the work of the citizenship process culminates in the reciting of an oath.
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