All posts tagged "United States"

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  ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest closes many US restaurants

  PHILADELPHIA — The heart of Philadelphia’s Italian Market was uncommonly quiet. Fine restaurants in New York, San Francisco and the nation’s capital closed for the day. Grocery stores, food trucks, coffee shops and taco joints in places...

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  February 2017 already the snowiest for parts of New England

  PORTLAND, Maine — An overnight winter storm unleashed more than a foot of wet, heavy snow on parts of Maine and New Hampshire by Thursday, closing schools knocking out power and pushing snow tallies to levels unseen...

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Trump says White House ‘fine-tuned machine,’ despite turmoil

  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense of his young presidency Thursday, lambasting reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials and vowing to crack down on the leaking of classified information. Nearly...

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  House GOP struggles for consensus on replacing health law

  WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders sketched broad outlines of a replacement for President Barack Obama’s health care law that left rank-and-file GOP members at odds and questioning details and timing of how the GOP intends to deliver...

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Trump administration says it will revise travel ban

  SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump’s administration said in court documents on Thursday it does not want a larger appellate panel to review a ruling keeping its travel ban on hold and will instead replace the ban....

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Trump’s contempt for trade deals spurs anxiety: What’s next?

  "The big problem comes when there is uncertainty"

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  White House taps billionaire to head up intelligence review

  Stephen Feinberg of Cerberus Capital Management has been asked to head the review of the various intelligence agencies

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Senate hearings for Supreme Court pick to begin March 20

  It's still unclear if Republicans will be able to get enough Democratic votes to move forward on the nomination

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Trudeau hails EU-Canada deal in address to EU parliament

  He presented the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as a "blue-print" for future trade deals and the outcome of Europe's and Canada's shared history and values

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  US home building falls as developers start fewer apartments

  Even with the decline, new home construction has increased 10.5 percent in the past year

  • Posted February 16, 2017