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U.S. Drops Effort To Block Illegal Immigrant From Receiving Abortion
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the Trump administration moved to dismiss an appeal Tuesday night in the case of an undocumented teenage immigrant in US custody who seeks an abortion. The filing was an...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2017

Cardinal Bernard Law, Symbol Of Church Sex Abuse Scandal Is Dead
ROME — Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Boston archbishop who resigned in disgrace during the church sex abuse scandal, has died, the Vatican has confirmed. Law died in Rome, where he served as ...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2017

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear: Senate Passes GOP Tax Bill
WASHINGTON — In a vote in the early Wednesday morning hours, the Senate approved the final version of the first overhaul of the US tax code in more than 30 years, handing President Donald Trump ...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2017

John Legend Cast as Jesus Christ in Upcoming NBC Live Musical
(CNN) — John Legend is about to put his divine voice to perfect use. The 10-time Grammy award winner has been cast as Jesus Christ in NBC’s upcoming live musical, “Jesus Chris...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017

Gallup: Hillary Clinton’s Favorability Rating Hits New Low
(CNN) — More than a year after the 2016 presidential election, former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s favorability rating has dropped to a new low, according to a Gallup poll r...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017

FBI Involved in Airport Probe; No Sign of Terror
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power says the FBI is among several agencies involved in the investigation into what caused a fire that knocked out power to Atlanta’s airport, but an agency ...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017
Facebook Improves How Blind Can “See” Images Using AI
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) – Facebook is rolling out a new facial recognition feature so you can see photos of you that others have posted, even if they haven’t “tagged” you...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017

House Forced to Revote on GOP Tax Bill Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) — The House will have to re-vote on the tax bill on Wednesday.Democrats say three provisions violate Senate rules and will likely be removed before that chamber votes on the...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017

Democrat Leads Recount in Virginia House Race by One Vote
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Republican control of Virginia’s House of Delegates may be in peril now that a Democratic challenger seems to have won a recount.Election officials in Newpor...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017

Safety Technology Wasn’t Working on Train Track
5:00 EST PM UPDATE: DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — Critical safety technology designed to automatically slow or stop trains that are going too fast was not working on a section of track outside of S...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2017
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