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U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz
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President Trump says the drone had closed to approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship, “ignoring multiple calls to stand down.”
D-Day: Allies Commemorate Pivotal World War II Invasion, 75 Years Later
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“The fate of the world depended on their success,” Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
U.S. To Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada
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The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on steel and other metal imports from Canada, in a move that could put the two nations a step closer to ratifying the USMCA trade pact.
U.S. Prepares Tariffs On Another $300 Billion Of Imported Chinese Goods
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The U.S. Trade Representative published a list of Chinese goods that would be hit with new duties, from artists’ brushes to watches.
Trump Pardons Michael Behenna, Former Soldier Convicted Of Killing Iraqi Prisoner
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Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. But his claim of self-defense and a request for clemency drew support from high-profile corners in Oklahoma.
A Black Hole Is Photographed For First Time By Massive Telescope Project
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“For the first time we have seen what we thought was unseeable,” said Event Horizon Telescope Director Shep Doeleman, as the first image of a black hole was released.
YouTube Bans Comments On Videos Deemed Vulnerable To Pedophiles Amid Ad Pullback
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YouTube says it has already disabled comments on “tens of millions of videos that could be subject to predatory behavior.”
United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
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Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor’s warning: “You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly.”
Trump Supporter Violently Shoves BBC Cameraman At El Paso Rally
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“The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy” against the media, a BBC producer says of President Trump’s rally in El Paso, Texas.
Supreme Court Revives Trump’s Ban On Transgender Military Personnel, For Now
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The court’s decision allows the Pentagon to bar transgender people from joining or remaining in the military while two lower-court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.
In Cairo, Pompeo Slams Obama’s Mideast Policies, Says Era Of ‘American Shame Is Over’
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The top U.S. diplomat accused the Obama administration of making crucial errors that worsened a string of crises in the region, from the Arab Spring to ISIS.
Qatar Will Pull Out Of OPEC, As Rift With Saudi Arabia Deepens
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Qatar made the announcement early Monday — the same day it informed OPEC it is withdrawing from the group. The country says it wants to focus on producing natural gas.
Climate Change Could Make Beer Prices Double, Study Says
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The price of a six-pack in the U.S. could rise by $1 to $8 because of drought and heat. As one of the researchers says, it’s “another way climate change will suck.”
Cleveland Browns Win A Game For First Time Since Obama Presidency
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“We WON!!!” the Cleveland Police Department tweeted of the comeback victory, before adding, “Wait….Oh God. The free beer thing…Ok Cleveland. Stay calm.”
Hurricane Watch Issued For Carolinas Ahead Of Category 4 Florence
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If it makes landfall as predicted, Florence could become the northernmost Category 4 hurricane to hit the U.S. since records were first kept in 1851.
August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs; 3.9 Percent Unemployment
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Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.
Agriculture Department Will Pay $4.7 Billion To Farmers Hit In Trade War
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Most of the money — more than $3.6 billion — will go to soybean farmers. Last year, China bought nearly a third of all soybeans grown in the U.S.
Possible U.S. Remains Turned Over By North Korea Head To Hawaii For Analysis
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Vice President Pence will be on hand when 55 boxes thought to contain remains of U.S. troops arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. They will be sent to a lab for possible identification.
WOUB News • WORLD: Boris Johnson Resigns From U.K.’s Foreign Secretary Post
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Johnson’s exit became public hours after the departure of Brexit Secretary David Davis — who said he disagreed with Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for leaving the EU.
Capital Gazette Keeps Working, And Publishing, After 5 Die In Newsroom Shooting
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“Today we are speechless,” the opinion page of The Capital reads on Friday. But that didn’t stop the staff from printing a newspaper, one day after a horrible attack.
Former ICE Chief Counsel Facing Prison Time For Stealing Immigrants’ Identities
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The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were “particularly vulnerable,” the government said.
Ooh Zsa Zsa: Rescued Bulldog Wins Ugliest Dog Contest
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Maybe it was the lolling tongue or the upward-thrusting chin or the drool. Whatever her secret, Zsa Zsa the English bulldog worked her magic and took home the title.
Koko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human Communication
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Koko fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language and her ability to interact with humans. She also gave people a glimpse of her emotions.
W. Va. Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry Is Charged With 22 Counts, Including Fraud
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Loughry, 47, has been suspended without pay, the state Supreme Court says. In addition to being a judge, he wrote a book about political corruption in West Virginia.
U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level
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The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate — the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.