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Iran backs away from the nuclear deal in retaliation for new U.S. sanctions May 08, 2019

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that his country is taking steps to halt its compliance with elements of the landmark nuclear deal in response to Trump pulling out of the accord and stiffening sanctions on Tehran.

Trump tariff threats widen rift with Senate Republicans May 07, 2019

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Pro-free-trade senators have tried private meetings with President Trump, op-eds in prominent newspapers and other tactics to warn Trump away from a new round of tariffs on foreign cars and auto parts.

A cease-fire in Gaza after the worst weekend of violence in five years May 06, 2019

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Armed factions in Gaza said that they have agreed to a cease-fire with Israel that took hold in the early hours of Monday morning, after militants fired more than 600 rockets toward Israel this weekend. Israel responded with major airstrikes.

Trump just quietly rolled back the rules written to prevent another BP oil spill May 03, 2019

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With little fanfare, the Trump administration has dramatically weakened offshore drilling safeguards that were put in place after the 2010 explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform.

Bill Barr faces a contempt citation as he blows off the House May 02, 2019

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Attorney General Bill Barr defended his handling of special counsel Bob Mueller’s investigation during an often-contentious Senate hearing yesterday.

Mueller was mad at Barr for how he initially handled his report May 01, 2019

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Bob Mueller complained in a letter to Bill Barr that the four-page letter the attorney general sent to Congress describing the special counsel's principal conclusions did not “fully capture the context, nature and substance” of his work.

Autocracy is on the march Apr 30, 2019

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A major new survey shows growing numbers of people across the globe are dissatisfied with democracy and, even in the West, they’re becoming more susceptible to strongmen who promise easy solutions to complex problems.

A rabbi finishes a sermon that was interrupted by gunfire Apr 29, 2019

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On the final day of a major Jewish holiday, at a synagogue near San Diego, a 19-year-old man with an assault rifle and apparent anti-Semitic views opened fire, leaving one dead and three injured, authorities said.

White House won’t say if North Korea was paid $2 million for Otto Warmbier Apr 26, 2019

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North Korea issued a $2 million bill for the hospital care of comatose American Otto Warmbier, insisting that a U.S. official signed a pledge to pay it before being allowed to fly the University of Virginia student home from Pyongyang in 2017.

Joe Biden launches his campaign for president Apr 25, 2019

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Joe Biden made it official this morning. He launched his third campaign for the presidency with an announcement posted on YouTube. Biden’s entry is certain to shape at least the next few months of the 2020 Democratic primary fight.

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