WASHINGTON (AP) — For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. This year, they’re learning reality can be complicated. With Donald Trump’s presidential victory, the future of the conservative movement has become entwined with an unconventional New York […]
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San Jose mayor admits failures in flood evacuation order
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of San Jose acknowledged that the city failed to properly notify residents to evacuate during a flood emergency early Wednesday when some people said they got their first notice by seeing firefighters in boats in the neighborhood. City officials ordered more than 14,000 residents to evacuate as water […]
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A girl named Ehlena and a dog named Wonder win at U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a disabled Michigan girl whose school refused to let her bring her service dog to class, making it easier for students like her to seek redress for discrimination in federal court. [restrict] The justices ruled 8-0 that Ehlena Fry, 13, and her parents may not […]
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Senior Trump appointee fired after critical comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Trump administration official was fired following criticism in a private speech of President Donald Trump’s policies and his inner circle of advisers. Craig Deare, whom Trump appointed a month ago to head the National Security Council’s Western Hemisphere division, was on Friday escorted out of the Executive Office Building, where […]
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Philippines’ Duterte ordered murders: ex-police aide
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been repeatedly accused of running death squads during his two decades as Davao mayor and expanding on those tactics in a national war on drugs (AFP Photo/TED ALJIBE) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant woman, when he was […]