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The lost children: Why 1 million uncounted kids on census matters

One expert said "negative forces" affecting the 2020 survey could make a recurring problem worse, affecting federal funds for programs that children need.

26/08/2019

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes first public appearance following cancer treatment

The 86-year-old justice was recently treated for a malignant tumor on her pancreas.

26/08/2019

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Mysterious space plane breaks record on latest military mission

The robotic craft has logged nearly 719 days of orbital spaceflight, and counting.

26/08/2019

USA

Facebook bans Epoch Times ads after huge pro-Trump buy

By hiding its multimillion-dollar dark money ad spend, the organization bypassed Facebook's political advertising transparency rules.

26/08/2019

USA

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas former White House aide Rob Porter

The former staff secretary's close proximity to President Donald Trump could be crucial to the Democrats' investigation of possible obstruction of justice in the Mueller probe.

26/08/2019

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Wisconsin GOP Rep. Sean Duffy says he's resigning over unborn child's health issues

"Our baby, due in late October, will need even more love, time and attention due to complications, including a heart condition," Duffy said.

26/08/2019

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Trump says Macron sought his approval before Iran foreign minister's G-7 visit

The president added that he was not looking for regime change and instead wanted to negotiate a new deal on Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

26/08/2019

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G-7 agrees to $20 million fund to fight Amazon blazes, Macron says

The French president added that the U.S. supported the initiative, although he acknowledged that Donald Trump had skipped the environment working session.

26/08/2019

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Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charges

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to predatory sexual assault

26/08/2019

USA

More Republican women than ever are planning to run for office

A record number of women hold seats in Congress, but they are mostly Democrats. Now, new contenders are hoping to shift the imbalance in D.C. and beyond.

26/08/2019

USA

Ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio, pardoned by Trump, wants his old job back

"Watch out world! We are back!" Arpaio, 87, says in announcing he is again running for sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona.

26/08/2019

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7 dead after helicopter and plane collide on Spanish island of Mallorca

The victims included three adults and two children who were on a sightseeing tour and two local men who were on the small plane.

25/08/2019

USA

Trump advisers walk back his 'second thoughts' on China trade war

"If anything, he wanted to clarify if he had second thoughts it would be to raise the tariffs," Mnuchin said.

25/08/2019

USA

Suburban House Democrats find hunger for action on gun control back home

Polling shows that suburban voters, especially women, are increasingly concerned about guns and overwhelmingly support tighter gun regulations.

25/08/2019

USA

Can God be found via a carnival ride? The Church of England hopes so.

"Our hope is that it will bring a very different audience into the cathedral," said Rev. Jane Hedges, dean of Norwich Cathedral.

25/08/2019

USA

Israel claims it thwarted Iran drone attack

The late-night airstrikes appeared to be one of the most intense attacks by Israeli forces in several years of hits on Iranian targets in Syria.

25/08/2019

USA

Former GOP congressman Joe Walsh announces he's running for president

"We've got a guy in the White House who is unfit, completely unfit to be president," Walsh said. "And it stuns me that nobody stepped up."

25/08/2019

USA

'A deep and boiling anger': NBC/WSJ poll finds a pessimistic America despite economic satisfaction

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that 70 percent of Americans say they're angry at the political establishment

25/08/2019

USA

Job-creation numbers hit Trump campaign

New numbers show job creation, GDP and consumer sentiment are lower than previously estimated.

25/08/2019

USA

Nomination chaos? Democrats fear primaries won't produce a clear winner.

That could leave matters in the hands of hundreds of unelected super delegates to pick the party's candidate to take on Trump.

25/08/2019

USA

Cyborgs will replace humans and reshape the world, famed scientist says

'Our supremacy as the prime understanders of the cosmos is rapidly coming to end.'

25/08/2019

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'Flooded by plastic': Polluted Bali fights waste in effort to save once-pristine paradise

"If we in Bali can set an example so all of Indonesia and other countries stopped using plastic bags too, that would be very good," he says.

25/08/2019

Sport

Six spectators hurt after lightning strike at Tour Championship

Six spectators hurt after lightning strike at Tour Championship

25/08/2019

USA

Biden recalls 1968 unrest: What would have happened if Obama had been assassinated?

The comment came as he talked about the assassinations of his "political heroes," Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

24/08/2019

USA

As Trump waffles, some Democrats talk up mandatory gun buybacks, licensing

The conversation on the campaign trail is different this year. Mass shootings are the reason why.

24/08/2019

USA

Prince Andrew defends relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, says he never suspected alleged crimes

"I have said previously that it was a mistake and an error to see him after his release in 2010 and I can only reiterate my regret," the royal said in a statement on Saturday.

24/08/2019