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Many presidents have declared emergencies, but not like Trump has

Many presidents have declared emergencies, but not like Trump has

When President Trump declared a national emergency on the Southern border on Friday, he claimed the move was routine -- even as he acknowledged the administration is likely to face legal challenges.
by Scott Horsley

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Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census includes citizenship question

Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census includes citizenship question

The high court agreed to a speedy review of a lower court's ruling that stopped Trump administration plans to use the census to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen.

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ICE halts force-feeding of detained hunger strikers in Texas

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has come under pressure to explain why it was force-feeding detained asylum-seekers protesting their detention. Nine of the 12 hunger strikers are from India.
by Richard Gonzales

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Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

African-Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any U.S. racial or ethnic group for most cancers. But the "cancer gap" between blacks and whites is shrinking.
by Patti Neighmond

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ChangeMakers: Leslie Redmond, youngest leader of Mpls. NAACP

ChangeMakers: Leslie Redmond, youngest leader of Mpls. NAACP

Leslie Redmond, 26, became the youngest president of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP when she was elected to the position in March. She is pursuing her law degree and Master of Business Administration at St. Thomas University.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Trump to declare national emergency as well as sign spending bill, White House says

Trump to declare national emergency as well as sign spending bill, White House says

President Trump will support a border security funding compromise reached by a group of bipartisan lawmakers, averting a partial government shutdown early Saturday — but he also will declare a national emergency in order to build the wall he's pushed for along the U.S.-Mexico border.
by Kelsey Snell

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When your shared Netflix account outlasts the relationship

When your shared Netflix account outlasts the relationship

Sharing of online streaming video and music passwords among sweethearts is a territorial marker, like wearing a boyfriend's sweater. But what happens to custody of the accounts when the love is gone?
by Yuki Noguchi

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