There is little doubt that the process of funding the government will require another temporary salve when the current stopgap spending bill expires on Nov. 21. Lawmakers widely agree that they must avoid another gap in spending after enduring 35 days of a partial shutdown earlier this year. What remains unknown is what, if any, […]
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“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah had the audience hooting Monday night as he walked them through President Donald Trump’s unorthodox speech announcing the defeat of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In a news conference Sunday, the president announced the death of the leader of the self-described Islamic State, the result of a successful U.S.
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The Seychelles president is warning there’s no time for a “blame game” in the fight against climate change and he urges major nations to do more. President Danny Faure in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press says small island nations like his are the least responsible for the problem but among the most vulnerable
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J.T. Miller had two goals and the Vancouver Canucks scored five times in the first period on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Vancouver got on the board less than two minutes in and kept up offensive pressure that overwhelmed the Panthers much of the game. Josh Leivo
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Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general whom President Trump came to loathe for his recusal from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, is considering running for his former Senate seat from Alabama, people familiar with his thinking said. Mr. Sessions, who served in the Senate for 20 years before becoming attorney general
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Hong Kong authorities disqualified high-profile pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from upcoming local council elections, in the latest sign of deepening division in the semi-autonomous Chinese city wracked by months of protests. City leader Carrie Lam has ruled out political solutions until the violence ends and said Tuesday a recession was possible in the major Asian
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Good news for Chris Pratt: His father-in-law, “Terminator” actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, has given him his seal of approval. In an interview Sunday with “Entertainment Tonight,” the 72-year-old opened up about his feelings on Pratt, who wed the veteran action hero’s daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger in June after dating for a year. When quizzed on the possibility of starring
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Image copyright Getty Images Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said the territory is likely to record negative growth for the year as months of protests have knocked the economy. The unrest has disrupted businesses and dealt a particularly heavy blow to the tourism and retail sectors. The warning comes ahead of preliminary gross domestic product
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After Russell Westbrook helped the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in his first meeting against his former team he insisted there weren’t different emotions in facing the guys he played with for so long. “When I hoop I have no friends,” he said. “On the court they know not to
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WASHINGTON — President Trump shared a photograph on Monday of the “wonderful” dog who participated in the raid against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, but said the dog’s name remained classified. The president tweeted out the photograph after Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had given an update
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