A Blaring Message in Republicans’ Muted Criticism: It’s Trump’s Party
Date: 16 July 2019
By Carl Hulse
Carl Hulse
The scant condemnation of the president’s remarks on four Democratic congresswomen reflected his tightening stranglehold on lawmakers of his party, and a collective eye on 2020.
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Gas Line Blast Levels House in California, Kills One and Injures 15
Date: 16 July 2019
By Reuters
A utility worker was killed and 15 other people were injured on Monday when a ruptured gas line triggered an explosion that leveled a house and shattered windows in nearby homes in the Southern California town of Murrieta, authorities said.
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China's Jan-June Fiscal Revenues +3.4% Year-On-Year-Finance Ministry
Date: 16 July 2019
By Reuters
China's first-half fiscal revenue rose 3.4% from a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
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The Latest: US Probe of Garner Killing Nears Possible End
Date: 16 July 2019
By The Associated Press
The Latest on a federal investigation into the death of Eric Garner (all times local):
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Sent to Indonesia by a Fake Film Executive? The F.B.I. Wants to Talk to You
Date: 16 July 2019
By Nancy Coleman
Nancy Coleman
Someone impersonating high-profile leaders in the entertainment industry is conning people seeking work.
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Pence’s Border Trip Illustrates Conflicting Messages About Detained Migrants
Date: 16 July 2019
By Michael Crowley
Michael Crowley
The Trump administration largely concedes that adult detainees experience grueling conditions in federal custody. But it also wants to appear sensitive to migrant children.
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Polls Show Sour Views of Race Relations in Trump's America
Date: 16 July 2019
By The Associated Press
Even before President Donald Trump's racist tweets toward four Democratic congresswomen of color, Americans considered race relations in the United States to be generally bad — and said that Trump has been making them worse.
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University of Alaska Regents Postpone 'Financial-Exigency' Decision
Date: 16 July 2019
By Reuters
Leaders of the University of Alaska, facing a 41% cut in state funding by the governor, on Monday postponed a decision to declare the academic equivalent of bankruptcy reorganization until the end of the month.
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Asian Shares Mixed in Lackluster Trading, Nikkei Falls 0.6%
Date: 16 July 2019
By The Associated Press
Asian shares were little changed and mixed in quiet trading Tuesday amid a lack of fresh market-moving news as investors looked ahead to earnings season.
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On Politics: Beto O’Rourke’s Bad Quarter
Date: 16 July 2019
Mr. O’Rourke, once seen as a financial powerhouse, announced that he had raised far less money in the past three months than his leading rivals.
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